Podcasts by SVA Quarterly
SVA Quarterly podcasts share insights across the sector to prompt learning and discussion about effective practice in the social sector in Australia. Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is a not-for-profit organisation that works with partners to alleviate disadvantage so that all people and communities in Australia can thrive.?
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The art of supporting grief: have we lost it? from 2021-12-15T05:33:10
Building on the SVA Quarterly article which encourages us to approach grief support as core business, SVA's Emily Adams talks to Dr Kerrie Noonan from the Death Literacy Institute about the concept...
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A systems approach to food insecurity from 2021-08-11T05:21:51
Divya Roy describes taking a systems approach to help get the most out of a food supplly chain drawing on work with the City of Greater Geelong to improve the region's food security.
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A step towards First Nations justice In child protection from 2021-07-21T08:24:36
SVA's Doug Hume and Desmond Campbell discuss a Koori-designed program in the Children’s Court of Victoria which is providing a more effective and just response for Koori families. With potential fo...
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Social impact bonds: a tale of three Newpins from 2021-05-26T07:49:01
Elyse Sainty talks with Patrick Bollen about the Newpin family reunification program deployed under the Social Impact Bond (SIB) mechanism in three states and about what SVA has learned.
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Disability housing: what does good look like from 2021-05-26T07:31:16
Anna Ashenden describes the common outcomes framework for disability housing co-developed by SVA and the disability sector, why it was developed and what it means for people with disability.
Uluru Statement from the Heart - where are we at now from 2021-04-13T06:53
SVA's CEO Suzie Riddell talks with Professor Megan Davis, the Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law and Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous at the University of NSW, and primary architect of the regional...
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Scenario planning for times of great uncertainty from 2020-12-09T07:10:22
Covid-19 has had a massive impact on the social sector, not least in making planning for future service demand extremely challenging. This podcast outlines how using scenarios can help to understan...
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'Bulletproof problem solving': could it work in the social sector? from 2019-09-25T14:10:06
SVA CEO, Suzie Riddell talks to Rob McLean, Director Emeritus of McKinsey and Company, about problem solving, what makes it hard for not-for-profits and how the seven step process described in his ...
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How can evaluation better recognise Indigenous self-determination? from 2019-09-25T09:03:31
SVA's Jonathan Finighan explores how the right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination has significant implications for evaluating policies and programs that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Where to next for Specialist Disability Housing (SDA)? from 2019-09-11T01:21:35
SVA's Impact Investing Director, Rebecca Thomas on how improvements to the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) landscape can be made to deliver high quality housing options for people with di...
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Social impact bonds: a letter from the frontline – part 2 from 2019-05-28T15:00:27
Part 2 of Elyse Sainty's letter from the frontline of Australia's foray into social impact bonds in which she outlines her ‘thoughts and prayers’ for their future.
Find the full article here: h...
Social impact bonds: a letter from the frontline – part 1 from 2019-05-16T07:27
After seven years ‘in the trenches’ as part of Australia’s foray into social impact bonds, Elyse Sainty shares her insights around social impact bond myths and legends.
Find the article here: h...
Shifting battlegrounds for financial wellbeing from 2019-05-01T06:37:45
Increasing numbers of Australians experience severe financial vulnerability and stress. SVA consultant, Louise Campbell describes some emerging trends with the potential to 'move the dial' on finan...
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Strategy in the social purpose sector: what’s critical? from 2019-02-05T23:24:40
SVA’s strategy consultants share their thoughts and observations about developing and implementing strategy in the social sector.
To read the full article:
https://www.socialventures.com.au...
Summer treats: staff and board picks 2018 from 2018-12-12T11:20:12
Selection of SVA's staff and board picks to provide a smorgasbord of inspiring, insightful, and affirming reads, listens and viewing for the summer holidays.
For the full list:
https://www...
How Goodstart achieves both its commercial and social goals? from 2018-11-28T07:35:13
Listen to Goodstart's CEO, Julia Davison and Chair, Michael Traill explain how Goodstart, one of Australia's largest not-for-profit social enterprises, balances its commercial and social goals.
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Competition - it's all about the consumers from 2018-07-24T12:22:46
Robert Fitzgerald AM, from the Productivity Commission talks with Stuart Lloyd-Hurwitz, SVA Consulting’s Executive Director about competition and contestability in the social sector and how it’s al...
