Chad Renando

TEAR Australia works to enable opportunities for people living with poverty to engage in processes to change their lives and their circumstances. These include development, relief and advocacy projects that give precedence to the rights, interests, self-determined priorities and capacities of the poorest and most marginalised people.

The International Program Allocations Committee considers new projects and/or partnership proposals, multi-year funding proposals for existing partners… Show more

TEAR Australia works to enable opportunities for people living with poverty to engage in processes to change their lives and their circumstances. These include development, relief and advocacy projects that give precedence to the rights, interests, self-determined priorities and capacities of the poorest and most marginalised people.

The International Program Allocations Committee considers new projects and/or partnership proposals, multi-year funding proposals for existing partners, and reviews ongoing projects and programs. Show less

Random Hacks of Kindness uses "hackathon" events to connect people with skills who want to make a difference with social impact change makers. Over two days, ideas are turned into functioning product to create open technology solutions for challenges facing our society.

JESI provides an efficient and cost effective software solution for managing an organisations entire journey management procedure. The core innovation is the automated multi-platform communication system that automates a response to selected contacts if a traveller does not check in upon arrival.

My support for JESI started in the start-up stage through initial development in 2012 and involved an advisory role focusing on strategic direction.

Define strategy and support operational activities for Vital Projex, a powerful paradigm that uses using action based learning principles to develop values in young people. Vital Projex is delivered through programs that:

-- Mentor troubled youth in the positive development of values and life skills such as self image/worth, consideration of others, taking responsibility, conflict management, forgiveness, and overcoming fear and insecurities.

-- Foster a healthy peer group culture… Show more

Define strategy and support operational activities for Vital Projex, a powerful paradigm that uses using action based learning principles to develop values in young people. Vital Projex is delivered through programs that:

-- Mentor troubled youth in the positive development of values and life skills such as self image/worth, consideration of others, taking responsibility, conflict management, forgiveness, and overcoming fear and insecurities.

-- Foster a healthy peer group culture through positive small group interactions & challenging activities.

-- Facilitate opportunities for young people to develop healthy, positive relationships with mature caring adult models (mentors).

-- Train and engage responsible volunteer, part time and full time staff in the facilitation and mentoring of young people. Show less

Support direction and board activities for Volunteering Ipswich, a local start up with directives to:

-- Recruit, interview and refer volunteers to the community, including not for profit and government agencies, and corporate volunteers.

-- Provide training, education, information and other resource support to the broader community.

-- Facilitate community events across core themes.

-- Promote and raise awareness of volunteers and best practice in volunteer… Show more

Support direction and board activities for Volunteering Ipswich, a local start up with directives to:

-- Recruit, interview and refer volunteers to the community, including not for profit and government agencies, and corporate volunteers.

-- Provide training, education, information and other resource support to the broader community.

-- Facilitate community events across core themes.

-- Promote and raise awareness of volunteers and best practice in volunteer program management. Show less