Building Financial Literacy Together

We work with educational institutions, community organisations, and businesses across Australia to bring practical budget communication skills to more people. Because understanding money shouldn't be complicated.

Since 2019, we've collaborated with over 35 partners to create programs that actually make sense to real families and individuals trying to navigate their finances.

Collaborative financial education workshop with partners discussing budget communication strategies

What We Stand For

Our partnerships are built on genuine values, not just paperwork. Here's what matters to us when we work together.

Accessibility First

Financial education shouldn't require a degree in economics. We design every program to be genuinely accessible — plain language, practical examples, real-world scenarios that people recognize from their own lives.

Real Example: When we partnered with Wauchope Community Centre in 2024, we redesigned our materials based on feedback from participants who found traditional banking jargon confusing. The revised version uses everyday language and has been adopted by four other centres.

Cultural Awareness

Australia's diverse communities have different relationships with money, banking, and financial planning. We adapt our approach to respect these differences rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Real Example: Working with multicultural communities in Western Sydney, we learned that some participants preferred family-focused budget discussions rather than individual planning. We now offer both formats depending on partner needs.

Practical Application

Theory is fine, but people need tools they can use tomorrow morning. Every session includes tangible takeaways — whether that's a simple tracking method, a conversation starter for couples, or a specific question to ask your bank.

Real Example: Our partner at Port Macquarie TAFE reported that 78% of participants from the October 2024 workshop were still using the budget communication framework three months later — unusual retention for this type of program.
35+
Active Partners
8,200+
Participants Reached
6
Years Running
Partner organization team reviewing financial education materials and program outcomes Community workshop participants engaged in budget communication exercises

How Partnership Actually Works

We've learned a lot about what makes collaboration effective. Spoiler: it's not just signing an agreement and hoping for the best. Here's what typically happens when organisations work with us.

Co-Design Programs

You know your community better than we do. We bring the financial communication expertise, you bring the local knowledge. Together we figure out what'll actually work for your specific context.

This usually means 2-3 planning sessions where we hash out details like timing, format, language level, and specific financial topics that matter most to your participants. No cookie-cutter templates.

Flexible Delivery Models

Some partners want regular weekly sessions. Others prefer intensive weekend workshops. A few need online-only options. We've done lunch-and-learn formats, evening programs for working parents, and early morning sessions for shift workers.

The delivery adapts to your organisational capacity and participant availability. We've found that being rigid about format guarantees lower engagement, so we stay flexible.

Ongoing Support Structure

Partnership doesn't end after the first workshop. We provide follow-up resources, answer questions that come up later, and adjust materials based on what worked and what didn't.

Most partners check in quarterly to discuss outcomes and refine the approach. Some just email when they need something. Either way works — we're not precious about the format as long as the communication stays open.

What Partners Actually Say

These are real comments from organisations we've worked with over the past couple of years. Unedited feedback matters more than polished marketing copy.

The materials were genuinely useful, not just theoretical. Our participants kept asking for more sessions, which honestly never happens with financial literacy programs. clenovario actually listened when we said the initial approach wasn't landing.

Leif Thornberg from Hastings Community Services

Leif Thornberg

Hastings Community Services

We've tried three different financial education providers over the years. clenovario is the first one where participants actually implemented what they learned. The difference is they focus on communication about money rather than just budgeting formulas.

Vesna Radojkovic from Mid North Coast TAFE

Vesna Radojkovic

Mid North Coast TAFE

What impressed me most was their willingness to adapt. When our initial workshop format wasn't working for our demographic, they completely redesigned it within a week. That level of responsiveness is rare in partnership arrangements.

Dag Eriksen from Port Macquarie Employment Services

Dag Eriksen

Employment Connect NSW

Let's Talk About Working Together

If your organisation serves people who could benefit from better budget communication skills, we should have a conversation. No pressure, no sales pitch — just an honest discussion about whether partnership makes sense for both of us.

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