Funders want Outcomes
Author: Jo Garner At the 41st FIA Conference in Sydney last week, our Communications and Evaluation Strategist, Kate Sunners and I facilitated a Masterclass, “Grants Success-The essentials … Continued
On winning the Arthur Venn Fundraiser of the Year Award
Strategic Grants Director Jo was honoured at the FIA 2017 Conference Awards Dinner to receive the Arthur Venn Fundraiser of the Year Award. Author: Jo Garner Sharing the … Continued
A story of collective impact in practice: the CSIA journey from concept to outcomes
This week we’ve asked our friends at the Community Services Industry Alliance to provide a guest blog for us, introducing who they are, what they do and how they fit … Continued
“It starts at the top” The Importance of Educating the Board on Donor Expectations
Author:Jo Garner When speaking to CEOs and Fundraising Directors about their prospective investment in implementation and development of a proactive fundraising and business development strategy, too often we … Continued
Major gifts – how important is impact measurement going to become?
From Session 5: Thursday 3 March Author: Jo Garner – Director Strategic Grants How do you create impact measures from individual stories of project success and lives changed? It’s not … Continued
Grants Success Rates – What are we measuring?
Author: Jo Garner Often when we are talking to prospective new nonprofit partners, the question is asked, what is our success rate*? Strategic Grants’ role in helping you to achieve … Continued
Philanthropy Meets Parliament
When Philanthropy meets Parliament. Common clear objectives, mutual respect for each other’s experience and skills, listening (not just hearing), engagement, transparency and excellent communication. These are the key ingredients (that … Continued
A funder’s perspective
Applying the view from a funder’s perspective. In October 2013, I realised a personal goal of becoming a grant-maker, through my role as one of six founding members of Queensland’s … Continued
The responsibility of fundraisers in encouraging philanthropy
Author: Jo Garner I have been shocked and disappointed to hear that just the day after news was released of the sad passing of a great entrepreneur, business leader, mentor … Continued
Infrastructure for Sustainability
Author: Jo Garner Today, our lovely full-time Research and Communications Manager, Jane, heads off overseas on five weeks of well-deserved annual leave. Initially, when she booked the leave some time … Continued
Engaging the Right Externals
Are you engaging the right externals? It is distressing to hear tales in the nonprofit sector of charities paying exorbitant sums of money and not being delivered what they were … Continued