Think+DO Tank Foundation

What Think+DO Tank Foundation does

Think+DO Tank Foundation is an Australian nonprofit organization headquartered at the Community House, 2/40 Harris Street, Fairfield, NSW, that designs and delivers multilingual arts programs in partnership with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women, youth, and children across New South Wales. Founded in 2013 by CEO Jane Stratton, the foundation operates a portfolio of community-led programs including Seed of Hope, Homework Club, Grow Well gardening workshops, Forked Tongues Storytellers, the MIRROR bilingual children's literature mentorship, the In Translation Book Club, and the Home Is Now program for the 25th Biennale of Sydney 2026. It also wholly owns Lost In Books, a multilingual independent bookshop offering children's literature in 40+ languages.

The organization's core capability is a co-designed, evidence-based methodology that combines cultural connection, multilingualism, the arts, and social enterprise to address isolation, disadvantage, and inequity. Programs are delivered through the Fairfield Community House and via outreach using the Universe of Possibilities 12-seater bus and partner venues (La Perouse Museum, Whitlam Prime Ministerial Home, Botanic Gardens, Western Sydney University, Liverpool City Library, Parramatta Square). No proprietary software is described; the technology is the programming methodology itself plus multilingual content assets.

The business model is multi-stream nonprofit revenue: tax-deductible donations, government and philanthropic grants (Create NSW, NSW Government, Scanlon Foundation, Crown Resorts, multiple councils), paid professional development course fees (Supporting Multilingual Learners, 20+ hours video, NESA accreditation), and earned income from the FoodLab Collective catering social enterprise. Annual revenue exceeds $1.3 million AUD and the foundation employs 15 people, with Sera Mirzabegian serving as interim Chair following the March 2025 departure of long-serving Chair Siobh\u00e1n McCann.

Name

Think+DO Tank Foundation

Legal name

Think+DO Tank Foundation

Website

https://foundation.thinkanddotank.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Think+DO Tank Foundation is a charity organization that offers programs and support for low socio-economic and marginalized communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts & Social Services (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Language Schools (61163), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Spoken Word & Performance Poetry Workshops (EDAMAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Literature & Book Clubs / Guided Reading Groups (EDAMAJAG), Teacher-Led Conversation Exchanges (Language Partner Matching & Facilitated) (EDAMAFAN), Foundational Reading & Writing Literacy (EDAAAAAA), Language & Communication Continuing Education (EDAAAEAF)

Keywords

• Community arts programs
• Multilingual storytelling
• Cultural exchange services
• Community development programs
• Social enterprise catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and tax-deductible contributions: The foundation accepts tax-deductible donations from the public. Donations over $2 are described as tax deductible, valued, and highly effective in supporting community programs.
2. Government and philanthropic grants: Think+DO Tank Foundation receives ongoing funding from government bodies (Create NSW, NSW Government) and charitable foundations to support specific programs and operational costs.
3. FoodLab Collective catering: The Seed of Hope-derived FoodLab Collective provides professional catering services for events including sit-down meals, picnics, buffets, breakfasts, teas, and late-night suppers. Members are food-safe certified professionals and storytellers who use food as a bridge between cultures. This social enterprise generates revenue for the collective members.
4. Professional development course fees: The Supporting Multilingual Learners professional development course for educators provides over 20 hours of video content with lifetime access and 4 hours of NESA professional learning credit. Fee structure is not publicly disclosed on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Think+DO Tank Foundation delivers multilingual arts, education, and social enterprise programs to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women, youth, and children across NSW. Core programs include free Homework Club, Seed of Hope creative wellbeing workshops, Forked Tongues bilingual storytelling, the MIRROR mentorship for bilingual children's literature, Grow Well community gardening, the In Translation multilingual book club, and the FoodLab Collective catering social enterprise, supplemented by the paid Supporting Multilingual Learners professional development course for educators.

Product overview

Think+DO Tank Foundation is a non-profit arts and community organisation offering a portfolio of programs focused on multilingual arts, community connection, and social impact. The core offerings include the multilingual children's bookshop Lost In Books, creative programs for women and youth (Seed of Hope, Flourish Collectives), educational support (Homework Club, Grow Well gardening workshops), storytelling training (Forked Tongues Storytellers), professional development for educators (Supporting Multilingual Learners Course), and the MIRROR mentorship program for bilingual children's literature. Additional services include catering through Seed of Hope Kitchen and FoodLab Collective, venue hire, and mobile community programming through the Universe of Possibilities People Movers bus. The organisation partners with the Biennale of Sydney for art installations and community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced isolation and improved social cohesion for participants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, supporting and core.

