Are you a small or grassroots organisation looking to level up your fundraising game? Do you want to learn the strategies behind successful fundraising? This session is for advocates who are new to fundraising and want to understand the key principles of raising funds for social change.
Join fundraising expert Martin Paul for this free session to explore why fundraising matters and what your organisation needs to do to set up a thriving fundraising program.
Designed for small-scale and grassroots organisations as well as those new to the world of fundraising, we are excited to present a two-hour Ready to Raise webinar to introduce you to the various fundraising options available to non-for-profits and considerations in developing your fundraising strategy.
REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Discover the different fundraising options available to nonprofits
Learn how to choose informed fundraising options for your organisation
Explore key elements, such resources, trends, obstacles, and possibilities, in choosing a fundraising strategy.
DATE AND TIMES
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, 19 September:
10:00AM — 12:00PM AEST
9:30AM - 11:30AM ACST
8:00AM - 10:00AM AWST
12:00PM - 2:00PM NZST
SPEAKER
Martin Paul
Co-founder, Make Strategic
Martin has been a proud, passionate professional fundraiser for over 30 years and his lifetime contribution to the sector was recognised in 2020 by being awarded Fundraiser of the Year. Martin started his career in commercial marketing before he decide to use his marketing for good. He has worked with 150 non-profit organisations to scale their fundraising including WWF-Australia, The National Trust, Heart Foundation and Cancer Council NSW. At the Cancer Council, Martin and his team more than doubled their fundraising to $50M+ a year. Martin has conducted over 100 research studies into public and donor attitudes, including an ongoing study into the impact of cost of living on giving. He is the co-founder of more strategic to support organisations with their fundraising capacity. There’s nothing Martin loves more than sharing his love of fundraising.
ACCESS INFORMATION:
Zoom: We will be meeting via Zoom, and sharing training materials over Google Docs and Google Slides. If you have access to a computer or laptop, we recommend you join the training by computer to make navigating the materials easier. A dial-in number will also be supplied in case you do not have access to a computer, or you can use the Zoom phone app (iOS | Android). See here for accessibility documentation for Zoom; including list of keyboard shortcuts here.
Resources: During the training we will use the screen share function to share slides, as well as navigating between Zoom and an interactive slide deck.
Early access to slides: A view-only version of the slide deck can be supplied early if this supports your participation. Any copies of the slides provided will include alt-text / image descriptions. Some guest speaker slides cannot be provided in advance. If you need early access to materials, please mention this in the ‘access needs’ question when registering.
No breaks: There won’t be any breaks during the webinar. However we will share the webinar recording with everyone afterward, so feel free to step away if you need a break.
Captions: We will have live captioning during the webinar.
Breakout rooms: This training uses breakout rooms throughout, with group sizes ranging from pairs through to groups of five for discussions and workshop activities.
Auslan interpretation: If you need Auslan interpreters, please let us know when registering. Because of the high demand for interpreters, we cannot guarantee interpreters will be available, especially if registering less than a week before the training.
Video norms: We encourage everyone to have your cameras on if you feel comfortable, but do not require you to do so.
Chat: This training includes use of the chat function in Zoom. Participants will be asked to introduce themselves in chat, and to enter responses in the chat throughout the training.
Tech and access support: The Australian Progress team will be able to assist with any tech support, including Zoom, the slide deck, and access.
When you register for the event, we will ask if you have any access needs. If you need something in place that is not already arranged, or if you need more information about any part of the event, we will work with you to provide that.
You can also reach us directly about access by reaching out to Erica at erica@australianprogress.org.au Alternatively, you can send a message to us through the Australian Progress Facebook page or email us at info@australianprogress.org.au.