Campfire Community Blog
Community Profiles: Business Leader, Anthea Hammon
“One of the greatest rewards has been to see our staff engagement continue to increase as the program evolves.” – Anthea Hammon
Community Profile: Pink Buns and Partnership Success
A fantastic breakdown of why this Aussie made partnership works so well, by practitioners Linda Garnett and Sharon Dann
My local shopping centre is awash with pink. The Bakers Delight store is festooned with pink bunting, pink lady silhouettes, pink apron clad staff and a counter groaning with pink iced finger buns. A mob of children clamours excitedly for a pink treat whilst mums happily indulge them, knowing that funds from their purchase are helping women with breast cancer.
Tools: The 4 P's of Pitching for Corporate Partnerships
You’ ve got to admire Anthony Robbins and how he is able to motivate and generate self confidence in everyone. His style and his smile are infectious. With corporate partnerships, you need more than just a big smile and enthusiasm to win a pitch. It’s about substance as well as style.
Thought Starter: SME's and Partnerships - The Visionaries (4 case studies)
First published in Fundraising and Philanthropy Magazine)
In this second part of a three-part series on SMEs as business partners, Julia Keady looks at four businesses that are making their mark in unique ways, and why we need to pay attention to the SME giving force on the horizon!First published in Fundraising and Philanthropy Magazine)
Thought Starter: SME Businesses & Social Opportunity Partnerships
(First published in Fundraising & Philanthropy magazine April 2018 edition)
Small to medium businesses in Australia contribute half of the $18 billion in charity partnership dollars and are increasingly looking for charity partnerships. In this first part of a three-part series on SMEs as business partners, Julia Keady unpacks the most in-depth research about SMEs conducted to date.
Community Wellbeing: Preventing vicarious trauma
(First published by Pro Bono News Australia) by practitioner Adam Blanch
Most people know that vicarious trauma is a problem that has a very high personal and organisational cost to human service providers and first responders – but it doesn’t have to be. Psychologist Adam Blanch takes us on a tour of the issue and how we can prevent it.
Community Profile: Inspirational women and their big ideas
(First published by Generosity Magazine for 2018 International Women's Day)
For the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure of working with women and men with deep passion, deep compassion and big ideas.
Thought Starter: A world first social enterprise car park?
I am with Larry Page. A good idea is always crazy until they are not. Until people jump on the crazy wagon.
And we are in an era where big ideas are needed. Transformational ideas that allow multiple partners to help us bust out some of our old, limiting paradigms.
Community Wellbeing: Handling a narcissist in your organisation
(First published by Probono Australia) by practitioner Adam Blanch
Narcissism is the bogey man of personality. It is surrounded by myth and fear, but it is a surprisingly common part of most people’s lives. We encounter it almost daily, with approximately 1 per cent of the population suffering a diagnosable level of the disorder, so that’s something like 70 or 80 million clinical narcissists in the world.
Perspective: The other face of social change
One of my most recent AHA moments was the realisation that we have many 'hidden faces of social change'. We often talk about those running for purpose organisations as the agents of change in our society, and while I concur, the face we forget is the many consultants and small businesses.
