Illawarra Forum reports

 

The IFI Annual Report summarises the work of the Illawarra Forum in the year 2008- 2009.

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Practising Social Justice, measuring what matters. Locally-based community organisations and social inclusion. Keevers, L., Treleaven L., Backhouse H., Darcy M. (2010) This research report which investigates the practice knowledge of locally-based community organisations is part of a three-year research project funded by an Australian Research Council Industry Linkage Grant. The Illawarra Forum Inc. conducted this research in partnership with the University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney. Thank you to Nerissa Bradley, Delma Boland, Janet Bundy, Sharon Callaghan, Narelle Clay, Vivienne Cunningham-Smith, Helen Dooley, Maxyne Graham, Melissa Hedger, Annette Hodgins, Helen McGuire, Danna Nelse, Glenda Pearce, Joanne Pollard, Therese Quinn, Chris Sykes, Jenny Thompson and June Williams. Click here to download

 

Illawarra Forum community-based publications

 

Working towards a Socially Just Community in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven This publication documents the two days of planning using Mark Friedman?s Results Based Accountability RBA with community organisations in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven in 2007. For hard copies, please telephone the Illawarra Forum 02 4236 1333.

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Making a Difference: Case studies in Community Care in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven using Results Based Accountability. In 2007 the Illawarra Forum worked with local Community Care organisations in a planning exercise using the Mark Friedman Results Based Accountability (RBA) model. During these consultations participants contributed some case studies as examples of innovative, creative strategies that are working, at an organisational or agency level, to achieve results for their particular service users. For hard copies, please telephone the Illawarra Forum 02 4236 1333.

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The Illawarra Forum Inc. supports and resources community based organisations through providing information services, community management support, financial management services, partnership development, facilitation of planning, learning and development opportunities and policy development.

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Is the writing on the wall for small community organisations? How can small organisations compete successfully in funding programs which favour large organisations providing a range of services across broader geographic areas?

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Flexible models of community management. This publication looks at five local approaches in flexible models of community management. It illustrates how a community organisation may adapt their constitutions to their particular needs, both philosophical and practical.

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Evaluation and planning in community organisations.

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Impacts of short-term funding contracts and service cuts in the Illawarra. This paper explores the implications in the community sector. It lists the services whose funding is threatened and includes their contact details.

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Valuing the non-government community services sector across the Illawarra: a joint research project of the Illawarra Forum Inc and Shellharbour TAFE Community Services students in 2005 highlights the current challenges facing community services in our region.

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Working Together for NSW is an agreement negotiated between the Human Services CEO's Forum and the Forum of Non-Government Agencies in 2006. It includes a broad range of policy and practice issues and some of the extremely complex arrangements in our service systems.

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