Services Provided
SDF supports and facilitates strategic planning, policy development, research and assessment processes. It undertakes this work through short-term assignments or by long-term mentoring and support relationships.
SDF focuses on undertaking projects at the interface between social, economic and environment sectors. The senior partner undertakes international consultancy to organisations such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the U.N.
SDF also undertakes a range of short term projects, e.g. developing policy submissions, strategic and business plans, facilitating workshops, community consultation and project design, development, evaluation and resource mobilisation.
SDF is a registered business, ABN 09473518 and has Public and Professional Indemnity insurance. SDF has a strong commitment to professional and capability building and is a registered Priority Access Employer (Registration No. 04175).
The core capabilities of SDF include cutting edge expertise in:
Research
- Community needs analysis
- Community based asset management
- Consultation (community and stakeholder)
- Recognise potential in diversity
- Demographic profiling
- Research methods – qualitative and quantitative
- Social research
Strategic planning, organisational development and policy
- Community governance
- Public-private partnerships initiation and management
- Facilitation and stakeholder management
- Policy development and implementation
- Project management (concept, design, plan, execute)
- Crisis/issues resolution and management
- Residential estate management
- Corporate strategic planning
- Sustainability planning
- Organisational development
Consultation, Communications, Marketing and Media
- Community marketing (identity/branding)
- Communication planning
- Corporate positioning in community
- Crisis/issues resolution
- Sponsorship design and management
- Community relations/affairs
- Graphic design
- Film and television
Stakeholder and Community Engagement, Building Social Capital
- Community creation/formation
- Community engagement/participation
- Capacity building (individuals, communities, organisations)
- Urban renewal/revitalisation
- Community relations
- Training and education
- Facilitation, partnerships brokering, stakeholder management
- Establish community groups/management structures
Facilities planning and management
- Community infrastructure planning
- Concept planning
- Feasibility analysis of facility proposals
- Facility management and operations planning
- Community facility needs analysis
- Facility renewal/revitalisation
- Facility investment/funding attraction
- Facilitation of provision agreements, partnerships brokering
- Stakeholder liaison and management
- Town centre/main street planning and activation
Events, activities and programs
- Program development
- Project management (concept, design, plan, execute)
- Event design, marketing and management
- Facilitation, partnerships brokering, stakeholder management
Business, economic and employment generation
- Business and employment generation initiatives
- Economic development strategies
- Facilitation, partnerships brokering, stakeholder management