Over the last 30 years I’ve had the privilege to work with homelessness and housing; education, training and employment; social enterprises; mental health; drug and alcohol; family and children; climate change and the circular economy; youth justice; Indigenous youth; emergencies; international development and disability.

With these social and environmental challenges showing little sign of improving as the needs get ever more entrenched, inter-related and complex, charities are stuck trying to address the daily crises, whilst Australians increasingly disengage with compassion fatigue and distrust, unwilling or unable to navigate the labyrinth of 60,000 registered charities.

But know the solutions - innovation, prevention, early intervention, policy and system change - and we know that by harnessing our hard-wired capacity for kindness, compassion and empathy we can achieve the ‘helper’s high’ that boosts self-esteem, elevates happiness, creates belonging and achieves a higher purpose.

Be The Change has been created to help you easily find what matters to you and how you can make a lasting impact through purchasing, participating, campaigning, volunteering, donating, giving goods, employing and joining.