Mission Inspired Leadership #3

Session 3: TRUE TO PURPOSE – how to keep Catholic social services on mission

Facilitator: Belinda Clarke

How can we stay true to purpose and the best of the dynamic Catholic tradition our organisations have developed within? How might mission and purpose be held as central in all organisational practises in a shifting social and political environment and increasing variety of pressures provided by Government, funding and accreditation requirements? Explore creative peer-based leadership approaches that inspire rather than compel; all in a stimulating adult learning environment.

Belinda Clarke is the Executive General Manager of St Joseph Affordable Homes and Centacare Evolve Housing and is a passionate leader, educator and social entrepreneur. Her key areas of expertise are strategy and driving change for the common good. Belinda is committed to collaborating to enable Catholic Social Teaching principles come to life. Belinda is the proud founder of Build Up Tassie, a successful employment and training program and the Social Impact Program, now adapted as a whole of organisation approach at CatholicCare Tasmania.

The Mission Inspired Leadership is a Professional Development Program of four online evening workshops for leaders, board directors and expert practitioners in Catholic social services that will assist them:

• Engage the Catholic social services ecosystem – to further mission collaboratively
• Explore Catholic social teaching as a creative framework – for services and advocacy
• Connect critical decision-making to organisational purpose – with shared principles
• Discover new ways of delivering social impact – sustainably with integrity
• Build connection with peers – in a social, spiritually enriching shared-learning environment.

This program is for staff and board members who are new to the sector, and for those who want to expand their horizons and understanding of core concepts and inspiration for our shared work on the margins.

We have five wonderful facilitators this year, each who will bring unique insight – but also will bring to the fore the knowledge in the (virtual) room. All information about them,  the program and registration is here: https://css.org.au/mission-inspired-leadership-program-2023/