Conference Program

Conference Program

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7:30 am - 8:30 am
Networking breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Rediscover your fundraising power (for systemic change)
The essential leadership tool to engage and empower your teams
Where passion meets purpose: The inspiring evolution of a gifts in Wills program
Future ways of working
Giving Days: one hit wonders or here to stay?
The 5 Ps of pitching
Donor retention insights from benchmarking high performers
9:40 am - 10:40 am
Making the Ask
How to engage respectfully with First Nations peoples
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
Beyond the Buzz: Real world AI for Fundraisers
How Cancer Council turned around the March Charge through optimisation and testing
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Morning tea in exhibition
11:20 am - 12:50 pm
Building a fundraising strategy
Unlocking Asia’s cross-borders giving potential
Panel Discussion – Overcoming the 6 fundraisers’ dilemmas
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
Delivering a targeted and integrated appeal within an ethical communication strategy. Behind the scenes with an FIA Awards finalist
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 in exhibition
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
FIA Annual General Meeting
2:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Plenary – Predictably Irrational: helping supporters choose
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Understanding more about securing BIG Gifts in Wills
Future proofing your fundraising – exploring Gen Z and the power of giving in online spaces
Panel Discussion – Where did I come from? How the sector can gain from diverse career pathways into fundraising leadership
The Sudsy Challenge Wash Up: Pivoting a P2P event for workplaces and schools
Unpacking ancillary funds: a user’s guide to leveraging ancillary funds for funding success
Beyond Scandal: Decoding Crisis Management Communications in Non-Profits
Global trends in DM acquisition
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
Join fundraising leaders to talk differently about overhead
Galas are not dead! Key drivers for success of a global-first fundraising gala
Single donor view integrating offline and online to deliver best supporter journeys
Courting Corporates: How to keep the spark alive when objectives change
How to put Gifts in Wills at the heart of every donor conversation
Building a process for innovation when your Board wants extraordinary growth
The recipe for PR success: How to work effectively with the media
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Morning tea in exhibition
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mutts about events
Why being director of fundraising is the toughest gig in every organisation
Using fast data to drive quality in RG recruitment and reactivation
Where did all the gifts go?
Four futures for generosity
Reimagining trusts and foundations fundraising
Create your compelling internal case for support. A blueprint of your organisation and the foundation of your fundraising program
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Panel Discussion – Mid Value Case Studies
Impact reporting for renewal success in partnerships
From vision to reality: building a community fundraising program from the ground up
Leading through fire. A story of organisational resilience from the war zone
Is it worth developing a bespoke gifts in Wills program?
Panel Discussion – Is your organisation as inclusive as you think?
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 in exhibition
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
How Greenpeace doubled its major gifts, and how benchmarking helped
I wish I’d thought of that
When fundraising events help to heal hearts
Transform by trust and make building your trust everyone’s favourite job
Measuring the impact of your gifts in Wills campaigns and programs
Childhood. Not Cancerhood. How Camp Quality doubled their Tax Appeal Income in 2023
Are You Making These Common Mistakes in Your RG Acquisition Campaign?
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Plenary Session
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Farewell Drinks

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