BY THE NUMBERS
Impact Through Evidence
VNC delivers research, consulting and capacity building that confronts structural racism and advances racial equity across systems and institutions.
20+
Years of racial equity research and practice
$3.7M+
In competitive research funding secured
160+
Peer-reviewed publications
RISE Project
Australia's first large-scale intersectional workforce study
7
Universities — teaching, supervising, examining
Case Studies
Case Study 1
Organisation Type
Federal Government Agency
The Challenge
The agency needed to identify hidden structural barriers affecting marginalized employees within their promotional pipelines but lacked qualitative and quantitative tools tailored to their unique organisational structure.
VNC's Approach
VNC deployed a multi-phase Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods approach, conducting deep qualitative audits followed by custom-designed diagnostic tools to gather actionable internal data.
The Outcome
Delivered a bespoke evidence framework that enabled leadership to restructure internal policy, leading to a measurable increase in equity retention and leadership diversity.
Case Study 2
Organisation Type
Higher Education Institution
The Challenge
Institutional intent toward diversity was high, but existing off-the-shelf unconscious bias training failed to address systemic and cultural inequities across departments.
VNC's Approach
Conducted structural analysis and executive advisory sessions to realign institutional accountability and co-design a long-term anti-racism strategy with affected staff.
The Outcome
Implemented a permanent accountability framework and built internal capacity, moving the institution from passive compliance to active structural change.