Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 1st February 2021 - Neil Pharaoh explains why it makes sense for everyone in your team to do a couple of small things around government engagement, and shares some tips on how to bring them along on the journey.…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 18th January 2021 - In short, yes. Neil Pharaoh says the insidious nature of US politics is already with us.Well didn’t 2021 start with a bang. Between an attempted insurrection in the US, the Australian…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 14th December 2020 - Neil Pharaoh shares his five predictions for social purpose engagement and advocacy for the coming year.Welcome to the last Happenings on the Hill for 2020. Thank you for all the emails,…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 30th November 2020 - Neil Pharaoh presents his very own, government engagement version of the festive classic “The 12 days of Christmas”. So, I caught a flight to Canberra last week, a few days after the…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 16th November 2020 - We are in the midst of a number of redistributions at the moment, but what is a redistribution, why should I care, and what does that have to do with the social purpose sector? Neil Pharaoh…
Nieves Murray, Monday, 2nd November 2020 - Our brains are hardwired to seek out and remember negative information – and sadly politicians know this, which is why it’s so important for social purpose organisations to understand…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 19th October 2020 - Take a few moments to check the most common mistakes social purpose organisations make when it comes to advocacy, campaigning and engagement with government – are you doing any of …
Neil Pharaoh, Wednesday, 7th October 2020 - Neil Pharaoh looks at the spin, the substance and the impact for our sector of Tuesday’s budget. The headlines of this budget are around the substantial tax cuts, and “business leg”…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 21st September 2020 - Neil Pharaoh explains what caretaker means for social purpose organisations and what opportunities exist during this time.With a number of state and territory elections happening…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 7th September 2020 - Neil Pharaoh looks at why the social purpose sector needs to be aware of astroturfing and shares advice on how to spot it and how best to manage it.Astroturfing is the practice of masking…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 10th August 2020 - Between the two major parties, managing your government engagement is already a large enough job. However, engaging with the crossbench is a next level, high wire act, writes Neil…
Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 27th July 2020 - It’s time to work together to reduce the red tape burden, writes Neil Pharaoh, who wants to hear your stories and solutions about excessive regulation in the sector.I sit on the volunteer…