Inspire Australia

A great year (read our Annual Report!)

Megan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:02:05 +0000

Thanks to our amazing community of partners and supporters, the last year was a really successful one for Inspire. ReachOut.com helped 517,767 people, more than in any other year of Inspire’s history.

You can read all about how we helped young people in our 2010-11 Annual Report. We also recommend that you take a few minutes to watch our highlights video, where three of our inspiring Youth Ambassadors help tell the story of Inspire’s achievements over the last year.

Thank you Corrs Chambers Westgarth!

Megan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:28:19 +0000

Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s Sydney summer clerks have worked pro-bono to create a social media guide for Inspire. The guide offers recommendations on best practice for legal issues including duty of care, obligations under the Privacy and Spam Act and copyright.

You can read more about it in Lawyers Weekly.

ReachOut.com advocate Sarah, nominated for Young Achievers Award

pauline — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:43:40 +0000

Well done and good luck Sarah!

February 2, 2012
The Border Watch
Mount Gambier
SA

New Webinar on ReachOut Pro

pauline — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:04:02 +0000

How do we cater for the ethical challenges of working with young people, in an online setting?

Listen in on a session from the recent ReachOut Pro webinar at Headspace, presented by Dean Williamson, Policy Officer at YAPA.

A fundraiser with a difference!

pauline — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:13:23 +0000

The Lowrider Summer Showdown is a pretty unique fundraising event for Inspire to be a part of – we’ve never been invited to an awesome car showdown before – and we couldn’t be more thrilled about it!

The purpose of the event is to lift the Lowrider scene in Australia whilst also helping inspire young people to follow their dreams!

One of the organisers Darren said, “one of my goals was to inspire young people and show them there is something for everyone… And Six Four Customs Pty Ltd are always willing to help.”

All money raised through the sale of raffle tickets will go directly to supporting Inspire as well as a percentage from drink sales.

It’s sure to be a good day for everyone! Join us!

An inspiring story on dealing with grief

pauline — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:53:53 +0000

We thought we’d share a great new story on ReachOut.com, submitted by Mat, a young guy who attended our most recent ReachOut.com Workshop. Well worth a read.

“I’m the sort of person who prefers to deal with grief on their own, and hide it from people. So, I put on a brave face and was a shoulder to cry on when everyone else was breaking down…”

We’ll be back soon

Megan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:26:59 +0000

The Inspire Foundation office will be closed between 24 December and 3 January (inclusive). Our ReachOut.com service continues to be available 24/7, providing information and support to help young people get through tough times.

We wish you a safe, happy and healthy Christmas and New Year!

Inspire partner with Social Loot

pauline — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:03:17 +0000

Inspire’s Back to [High] School Appeal is in full swing. We aim to deliver ReachOut.com information packs to high schools across Australia letting young people know it’s OK to ask for help.

We’ve partnered with Social Loot – a great new social media platform that gives you the chance to share our campaigns with your family and friends. Social Loot already help out other great causes, and now, with just a few mouse clicks, you can help Inspire reach as many young Australians as possible.

Give it a try now – it’s easy.

Youth Participation Evaluation

Megan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:43:13 +0000

Ever since Inspire was founded in 1997, youth participation has been central to our work. Young people are involved at every level of Inspire – from program development and promotion, to sitting on the Board of Directors.

Inspire has just completed a comprehensive evaluation of our youth participation program, and the report is now up on our website. Two key findings of the evaluation are:

Inspire’s youth involvement program correlates with increased levels of social connectedness and gives practical transferable skills to the young people involved.
Youth involvement works somewhat like a magic pudding: the more staff and other stakeholders practiced youth participation, the more enthusiasm and skills they had for further involving young people.

Inspire News: Wishing you very happy holidays!

Megan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:06:15 +0000

Here’s our latest Inspire News. You can subscribe (the sign-up form is to the right) to get regular updates on our work, plus stories and happiness tips from young people.