Conference Program

Conference Program

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7:30 am - 8:30 am
Networking breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Future ways of working
Giving Days: one hit wonders or here to stay?
The 5 P’s of pitching
Where passion meets purpose: The inspiring evolution of a gifts in Wills program
Donor retention insights from benchmarking high performers
Rediscover your fundraising power (for systemic change)
The essential leadership tool to engage and empower your teams
9:40 am - 10:40 am
Making the Ask
Preparing to lead and drive fundraising
Insights from 35,000 online Wills and the next steps in donor stewardship
Back to the Future: When DM and digital acquisition worlds collide
How Cancer Council turned around the March Charge through optimisation and testing
How to engage respectfully with First Nations peoples
AI-Powered Impact: leading transformation in fundraising
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Morning tea & FIA Annual General Meeting
11:20 am - 12:50 pm
Panel Discussion – Experiments in P2P Conversion: A collaboration between AI experts Dataro and the Australian nonprofit sector
Panel Discussion – Beyond the core skills: behaviour for future fundraising leadership
A lifetime of memories and the relationship with gifts in Wills
Panel Discussion – Overcoming the 6 fundraisers’ dilemmas
Building a fundraising strategy
Unlocking Asia’s cross-borders giving potential
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
Helping small charities achieve big things
How to get sh*t done – and done better – when everyone is under pressure
12:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Plenary – Predictably Irrational: helping supporters choose
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Beyond Scandal: Decoding Crisis Management Communications in Non-Profits
Unpacking ancillary funds: a user’s guide to leveraging ancillary funds for funding success
Global trends in DM acquisition
Panel Discussion – Where did I come from? How the sector can gain from diverse career pathways into fundraising leadership
Future proofing your fundraising – exploring Gen Z and the power of giving in online spaces
The Sudsy Challenge Wash Up: Pivoting a P2P event for workplaces and schools
Understanding more about securing BIG Gifts in Wills
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Fundraisers’ Gala Awards Dinner
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Networking breakfast
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Myth Smashers
9:25 am - 10:25 am
How to put Gifts in Wills at the heart of every donor conversation
Transform by trust and make building your trust everyone’s favourite job
Galas are not dead! Key drivers for success of a global-first fundraising gala
The recipe for PR success: How to work effectively with the media
Courting Corporates: How to keep the spark alive when objectives change
Single donor view integrating offline and online to deliver best supporter journeys
Building a process for innovation when your Board wants extraordinary growth
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Morning tea
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Using fast data to drive quality in RG recruitment and reactivation
Reimagining trusts and foundations fundraising
Why being director of fundraising is the toughest gig in every organisation
Where did all the gifts go?
Mutts about events
Create your compelling internal case for support. A blueprint of your organisation and the foundation of your fundraising program
Four futures for generosity
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
From vision to reality: building a community fundraising program from the ground up
Leading through fire
Impact reporting for renewal success in partnerships
Is it worth developing a bespoke gifts in Wills program?
Panel Discussion – Is your organisation as inclusive as you think?
Panel Discussion – Mid Value Case Studies
What makes fundraisers tick? Understanding what motivates fundraisers at work and how you can retain and inspire the best
1:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Lunch
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
How Greenpeace doubled its major gifts, and how benchmarking helped
I wish I’d thought of that
Ask me anything
The Porcupine Theory: what to do when donor connection to cause is CLOSE
Measuring the impact of your gifts in Wills campaigns and programs
Join fundraising leaders to campaign for change on the importance of overheads
When fundraising events help to heal hearts
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Plenary Session
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Farewell Drinks

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