About ActionSkills
We are an alliance of Australian technology professionals that have dedicated our lives to creating positive social change.
We are the only web design company in Australia whose people have actively worked on the ground organising grassroots movements, protest events and supporting First Nation campaigns.
ActionSkills provides a breadth of experience across areas of digital technology, community organising and small business.
ActionSkills Pty Ltd
ACN 651740180 | ABN: 586 5174 0180 | $4 Million in liability insurance
Glenn Todd
Strategy , technical & training
Glenn Todd brings 26 years experience building websites and mentoring people to build and manage their own websites.
Glenn has built websites for iconic Melbourne brands such as the Arts Centre Melbourne, The Australian Ballet and the Design Files, as well as lectured Website Design at RMIT and Victoria Universities.
Qualified as a Graphic Designer, Glenn also works as a Creative Director and practicing sculptor.
Nat Lowrey
Strategy, design & communications
For over 25 years, Nat has combined communications, advocacy, and design to champion environmental justice, social justice, and human rights, in Australia and internationally.
She works with justice-aligned organisations, small business and local communities to sharpen campaign and communication strategy, amplify stories and design tools for change.
Nat holds a Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (University of Sydney) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours, University of New South Wales), and is based in Naarm (Melbourne).
Recognition
Not-for-Profit Technology Lifetime Service Award
Recognises and celebrates the outstanding commitment and service by an individual working in a technology-related role in the not-for-profit sector over a significant period of time.
2019 – connectingup.org
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
We helped launch the campaign that won a Nobel Peace Prize, building their first website, video and marketing materials. We currently support ICANW with their Australian website.
2017 – nobelprize.org
Testimonials
It was excellent to work with ActionSkills on the rollout of a new CRM system for the Australian Democracy Network. We are a small organisation and needed assistance in working out the best tool to meet our needs as well as implementing it across our systems. Glenn is a pleasure to work with – very thorough, helpful, and always up for sharing his expertise.
Actionskills play such an important role in our advocacy landscape, bringing technology solutions and campaign outcomes together.
Glenn worked closely with us to understand our needs and skilled up the team through the implementation phase so that we have the in-house know how to keep the machine running smoothly.
Isabella Morand
Engagement & Communications Manager – Australian Democracy Network
Rogaining Victoria is a small not for profit and Glenn from ActionSkills helped us develop our new website.
It is a vast improvement on the old site and came in on budget. Implementation took longer than we expected but that is because we could not keep up the pace needed.
ActionSkills were patient and flexible in meeting our time constraints and answering our questions. We have a site that we feel we can keep current without a lot of ongoing assistance
Glenn guided me through the process in a prompt and professional manner delivering exactly what I required.
Outstanding service thanks highly recommended
Don Baker
Treasurer – Victorian Rogaining Association
When our conservation group needed a website built, Glenn at ActionSkills was an easy choice.
With loads of experience, and always able to make himself available to speak with us and sort out our questions and problems, we found the whole experience easy, fun and quick.
I’m happy to recommmend Glenn to others as he is great to deal with, knows his stuff and comes at a very reasonable price! Thanks Glenn.
Sandra Williams
Agnes Conservation Community
Groups we have worked with
- Djap Wurrung
- CrimeScene Australia
- Australian Council of Trade Unions
- Environment Protection Authority Victoria
- Victorian National Parks Association
- Wilderness Society
- 3CR
- The Greens
- International Rangers Federation
- Deakin University
- RMIT University
- University of Melbourne
- Victoria University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Bob Brown Foundation
- Friends of the Earth
- 350 Australia
- 3CR
- Accountability Round Table
- AID/Watch
- Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation
- Alice’s Garage
- ASLEC-ANZ
- Assange Freedom Network
- Australian Children with a Disability
- Australian Institute of Employment Rights
- Australian Jewish Democratic Society
- Australian Nuclear Free Alliance
- Australia Palestine Advocacy Network
- Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission
- Baptcare
- Beyond Zero Emissions
- Blockade IMARC
- Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
- Centre for Social Change
- CERES Community Environment Park
- Change Agency
- ClimActs
- Climarte
- Climate Council
- ClosePineGap
- Combat Wombat
- Commons Social Change Library
- Conservation Council ACT Region
- Council on the Ageing Victoria
- Deakin University
- Declassified Australia
- DrillWatch
- First Nations Hub
- Fitzroy Legal Service
- Friends of Latrobe Water
- Friends of the Earth Australia
- Friends of the Earth International
- Front Line Action on Coal
- Grassroots Action Network Tasmania
- Grassy Plains Network
- Hunter Jobs Alliance
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- ICANW Australia
- Knitting Nannas
- Lighter Footprints
- Marigold Healthfoods
- Market forces
- Markets For Change
- Mullum Cares
- National Sustainable Living Festival
- Nogat Coal
- Original Power
- Outdoors Victoria
- Quit Coal
- Real Deal
- Reef Defenders
- Reimagine Australia
- River Tracks
- Save the Sepik
- Seeds of Gippsland
- Seniors Rights Victoria
- Social Enterprise Network of Victoria
- Society of Responsible Design
- Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
- Thin Green Line
- Timbuktu Center for Strategic Studies on the Sahel
- Transitions Film Festival
- Victorian Refugee Health Network
- Victorian Rogaining Association
- Wikileaks Party
- Yes to Life, No to Mining
- Zero Emissions Byron