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ABOUT US

Borderlands Cooperative is a non-profit organisation involved in community, social and international development, ecological sustainability and social justice. Amongst other things, we provide consultancy to service providers, government and community organisations in the form of program, service and organisational evaluation, social impact research and needs analysis.

Building in sustainability measures and assessment has been a central feature of our social impact research and evaluation of projects and programs. Our work is research-based and favours participatory approaches to research and evaluation. We have an extensive library of current journals, government policy and research literature as well as membership in the Association of Researchers in Voluntary and Community Work (ARVAC – UK), Volunteering Victoria, and Action Research Issues Association, ALARPM, and our consultants have individual membership in several other professional associations and other networks.

Borderlands consultants have acquired – through the more than 50 consultancies and research/evaluations conducted over the ten years of its existence, together with our previous academic and professional research - a diverse range of transferable social research, evaluation and community consultative skills. We have an extensive network of contacts throughout Victoria in the community, voluntary and government sectors at local and state levels, as a result of previous and ongoing community consultations, community development projects, and personal connections.

At present, Borderlands Cooperative is being sought out by Local Councils, non-governmental and community-based organisations to support them in processes of building-in ongoing reflection and evaluation toward sustainability of projects and their impact for and on the populations and users relevant to their services.