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I was in Canberra last week, and it was insane…
Last week, Neil Pharaoh was in Canberra for a number of work meetings and stumbled across the “Convoy to Canberra” protests, which made for an interesting few days in the national capital. This week, he asks what impact all this will have on the election in 2022?
A year ahead for government engagement
Neil dives into the certainties, predictions and guesses for what will happen for government engagement in 2022.
Wishing you a very government engagement Christmas
In our final blog post for 2021, Neil looks back on some of the great - and not so great - traits of organisations who excel (or don’t) in their government engagement.
What does a 2022 government engagement calendar look like?
A great event can make a big difference to political stakeholders. Our Co-Founding Director, Neil Pharaoh, shares some things to remember when thinking about your government engagement calendar for next year.
The time to do your 100-day plan is now
With a federal election likely in either December 2021 or March next year, it is time to get your own 100 day plan in order, writes Neil.
Is Australia’s social purpose sector “too self-righteous”?
We need to be less self-righteous about our own viewpoints. Connect with people who disagree, and share empathetic discussions with those who have different views.
What makes people care?
The social purpose sector works in often very difficult and complex spaces. But as humans, we understand stories over divisive language, and imagery over facts. How can we effectively use these principles in advocacy?
Why negative works
Our brains are hardwired to seek out and remember negative information, which is why it’s so important for social purpose organisations to understand the power of framing.
Why our brains don’t register social issues like climate change – and how neuroscience campaigning could change that.
Smart advocacy organisations are learning to understand framing and this is having a huge impact on political issues and government advocacy in Australia.