Your theory of change articulates why your organisation exists and the contribution it makes. Too many end up as a document produced once and filed away. We build ones that are used, understood across the organisation, and referenced long after the workshop that created them.
We co-design the theory of change with your executive team, board members, key staff and relevant external stakeholders, in a single day. That process does two things at once: it produces a clear, single page statement of the specific issue your organisation’s seeks to address, it’s activities and outcomes, and it forces the robust conversation that gets everyone genuinely aligned on what the organisation is actually there to do. Organisations that go through this process consistently report the clarity carries well beyond the document itself.
Once it exists, the theory of change becomes the foundation for everything else. Your three-year impact strategy addresses a specific part of it. Your impact measurement framework is built around the handful of outcomes it identifies. Staff induction uses it to orient new team members. Funding proposals use it to communicate your intention and focus in a single page.
We’ve run this process with over 100 organisations, including:
Community Legal Centres of Australia
RSLQ
ACOSS
Bravehearts
Future Generation Global
Leukaemia Foundation
Assistance Dogs Australia
TAFE NSW
Dementia Australia
Centre for Non-Violence
St Vincent de Paul (NSW)
Dhelkaya Health
The Busy Group
Watertrust Australia
Cancer Council QLD
SSI
Centre for Women & Co
54 Reasons (previously Save The Children Australia)
Asset Management Council
Australian Financial Complaints Authority Code Teams
Justice and Equity Centre
Open Door
Humans of Purpose