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Barretstown Social Value Report ▶️ Barretstown marks 30 years of making a difference with the launch of a Social Value Report, providing a social value of €1.9 Billion since 1994. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eKh6MyGH

Hello and Welcome 😁 Greetings and welcome to my my first ever blog on my new business consultancy venture: The Community Navigator (big gulp and sighs - I am absolutely petrified, so please bear with me)! The cogs in my head have been turning for a little while setting up this venture, hopefully today I build the foundations of a new successful business 🤞 . For many of you I have worked closely with over the years - finally I’ve put my money where my mouth is - I hope you will want to find out more! What is ‘The Community Navigator’? 🗺 The Community Navigator is here to support community based, not for profit and purpose led organisations in maximising their impact. I want to use my vast expertise across the third sector to enable more organisations to orientate their vision, values and purpose making life better for the people they exist to support. Why is ‘The Community Navigator' Important? 🤔 You have to love what you do and I absolutely love working with people and have spent my whole career across a multiple community based roles - every role I have ever had has the word ‘community’ in it! From leading grassroots fundraising, improving volunteer development and retention pathways to devising cutting- edge community based strategies I have transformed organisations to have the greatest impact. But when I look across the sector, across a backdrop, where in the last year alone charities have seen an increase to service demand of (on average) 30% (NCVO, 2024), organisations are working harder to not only balance the books but support people who need help more than ever. For many organisations they are admirably focussing their attention on reacting to mountain 🏔 of demand that presents itself, but there is another way - ‘The Community Navigator’ is here to help. My dream 🌅 is to support organisations to understand the art of the possible, overcome the challenges and turn vision into reality. I want to coach others to be brave and push the boundaries of what is possible and embrace this challenge. Finally it is really important that I help organisations understand and implement the cultural conditions that will make this stick! Finally…. You may be thinking 💭 - ‘this is really niche’ but I truly believe in the power of collaboration with communities and I think back fondly to the pandemic when community action, coupled with the social value of volunteering was a potent mix 😍. I am ready to help organisations overcome the challenges and seize the opportunities. I am not afraid of stepping into the unknown, having difficult conversations and identifying often radical and unconventional solutions. If I can help you or an organisation you love - please get in touch. More information can be found at https://lnkd.in/eiHijSdx, by following this page you can access weekly blog content 💙

Have your say: This year the social enterprise sector saw itself named for the first time in the federal budget, with the $11.6 million Social Enterprise Development Initiative. It has two parts: * Capability-building grants * Online education and mentoring Social Enterprise Australia has been engaged by the Department of Social Services to gather stakeholder views on these two parts. For each, they will host workshops and a survey to test and hear levels of support to inform the Department's design. Register for workshops (the first is tomorrow 15/8) and have your say here: https://lnkd.in/gnEdeaPW #socialenterprise #socialimpact

How to Activate & Mobilize Volunteers For Social Impact On the 23rd Of August, I invested 120minutes to learn from Great Fela Durotoye an amazing leader whose keen sight for maximum impact is visible The founder of Generation Empowered, Motivated, and Stirred to Operate with Natural Excellence G.E.M.S.T.O.N.E. said What makes social impact unique is how we connect and collaborate like forest in order to build a sustainable causes for sustainable development . Anything contrary to this does not define Social Impact anymore. 'How to Activate & Mobilizer Volunteers For Social Impact ' was taken to another level with FD sharing deep thoughts for caring, teaching extensively as training, tutoring for modelling accelerating the cause of social good. Genuine Intention of Hearts defines the need of one soul inspires reappraisal of vision in many to search whether it is people centered or solo art for personal glorification. Mr Possibility told me at the session that Volunteers are attracted to SMART Vision. S-Significant M-Meaningful A- Audacious R- Resourcefulness T- Treasures Volunteers are attracted to Significant Audacious record setting art. Volunteers commit energy/ skills to something that touches life Volunteers commits to a meaningful act. it must connect to their Heart. Volunteers sees themselves in it and give their best when the project communicates historic future. Volunteers commits to a project more when it causes their heart to palpitate. The project has to be the first ,best, largest is how many will find Treasure in it. SUSTAINING VOLUNTEER Attracting volunteers is good, sustaining volunteers is what increases social impact more. It does mean each one has seen themselves in the small fraction of the vision and are ready to take up responsibilities for actualization FD told me People buy into visionary before the vision. It must be People who know you, believe in you,who has seen your heart that will give their time, money, energy to a worthy causes. Volunteers must be convinced and feel privileged . The Clarity The Who,What, How and Why must have a meaningful meaning well articulated in order to achieve the desired goal. The Question and Answers session part is a #PhD class on its own. I saw how people combine brilliance with best, law and practice and how collaboration is the key that opens unimaginable doors. Dont miss the next class Appreciation to Fela Durotoye Mr #Possibility for sharing the first Leadership Library for Government Schools in Africa starting from Nigeria which serves as #SDGs Leadership Resource Center by DoTheDream Youth Development Initiative on the the training and inspiring WHAT we have to do to take it beyond the building to impact based, HOW we will run with the cause day and night,WHEN to do and WHY it is imperative to build on the cause for Africa . Thank you FD. see you in next class https://lnkd.in/dj8Jcn6b