• Biennale of SydneyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Think+DO Tank Foundation is the community partner for the 25th Biennale of Sydney 2026. Together with DAAR (Decolonising Architecture Art Research), they are presenting haṣīra (حصیرة): Framing and Unframing — a multi-venue community engagement program exploring dialogue, collective reflection, grief, refusal, joy, and co-struggle across Sydney locations.
• DAAR (Decolonising Architecture Art Research)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026DAAR is a core partner in the Biennale of Sydney 2026 community program. DAAR's haṣīra (woven Palestinian mats) concept frames the entire community engagement methodology, creating a 'room without walls' for multilingual dialogue and collective hosting across diverse geographies.
• YCOLLAB and ACON WestiesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026TDTF collaborated with YCOLLAB and ACON Westie to host 'Prosperity in Pride' — a Lunar New Year celebration for LGBTQIA+ communities in Western Sydney, continuing shared commitment to inclusive, culturally safe, community-led spaces.
• Western Sydney University CreativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025TDTF partnered with Western Sydney University Creative to present the Arts Leadership Forum in March 2025, featuring FoodLab Collective members as speakers and caterers. This partnership highlights TDTF's commitment to co-design and community-led initiatives in higher education settings.
• Botanic Gardens (Community Greening team)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Botanic Gardens Community Greening team leads monthly Grow Well gardening workshops at TDTF's Community House in Fairfield. Workshops are hands-on, expert-led, covering growing, composting, and cultivation, hosted by Botanic Gardens Community Greening Officers.
• Fairfield City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Fairfield City Council co-supports the In Translation Book Club sessions and community events including Refugee Week activities and the Reimagining Togetherness Community Town Hall held at Fairfield Public Park.
• Liverpool City Council / Liverpool City LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Liverpool City Council and Liverpool City Library co-host In Translation Book Club sessions and support multilingual programming. Copyright Agency also provides support for the book club series.
• La Perouse Museum (Randwick City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025La Perouse Museum partnered with TDTF for Biennale of Sydney 2026 events, hosting haṣīra community grounding sessions. The museum is a Randwick City Council venue and meeting place for art, First Nations Knowledge, European exploration, and natural histories.
• Sivine Tabbouch (Sunday Kitchen) and Mago ShaheensupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Sivine Tabbouch (Sunday Kitchen) and Palestinian community leader Mago Shaheen served as mentors to FoodLab Collective members during the Arts Leadership Forum, supporting the women's professional development and storytelling.
• Observership ProgramsupportingOthers · 1 January 2025The Observership Program, founded in 2014, facilitates young talented individuals' involvement on nonprofit boards. TDTF participated in the 2025 program, hosting three board observers for a 12-month period.
• City of ParramattasupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025City of Parramatta funded and co-supported the 'At Home in Parra' community outreach event in May 2026, which activated Parramatta Square with multilingual storytelling, creative workshops, and Seed of Hope Kitchen catering.
• Lost In BooksflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Lost In Books is the multilingual independent bookshop co-founded by TDTF CEO Jane Stratton. It serves as a key community hub for multilingual children's literature in 40+ languages, creative learning, language exchange, and hosts pop-up bookstores at TDTF events. Located at Shop 1, 40 Harris Street, Fairfield.
• Whitlam Institute (Western Sydney University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University partnered with TDTF for the Biennale of Sydney 2026 program, making the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Home in Cabramatta available as a venue for community gathering and dialogue sessions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Settlement Services International (SSI): Large NSW-based nonprofit delivering settlement, education and community programs for newly arrived migrants and refugees. Directly comparable to TDTF in target population (CALD communities in NSW), educational support, and grant-funded community-services model — though operating at a much larger scale.
• AMES Australia: Adult Multicultural Education Services provider delivering English language, settlement and training programs for migrants and refugees across Australia. Closely comparable in education-led model for CALD learners and similar government/grant revenue mix.
• Story Factory: Sydney-based nonprofit creative writing and literacy center for young people, with a similar focus on marginalized and culturally diverse youth. Highly comparable in mission (creative writing + literacy for underserved young people), community-led delivery, and small-team operating model.
• 100 Story Building: Melbourne-based nonprofit creative writing and storytelling center for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Directly comparable in mission, creative-writing pedagogy, and small nonprofit operating model.
• STARTTS: NSW-based specialist service for the treatment and rehabilitation of torture and trauma survivors, predominantly from refugee backgrounds. Comparable in serving refugee/CALD communities in NSW with community-led, grant-funded programs.
• MYAN (Multicultural Youth Affairs NSW): Peak body for multicultural youth in NSW, supporting CALD young people through advocacy, policy and programs. Comparable in target demographic (CALD youth in NSW), community-led methodology, and small-team nonprofit model.
• Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia: National nonprofit enabling community-led refugee welcome and integration programs. Comparable in grassroots, community-co-design methodology with refugee/migrant beneficiaries in Australia.

Broad incumbents

• Multicultural NSW: Statutory NSW government agency supporting multicultural communities and policy. Comparable as a funder/convener of CALD programs and a frequent partner for community organizations like TDTF.
• Refugee Council of Australia: National peak body for refugees and people seeking asylum. Comparable in advocacy and community-services orientation to refugee/migrant populations; sits adjacent to TDTF's beneficiary base.

Emerging players

• The Conversation Exchange: Online language-partner matching platform connecting speakers for conversational exchange. Comparable to TDTF's Lost In Books language-exchange and conversation-exchange programming, though delivered as a digital marketplace rather than place-based community programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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