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## Ric Raftis - Personal Website
This site has become my personal site now and all consulting and business related activities have been transferred to [RiSE Strategic](https://risestrategic.au/).
The reason for this transition is to do with positioning. This site focused extensively on my academic interests and there are many posts around notemaking in Obsidian and interaction with Zotero. As I continue diving into research and learning, I wanted to maintain that focus but on a more personal site. In doing so, I hope to interact with fellow travellers pursuing the goal of life long learning.
I invite you to [[Join My Email List]] and keep up to date with Obsidian and Zotero workflows in addtion to other items of interest to those engaged in research and learning.
I look forward to seeing you on the inside.
Cheers,
Ric
## Current Projects
Until November 2025, I was pursuing a Doctor of Business through Charles Sturt University. After almost two years, the continuing deterioration of the Australian university system made continuation untenable. Consequently, I made the decision to withdraw from the formal process and continue as an independent researcher.
My research question is:
> [!question] Research Question
> “How can a stakeholder-centric framework, guided by community leadership, empower rural non-profits to build community antifragility and sustainability?”
I will continue to pursue this research and refine the frameworks I have developed to build and streamline community capacity and engagement. This will involve personal research with those involved in the community and smaller nonprofit sector in rural areas of Victoria. I am available for presentations and workshops on the process as I write a book on the framework I have developed. I am happy to discuss the framework and my services further in a phone call or video conference. You can arrange this on my [[Calendar]].
If you have an interest in this area of leadership and community, I would love to hear from you. Please either reach out via the [email](mailto:
[email protected])(ric(at)ricraftis(dot)au) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricraftis/).
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![[RISEStrategic150.png|left]]I also do consulting work for community organisations, business and non-profits specialising in strategic planning, training, artificial intelligence integration, and governance. Visit [RiSE Strategic](https://risestrategic.au/) for more information.
## Contact
Ric Raftis
Email:
[email protected]
Location: Wedderburn, Vic., Australia
LinkedIn: [Ric Raftis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricraftis/)
#### [New Youtube Channel - Personal](https://www.youtube.com/@ricraftisnew)
[Old YouTube Channel - Lots of instructional videos](https://www.youtube.com/@ricraftisau)
Many Youtube videos are embedded on this site, however it seems that it is a known issue that these create errors from time to time.
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