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Not-for-profit boards - put clients first from 2018-07-24T10:57:17
Robert Fitzgerald AM from the Productivity Commission talks to SVA's Stuart Lloyd-Hurwitz about how not-for-profit boards need to put clients ahead of their own organisation’s ambitions, whether th...
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Why customer-centricity is needed in disability sector from 2018-07-12T08:11:58
What is customer-centricity and why is it so important in the disability sector? Author Diana Ferner explains citing examples and explains how the SVA Quarterly article will help disability service...
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SROI revolution or evolution? from 2018-04-25T11:18:48
Simon Faivel explains how Social Return on Investment or SROI has evolved over the last 10 years, and how that has shown up globally and locally.
For the full article:
http://www.socialvent...
How to go about a non-profit merger from 2018-03-27T11:03:18
Diana Ferner discusses why non-profit organisations should consider a merger with insights on how to go about it and some lessons learned from a recent large-scale merger in the disability sector.<...
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How to adopt an outcomes-focused approach from 2018-03-27T10:43:51
Clemmie Baker introduces the step-by-step guide for organisations to set up an outcomes management approach, and explains why it is important, and how to go about it.
To read the articles: www....
Funding your vision: social purpose organisations share their stories from 2018-02-27T09:41:38
Social purpose leaders describe how social impact investing has provided a flexible, mission-aligned and supportive approach to fund their organisation's vision.
Rebecca Thomas talks to Lucy O'...
Implementation science: what is it? from 2018-01-30T08:51:39
Robyn Mildon, Executive Director of the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, explains what implementation science is and why social services need to take notice?
In conversation with Nick Pe...
How culture eats strategy in the social sector from 2018-01-30T08:48:24
Richard Spencer explores the importance of healthy culture in creating an effective for-purpose organisation and what it takes to create and maintain that culture.
In conversation with Susan Me...
Accessing PAFs: six rules of engagement from 2017-11-29T10:02:57
Fiona Higgins from Australian Philanthropic Services illuminates the realities of private ancillary funds (PAFs) and what it takes to position your organisation for that serendipitous alignment.
Why STEM practices should be taught across the entire curriculum from 2017-11-29T09:59:19
If the Australian workforce is to be prepared for the future, science technology engineering and mathematics practices must be embedded across the entire curriculum. SVA's Susannah Schoeffel explai...
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SVA Fundamentals For Impact: are you doing good? from 2017-10-25T10:25:09
Audio of SVA Quarterly article
David Pritchard explains why and how the SVA Fundamentals for Impact were developed. This framework enables organisations to assess whether they are being effecti...
Features of successful community leadership programs from 2017-10-25T10:23:56
Audio of SVA Quarterly article by Dan Code
What do successful community leadership programs look like? SVA shares insights from programs it has reviewed.
www.socialventures.com.au/sva-...
An expert's thoughts on building community leadership from 2017-10-25T10:22:23
SVA's Dan Code discusses why building community leadership capacity is important and some of the shared features across successful programs.
www.socialventures.com.au/sva-quarterly/feature...
Hard measures for soft skills with Dr Andreas Schleicher from 2017-10-25T10:19:43
The OECD's Dr Andreas Schleicher talks with SVA's Matthew Deeble about the ‘21st century skills’ or general capabilities, why they matter and whether they can be measured.
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How ten20 Foundation is doing philanthropy differently from 2017-09-27T11:01:51
Since transforming from service delivery organisation to catalytic funder, ten20 Foundation has been on a steep learning curve. The SVA Quarterly talks to ten20’s Managing Director, Seri Renkin and...
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Lisa Paul on leading amidst complexity and change from 2017-09-27T08:24:31
Lisa Paul AO PSM, previously secretary in Federal Government departments including variously for education and training, employment and workplace relations, talks with SVA’s COO Susan Metcalf abou...
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Founding SVA Consulting: insiders' perspective from 2017-08-03T11:47:31
Four key players behind Australia’s first dedicated non-profit consulting business for the social sector tell the story of launching SVA Consulting.
Listen to Michael Traill, then SVA CEO;...
How to be more effective in reducing disadvantage? Insights from 10 years of SVA Consulting from 2017-07-20T00:59:26
After 10 years advising the sector, and with persistent disadvantage an ever-present issue in Australia, SVA Consulting reflects on the strategies and interventions that it has seen deliver the gre...
