Blog - Wendy Brooks & Partners

Social Justice

The hidden powers blocking social change

To make social change we must understand the powers that are preventing change from happening – the powers that are frequently hidden and protect an unjust, inequitable status quo. So, what does power look like and how is it wielded? Sometimes it is about people who affect others directly by using rewards, coercion, charisma, expert […]

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Social Justice

Is the date Australia Day is held on the real question to be asked on 26 January?

Luke Pearson (a Gamilaroi man) says, “it is not enough to just change the date as if the only problem with modern-day Australia, or its history, is the date on which we were holding our national celebration”. Perhaps the real question we should be asking is “What sort of Australia do we want to live in and […]

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Fundraising

Can we reimagine the grant application process?

There is an inherent tension in the grant making and seeking process. Grant makers can struggle with the sheer number of grant applications they have to read and analyse. Grant seekers struggle with the number of bespoke grant applications they have to make to survive. Is it time to consider a different grant application process? […]

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Fundraising

Fundraising is not about money

Fundraising’s primary goal is not to raise money but to assist in bringing about equity and justice. If something brings in large amounts of money but fails to increase equity and justice in the short or long term, then fundraising is not doing its job, no matter how many other KPIs may have been met. […]

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Social Justice

Join #GenerationRestoration

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, to remind humans that we are not alone on this planet but we only live as part of a huge biological ecosystem and are not separate from the environment we live in. This year, World Environment Day is dedicated to the protection and revival of […]

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