This survey is for anyone across the Northern Rivers working on initiatives intended to create a positive social or environmental impact — we’re calling these people changemakers. If that sounds like you, your voice matters here.
🌀 Why are we doing this?

For the past 16 years Seed Northern Rivers (formerly Mullum S.E.E.D.) has been supporting the regions changemakers. Based in Mullumbimby, we currently support 35+ member organisations who are leading environmental and social change. Find out more about Seed Northern Rivers here.

Now, Seed Northern Rivers wants to understand what’s needed to help our region’s changemakers thrive. Your responses will help us:
  • Understand capacity and capability gaps for changemakers across the region
  • Co-design the most valuable shared resources (e.g. training, mentoring, infrastructure) that support Northern Rivers Changemakers
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration and collective impact - what can we do together that we can’t do alone?
  • Build evidence for advocacy and future funding to meet the needs of changemakers in the Northern Rivers. The insights gathered in this project will be shared with key regional stakeholders — including the Northern Rivers Community Foundation, Northern Rivers Councils, Living Labs, the Ingrained Foundation, and Regional Development Australia Northern Rivers — and will contribute to ongoing advocacy efforts to better support changemakers across the region.
We are grateful to the support of the Northern Rivers Community Foundation and Dusseldorp Forum for supporting this project.

⏳ How long will it take?

This survey is in two parts:

Part 1 (5 minutes): Quick snapshot — demographics and 3 core reflective questions
Part 2 (an additional 7–10 minutes): Optional deeper dive, if you have time to offer more

We recommend allowing 15-20 minutes in total if you do both parts but absolutely fine if you only have time for the first. Feel free to make a cuppa, turn off notifications, and enjoy a moment of reflection. ☕🕯

🎁 Bonus: You’ll go in the draw to win a $50 Stone & Wood voucher — redeemable for food and beverages at their Stone & Wood Brewery in Byron Bay. Proudly supported by the Stone & Wood Foundation.


📅 Survey closes:

End of Monday 18 August 2025


🔐 Confidentiality

This survey is being conducted by Seed Northern Rivers. While the survey requires your name and contact email, all responses will be kept confidential and used solely to help improve support systems for changemakers in our region and advocate for what changemakers need to thrive.

All results will be shared publicly or with third parties only as anonymised data — your individual responses won’t be linked to your name or identity, and no one will be able to identify you from your answers.

At the end of the survey, you’ll have the option to indicate if you would like to stay connected to us further- this includes invitations to upcoming co-design workshops where you can help shape the support services and regional network we're building for changemakers. We’re grateful for your input either way and will respect your preferences.


🙏 Thank you

Thank you for taking the time to contribute. Your voice will shape future efforts that support changemakers like you. We’re grateful you’re part of this journey with us.

Ready to begin? Let’s go →

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* 1. Name

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* 3. Phone (optional)

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* 4. Postcode

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