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WHAT WE DO


THE CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN PROGRESS IS A NEW ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE ADVOCACY CAPACITY OF AUSTRALIA’S CIVIL SOCIETY.


Our key programs include training, community building events and incubation of new collaborative projects.

WHY WE’RE HERE


OUR POLITICS LACKS PURPOSE AND AN ABILITY TO THINK LONG-TERM. IT’S UP TO SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TO HELP DRIVE A FAIRER AND MORE FORWARD-LOOKING AUSTRALIA.


We share a vision for a more prosperous, fair, sustainable, and globally engaged Australia.

WHO ARE WE


WE ARE A NEW COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DEVISED BY DOZENS OF AUSTRALIA’S SOCIAL LEADERS AND ORGANISATIONS.


We’re led by a small team of staff, and governed by a diverse board of Australia’s pre-eminent social leaders and thinkers.

EVENTS AND TRAININGS

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    FWD2013

    Melbourne, 6 Nov 2013


    FWD is back for 2013, this time as a bolt-on event to Progress 2013.  Centre for Australian Progress will host the second ever FWD conference, bringing together 50 of Australia’s leading digital campaigners for one day of reflection, sharing, and

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    PROGRESS 2013

    Melbourne, 7-8 Nov 2013


    Progress 2013 is the pivotal event for leaders, activists, and thinkers who believe in a fairer and more forward-looking Australia. Together, we will think, learn, and collaborate around our collective task of building a better society. At Progress 2013 we’ll

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    OUR 2013 PROGRAM OF WORK

    By Glen Berman, 7 Feb 2013


    In 2013, as we prepare for a Federal Election in September, our program of events and opportunities focuses on ensuring that the Australian community voice is strongly represented in critical debates about our nation’s future. Our events and trainings have

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    SHAPING A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIA

    By Nick Moraitis, 21 Jan 2013


    Last February, I convened a meeting in Sydney of around thirty leading Australian non-profit change-makers – health campaigners, conservationists, unionists, social entrepreneurs and leadership experts. Not only were these individuals driving some of Australia’s largest and most effective advocacy campaigns,

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    LESSONS FROM FWD: WAR ROOMS IN THE U.S.

    By Glen Berman, 4 Dec 2012


    In late November 2012 Centre for Australian Progress hosted Nicole Aro, Digital Director of the AFL-CIO (the American equivalent of the ACTU, with 12 million members), for FWD2012, Australia’s first conference on digital campaigning. Nicole arrived in Australia fresh off

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