Evolving tradition. Creating Impact.
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Amy Orange
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to
gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead,
teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Career Qualifications/
Courses
Volunteer Work Awards/
Achievements
Start with Why
‘People don’t buy what you do, they buy
why you do it’
- Simon Sinek
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Vision If you are successful, how the world
will look?
Mission 1. How you
will achieve
your vision
2. How you
will achieve
your vision
3. How you
will achieve
your vision
Core
Values
• List your guiding values and principles
to inform how you will undertake your
mission and achieve your vision
Create your
own Life
Vision,
Mission and
Values
Statement
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Vision To forge an inclusive society which authentically values choice,
equal opportunity and independent thought.
Mission 1. Legalise voluntary
euthanasia in Australia
2. Close the gender pay
gap
3. Change the
political system to one
of more choice and
independent thought
Core Values • Be flexible in thinking and practice
• Be accountable for every decision and action
• Dream big but don’t just dream - take action to innovate
• Consider the three pillars of People, Profit and Planet in every
decision
• Commit to my personal wellbeing and professional growth
• Celebrate success and embrace failure – see everything as an
opportunity to learn
• Be respectfully presumptuous – don’t be afraid to ASK
• Always lead by example
• Treat formal education and history as a framework on which to hang
your own independent thought
Tips for creating your life statement
• Be specific and measurable but broad in
your mission statements
• Don’t be afraid to think BIG!
• Think about what gets your heart racing
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Why is this important?
Social change only happens when people
unite under a common purpose and are
inspired to take action to evolve thinking
and overcome constraints.
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Why is this important?
The NFP sector is facing unprecedented
change and only those who evolve will
survive.
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NFP – An evolving sector
1. Increasing competition
2. Shifting customer expectations
3. Shifting workforce expectations (rise of the millennials)
4. The emerging fourth sector
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Increasing competition
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Shifting customer expectations
Conscious consumerism
Transparency in operations
Demonstrating impact
Seeking value
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Shifting workforce expectations
‘Millennials see a gap between their priorities and the priorities
of employers’ - Deloitte Millennial Survey 2018
1. Positive workplace culture
2. Pay rate
3. Flexibility and autonomy
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The emerging fourth sector
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Blended value
Social business
Social enterprise
Benefit corporations
Cooperatives
The emerging fourth sector
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Evolving the NFP sector
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Don’t be limited by the NFP structure or terminology
Reassess accountabilities – know your customers
Become comfortable with commercialisation
Capture impact data – outcomes vs outputs
Increase risk appetite to try new things
Invest in marketing – build your story
Evolving the NFP sector
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Invest in your workforce
• Design thinking - encourage intrapreneurship
• Incubators and accelerator programs available
Evolving the NFP sector
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Consider new income streams and collaborate for impact
• Subscription models
• Crowd funding
• Social Impact Bonds
• Impact investors
• Microfinance
• Blockchain technology for efficiencies
Key takeaways
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Create impact by inspiring others who believe what you
believe to join your mission – take action
Identify the shifting customer and workforce expectations
and see them as opportunities to innovate and disrupt