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01Mental Health“Does funding social connection actually improve men's wellbeing?”Movember's Social Innovators Challenge — 12 funded projects across Australia, Canada and the UK.Read the case study +02Environment & Climate“What did the bushfire recovery achieve for biodiversity?”Victoria's Bushfire Biodiversity Response and Recovery Program, for DEECA.Read the case study +03Community Services“What would it take to scale what works?”Landscape analysis and co-design with a philanthropic funder.Read the case study +04Family Violence Prevention“How do we know prevention is working before the statistics move?”Evaluation framework and shared measurement for a prevention partnership.Read the case study +05Local Government“What does our community actually need from this service?”Needs assessment — 1,200-response community survey plus in-depth interviews.Read the case study +06Education & Training“Did our capability building actually stick?”Follow-up evaluation of a multi-session training program, 6 and 12 months on.Read the case study +

“Does funding social connection actually improve men's wellbeing?”

Movember · Mental Health · 2017–2026

The context

Movember has been funding social connection challenge grant programs since 2017. The Social Innovators Challenge funds initiatives testing novel delivery models to improve social connectedness, mental wellbeing and life satisfaction for men — and needed to know whether they work.

What we did

We led the global evaluation through piloting and scaling phases, tracking outcomes across 12 funded projects in Australia, Canada and the UK. We worked closely with the five funded projects to gather quantitative and qualitative data on the extent to which they work.

What it showed

All five projects work well in improving social connectedness and mental wellbeing, with clear links back to the knowledge gaps the program sought to address.

Methods

  • Document review
  • Focus groups
  • Online surveys
  • Phone interviews
  • Economic evaluation
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“What did the bushfire recovery achieve for biodiversity?”

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) · Environment & Climate · 2020–2024

The context

The Bushfire Biodiversity Response and Recovery Program was formed in response to the 2019–20 Victorian bushfires, to assist the recovery of the species and ecological communities most at risk from the fires’ impacts.

What we did

We undertook a final evaluation of this multifaceted program, documenting achievements across its seven themes with a focus on overall implementation and lessons at the program level. We engaged 26 stakeholders — theme and project coordinators, steering committee members, government and private-sector partners, and the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC).

What it showed

The evaluation documented the program’s achievements and identified lessons to inform the design and delivery of future emergency response and recovery programs for biodiversity.

Methods

  • Case studies
  • Document review
  • Online survey
  • Phone interviews

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“What would it take to scale what works?”

Placeholder — philanthropic funder · Community Services · 20XX–20XX

The context

Placeholder — two or three sentences setting up the situation and why the question mattered.

What we did

Placeholder — what FPC actually did: methods, who was involved, over what period. The thinking from this work grew into our free Scaling Field Guide.

What it showed

Placeholder — what the work found or made possible, stated plainly.

Methods

  • Co-design
  • Landscape analysis

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“How do we know prevention is working before the statistics move?”

Placeholder — prevention partnership · Family Violence Prevention · 20XX–20XX

The context

Placeholder — the situation and the question.

What we did

Placeholder — what FPC did.

What it showed

Placeholder — what it showed.

Methods

  • Evaluation framework
  • Shared measurement

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“What does our community actually need from this service?”

Placeholder — city council · Local Government · 20XX–20XX

The context

Placeholder — the situation and the question.

What we did

Placeholder — what FPC did.

What it showed

Placeholder — what it showed.

Methods

  • Community survey
  • In-depth interviews

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“Did our capability building actually stick?”

Placeholder — training provider · Education & Training · 20XX–20XX

The context

Placeholder — the situation and the question.

What we did

Placeholder — what FPC did.

What it showed

Placeholder — what it showed.

Methods

  • Follow-up surveys
  • Interviews

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