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What makes for a collaborative philanthropic partnership? from 2017-07-06T01:27:27
Indigenous women’s social enterprise, Marnin Studio and SVA describe what it takes from both ‘venture’ and ‘funder’ to create a collaborative philanthropic partnership – one that is driving mutual ...
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How the Australian Government can help grow social impact investing from 2017-05-24T11:02:58
SVA's recommendations to the Federal Government about what steps it could take to help access more private capital for social impact investing to address challenging social issues.
By Mark Peac...
How culture grows effective outcomes from 2017-05-24T10:46:58
Jon Myer describes how SVA Consulting worked with Te Wh?nau O Waipareira to build an outcomes management culture and strategy to measure what really matters for M?ori families in West Auckland.
Do's and don'ts of investing in Indigenous social enterprises from 2017-04-26T11:43:04
Insights from the two year Indigenous Social Enterprise Fund pilot provide lessons about supporting Indigenous social enterprises to grow.
From the article by Indu Balachandran and Leah Ar...
CEO reflects on learnings from SSE's experience in Australia from 2017-04-26T09:35:37
Michele Goldman, CEO of the School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia in its final year of operation, reflects on the organisation’s learnings and how they could be applied to support the social en...
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Yunus advocates social business to stop increasing inequity from 2017-04-26T09:33:30
Founder of micro-credit and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus urges us to consider social business as a tool to address the world’s increasing inequity, whether it’s getting rura...
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The value of a peer operated service from 2017-02-22T12:03:54
SVA’s analysis of a peer operated mental health service reveals just how and why this approach is so valuable to both those accessing the service and the local mental health system which benefits f...
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Sector trends: stories from the frontline - part 2 from 2017-02-22T10:53:31
Part 2 in which leaders reflect on how their organisations are responding to trends in evidence-based practice, innovation capabilities, place-based service design and collaboration.
Edite...
Sector trends: stories from the frontline - part 1 from 2017-01-30T11:25
Leaders in the social sector reflect on current trends and how their organisations are responding to them to be the most effective funders and service providers. Part 1 of 2.
Edited by Kar...
Capacity building of employers is needed to grow disability employment from 2017-01-30T09:24
A model that uses expert support to build employers’ capacity is proving a necessary first step to increase workplace participation for people with disability.
By Este Darin-Cooper
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Networking for social purpose: what's needed? from 2016-11-25T07:29:56
Networking and collaboration are increasingly important for achieving social change. SVA’s successful model – in education – points to the core elements needed for growing an effective network.
Social procurement success: what it takes from 2016-11-23T12:21:29
Toowoomba’s most recent social enterprise, Vanguard Laundry Services brought to life by social entrepreneur Luke Terry, exemplifies what’s required to benefit from social procurement opportunities....
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Outcomes management: the basics from 2016-11-23T01:21:45
SVA consultants Simon Faivel and Jon Myer share some fundamentals about outcomes management – without the jargon.
http://www.socialventures.com.au/blog/outcomes-management-basics/
Process efficiencies help non-profits achieve more impact from 2016-11-01T01:46:58
Case studies show social purpose organisations are reaping the benefits of improved process efficiencies. Find out how.
Article by Gillian Turnbull.
Read by Karen Prout
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Lessons from incubating a new model for tackling unemployment from 2016-10-26T11:38:23
Incubating the Industry Employment Initiative highlighted the importance of knowing where you are headed, using measurement and evaluation to improve rather than prove, and finding strategic funder...
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Learning to be more human from 2016-09-27T13:04:49
Global education consultant, Charles Leadbeater identifies four features of innovative schools essential to prepare students for our changing world. They centre around developing students' humanity...
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Author's preview of Kickstarting an innovation strategy from 2016-09-27T11:16:05
Alex Humphry, author of Kickstarting an innovation strategy, talks about about why she wrote the article, what people will learn from it and why innovation is important in the social sector.
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Kickstarting an innovation strategy from 2016-09-27T09:41:22
Four organisations in the disability sector share how and why they responded to sector changes by launching an innovation strategy.
Read by author Alex Humphry.
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A portfolio approach to corporate social investment from 2016-08-24T06:32:34
Using a combination of social investment approaches as part of a well-managed portfolio can help corporates to maximise the benefits of their social investment activities to both the business and t...
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Healthy country, healthy people from 2016-08-24T01:23:54
Recent analyses by SVA of five Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) across regional and remote Australia demonstrate the social and cultural co-benefits of Indigenous land management initiatives.
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