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Consulting
From helping grow an idea, to measuring long-term impact, we provide specialist consulting services to support organisations increase their social purpose and impact.
Enquire about ConsultingSVA Consulting is Australia’s leading social impact consulting team. We provide consulting services to not-for-profits, social enterprises, governments, philanthropic organisations and corporates to help achieve lasting social change. We understand the sector as we are part of a not-for profit-organisation ourselves.
Our impact
As leaders of social sector consulting in Australia, we have delivered 900 projects for over 400 clients across social, government and corporate sectors. Read about our current projects.
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BaptistCare, a transformative merger -
Joint Management on Gunaikurnai CountryHow we updated the theory of change for Joint Management on Gunaikurnai Country reflecting the evolving partnership between First Nations and state government partners.
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Calculating Australian Unity’s Community and Social ValueAustralian Unity sought to articulate and demonstrate how its diverse range of activities creates positive outcomes for its communities.
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What does it take to create impact at scale?Impact at scale is a goal that many organisations in the social purpose sector strive to achieve. The paper brings together a uniquely Australian set of perspectives on creating wide-spread impact.
Where we focus
Learn more about our focus areasOur team of over 45 consultants come from a range of professional backgrounds with deep expertise across a number of areas from early years and education to domestic violence and disability.
What we do
We know that every situation is different. That’s why we work with you to develop innovative and effective solutions tailored to your unique needs.
Who we work with
We work with organisations on projects that are aligned to our purpose to achieve positive social change. This means that we work across sectors – not for profits, social enterprises, corporates, governments, and philanthropists – because everyone has a role to play.
Working in partnership with not-for-profits is at the heart of what we do at SVA Consulting. More than three quarters of our clients each year are social sector organisations and our knowledge of the opportunities and challenges not-for-profits face today and into the future is unparalleled.
We have a strong track record of partnering with government departments and agencies as trusted thought leaders and strategic advisors on their most critical challenges.
We partner with philanthropic trusts and foundations to refine their giving strategies and maximise impact. Using rigorous analysis, proven methods, and collaborative stakeholder engagement, we support organisations drive lasting social change.
See an example of our work with the Paul Ramsay Foundation: Supporting the Sustaining our Partners Taskforce in response to Covid-19.
Quarterly article: Insights to grow philanthropic giving for not-for-profits.
SVA operates at the intersection of the social purpose, business, and government sectors. This gives us a unique perspective on bridging that gap between Corporates and not-for-profits. We know what Corporates and their associate foundations / giving bodies are looking to achieve, as well as the typical internal dynamics at play within the organisation. And we know how to best work with not-for-profit partners to have the greatest impact for both parties.
See an example of our work with Building effective corporate partnerships with non-profits.
What our clients say
We’re different from other consultancies. We’re motivated by driving social change through high quality, evidence-based and pragmatic solutions.
The SVA team helped us to gain valuable insight to better understand the impact of our remote services from all perspectives, most importantly the people, communities and organisations we work alongside … This work has helped us to quantify our impact over time.”Judith Meiklejohn • Senior Impact Manager, Orange Sky Australia
Our membership tasked us to develop a model, which is directly responsive to servicing the strategic aspirations of Traditional Owners in the desert to care for their Country. Working with SVA’s team has enabled us to develop a robust structure which supports this vision, whilst providing the opportunity and security to funders to invest in Indigenous driven conservation projects, backed and supported in their delivery by the IDA.”Lindsey Langford • CEO, Indigenous Desert Alliance
The impact report allows us to clearly articulate what our role is in the communities we support, to use it to inform investment decisions and opens us up to multiple new and innovative opportunities. It will enable us to consider each decision through a community value lens and remain focused on the holistic impact of our portfolio.”Rohan Mead • Group Managing Director, Australian Unity
Critical to the success of the project was the deep, trusting working relationships developed between SVA, VACCHO and our workforce members. Without this trust, and the time invested by staff at VACCHO and our members, critical data needed to develop projections would not have been available.”Jim O’Shea • COO and Company Secretary, VACCHO
SVA have been a very supportive partner for the J2E program … As the program has evolved, there has been a journey not only for the participants, but a collaborative journey between the J2E staff and SVA, all aimed at improving the outcomes for our people.”David Cox • J2E Manager, Wunan Foundation
Our clients
Meet the team
We believe in the strength of diversity. Our team of experts come from a variety of backgrounds. What unites them is their desire to create an Australia where all people thrive.
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Director, Consulting (QLD) Jack Coghlan -
Director, Consulting (WA) Jen Ehlers -
Director, Consulting (NT) Renee de Jong -
Director, Consulting (NSW) Louise Campbell -
Director, Consulting (VIC) Simon Faivel
