Our blog
We believe in sharing the knowledge and learnings we capture through our work with people and organisations across the health and social services sectors.
Our blog consists of thoughtful and practical content and insight across a range of topic areas that aims to better enable people and organisations to plan, design, implement and evaluate their work.
Impact Frameworks: measuring impact for not-for-profits
An impact framework is a structured approach that orgs connect day-to-day activities to the long-term change they aim to create. It’s about mapping how those actions lead to meaningful outcomes and impact over time.
5 strategies to demonstrate your organisation’s impact
How do you demonstrate your impact to stakeholders or the community? A few of these have helped us in the past: Define Clear Objectives and Goals; Collect Data; Establish KPIs or OKRs; Use Data Visualisation; Share Success Stories; Host events. Read more about how these can help you share the amazing work you do.
Is there such a thing as the perfect strategic plan for not-for-profit organisations?
The pace of planning and change has been particularly high for many NFPs over the last few years as a result of sector reforms. There appears to be a general tendency to more planning and re-planning with little time to deliver. This blog offers insights to encourage NFP leaders to refresh their approach next time the strategic planning cycle rolls around.
Everything you need to know about strategic planning if you work in the not-for-profit sector
Beacon Strategies has supported many Brisbane-based not-for-profit organisations design their strategic plan and we are now passing on to you, the knowledge and processes that we have developed along the way.
With COVID (kind of) behind us, here’s how NFPs are refocusing on their longer term strategy and impact
We’re seeing a number of organisations approach us for advice around organisational strategic planning - a good sign that many NFPs are starting to open conversations with community members, staff, external stakeholders and board members about their organisational direction in a post-COVID world.
10 practical grant and tender writing tips for NFPs
Grant and tender writing can be challenging for people in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector who are more accustomed to project management or client facing roles. Over the last couple of years, we’ve supported many NFPs to submit high quality grant and tender applications across topic areas from mental health, alcohol and other drugs, health and wellbeing, disability, employment, and many more!
More than just giving: How to bring corporates and NFPs together to partner for impact
The most recent estimate of the size of corporate philanthropy in Australia totalled over $17.5 billion in 2015-16. We feel the conversation is about how to bring together business leaders and charity and non-profit sector leaders (especially those organisations who do great work but aren’t savvy fundseekers) to find shared goals and work as partners to make change happen.