• strategic communications support for organisations striving to create a fairer society

    COMMUNICATING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

  • positive change for people and the planet

    COMMUNICATING FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE

  • Our people support you to reach out on environmental issues

    COMMUNICATING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

 

OUR SERVICES

Strategic Communications

Strategic Communications

We will work with you and your team to develop a comprehensive Communication Strategy that: identifies your goals; includes SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) objectives; analyses power dynamics; understands your audience and creates key messages to influence them.

Customised Workshops

Customised Workshops

We offer customised in-house workshops for small (2-8) groups and one-on-one coaching on how to develop effective communication strategies to achieve social change, how to craft winning messages and how to attract good media coverage.

Media Engagement

Media Engagement

From one off issues to comprehensive launches, our team can support you to reach the media that will meet your needs, and work sensitively with your staff and stakeholders to ensure stories are on message and empowering.

Social Media

Social Media

We will support you to develop a social media strategy for your campaign or cause, so that you can build your momentum and community online. We have expertise in developing effective content and strategies for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Writing and Editing

Writing and Editing

We are experienced at writing and editing blogs and opinion pieces for and with CEOs, executives and opinion leaders, and writing articles for sector publications.

Ethical Storytelling

Ethical Storytelling

Our team can work with you to find and sensitively interview and write up case studies for use in reports, online articles and if suitable, for release to media.

Design and Photography

Design and Photography

Work with our team for all of your design and photography needs, from print media to digital output, establishing a brand across multiple platforms, photographing events, and creating visuals that are uniquely catered to your needs

 

 

  • Meet Our Team of Expert Communicators

 

 

Carolin Wenzel - Director

Carolin Wenzel Carolin’s 30+ year career in communication has always been driven by her motivation to help make the world kinder, fairer and create less harm for people and the planet. Carolin has more than ten years of experience as a senior Communications, Media and Campaign Manager with social welfare, environment and advocacy organisations. Most recently she was the campaigns and Media Manager for Early Childhood Australia, managing the organisations media profile and running the Early Learning Everyone Benefits campaign. From 2010-2015 Carolin was the Public Affairs Manager for The Benevolent Society, Australia’s longest running charity which celebrated its 200th Anniversary in 2013. Carolin began her career as a broadcaster with ABC Radio in 1987 where she worked as a producer in the NSW Central West, on the fore-runner to Life Matters and on women’s and environment programs. Her ten years with Greenpeace Australia Pacific from 1999-2010 developed her knowledge of strategic campaigning to achieve real change. Carolin led and implemented communication strategies for the Oceans, Forests, Whales, Toxic, Nuclear and Genetic Engineering campaigns. From 2008-2010 she was the Communications Manager overseeing seven comms officers and communications strategy for all Greenpeace campaigns including Climate Change

Linda Apps :Co-Founder / Strategic Communications

Linda is a highly experienced strategic communicator with a background as a Marketing Manager in the music industry and communication advisor for national not-for-profit organisations Greenpeace, Greenpeace International and Iyengar Yoga Australia. She attended International Whaling Commission meetings in Japan and Berlin and wrote media releases on a wide variety of subjects from Climate Change to whaling. Most recently Linda gained coverage for Federation Uni on ABC Radio National’s The Science Show and in The Sydney Morning Herald. Linda has written effective communication campaigns for national and international environment and health issues. She is a successful writer with articles published in magazines and blogs, and is experienced at writing for websites and social media. Linda was a journalist with Fairfax and a media advisor and writer for the NRMA and St George Bank.

Jenny Tanner : Photographer / Media Designer

Jenny is a freelance graphic designer, based in Sydney Australia. After completing a Diploma in Graphic Design at Swinburne University, Melbourne, in 2014 she went on to work with local and overseas clients. Between 2016 and 2018 Jenny worked as an in-house graphic designer for a not-for-profit organization, the SYDA Foundation, in upstate New York. Jenny has worked with clients from a variety of industries, including hospitality, small business owners, artists and not-for-profit organisations. She loves working with startup and local businesses, and enjoys working with individuals and teams to get to the essence of what they’re passionate about, and representing that visually. Jenny creates a variety of elements for her clients, including digital content for social media, website elements, EDMs, presentations, GIFs and more. She also works in print media such as signage and wayfinding, packaging, brochures, posters, and fabric printing. Jenny is proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, and enjoy hands on work, including illustration and paper-craft. As well as graphic design, she has an Advanced Diploma in Photography, from Photography Studies College in Melbourne, where she majored in art photography and won the graduation award in that area. Jenny recently designed the new logo and style guide for SVA’s The Connection – collaborating for education excellence and equity, the design templates for their new online collaboration platform, and their brand value icons. See Jenny’s work here.

 

 

Monique Vandeleur

Media and Communications Director, 2021 / Australian Council of Social Service

We can always rely on Carolin to expertly cover our strategic communication and media needs - from planning and implementing successful report launches; managing impactful press conferences; engaging with key media to live-tweeting high profile public events. Carolin has gained the trust of dozens of people with lived experience of adversity to support them to become powerful media advocates, resulting in more than 50 media interviews with lived experience spokespeople published or aired in 2020-2021.

Shevonne Hunt

Presenter / Feed Play Love podcast, Babyology

Carolin is a pleasure to work with. She is professional, comprehensive and always follows up. She is exceptional at media relations.

Gary Moore

Manager Social and Community Services / Parramatta Council, Former Board member, The Benevolent Society

Carolin is a strategic thinker who establishes and manages high quality relationships with key people and organisations.

Louise Clifton

Visitor Experience Team Leader / NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

Carolin is a passionate, dedicated and highly skilled comms professional with integrity, grit and a big heart.

Jodie McLeod​

Marketing Manager – The Connection / Social Ventures Australia

I have had the opportunity to work with Comms for change in the development of a new brand identity and supporting material for our work at The Connection. Their work is creative, and they have a great understanding of the client brief and expectations. They are a pleasure to work with as they are approachable, offer great professional input and present quality work within the timeframe of the project.

Dr Cassandra Goldie

CEO / Australian Council of Social Service

ACOSS values Carolin’s expertise and effectiveness at gaining significant national media coverage for our advocacy to improve the lives of those with the least in Australian society, including her stepping up to cover as interim Communications & Media Director (part-time) from September 2021 – February 2022. Her skill at supporting people with lived experience of financial hardship to share their stories with mainstream media has helped more than 50 people to have their voices heard and furthered the national debate on reducing inequality and poverty in Australia.

 

 

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OUR LATEST WORK

The Connection

The Connection

We designed the rebrand for a school leadership network for highly disadvantaged schools with a new logo, brand value icons, presentation slides and an online collaboration platform.

Smart Energy Council

Smart Energy Council

We achieved national media coverage for the Smart Energy Conference and other events in The Project, 9 news; news.com; SMH/Age; the Guardian, Canberra Times and SBS.

ACOSS

ACOSS

We work with people with lived experience of financial hardship to share their stories with media.