Change the Story
We bring different people, perspectives and voices together and amplify positive narratives for change.
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- Place Based Change, Storytelling for Change
Digital Storytelling Campfires
We've developed a series of digital storytelling campfires - workshops aimed at building a network of Australian place-based community-led evaluators, communicators and storytellers that share, learn, and connect around system change storytelling.
- Education, Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Nawarddeken Academy, Place Based Change
Bi-cultural education expands in west Arnhem Land
From a one-teacher classroom to three independent registered schools – the Nawarddeken Academy is now operating its unique bi-cultural education in three communities in remote west Arnhem Land.
- Education, Ern MacDonald Fellowship, Storytelling for Change
Fellowship will help revive Anaiwan language
The Anaiwan language was one of the first to be suppressed by European colonisation – but this once-dormant language is being reclaimed by the Armidale Aboriginal community.
- Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Maranguka, Nawarddeken Academy, Our Place, Philanthropy, Place Based Change, Storytelling for Change
Festival of Connection reunites change-makers
The Festival of Connection provides the opportunity to connect and share experiences, build a strong collective voice for systemic reform and better outcomes for children and communities.
- Place Based Change, Storytelling for Change
Local knowledge and stories create positive change in Burnie
The whiteboard in Kylie Burgess’ office tells a story about the power of community. It’s covered in notes and ideas about turning local knowledge and lived experience into positive change for the community of Burnie in Tasmania’s north-west.
- Dick Dusseldorp, Philanthropy
How Lendlease’s founder inspired a generation
Many of Australia’s biggest property companies are run by leaders who benefited from the culture and philosophy of Lendlease’s legendary founder.
- Governance, Maranguka, Philanthropy, Place Based Change, Youth Justice
Maranguka Cross Sector Leadership Group
The Maranguka Cross-Sector Leadership Group case study shares the blueprint for how government and non-government organisations can work together in wholly new ways to be accountable to communities leading positive change.
- Philanthropy, Place Based Change, Storytelling for Change
Storytelling for Systems Change
We've partnered with the Centre for Public Impact and Hands Up Mallee to explore how stories can be used to more effectively communicate the impact of community-led systems change work.
- Governance, Maranguka, Philanthropy, Place Based Change
Stronger Places, Stronger People
Dusseldorp Forum has committed to tackling system reform as part of Stronger Places, Stronger People - a five-year commitment by community, philanthropy, federal and state governments to develop, implement and measure community-led approaches that address the root causes of disadvantage in Australian communities.
- Governance, Our Place, Place Based Change
Our Place – Driving Policy Innovation
Philanthropy has the potential to provide long-term capital that can drive innovation in government policy. In 2010, philanthropist Julius Colman entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Victorian Government to trial a new place-based approach at Doveton College in Melbourne.
- Governance, Philanthropy
Philanthropy, Systems and Change
COVID-19 has further exposed how policy and power structures hold problems in place. It has also provided a unique, timely opportunity to address the structural reform required to strengthen our communities.
- COVID, Place Based Change
Place-Based Resilience during COVID-19: Greater Shepparton Lighthouse
Greater Shepparton Lighthouse is a collective impact, place-based initiative in Shepparton in northern Victoria. Created in 2014, the initiative involves 50 local leaders in decision-making and has the support of more than 450 volunteers and 100 plus partnerships.
- Place Based Change
Logan loves kindy
Family-owned Logan business, Clarks Logan City Bus Service renamed their bus the ‘Kindy Express’ and donned hats and badges to give Logan kids the chance to learn more about their local kindies by jumping onboard a free community bus tour.
- COVID, Education, Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Nawarddeken Academy
Learning continues on Country
Nawarddeken Academy students, teachers, rangers and elders came together to reconnect with Country and connect Bininj (Indigenous) science and balanda (non-Indigenous) science on their annual camp – this year to Barradji.
- Education, Our Place
Early Years Toolbox
Dusseldorp Forum partnered with Our Place and Early Start (University of Wollongong) to develop tools for Early Learning educators to measure children’s cognitive, self-regulatory, language, numeracy and social development.
- COVID, Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Nawarddeken Academy, Place Based Change
Place-Based Resilience during COVID-19: Warddeken Land Management
The arrival of COVID-19 in Australia posed a serious risk for families in West Arnhem Land. Within a short period of time, all West Arnhem communities became closed to all non-essential travel.
- COVID, Maranguka, Place Based Change
Place-Based Resilience during COVID-19: Maranguka
Maranguka is a key gateway, both for community members and for service providers. Maranguka was identified by the Local Emergency Management Committee as the key communication pathway to the Bourke Aboriginal community and have been invited to all key NSW Health meetings.
- COVID, Place Based Change
Place-Based Resilience during COVID-19: Logan Together
With the arrival of COVID-19, it quickly became apparent to Logan Together that there were urgent needs to be met in the community and that new partnerships and responses would be required.
- COVID, Place Based Change
Place-Based Resilience during COVID-19: Hands Up Mallee
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and Australia began to implement health measures such as social distancing and the closure of schools, the HUM team asked themselves whether their current work was the most important thing their community needed right now.
- COVID
NACCHO leading pandemic response alongside First Nations communities
Dusseldorp Forum is one of a group of foundations pooling resources to assist First Nations organisations to respond to the current pandemic.
- COVID, Maranguka
Bourke’s COVID-19 response excels
During the COVID-19 crisis Maranguka’s infrastructure, capable of bringing together community, government, and local services to quickly and effectively reach the most vulnerable has wrapped around elders, families, and young people to keep them safe, informed, and connected.
