People
Jo Garner, Director:
Strategic Grants Pty Ltd is owned and managed by Joanna Garner. Jo has been a Professional Fundraiser since 1994. Holding the international accreditation, Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), and a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Marketing and IT, Jo’s fundraising career started with full-time positions first with Diabetes Australia Queensland and then with the Mater Foundation. Between the arrival of her two (somewhat adorable) children, Jo did freelance work, consulting to charities in events management and running the secretariat for the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) in Qld.
Jo responded to market demand in 2002 to assist Brisbane-based charities the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation and Qld Baptist Care (both of whom are still clients), in helping them source grants to deliver their programs and meet fundraising targets. Others including the Endeavour Foundation, RSPCA Qld and the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation soon joined Jo’s rapidly expanding client base. And so began a career that has evolved to the formation of her own company, Strategic Grants.
In December 2009 Jo assumed the position of President of the Qld Chapter of the Fundraising Institute Australia and sits on the national board of directors. Jo is also a regular conference presenter on the grant seeking process, including the Not for Profit Network's 2007 and 2008 INCE Conferences, 2009 International Breast Cancer Conference - Reach to Recovery, the 2009 Inaugural United Way Qld Community Partners Forum, the 2010 FIA National Conference in Adelaide and is also a presenter at various FIA Skills and other NFP sector training courses.
Kate Gadenne,
Grants and Copywriting Specialist:
Kate
Gadenne
provides invaluable support to Strategic Grants in assisting with
client management, research, exceptional application writing skills
and an amazing ability to manage multiple tasks!
Kate
has a Bachelor of Science (environmental planning & policy major) as
well as a postgraduate diploma in Journalism. Her experience
includes five years with the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation
where she worked in a variety of roles including fundraising
(community fundraising campaign management and grant writing), media
management, public relations account management, and internal
communications. Kate’s drive and energy saw her pioneer fundraising
and communications at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin
and allowed her to serve six years in the Army Reserve,
Intelligence Corps.
In addition to being the Principal Grants Researcher, Kate also manages the Strategic Grants Copywriting Service and provides charities with quality copy for direct mail appeals, newsletters, web-copy and any other communications and publications targeted to donors and organisational stakeholders.
Harriett
Carter, Grants
and Copywriting Specialist
Harriett Carter is a communications specialist with outstanding client management skills, a passion for writing and a methodical approach.
With over 14
years experience, Harriett holds a Bachelor of
Business-Communication and has proven accomplishments in strategic
communications across government and the private sector.
As Corporate
Communications Manager for Queensland’s Residential Tenancies
Authority (RTA), Harriett worked directly with the RTA Board, senior
management and her team to deliver the Authority’s annual external
/internal communication program. Harriett’s particular interest in
corporate copywriting also saw her produce two multi-award winning
annual reports, along with a full suite of community-based
publications.
Harriett’s career highlights also include her
position as Account Manager for graphic design group NOUS Company,
where she successfully managed multiple accounts and deadlines for
some of Queensland’s most recognisable brands.
Kath Moore, Grants Specialist:
Kath Moore is a fundraising professional with over 10 years campaign and events management experience. She has held full-time positions with Cystic Fibrosis Qld, the PA Research Foundation and the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, Brisbane and has served on the Executive Committee of the Qld Chapter of the Fundraising Institute Australia.
Kath’s outstanding communication skills and genuine commitment to the charitable sector saw her excel in Senior Fundraiser positions where she was responsible for managing relationships with donors and other organisational stakeholders.
With an in depth understanding of fundraising, attention to detail and excellent writing skills Kath produces high quality funding applications for projects that help charities fulfill their mission.
Dr Caroline Webber, Grants and
Copywriting Specialist:
Caroline is an
experienced project manager, team leader and tender writer, and has
over 13 years experience of working in the not-for-profit, public
sector and publishing industry in a variety of roles. In the UK,
whilst working for Merseyside Network for Europe, Caroline was
responsible for designing and delivering training programs for
not-for-profit organizations on fundraising, project management and
auditing, and had lead responsibility for carrying out appraisal
work on funding submissions.
Since emigrating to Australia, Caroline has
worked at a senior level for the NSW state government in the fields
of quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation, and as a managing
editor in the publishing industry.
Caroline is an
experienced tender writer, copywriter and editor, and has a
doctorate in eighteenth century literature and editorial techniques.
As a board member of a not-for-profit organization for almost eight years, Caroline has a comprehensive understanding of fundraising, viability and sustainability, and the challenges and issues faced by organizations, as well as their triumphs and successes!
Caroline is also the Director of The Green Olive Press.
Dr William Hatherell, Writer and
Editor:
Bill has a long background in academic and professional writing and editing, and in recent years has specialised in writing and editing grant submissions to philanthropic trusts and foundations. He lectured in communication and professional writing at QUT for six years, and has extensive experience in writing major organisational documents and in academic thesis editing. He is the author of The Third Metropolis: Imagining Brisbane through Art and Literature 1940–1970 (University of Queensland Press, 2007), academic articles and conference papers on Australian and British literature and cultural history, and numerous organisational publications including a short book on university-community engagement, annual reports, complex funding and accreditation submissions, and promotional material.
Sue Patterson,
Operations Manager:
Sue brings to Strategic Grants over twenty years experience within corporate offices in Brisbane and Sydney in project and office management.
Working within a diverse
range of industries from television, tourism, serviced offices and
project management, it has always been a common theme that Sue aims
high and strives hard to achieve the needs of the client.
Sue has exceptional organizational skills and is highly experienced at managing a multitude of tasks to ensure the team she is working within meets deadlines – an asset that the Strategic Grants team values highly in keeping everyone on track in meeting client and funding body deadlines.
Sue’s project management efficiencies extend outside the office where she keeps herself busy managing her daughters’ busy schedules including managing netball teams and being heavily involved in school and community activities.
People
“Strategic Grants, has been a vital partner in our trusts
and foundations program over several years.”
Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, Brisbane