Vanessa Lesnie

Impact Specialist

Working with Vanessa and the team has been excellent. The balance of deep expertise with practical, real work experience of their team was just what we needed. [They] helped us make a shift in organisational culture to focus on the impact of our work and given staff the tools to put this into practice. As a result, our work is more effective and better aligned with our purpose. It has been particularly powerful in driving project design, helping us better articulate the outcomes we expect to achieve and attract financial support for our work. We have secured a number of large, multi-year grants as a result. We are also better able to communicate our successes.

Jonathon Hunyor,
CEO, Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)

Vanessa and her team of senior practitioners are leading impact specialists who bring significant insights and expertise to their projects.

The team works with organisations who are ready to increase their social impact through an evidence-based approach that centres the needs of vulnerable people, ecosystems and cultures. Team expertise lies in researching, designing, costing, measuring, reporting and developing impact-focussed strategy. The team also has extensive experience in preparing for, negotiating and implementing payment by outcomes contracting. If your organisation is committed to improving and measuring your impact but unsure how best to achieve it, Vanessa and her team can help.

Capabilities

Insights and impact

  • outcomes measurement
  • impact measurement
  • evaluation
  • impact/outcomes reporting / frameworks
  • theory of change

Organisational and business planning

  • strategic planning

Strategy, risk and governance

  • strategic planning / review / retreats
  • business improvement

CSR and ESG

  • purpose strategy
  • community / charity partnership development
  • impact measurement

Philanthropy, grantmaking and impact investing

  • issue research

Fundraising and partnerships

  • outcomes / impact reporting

Clients

Benevolent Society

Save the Children Australia (now 54 Reasons)

RSL Queensland

Community Legal Centres Australia

The Foyer Foundation

Qualifications and recognition

Sydney Leadership Program Graduate

Philanthropy Australia Awards (Winner of the Collaboration Award 2024)

Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

BComm/LLB (UNSW), LLM (NYU)

Contact our team now to find the right specialist for your organisation.

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