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STRENGTHENING AUSTRALIAN CIVIL SOCIETY

Civil society is where we act not for profit or because the law requires us to, but out of love, anger, creativity, or principle.

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Maha Abdo OAM

CEO, Muslim Women Association

Tara Day-Williams

Director Stronger Places, Stronger People Initiative

Lisa Fennis

Community Partnerships and Training Lead, Sydney Policy Lab

Jason Glanville

Queer Wiradjuri disruptor and start-up founder

Devett Kennedy

Lead Organiser, Queensland Community Alliance

Edwina MacDonald

Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and Advocacy, ACOSS

Mark Riboldi

Collaborative Research and Policy Manager, Sydney Policy Lab

Anandini Saththianathan

Head of Sector Capability, Paul Ramsay Foundation

Liz Skelton

Cofounder and Director, Collaboration for Impact

Marc Stears

Director, Sydney Policy Lab

Anita Tang

Organising Director, Centre for Australian Progress

Dame Julia Unwin DBE

Chair, Civil Society Futures

Maha Abdo OAM

CEO, Muslim Women Association

Tara Day-Williams

Director Stronger Places, Stronger People Initiative

Jason Glanville

Queer Wiradjuri disruptor and start-up founder

Devett Kennedy

Lead Organiser, Queensland Community Alliance

Edwina MacDonald

Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and Advocacy, ACOSS

Anandini Saththianathan

Head of Sector Capability, Paul Ramsay Foundation

Liz Skelton

Cofounder and Director, Collaboration for Impact

Anita Tang

Organising Director, Centre for Australian Progress

Dame Julia Unwin DBE

Chair, Civil Society Futures

Marc Stears

Director, Sydney Policy Lab

Lisa Fennis

Community Partnerships and Training Lead, Sydney Policy Lab

Mark Riboldi

Collaborative Research and Policy Manager, Sydney Policy Lab

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