Thursday, Oct 8, 2026

Heidi Prowse OAM

Award-winning community leader, speaker, and social entrepreneur dedicated to strengthening how people access support and connection in their communities.
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The Boardroom Question That Changes Everything

The art of governance is not measured in pages read, motions passed, or reports filed. It is measured…

The Event Wasn’t the Fundraiser

How designing the participant journey turned community fundraisers into an engaged campaign community

When a Webinar Becomes More Than a Webinar

Turning sector conversations into system insight, practical resources and a clearer path forward

HELPFUL OR HARMFUL – A Chapter from We Should Have Grown Old Together.

I shudder now when I think back to the days when I tried to outwork my emotions. Looking…

Building a Deeper Foundation for Your Leadership

As our workplaces become more complex, diverse, and human-centred, the old models of command-and-control leadership are fading fast.…

She Fed the City With Love: Honouring Canberra’s Soup Lady in Bronze

Week after week. Quietly. Unconditionally. Stasia Dabrowski changed our city. Canberrans who remember her simply called her the…

When the Board Chair Wants to be CEO: Navigating Ethical Grey Zones in NFP Governance

It’s a topic we don’t often talk about. Perhaps it feels a little too close to home for…

Meet Toby: The Storyteller Who Believes Every Story is Worth Telling

Published by Purpose Media CBR Toby Nitural had just submitted a short story called You Won't Last for…

Build the Plane While Flying It: Why Good Boards Don’t Wait for Perfect

Have you ever sat in a boardroom, silently nodding through a tech transition update or a strategic finance…

Home, Hope and Horizon: Canberra comes together for Karinya House

Sometimes, hope looks like a phone being answered. A door staying open. A support worker having enough time…

Automation Isn’t Cold: It’s a Love Letter to Your Future Self

If you’re repeating a task, you’re not being thorough. You’re wasting time. And more importantly, you’re draining your…

Should Your NFP Exist? If So, Why?

The bravest question any NFP can ask is: Should we exist? And if so, why? It’s a confronting…

The most essential skill you bring to a board table?

Tell me I am wrong. There is one capability that every director, not just the treasurer, must bring…

Grief literacy starts with you.

We do not need perfect words at work. We need steady ones. We need small, predictable acts of…

Who Does Your Organisation Really Serve?

Who Do We Serve? On the surface, this is easy. We serve our clients, our participants, our members,…