Our blog
We believe in sharing the knowledge and learnings we capture through our work with people and organisations across the health and social services sectors.
Our blog consists of thoughtful and practical content and insight across a range of topic areas that aims to better enable people and organisations to plan, design, implement and evaluate their work.
Regional barriers to financial inclusion and health - part 2: what people have told us
In part two, we’re moving on and sharing some insights from two recently completed co-design projects our team has undertaken into two separate health system areas where consistent themes on health and financial exclusion have emerged
Regional barriers to financial inclusion and health - part 1: the desktop research
In February this year, Beacon Strategies Director, Elliot Parkinson attended a Financial Inclusion conference and presented on the regional barriers to financial inclusion and health. The contents of this presentation have now been transformed into the following two-part blog series about financial inclusion and its connection to the concept of health equity.
10 practical grant and tender writing tips for NFPs
Grant and tender writing can be challenging for people in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector who are more accustomed to project management or client facing roles. Over the last couple of years, we’ve supported many NFPs to submit high quality grant and tender applications across topic areas from mental health, alcohol and other drugs, health and wellbeing, disability, employment, and many more!
What is Customer Journey Mapping and how can it be used by not-for-profit organisations?
The good news is that with a bit of space, time and well thought through process design, undertaking a customer journey mapping process isn’t unattainable for a not-for-profit organisation to deliver effectively. To help get you started, we’ve outlined a common customer journey mapping process that we have used successfully across a number of previous projects.
How can local health systems improve the uptake of social prescribing? A South Eastern NSW case study (3/3)
Moving from a position of mobilising general support for the concepts towards the uptake and implementation of social prescribing elements is the challenge. There are significant opportunities to enhance the uptake of social prescribing in local communities and health systems right across Australia, with PHNs having a particularly profound opportunity to lead the charge.
What does ‘good’ social prescribing look like? A South Eastern NSW case study (2/3)
In considering what ‘good’ looks like in the context of social prescribing, we should start with why it’s not already happening. It seems logical to focus on a person’s health and social needs and from the work we’ve done with consumers and health professionals, there is shared recognition of the importance and need for something like social prescribing.