Adrian Sargeant is Chief Executive of The Philanthropy Centre. Formerly the first Hartsook Chair in Fundraising at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, Adrian is passionate about achieving massive growth in philanthropy. All his work is focused on achieving that by developing the value that donors get from their giving. He specialises in the new science of philanthropic psychology, a science that is routinely doubling the income for those charities that apply it . Adrian has received many awards and honors for his services to the profession and was named to the prestigious Nonprofit Times Power and Influence List in 2010. He received a Civil Society Award for his services to fundraising and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Fundraising in 2016.

Alan Clayton specialises in ‘Great Fundraising’, defined as large scale, sustainable growth from truly mission driven donors. ‘Great Fundraising’ has been researched academically and through over 350 global case studies.

Alan is Chairman of Robejohn, based in Melbourne, and visits Australia several times a year for conference and seminar tours.   He is also Chairman of Alan Clayton Associates, based in Scotland and Denmark and currently active in Australia, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, South Africa, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and the USA, and working with clients in many more countries, recently Serbia, Austria, Slovakia, New Zealand, Spain and Germany.

He is Managing Partner at the Inch Hotel and Inspiration Centre, Loch Ness, Scotland, and a director of London-based agency Revolutionise FAB and international legacy specialist, Legacy Voice.

Alan  previously held major fundraising and leadership posts at national UK charities and served as Chief Executive Officer of three fundraising agencies.

One of the leading consultants, coaches, creative directors and inspirational speakers, Alan has worked with over 350 non-profit clients around the world.  His specialties are creativity, emotional behaviour, board and executive team development, creative strategy, donor insight and motivation, in addition he has published much original research and theory.

Alan is a keen mountaineer, powerboat skipper and golfer, and has a reputation for insight, inspiration and for saying things others don’t dare to.

Bisi Alimi is the Founder and the Executive Director of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, an organisation working to accelerate social acceptance of LGBT people in Nigeria.

Alimi has a BA in Theatre Arts (2004) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and MSc in Global Governance and Public Policy (2011) from Birkbeck College, University of London.

Alimi is a multi-talented storyteller, actor, activist and angelic troublemaker.  He has over 15 years experience working on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Africa.

Before starting Bisi Alimi Foundation, he was a lecturer at the Humboldt University in Berlin, teaching “Pre and Post sexual orientation and gender identity issues in Africa”.

In his spare time, he loves to read, watch television and cook. He lives in London with his husband.

James Anderson, CFRE, Partner, GoalBusters, has more than 30 years of sales and sales training experience and migrated into the nonprofit arena in 2005. Jim specializes in marketing and branding strategy, social media marketing, multimedia production, direct sales and sponsorship training programs, and board and organisational training.

Masterclass: Digital Trends

Cheap, Fast AND Good: Practical Strategies to Use Social Media When It’s Not Your Only Job

Wednesday 27 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm

Mark Anscombe (WWF) has been Face-to-Face Fundraising Manager at WWF for the last 5 years where he is responsible for the full end to end donor acquisition program. Having managed the recruitment of over 50,000 regular givers, he has a series of unique perspectives on what he calls “fundraiser-centric” approaches, whereby the fundraiser’s connection and development is the focus of attention. In addition to working for WWF he also co-chairs the F2F User Group, manages their LinkedIn group, and runs a free mystery shopper scheme.

Individual Giving

Bangin’ beats or the sound of silence? How fundraiser training can inspire your F2F and phone teams….or send them off to sleep!

Thursday 28^th February, 8.00am – 9.00am

As Donor Development Manager at CARE Australia, Alice has spent the last two years managing a cross channel individual program covering supporter care, appeals, regular giving and virtual gifts.

Her 13 year fundraising career includes agency, charity and freelance copywriting experience both in Australia and overseas. Alice has extensive knowledge of direct mail strategy, creative, analysis and execution across individual giving.

Individual Giving

Defining the Inspirational Ask: A process and the lessons for nailing your Fundraising proposition

Friday 1 March 12.10pm – 1.10pm

Karen Armstrong is a marketing expert with over 15 years experience across FMCG and NFP marketing. She has held roles in Australia and the UK, most recently as Director, Marketing and Fundraising at Cancer Council Australia. During her time with Kraft Foods she was recognized internationally for the best integrated sales & marketing campaign and best Asia Pacific brand campaign. Karen delivered the sell-out masterclass IFC 2016 with Omar Mahmoud Unicef “Feel Nothing Donate Nothing”.

Digital Trends & Innovation

Getting to the heart of giving: how cutting-edge technology and biometric testing can be used to understand your donors better and deliver truly donor centric experiences

Friday 1 March 9.25am – 10.25am

Paul has over ten years’ experience in fundraising and has worked with some of the sector’s best-known charity’s in the UK and Australia.

In the UK he was a Senior Legacy Executive with Cancer Research UK and an Account Manager with Whitewater, a leading charity direct marketing agency.

In Australia he has worked in senior consulting roles with both Pareto Fundraising and DVA Navion. While at Pareto he was part of the team that helped deliver 22,000 new supporters in 12 months for Peter Mac; and he helped build and deliver the strategy that recruited 30,000 new donors in two campaigns for Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Three years ago he launched his own consulting firm which helps charities to grow and steward their individual donor programs. Some of his current clients include: White Ribbon Australia, Save the Children NZ, The Lost Dogs’ Home and Anglicare.

Paul is a board member of Environment Victoria and he is also on the Marketing and Fundraising Advisory Board at Oaktree Foundation.

