Cause communications and compassion fatigue
Compassion fatigue is on the rise, posing a unique challenge for communicators: reaching an audience that's becoming increasingly indifferent. As purpose-driven communications become crucial, our panel of experts will share their strategies for cutting through apathy and forging meaningful connections.
Date: Tuesday 17 September
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Location: Troocoo, Level 17, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City Queensland 4000
The panelists
Bruce Nean, Digital Innovation Manager, Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Carolyn Robinson, Founder & Managing Director, Beyond DV Ltd
Mark Ryan, Manager of Strategic Communications, QRail
Tickets
Free for IABC Queensland Members
$40 for non-members (general admission)
Learn more about the panelists
Bruce Nean, Digital Innovation Manager, Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Bruce is a seasoned digital marketing and fundraising professional with extensive experience working across a broad range of health-related charities and consulting for some of Australia’s largest nonprofit organisations. Currently serving as the Digital Innovation Manager at Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Bruce has a proven track record of driving digital transformation and achieving growth in fundraising programs.
Mark Ryan, Head of Strategic Communications, QRail
Appointed to the Board in November 2023, Mark has a 25-year history with The Smith Family after receiving a Learning for Life scholarship when he started tertiary study in 1998.
He is currently the Manager Strategic Communications at Queensland Rail where he advises the organisation's executive leadership team on internal communications and external engagement.
Mark has previously worked in senior and executive level roles at Mater Group, the Gold Coast Suns AFL Club, and Tatts Group in roles across strategy, corporate affairs, organisational development, marketing and stakeholder engagement.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) from the Queensland University of Technology, along with an Advanced Diploma of Neuroscience of Leadership. He graduated with Distinction from Griffith University's Master of Business Administration program and was a finalist for the MBA Australasia 'Graduate of the Year' award for 2023. He has recently been accepted into Griffith's PhD program where he is investigating ways to improve long-term thinking in organisations to improve outcomes for future generations.
Mark is the Chairperson of Return Serve Inc. a not-for-profit that provides sports and recreation opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Carolyn Robinson, Founder & Managing Director, Beyond DV
Carolyn Robinson is an Educator and the Founder/Managing Director of Beyond DV, a Brisbane-based charity which was established in 2017 after her younger daughter was impacted by domestic violence.
Beyond DV is focused on supporting women and children as they rebuild their lives, through innovative recovery programs and services underpinned by their “Five Pillars of Recovery” Framework and delivered from their three secure centres across Brisbane. These centres have become a “home away from home” for many DFV survivors- places where families can heal, supported by professionals and peers.
In 2022, Beyond DV established the HOPE Hub at Westfield Carindale. The first of its kind in Australia, this highly secure and accessible space has been accessed by more than 2000 community members seeking support around social issues, with a focus on domestic violence and mental health.
In 2023, Beyond DV opened Hannah’s Sanctuary, a nine-townhouse transitional housing complex in partnership with a Brisbane developer and Small Steps 4 Hannah. Nine families representing eight nationalities are currently rebuilding their lives after DFV, supported by the Beyond DV team and with full access to their suite of recovery programs.
Carolyn is also the creator of the highly innovative Love&Learn Teen Relationship App which helps young people to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Carolyn is the current Chair of the Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Recovery Alliance, which was launched in May 2022. The Alliance brings together the voices of frontline workers, academics, corporates and lived experience community members to advocate on the importance of long-term, holistic, trauma-informed and culturally appropriate recovery programs for women and children impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence, as a critical form of prevention.
The desire to turn a negative experience into something positive will continue to be a focus for Carolyn and the Beyond DV Team.
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