About Enterprising Partnerships

Enterprising Partnerships Pty Ltd was established in 1993 to improve performance and strategic focus, collaborative behaviour and leadership in not-for-profit organisations, companies and industry organisations.

Lynda Ford recently joined Enterprising Partnerships as the company’s Senior Strategist (not-for-profit sector) and will be representing Enterprising Partnerships at the Third Sector Women’s Networking Lunch.

For more than twenty years Lynda has worked within and across the not-for-profit sector (Queensland, South Australia and Victoria), State Government and Local Government in Queensland and Victoria, and with the Defence Industry in South Australia.

Lynda’s community sector experience is diverse with significant contributions to leadership, policy and practice with children in care, young offenders, homeless young people and families, highly disadvantaged communities, refugees and migrants, social enterprise, grant writing and management.

Lynda has been a Board member of numerous not-for-profits, managed a range of community-based organisations and led the start-up of two community organisations, three social businesses and built a small locally based community organisation into a large regional provider of services and social businesses.

The Managing Director of Enterprising Partnerships is Frank Wyatt, who specialises in working with corporate boards and executive management to move beyond structure to the leadership of relationships, strategic thinking, and collaborative capability.

About the Third Sector Women’s Networking Lunch

When? 16 March, 2010 (12.30-3pm)
Where? Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

The event will bring together the women of the not-for-profit sector from professional and industry associations, member benefit organisations, community groups, advocacy groups, charities and foundations to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The lunch will be opened by Senator Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector.

Keynote speaker Clare Martin, former Northern Territory Chief Minister and current CEO of Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), will discuss her decision to join the not-for-profit sector and how she managed the transition from political life.

There will also be music thanks to the wonderful Tania de Jong, Soprano with Pot-Pourri and founder of not-for-profit Creativity Australia.

This will be an event to unite and inspire!

All profits from the event will be donated to the International Women’s Development Agency, an Australian not-for-profit that has been creating positive change for women and their communities in the Asia Pacific region for over 20 years.