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Millennial Millennial: We need to get more young donors

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Published October 16, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   We need to get more young donors…This was the subject of the debate at the FIA 2016 SA Fundraising Showcase in Adelaide last week.  I … Continued

The days of ivory tower philanthropy are over

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Published September 26, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   We’re always delighted when feedback from funders resonates with what we tell our clients is best practice. But there’s nothing like hearing it from the … Continued

Why you should stop reading this blog and go and record every detail about your grants history right now!

Author Kate Sunners

Published September 20, 2016

I know, I know, we have probably harped on at you a million times about why it’s so important to record your application data. Oh gosh, wait…Actually, we haven’t! We … Continued

What grant writers can learn from poorly written spam emails

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Published September 8, 2016

    Author: Kate Sunners   I have a secret love of spam emails (is this inviting the universe to send me more? A dangerous statement to make perhaps). They … Continued

“It starts at the top” The Importance of Educating the Board on Donor Expectations

Author Jo Garner

Published August 23, 2016

  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

Should you always apply for the maximum grant amount?

Author Andrew Thompson

Published August 23, 2016

I was recently asked a question along these lines  …  “If the maximum grant amount I can apply for is $10,000, and we would like to run a program that … Continued

Book Review: ‘The Three Sector Solution: Delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business’

Author Kate Sunners

Published August 11, 2016

A note to our avid readers – by her own admission, Kate is a Public Policy Nerd, and proud of it. In this blog, Kate presents her take on this … Continued

Writing well: Practice makes perfect

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Published August 3, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   So you’ve done your research and identified a charitable foundation that is a great match for your organisation. You’ve called the funder and checked that … Continued

It doesn’t happen overnight…

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Published July 18, 2016

 Author: Harriett Carter  Less than a month now until nearly 150 of Australia’s finest sportspeople head to Rio to test their strength, pace and endurance at the Rio Olympics and … Continued

From the Horse’s Mouth – Funder Feedback

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Published July 6, 2016

 Author: Kate Sunners We’ve heard some really great funder feedback on grant applications recently in our workshop Q&A sessions and at various sector events we’ve attended. And our mothers always … Continued

Out of the Mouths of Fishes

Author Harriett Carter

Published June 30, 2016

I was sitting in “Finding Dory” this week (as dutiful parents do during school holidays), and the highly likeable Dory (fish, for those of you unacquainted with the Finding Nemo/Dory … Continued

Understanding the next generation of funders

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Published June 21, 2016

  Author: Therese Lanigan The millennial generation – the Gen Y’s born between 1980 and 2000 – are tech savvy, entrepreneurial, educated and independently minded and will make up 50% of … Continued

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