by Anna Dixon | Not-For-Profit, Stakeholders
When you are consulting with your community and other stakeholders, things can go really right or really wrong. Planning how you go about the consultation is key. If you’re planning a consultation, here are a few critical things to consider: Who are you inviting to be...
by Anna Dixon | Not-For-Profit, Stakeholders
When planning for a community engagement process, there are numerous methods you can use to increase levels of community engagement. One broad area, that you’ve likely experienced yourself without even realising, is gamification. What’s that you say? Is...
by Anna Dixon | Business, Not-For-Profit
Embrace the fact that you are a leader. We believe that everyone is a leader, each leading in their own unique way. Don’t be shy about it or discount your leadership potential. Leading is not necessarily tied to being a boss, sitting on a board, or acting in some...
by Anna Dixon | Not-For-Profit, Stakeholders
We often work with non-profit organisations and local governments on community engagement projects. Occasionally it raises an interesting question – what’s the difference between community engagement and communication? Many smaller local governments team...
by Anna Dixon | Grants & Funding, Not-For-Profit
Where can I find a grant to fund our operations? In short, you probably can’t. In today’s grant-making environment, it is extremely difficult to find funding to support the ongoing operations of an organisation. This really is a ‘unicorn’ grant...
by Anna Dixon | Business, Grants & Funding, Not-For-Profit
‘Should I change my business to a not-for-profit?’ This is a question I see a lot in business groups on Facebook. The first answer is ‘Ask your accountant.’ And the second answer is ‘Probably not.’ Most people are attracted to the...
