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Making a difference

How leaders set the tone NEW

Ask for powers equal to your task 

What Australians of the Year tell us about making a difference 

YWCA of Canberra - Strong vision, strong values, strong women 

Making a difference through singing: Profile of Colin Slater OAM 

Honouring our difference makers 

Difference makers are sense makers 

Difference makers are not 'one-man bands' 

Difference makers think the impossible is possible 

Making a difference in every encounter

Enticing job applicants to 'Make a difference'

14 Reasons why we still need International Women's Day

Making a difference - qualities needed to shape our future 

Making a difference may mean punishment 

If you're higher up the pole you're intimidating

Nursing leaders as sense-makers

Interviews with Difference Makers

YWCA of Canberra, 80 years of making a difference

Interview with Rebecca Vasserotti, Executive Director of the YWCA of Canberra. In 2009 YWCA of Canberra received an ACT International Women's Day Award recognising its contribution to the Canberra community. Plus 2009 is the Y's 80th birthday. A history of the organisation titled A Work in Progress, was published and launched in December. Rebecca talks about some of the ways this community organisation has made a difference and why it is important for staff to be part of an organisation with strong values linked to a world membership movement. This history provides an excellent case study of how an organisation adapts to changing circumstances so that it remains relevant, viable and sustainable into the future.

Colin Slater OAM, Founder of Sing Australia

Two-part interview with Colin Slater OAM, accomplished singer and singing teacher. In part one Colin talks about his contribution to drought-affected areas and how he has grown Sing Australia, established in 1985, from a seed of an idea into an Australia-wide network of choirs. In part two he explains the value of contributing to thousands of community events each year, why singing is good for us and his big plans for the fuure.   NEW

Ian Berry CSP, Founder of The Difference Makers Community

Interview with Ian Berry, Founder of The Difference Makers Community - www.differencemakers.com.au

Amy Branson, 2007 Perth to Canberra walk

Interview with Amy Banson  prior to walking from Perth to Canberra in 2007 to raise awareness of youth depression

Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe, founder of Tikondane, Zambia

Interview with Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe. Elke has worked in Kateke, a small town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, for more than 13 years. Elke started Tikondane, a community centre which offers adult literacy programs and various income generating activities.

Marg Christensen, Volunteer, Tikondane, Zambia

Interview with  Marg Christensen, volunteer at Tikondane.   Learn more at www.tikondane.org.

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