Change the Story
We bring different people, perspectives and voices together and amplify positive narratives for change.
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- History
History: WorldSkills
WorldSkills Australia celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012, after three decades of championing the development of thousands of Australia’s young skilled tradespeople through regional, national and international skill competitions.
- History
GJ(Dick) Dusseldorp
In an industry plagued by frequent industrial conflict, Dick built his company around the value of recognising the community of interest between shareholders, workers, management, clients and community. This philosophy of finding or creating a common interest also found expression in his contributions to issues of community concern and public policy over the years.
- Philanthropy
The Australian Philanthropic Benchmark
A recent study of the Melbourne Business School outlined five key pillars of good practice in philanthropy. One of these core elements is the strength of the relationships.
- Festival of Change, Philanthropy, Place Based Change
Festival of Change 2018
Four lighthouse initiatives from Bourke NSW, Doveton VIC, Logan QLD and Kabulwarnamyo NT have joined forces as part of a collaborative, three-year process called the ‘Festival of Change’.
- Education
Gold Logie for Little J and Big Cuz
A huge congratulations to our partners at Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) with their school readiness TV initiative winning the 2018 Gold Logie for ‘Most outstanding children’s program’.
- Early Learning, Education, Our Place, Place Based Change
Our Place Model expands across Victoria
For five years Doveton College in Doveton, Victoria has been pioneering an education model with a big difference. The Our Place model makes the school the community hub bringing together high quality early learning, effective schooling, wrap around health and wellbeing services as well as adult education training and employment, all in the one place.
- Education
Kids collaborate to keep culture alive
SharingStories Foundation’s Digital Storytelling Program brings young Indigenous people together with Elders both on Country and in the classroom to continue and share in language and culture.
- Vocational Education
WorldSkills 30th Anniversary
WorldSkills Australia is a national organisation that promotes the development of skills excellence in young people and showcases vocational education and training across the country and internationally.
- Early Learning
Listen for Literacy
At Dusseldorp Forum we believe that every child deserves to thrive and in order to do so they need to belong to safe communities, have access to inclusive and effective learning and have their wellbeing, mental and physical health needs met.
- Youth Justice
Urgent juvenile justice reform
”Perpetuating a failed system that hardens young people, does not reduce reoffending and fails to rehabilitate young lives and set them on a new course, is a step backwards."
- Early Learning, Place Based Change
Logan Get Together
In celebration of their second birthday Logan Together threw a party unlike any other. The ‘Logan Get Together’ was a full day of connecting and engaging.
- First Nations Voice
Garma Festival 2017
Dusseldorp Forum was privileged to attend the Garma Festival in September. Tjerk and Teya Dusseldorp attended with our partners from the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project in Bourke and the Warddeken Land Management Group in West Arnhem Land.
- Storytelling for Change
Advocacy tips and tricks
Last month we attended the Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit at Parliament House, Canberra to better understand government perspectives and priorities and how philanthropy and government can best work together.
- Festival of Change, Philanthropy, Place Based Change
Festival of Change 2017
On 25- 26 May Dusseldorp Forum brought together change-makers from across the country for our inaugural Festival of Change. Over two days we shared stories
- Education
Creating pathways for all young people
David Parsons is one of the 44,000 students in NSW that took his place at university this month. David is the youngest of seven siblings, a competitive athlete and unlike the majority of students, is heading straight from completing Year 11 to first year Biomedical Science at Newcastle University.
- Education, Storytelling for Change
Future storytellers
How do we prepare our young people for an unknown future? What kind of skills do they need and how can we support teachers to engage and excite young people in the classroom?
- Early Learning
Addressing the evaluation gap
Doveton College is a place-based approach to meeting the needs of children and families within the community. The College has created a one-stop-shop in which a range of important child, family and community services are integrated with an early learning centre, primary and secondary school on site.
- Education
Graduates spread their wings
This is a transcript of one of the graduation speeches delivered by a NSW Aspiration Initiative student who has participated in the academic and cultural enrichment program since Year 8 and begins his university studies this month.
- Education, Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Nawarddeken Academy
Strong culture, happy kids
In the September school holidays Teya, her husband Dan and their children Elijah, Eden and Misha visited the Kabulwarnamyo community in Arnhem Land to see their school, Nawarddeken Academy, in action.
- Maranguka, Place Based Change, Youth Justice
Bourke celebrates
On 8 December the Dusseldorp Forum team and members of our board jumped on a short flight to Dubbo then hit the long road to Bourke, NSW to join the community in celebrating Community and Philanthropy Partnership Week (CPPW) 2016.
- Philanthropy
Working with the bedrock
On 22 September 2016 Dusseldorp Forum co-presented with partners Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF), the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project (Bourke, NSW) and the Children and Prison Program (Dubbo, NSW) at the Philanthropy Australia Conference in a session entitled Collaboration For Community Resilience And Growth.
