Helping others do good, better.

Lee Crockford (He/Him) is a freelance social impact advisor and non-executive director working to solve complex global challenges through co-design, impact measurement, and behaviour change.

His work spans mental health, education, arts, environment, technology, and justice across private, public, and non-profit sectors.

Lee is currently Director of Pride by Side, Director of The B Well Coalition, and non-executive Director of both the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation and Australian Musical Theatre Festival.

He has been a Global Laureate Fellow, Impact Academy Fellow, G20 Youth Representative, Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leader, AMP Tomorrowmaker, and D&F Academy Fellow.

His work is awarded by Good Design, UNLEASH, Impact 25, Australian Scholarships, Pro Bono Australia, and Advance Queensland.

Expertise

Impact measurement and frameworks

Quantifying progress towards outcomes and impact

Co-design and deliberative engagement

Designing solutions with community and centering lived-experience

Strategy and planning

Building solutions that effectively shift people to action

User and service design

Mapping user needs and journeys

Governance

Non-executive direction and management advisory

Speaking and facilitating

Working with and educating communities

Project management

Building beautiful and visual concepts

Current collabs

Group of LGBTQIA+ leaders posting for a photo together after a day of leadership workshops

Stage of young performers singing towards the audience

Two people engaged in conversation at a table

Ravi brainstorming ideas onto butchers paper

Stage full of performers gesturing towards lead singer in the middle in a red dress

B Team · Conference table with delegates talking around it

Woman singing passionately into a microphone outside

Pride by Side

Director

Many LGBTIQ+ initiatives simply do not have adequate resources or capacity to meet their goals. This is a challenge that impacts the safety, justice, and equality of people and communities.

Pride by Side (formerly 123+) matches LGBTIQ+ initiatives with allied organisations to help them build capacity in: impact and evaluation, business and financials, user and ecosystem, technology and logistics, branding and communications, and people and culture.

Visit Pride by Side →

Australian Musical Theatre Festival

Non-executive Director

The Australian Musical Theatre Festival is an unparalleled opportunity for musical theatre lovers, makers and industry professionals.

Held in Launceston, Tasmania, the annual festival includes a diverse Program with ample opportunities to teach, collaborate, engage, and enjoy.

Visit website→

The B Well Coalition

Project Director

The B Well Coalition supports the leadership of organisations in creating mental healthy workplaces.

The Coalition is a network of CEOs and delegates across Asia-Pacific fostering better mental wellbeing within their organisations. The Coalition provides a community of leadership, data, and resources to support their efforts.

The B Well Coalition is an initiative of The B Team Australasia.

Visit B Well →

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Previous collaborations

Tech Against Terrorism

Lee Crockford Presenting at UNLEASH 2018

Lee Crockford presenting on stage at UNLEASH 2018

Side projects

Future Postbox

Digital platform

What would you to say a future version of you or someone else? Future Postbox is a free platform that allows anyone to write a letter and set a future date for it to be delivered.

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The Clockmaker

Children's novel series

The Clockmaker is a children's novel trilogy that explores life, death, and grief. It follows the adventures of Ethan and his Dad through the magical world of Vik.

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Seeing eye dogs foster care

Volunteering

Seeing eye dogs Australia is a wonderful charity always on the lookout for additional foster carers for dogs that will go on to support the with vision impairment.

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In the pool room*

AICD Scholar

Australian Scholarship · 2022

Australian Company Director's Emerging Leaders Program

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Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leader

The Equality Project · 2022

The Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leadership Program builds the leadership skills of Victoria’s emerging LGBTIQ+ leaders.

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Good Design Award

Good Design Awards · 2019

Good Design award for social isolation reduction campaign, #OLDMATE (spur:org)

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Good Design Award

Good Design Awards · 2021

Good Design award for co-designed communication platform, Dovetail, for elder Australians (spur:)

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UNLEASH+ Winner

UNLEASH · 2020

Accelerator competition in support of LGBTIQ+ capacity building project, 123+

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Impact 25 Award Finalist

Pro Bono Australia · 2019

Recognition of contribution to the Australian not-for-profit and social sector and the wider community.

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Gold Inclusion & Silver Health Award

UNLEASH · 2018

Global innovation lab to action the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Singapore.

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Australian Representative

G20 Youth Entrepreneur Alliance · 2018

Australian representative at the global summit in Buenos Aires to further the sector.

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AMP Tomorrowmaker

AMP Foundation · 2017

AMP's Tomorrow Fund supports Australian Changemakers across a wide range of fields.

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Brisbane Top Young Social Entrepreneur

Business News Australia · 2016

The Young Entrepreneur Awards recognises Brisbane's top business founders.

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Community Digital Champion

Advance Queensland · 2016

Recognition for helping improve Queensland’s digital literacy and digital adoption.

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Impact Academy Fellow

Impact Academy · 2016

International accelerator for social enterprises.

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Young Australians on the 'Cusp of Greatness'

Junkee Media · 2016

One of 20 young social entrepreneurs named to be on "the cusp of greatness"

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Global Laureate Fellow

International Youth Foundation · 2013

Youth leaders selected through a partnership between the Sylvan / Laureate Foundation and the International Youth Foundation.

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Youth Award

Australasian Men's Health Forum · 2013

Outstanding contribution to youth mental health in the Australasian region.

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Global Fellow

The D&F Academy · 2012

One of 15 global fellows utilising music for social change.

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Young Social Pioneer

Foundation for Young Australians · 2010

One of 13 Australian social change makers.

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AICD Scholar

Australian Scholarship · 2022

Australian Company Director's Emerging Leaders Program

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Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leader

The Equality Project · 2022

The Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leadership Program builds the leadership skills of Victoria’s emerging LGBTIQ+ leaders.

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Good Design Award

Good Design Awards · 2019

Good Design award for social isolation reduction campaign, #OLDMATE (spur:org)

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Good Design Award

Good Design Awards · 2021

Good Design award for co-designed communication platform, Dovetail, for elder Australians (spur:)

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UNLEASH+ Winner

UNLEASH · 2020

Accelerator competition in support of LGBTIQ+ capacity building project, 123+

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Impact 25 Award Finalist

Pro Bono Australia · 2019

Recognition of contribution to the Australian not-for-profit and social sector and the wider community.

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Gold Inclusion & Silver Health Award

UNLEASH · 2018

Global innovation lab to action the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in Singapore.

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Australian Representative

G20 Youth Entrepreneur Alliance · 2018

Australian representative at the global summit in Buenos Aires to further the sector.

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