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.

Mitchell Stalker Mitchell Stalker

The Beacon Strategies Organisational Capability Framework — our guide to how we attract, recruit, develop and retain a highly capable team.

The purpose of the Beacon Strategies capability framework is to support how our organisation attracts, recruits, develops and retains a highly capable team. Our capability framework provides a shared language and common understanding of the capabilities that are required for us to deliver high-quality work that delights our clients.

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Bella McIntyre Bella McIntyre

The Beacon Strategies Org Code - what is it and why have one?

An organisational code can be an effective way to help guide your org while directly relating to its strategic plan. Org codes are straightforward and use plain language to help guide your business on the everyday level. They are not the same as ‘staff values’ we are used to in traditional organisations.

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World Suicide Prevention Day: Action and system change

Suicide prevention affects us all. The projects we have worked on alongside our clients are part of the driving force behind transformative change toward suicide prevention efforts in Australia. Here is a summary of a few different projects we have worked on.

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Impact Measurement in the Not-for-Profit Sector: Learning from Six Varied Approaches

Impact measurement is an intriguing concept that many not-for-profit organisations are contemplating. While there's no universally accepted approach, it's worth examining how different organisations have experimented with this concept, both in the present and the past.

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