The authors of this report provide findings and recommendations of a mixed-methods evaluation of a multiyear action research project by Learning Creates Australia (LCAust). The authors aimed to answer five research questions organised around the three focal areas of LCAust's work: convening supporters, curating evidence and demonstrating solutions. Research methods included interviews, a literature review, and sociometric analysis and data were gathered between 2023 and 2025. The authors determined that it was too early to assess LCAust's success in reaching its goals but that it had made substantial progress in establishing and implementing a body of activities aligned with its three focal areas. Trade-offs also arose in pursuing policy change and programme outcomes that LCAust and other organizations with similar goals will need to address. The authors recommend that LCAust and other similar organizations pursue relationships with individuals who bring more-critical perspectives to develop an array of stakeholders, weigh the benefits of broad engagement and grassroots approaches with more-prescribed policy strategies, evaluate which kinds of evidence could prevent a fuller understanding of LCAust's work and consider how to offer appropriate supports at the local level when operating in roles that are less hands-on.