At the recent Community Development QLD Conference, guest speaker Leanne Evans from the Buderim Foundation shared the Foundations journey and key insights to creating and maintaining a local foundation. (more…)
Author: Coalition of Community Boards
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Sustainable Funds for Community Organisations: Insights from the Queensland Community Foundation
Anne Collett, Business Development Manager from the QLD Community Foundation was one of a stellar line up of guest speakers at the recent CoCB Community Development QLD Conference.
Complimenting insights by Kristi Mansfield, Sydney Community Foundation and Jeff Buchanan, Global Philanthropy, Anne also discussed further what is required from NFP organisations and the key terms used in the sector. (more…)
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Engaging with Philanthropics: Insights from The Sydney Foundation
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS & ARTICULATE YOUR VISION
Two of the many messages from keynote speaker Kristi Mansfield at the Coalition of Community Boards Community Development Conference QLD event recently.
Kristi is Chief Executive of the Sydney Community Foundation with a passion for connecting worthwhile community initiatives with people who care and have resources to support.
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Clarify and Connect: Key Insights from Global Philanthropic
It was wonderful to have Jeff Buchanan from Global Philanthropic share his top items that community organisations need to be aware of when seeking philanthropic support. (more…)
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Coalition of Community Boards at the CD Conference 2013
The Coalition of Community Boards is excited to be presenting an engaging seminar as part of the Community Development QLD Conference 2013.
Comprised of 3 sessions we shall explore collaboration, relationship building for fundraising, and seek to identify a key policy area to influence in 2014. (more…)
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Update: Logan Community Group Alliance
There has been so much going on and lots of exciting developments to share with other local collaborations.
Firstly, our main process of focusing on building a strong local collaboration base in Logan, Loganlea and Kingston East has come together in the development of the Logan Community Group Alliance. (more…)
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Sharing the journey – questions to think about
When collaborations develop, it is hard to think about recording the process. With a big thanks to Lyndall and the Sunshine Coast Coalition of Community Boards the following template questions have been developed to help in this process. (more…)
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Community Development Conference 2013 Program Released
The bi-annual Community Development Conference is this year being held in Deception Bay and the program is chocka block with 4 stellar events run over 3 days.
The Coalition of Community Boards is excited to announce that we will be running an event on the Saturday 2nd November from 8.30am – 2pm. (more…)
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Story of interest: Community sector sickened by managerial mindset
This article was written by Andrew Hamilton, consulting editor of Eureka Street, and first published here
It was brought to our attention as it resonated with our whole case for small NFPs, vs large NFP, vs Privately run organisations, vs Government outsourcing services.
Please take some time to read it, and leave your comments below.
Around election times much is spoken about the future directions of society. But the decisions that make the most significant changes to society often seem purely administrative, are tacitly approved by all parties, and so receive little attention. One of the most significant of these has been to the provision of community services, especially to disadvantaged groups, like prisoners, asylum seekers, and recipients of public health care and welfare. (more…)