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What is Government Engagement?
Government engagement is about building relationships with the people in power so your voice, ideas, and needs are heard when decisions are made.
Political Strategy & Insights
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Powerful and effective communications help not-for-profits and other for-purpose organisations drive positive outcomes for their communities.
That’s why, at Tanck, we help our clients with communications strategies and tactics that cut through the noise and resonate with key audiences. We focus on informed communications that drive reach and engagement, and always keep the impact you seek front and centre.
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Government Engagement & Relationship Building
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We make talking to government easy and impactful.
We equip organisations with the knowledge and tools to effectively engage with government representatives, officials, and policymakers.
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Charity Advocacy & Campaign Planning
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Secure funding, policy change, legislative change, and support grant and tender applications.
We work with you to develop effective advocacy strategies and campaigns that leverage Tanck’s political expertise and understanding.
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Election Readiness
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Leverage policy, funding, or infrastructure commitments.
Tanck can prepare your organisation for a federal, state, territory or local election with a government relations and stakeholder management plan. This can help your not-for-profit be more impactful by leveraging policy, legislative, funding or infrastructure commitments from the political parties.
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Stakeholder & Partnership Management
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With extensive experience working in complex environments, Tanck helps for-purpose leaders navigate their stakeholder networks and relationships.
Effective stakeholder management is critical to building coalitions, growing sector leadership and achieving outcomes. Genuine connection is the first step in multiple political stakeholders uniting behind a shared vision to drive positive change for their communities.
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Book an appointment.
Meet with Angus Crowther, Tanck Director and Co-Founder, to discuss your government engagement aspirations, challenges and opportunities.
Alternatively, if you’re looking for further information, take a look at our Resources for a range of tips and insights relating to topics such as budget submissions, letter writing, whether to engage a lobbyist and more.
Available Resources
Take a moment to explore the valuable resources we’ve developed over the years to support for-purpose organisations on their government engagement journey.
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
Engaging for Impact: Best practices for purpose-driven government engagement
Free whitepaper by Angus Crowther to help hone your government engagement credentials, avoid the common pitfalls, and continue to achieve great things.
More on the Resources Page
We share information and insights about government engagement frequently, including through our website, whitepapers, articles, presentations, social media and in our monthly e-news. Check out our dedicated page.
How NFPs should Engage with Government: Strategies, tools and frameworks for long-term success.
In a post-COVID world, many NFPs need to rethink how and where they operate, and how they fund their mission.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Post 2025 Federal Election Checklist
The election's over—now what? Tanck has compiled a FREE Post-Election Checklist to help your organisation make the most of this critical window. Stay on the front foot with practical steps to engage new stakeholders, refine your strategy, and drive impact.