I’ve recently noticed a shift to grassroots engagement and philanthropy here in Australia and globally. Gone are the days of traditional mass-market engagement and giving. Around the globe, audiences now seek one:one relationships, pressuring organizations to connect differently. We’re seeing this in various countries in their high social media use and transformation of “ghost malls” into community spaces as well as in their donor participation and volunteering trends. For in

This year has been transformative. It’s truly been a time of positive change in finalizing my PhD study on nonprofit innovation, sharing the study’s findings at seminars and conferences across the globe, having two more studies published, and gaining new practitioner roles where I’ve been able to directly apply my research insights. In addition to my ongoing position as Charley’s Chocolate Advisory Board Member, in early 2024, I became a Queensland University of Technology (Q