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This year we have asked six remarkable people to contribute their insights around innovation in in in the the Not-For-Profit These ambassadors are dedicated to to to to helping the social impact sector to to to to adopt new approaches to to to to to leadership building a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a culture of innovation and creative service delivery as as as well as as as digital solutions They are are are the the the changemakers whom we we are are are proud to to to call our Innovation Ambassadors Here they each share their understanding of o “Why innovation is essential to to to the the Not-For-Profit sector” Melissa Pinder Thankyou
“Innovation can be seen as this untouchable thing when in in fact it it can can be be really simple When you
strip it it it back to to its most basic idea innovation is about being more human every day Sometimes we we forget that we we are just talking to other humans That is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a really clear call to innovate for any organisation ” Julie-Anne Macintyre Cerebral Palsy Alliance
“As a a a a a sector we’ve tasked ourselves with solving local and global issues no no one else has solved Innovation gives us us the power to take risks test new ideas and remain solutions focused It’s an an essential piece in in the for- purpose toolkit ” Pam Anders Oxfam Australia
“Everyone wants to to be be part part of of improving the the the world we all want want to to be be part part of of of the the the solution To solve the the the myriad of of issues facing this generation we need to re- imagine a a a a a a a different future Innovation asks us to to to to think in in in in new new ways ways to to to to bring old and new new ways ways together to to to to build a a a a a better world ” David Tubb Orange Sky Laundry
“Innovation is so important because it allows us us to connect more effectively with the the people we help our volunteers donors and and and supporters and and and other Not- For-Profits The more connected and and and collaborative the the Not-For-Profit sector is the the the greater impact we can all make in the the community!”
Alexis Wolfe Mission Australia
“Innovation is the competitive advantage If you
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are yet to to achieve your organisational goal to to cure a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a disease save an an an an endangered animal or or eradicate social issues then you
still have work to to do The biggest threat to to our industry is believing what we did yesterday will be be effective tomorrow ” Alex Dobbing Cure Brain Cancer Australia
“Within this sector we’re all all trying to to solve some of of the most challenging and complicated issues of of our time As a a a a a a result we we have have to to to innovate in in fin order to to to move forward to to to to find solutions we we have have no other option but to to ask WHY and HOW we can do things differently ” 37
Innovation ambassadors