What a year it has been for the Whitsunday, Isaac and Mackay Coalition of Community Boards! As part of the RSDC, and in collaboration with Volunteering QLD, the group have been busy moving forward their recent grant from the Queensland Community Foundation. (more…)
Category: Discussion Topics
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Sunshine Coast CoCB – November 2014 update
by Kay Mclean
It’s been a busy year for the Sunshine Coast group. As we close the year, we are please to have developed a strategy and action plan which will facilitate a number of opportunities for groups to collaborate, share and review how they can strengthen their position. (more…)
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Creative Commons for Not for Profit Organisations
As part of the 2014 Changemakers Festival, the Coalition of Community Boards were lucky to be team up with some brilliant minds in creativity and education to start a discussion on Creative Commons for Not for Profit organisations.
Our guest presenters were Elliot Bledsoe, freelance digital producer and advocate for creative commons in Australia, and Junita Lyons, Adult Educator and creative commons contributor for the adult literacy sector, kindly donated their time to share their knowledge with us. (more…)
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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…
If you would like to join in the discussion with Logan Community Group Alliance, email Roger Marshall on info@cocb.org.au
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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.
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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…)
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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.
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Revitalising Community Governance Project: COCB Grant Award!
We are pleased to announce that the Coalition of Community Boards and Volunteering QLD have been successful in receiving funding from the Queensland Community Foundation for the Revitalising Community Governance Project.
This is such a wonderful step that philanthropic bodies are recognising both the benefits of collaboration, and the benefits of community led governance.
The project will bring together the skills and expertise of Volunteering Queensland, the Coalition of Community Boards and local organisations such as the Regional Social Development Centre to enable community service organisations in Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions to build the foundations necessary to govern themselves effectively, and work together to build stronger community outcomes.
Video: Carmel Daveson – Convenor: Whitsundays, Isaac, Mackay Coalition of Community Boards
If you are in the area and interested in finding out more about Revitalising Community Governance project please email admin@cocb.org.au
Thank you to Queensland Community Fund, and to Volunteering QLD who we look forward to our ongoing working partnership
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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.
We 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…)