𝑯𝑼𝑮𝑬 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑶𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑷𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑬 𝑰𝑵 𝑨𝑼𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑳𝑰𝑨: The 2023–24 Budget included some massive announcements that will deliver a $199.8 million package to target entrenched community disadvantage, including $100 million to establish a social impact investment Outcomes Fund and $11.6 million for a Social Enterprise Development Initiative to provide grants, online education and mentoring for eligible organisations! A massive thank you to all those involved in making this happen, particularly Social Enterprise Australia, Social Traders, all the state and territory peak bodies - Queensland Social Enterprise Council, SENVIC Social Enterprise Network Victoria, Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA), WASEC (WA Social Enterprise Council), Impact North, South Australian Social Enterprise Council (SASEC) and SENTAS Social Enterprise Network Tasmania - Griffith Centre for Systems Innovation, English Family Foundation, The Snow Foundation, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, Westpac Foundation, MinterEllison, Day Four Projects and all those across the sector that contributed to the pre-budget submission. These commitments are an exciting step towards a future where social enterprise is business as usual! More about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gsHQ-r-3 Image credits: Dismantle Inc., Hireup and National Disability Services BuyAbility Procurement #socialenterprise #socialenterprises #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurs #changemakers #purpose #profitforpurpose #WISE #profitwithpurpose #impact #socialchange #socent #socentau #switch2good #impactinvesting #socialimpactinvesting #changethegame #budget2023 #socialimpact #community

Have you ever wondered how to effectively measure the impact of your initiative? Creating positive change in the world is important, and often, you need funding to keep your project running. But here's the thing – funding won't keep flowing in without solid proof of the changes you've made. Funders, investors, and stakeholders want to see concrete results within a certain timeframe, or they might withdraw their support. Without evidence, your credibility could be at risk – no one wants to invest in a lie. This is why Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos is currently serving jail terms. Making a difference in the world requires more than good intentions. Without proper evaluation, it's almost impossible to know if your efforts are truly creating the change you desire. Choosing the right metrics to measure should happen early even before seeking funding. But it's not too late to do that. Here are 3 key metrics that can guide you. 1️⃣ Measure your Social Reach. Most people take to the social space to execute their initiatives... So, it's only natural to measure how far your initiative reaches with this metric. You need to ensure that you're engaging with the right audience. Track metrics like reach, shares, and engagement to gauge your reach and the level of impact you're making. 2️⃣ Track the Impact on Beneficiaries. Keeping an eye on how your initiatives are helping people is so important. To do that, gather feedback from the people you're trying to support. Surveys can be a great way to understand how your project is positively affecting their lives. When you can show the improvements in their well-being, it proves that your initiative is making a real difference. 3️⃣ Assess Long-term Sustainability. Think about the long-term impact. You should check if the positive changes you've made can keep going and growing over time. Look at things like how involved the community is, your partnerships, and if the project can stay financially sustainable. This way, you can make sure your initiative keeps on doing good things for a long time. Did you learn something from this post? Share with me in the comment. I'm always rooting for you. Follow me =>Grace Ihejiamaizu-Paul for more helpful content. #graceiheji #opportunity #impact #funding

Our Foundation is Looking forward to Associate with People & Organizations to Collaborate or Work Together for Social Good in Mentioned Sectors. You can Collaborate & Contribute in Following 4 Ways. 1. By Sharing your Expertise in a Subject Matter and Guide People to Execute a Social Initiative in Club Meetings & Gathering that we arrange for you. 2. By Forming Small Groups, Clubs & Clusters of Like Minded People and work in a guided and structured way towards planning and execution of social good Initiatives & Projects. ( Funds, Expertise, Guidelines & Guidance will be Provided ) Meetings for Groups ( 10 Members ) is Weekly Meetings for Clubs ( 5 Groups ~50 Members ) is every 15 Days Meetings for Clusters ( 5 Clubs ~ 250 Members ) is Every Month. 3. By Contributing Financially or in Kind for Execution of Planned Initiatives for Social Good with or Without Availing Tax Exemption Benefits ( Details and Audited Reports for Every Executed Initiative is shared for complete transparency and accountability ) 4. By Volunteering on the days of Initiative or Projects by Giving Time to Broaden the Impact of the Initiatives and Project to achieve maximum beneficiaries. Do feel free to Comment or Connect Directly. We Work very Closely with Lions Club International , Rotary International & Multiple NGO's for Common Goal of Social Good.

Watch This Space for our BRAND NEW Social Impact Report for 2023...... We are publishing our new Report in JULY!!! Save the date!!! 📆 #socialimpact #socialenterprise #socent #community #partnerships #funding