Category: Blog

  • Logan Together: A collective impact approach

    Led by Matthew Fox from Red Cross, a collective impact approach to address youth disadvantage in Logan has been forming.  The Logan Community Group Alliance (LGCA) led by Roger Marshall has been active in this process.

    Shortly, the LGCA will be hiring a project officer to advance their work and advance collaboration between organisations, schools, council and community members.

    As this project gains momentum, we thought we’d share some resources about the Collective Impact Model and what Logan are proposing to work towards.

    Download the Prospectus Logan Together (Version  15 July 2014)…

    Collective Insights on Collective Impact…

    Go slow to Go Fast – Article on Collective Impact Australia website…

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    If you would like to join in the discussion with Logan Community Group Alliance, email Roger Marshall on info@cocb.org.au

  • Sunshine Coast group wins grant!

    Sunshine Coast group wins grant!

    Following on from the Sunshine Coast Discussion Forum held last year, a group of board members and supporters from local community organisations have been working to form the Sunshine Coast Coalition of Community Boards.

    Last month, those efforts were recognised by the Queensland Community Fund, awarding the group a grant to advance their work on the Sunshine Coast.

    The working group now are now formalising their strategic plan with the view to begin a collaborative project shortly.

    Board members and supporters of local community groups are invited to register their interest in being part of the formative stages of this project.

     

  • Event: Sharing for social good: Creative Commons and Not for Profits

    As part of the Changemakers festival, the Coalition of Community Boards are pleased to be hosting an online event that will explore potential of Creative Commons—the international open licensing rights management legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation—for the Not for Profit, community organising and social enterprise sectors. (more…)

  • Are we ready to participate in our communities?

    Are we ready to participate in our communities?

    The way community is governed is changing.  Our communities – that’s you, me, all of us, are being asked to step up and fill those gaps.

    But are we ready?

    When we are in a deep state of loss, as many of our organisations are right now, we naturally bunker down to protect our piece of pie.  We risk our own capacity to collaborate and do this work

    It’s not adequate enough to convene and bring people together and say everyone has a voice. When a participatory culture is not the norm, people need the skills, tools, information and opportunities to build self-confidence and find their passion, and take baby steps to participation

    This talk from Kelly Ryan, President and CEO of the Incourage Community Foundation, talks to a big bet that their foundation took to change from just giving funds, to making bold steps to work on a culture change and creating a nurturing space for innovation and participation within their community.

  • QLD Community Services Partnership Forum

    One of the aims of the Coalition of Community Boards is to engage with policy and program discussions within multiple levels of government and other stakeholders.

    groupdiscussionspeechbubbleWe are pleased to announce that we have been involved in the Community Services Partnership Forum, held quarterly by the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services. (more…)

  • FREE KNIT Program Overview – Logan Area

    A Special Opportunity for Community Organisations to Enhance the Services of their Organisation and the Skills and Capacity of their Staff

    Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association (LECNA), in collaboration with David Rolls, B.Ed. (Soc. Wk.), has achieved a great deal of success over the past eight years by utilising the KNIT (Knowledge, Networking, Intervention and Training) program to support families and individuals.  The program’s effectiveness has been recognised by four times being refunded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services as part of the Family Support Program.  There is considerable quantitative and qualitative data to justify this support from the Department, not least of which are the numerous stories that people who have participated in the programme  tell of improvements in quality of life for themselves and their families. (more…)

  • Site under reconstruction

    We are currently adding some members only functionality and redesigning some of the features of the site.

    This means you may see some things that don’t look quite right for the next day.  All the information on the website is still available. (more…)

  • Event: Logan Community Conversations

    The Logan Community Group Alliance has launched a series of Community Conversations about the role of smaller locally-based organisations with a community development focus in the Logan region. (more…)

  • Update: Whitsundays, Isaac, Mackay Regional Planning Group

    The Whitsundays, Isaac, Mackay Regional Planning Group has developed over time to include many other stakeholders other than board members.

    With many thanks to the  group, and especially Carmel Daveson and Eunice Donovan, they have compiled a document outlining the processes used from initiation to early formation employing community development frameworks and defined memorandums of understandings between these stakeholders. (more…)