In 2023, the Paul Ramsay Foundation partnered with the Australian Communities Foundation to deliver a Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Programs National Open Grant Round.
58 organisations received funding. Of these, 27 were First Nations specialist domestic and family violence service providers.
We, ResearchCrowd – an independent, Supply Nation certified Indigenous research agency – were engaged by the Paul Ramsay Foundation to act as a learning partner to the 27 First Nations specialist domestic and family violence service providers – all of whom are community-controlled organisations.
Innovation Unit, a non-First Nations social enterprise were engaged by the Paul Ramsay Foundation to act as a learning partner to the 31 non-First Nations led specialist domestic and family violence service providers.
ResearchCrowd and Innovation Unit met to share insights from our respective learning partners on the following research questions: What is the landscape of the specialist domestic and family violence sector? What are the possible systemic moves that need to happen?
Our research was conducted from 1 June 2023 to 30 June 2024.
This document is the work of ResearchCrowd. It provides an outline of our final report, Potential for Change.
Potential for Change Guided by the principles of cultural safety and self-determination. The report explores the potential for change at the intersection of philanthropy and the landscape of First Nations led specialist domestic and family violence sector. It aims to learn about systemic change and influence and to support the work of community-controlled organisations and the Paul Ramsay Foundation growing their knowledge, sector relationships and plans for future work.