About
Are you ready?
Ready Communities founders Kerry Grace and Dr Chad Renando have worked alongside regional Australian communities for decades.
We’ve seen funding come and go, energy build and disappear. Our combined experience landed on one common truth. The way change is currently happening in the regions isn’t working.
Together we have created a different pathway to change.
Our work assists regional communities and funders to demonstrate that their regional investments are not just charitable, they are strategically building the enabling conditions for long-term social, environmental, and economic resilience in communities that national policy has historically underserved.
“It’s a long-term play, firmly grounded in impact and outcomes. To any community offered this opportunity: take it with both hands. You won’t regret it.” Leon Ankersmit CEO Caringa
Programs
From our two year Flagship program to a three month accelerator we work with your community to build readiness where it matters.
- Spend time in your regional community observing how things work
- Host a series of community conversations to hear from a broad range of stakeholders
- Map related policies, programs, funding, stakeholders and resources providing an evidence base
- Put our boots on the ground and find ways to hear from quiet stakeholders
national conference
Each year bring Social Impact in the Regions national conference in a different regional community. The conference is the mid point of our two year flagship program.
- Activate investment opportunities that matter to your regional community
- Host up to 250 visitors
- Captivate a spend of over $380K
- Identify and build capability in local doers
- Link local social impact projects and enterprises with support
- Connect what is working with support and investment
- Activate spaces in your community
national regional challenges
Informed by our annual national host community (Flagship community) we design a series of focus areas, and then associated challenges which support not only the local ecosystem, but also address national concerns.
Our first series of National Regional Challenges will launch on 20 May 2026. Join our newsletter to stay up to date.