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Strategy in the social purpose sector: what’s critical?
SVA’s strategy consultants share their thoughts and observations about developing and implementing strategy in the social sector.
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Data sovereignty, community control and better outcomes
How data sovereignty can empower First Australian communities to define success on their own terms, and in so doing, improve outcomes for people.
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Goodstart: steering a social enterprise for impact
SVA’s incoming CEO, Suzie Riddell, asks Goodstart how, as a social enterprise, it balances its commercial and social goals; and what role influencing the system plays in meeting its purpose.
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Strategy: to consult, inform or simply wing it?
Malcolm Garrow, Executive Director, Consulting at Social Ventures Australia explores the importance of being intentional about who to engage in the strategy development process, and offers guidance on how to do it well.
Literature review
Evidence scan of educational interventions for children and young people disengaged from education
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) asked the Mitchell Institute to conduct a literature review on the effectiveness of policies, programs, practices and interventions aimed at strengthening educational and wellbeing outcomes for people highly disengaged from education, employment and training.