The Tanck Blog
Politics, policy, campaigns and advocacy.
We give you our latest insights on political trends, elections, lobbying and advocacy news, as well as tips and ideas for better government engagement and government relations.
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Help! I’ve been asked to do a government tender!
A government tender hits your desk, what do you do next? How do you best leverage relationships and engagements to help position for a competitive tender? Neil shares some advice.
How do I get $8.1 million to fall from the sky?
The Age ran a story recently about Scott Morrison’s favourite charity getting $8.1 million in Federal funding. Neil dives into some key points from this article, and explains how you can secure funding in a similar way.
The real cost of managing a government service or contract
Neil tackles the charity overhead debate and asks if you want money from government, what percentage you should be investing to get it and keep it.
What are my government engagement options?
From networking to in-house experts, Neil outlines some of the options for-purpose organisations have when it comes to government engagement, and shares the pros and cons of each one.
How to handle the crossbenchers
Between the two major parties, managing your government engagement is already a large enough job. However, engaging with the crossbench is a next level, high wire act.
What should I do during caretaker mode?
Neil explains what caretaker means for social purpose organisations and what opportunities exist during this time.
What is a redistribution and why should you care?
We are in the midst of a number of electoral redistributions - but why should you care, and what does it have to do with the social purpose sector?
The five biggest mistakes seen in advocacy
Take a few moments to check the most common mistakes social purpose organisations make when it comes to advocacy, campaigning and engagement with government.
The importance of everyone having a role in government engagement
Why it makes sense for everyone in your team to do a couple of small things around government engagement, some tips on how to bring them along on the journey.