Purpose & Passion Tool

If you are unsure where to start, your journey to

working 'on purpose' may start here.
Get in to it.

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Purpose & Passion Tool

PURPOSE
This section will help us to identify WHY you want to engage in the
purpose sector.
1. What do you care about most in your life? (e.g. family, work, cycling,
painting)

2. What (if anything) concerns you about the world - now or for the
future?

3. Are there any causes, issues or organisations that interest you

already? (You may or may not be involved)

4. How engaged in the for-purpose sector would you say you are right
now?
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Very
Somewhat
Unsure
Neutral
Not at all

5. How do you feel most connected to your community right now?

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6. Describe an occasion when you felt truly inspired.

7. If you have a mission statement for life, what would it be? (e.g. 'to be
kind to all people' or to 'inspire others')

8. Generally speaking, what is motivating you to be more engaged in

the for-purpose sector?

9. What would you like to get back from your engagement in the forpurpose sector?

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PASSION
This section will help us to identify WHERE you might like to engage in
the for-purpose sector
10. Please think about, and rank, your level of interest in working with or
for the following areas. Please indicate with: Interested, Interested or
not Interested
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Human rights in Australia and overseas

Housing and homelessness
Support for people with disabilities
Chronic Illness
Mental health
Medical research
Indigenous Australia
Drug and alcohol issues
People who have contact with the criminal justice system
The aged
Children and young people
Education
Supporting people in rural, regional and remote Australia
Asylum seekers and refugees
Disaster relief in Australia
Disaster relief overseas
Animal welfare
The environment and sustainability
Arts and culture
Spiritual / religious initiatives
International development and developing nations
Women
Employment
Sport

11. Are there any specific organisations you would like to be engaged
with that you haven't mentioned?

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PRACTICAL SKILLS
This section will help us identify HOW you would like to engage with the
for- purpose sector.
12. Would you like your participation in the for-purpose sector to involve
using your professional skills, expertise, contacts or knowledge or ?
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Engaging my professional skills, expertise, knowledge or contacts

Be something unrelated

13. From the skills, expertise, contacts or knowledge you have (may be
personal or professional) which ones would you like to be using?

14. What level of involvement are you interested in?

A few hours a month
A few hours a week
A day or so a week
Part-time (more than one day per week)
Full-time
On a project / contract basis
Comments (optional
15. How do you see yourself becoming involved? (you may choose
more than one response)
As a senior executive (CEO, General Manager, senior manager)
A role on a board or advisory committee
As a formal mentor to a senior executive
A role to help the organisation develop funding relationships
A role to help the organisation broaden their network
Offering technical expertise of some kind
Offering general or strategic expertise of some kind
Being an advocate, spokesperson or ambassador
Comments (optional
16. If you had a dream role / way of engaging with the for-purpose
sector, what would it be?

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Congratulations on taking your first step in your journey to working onpurpose!

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