Individual Giving

40 First Impressions

Friday 1 March 2.30 – 3.30pm

Deli Baker is a Registered Psychologist with twelve years’ experience. After qualifying Deli worked for seven years in a General & Forensic Psychology and now runs her private practice. Deli has extensive experience as a counsellor, trainer, public speaker, critical incident responder and consultant. More recently, she has designed a suite of three apps on suicide prevention for smartphones.

The Bigger Picture

Taking care of frontline teams

Thursday 28 February 8.00am – 9.00am

Gifts in Wills

Reinventing an established Gifts In Wills Program
Thursday 28 February 9.10am – 10.10am

Catherine has worked in marketing for over 20 years, and recently joined the national team at Vinnies, managing their two national fundraising appeals for Winter and Christmas, and the Vinnies CEO Sleepout website rebuild and ongoing project management.

Community & Events

The Turnaround – how the Vinnies CEO Sleepout reversed their fundraising decline

Thursday 28 February 9.10am – 10.10am

Marlene Cirillo has worked in the not-for-profit sector for 20 years, with a focus on well known fundraising campaigns including Carols By Candlelight, Daffodil Day, Relay For Life, and Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, as well as a range of community fundraising products.  In recent years she has turned attention to introducing an innovation framework and methodology to the fundraising portfolio at Cancer Council Victoria.

The Bigger Picture

Innovation – Adding method to the madness

Thursday 28 February, 12.00pm – 1.00pm

Ben joined AET in 2015 and has extensive experience working in philanthropy, bequests and major gift fundraising and charitable funds management. He also worked as a fine art auctioneer with international auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christies.

Ben graduated with an Honours degree in History from the University of Melbourne (Ormond College) and in 2007 was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate philanthropic stabilisation funds, an innovative funding model pioneered in the US and Canada.

Ben has held numerous board and advisory committee positions with not-for-profit organisations, including board member for the Gertrude Contemporary and Resale Royalty Advisory Committee for Copyright Agency Limited. Currently, Ben is Chair of AET’s Discretionary Grants Program which oversees the distribution of approximately $1million per annum in discretionary charitable grants and a member of the AET Investment Committee.

Gifts in Wills

Lessons from London: Applying international insights from Include a Charity’s ‘Gifts in Wills UK Study Tour’

Friday 1 March 9.25am – 10.25am

International speaker and one of Australasia’s leading corporate partnership advisors to the For-Purpose Sector, Abby has more than 25 years experience in marketing, sales, adult education,
communications, event management and corporate and causerelated sponsorship.

Abby’s key skill involves empowering corporate fundraisers andsponsorship seekers to adopt a fresh view of their organisation. One that involves them transforming themselves from a charity in need of
handouts, to a powerful marketing partner to the right brand, so they can implement revenue-generation strategies that maximise their impact and increase their income.

Founder of Infinity Sponsorship, Abby dedicates herself to serving and supporting those that identify with being For-Purpose, For-Passion and For-Social Change so they can diversify their income streams and continue their vital work in the community.

Her Fundraising Academy, created with a single focus in mind – to help people become better corporate fundraisers by transforming their mindset from a charity in need of handouts, to a powerful marketing partner to the right brand.

Partnerships

The research is in! Consumers are driving brands to put more money in your missions and more mission in their money. Thursday 28 February 8.00am – 9.00am

A seasoned community investment leader, Jackie is passionate about enabling social innovation underpinned by digital. Self-described as “analogue at birth but digital by design”, Jackie advocates for the transformative power of tech to solve social problems. As head of the Telstra Foundation, Jackie manages a multi-million dollar community partner portfolio to improve social inclusion outcomes for young people in the areas of mental health; disability; digital making; cyber-safety; and remote, regional and Indigenous communities. Feminist, mother, geek, and grant-maker Jackie juggles many balls and tries hard not to drop the glass ones!

Philanthropy

Impact Investing: Threat or opportunity?

Friday 1 March 11.00am – 12.00pm

Bianca has had over a decade’s experience in the non-profit sector and is passionate about creating positive change through inspiring people to be more philanthropic. She was awarded the inaugural FIA Young Fundraiser of the Year and was a finalist in the Global Fundraiser of the Year.

Bianca is an enthusiastic fundraising specialist who holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) accreditation. She runs her own social purpose business, Fish Community Solutions, primarily supporting small and emerging charities to have a big impact in the world.

Masterclass: Small Shops

Creating a healthy and high performance small shop

Wednesday 27 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm

Lachlan is a strategist with a deep knowledge of how NGOs can use digital to achieve their goals – whether that be movement building, campaigning, communications or fundraising.

As a Digital Strategist at Pareto Fundraising, Lachlan has worked on dozens of campaigns to acquire, develop and retain donors for organisations like SoiDog, Lifeline, The Wilderness Society and CanTeen.

His career spans digital fundraising and innovation for the Australian Red Cross, digital strategy and campaigns for Amnesty International, digital communications for Oxfam, and digital production for Sony.

Digital Trends & Innovation

An undeniable force – how to embrace and harness the potential of social media to power your organisational objectives and drive change in today’s world

Thursday 28 February 9.10am – 10.10am

Leila Davis is the EGM of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and yes has the joy of fundraising with puppies. Money for jam you say? As market competition heats up, just having cute puppies isn’t enough.

Having worked in a variety of fundraising organisations Leila believes donor centricity and not cute puppies is the answer to sustainable fundraising.

Gifts in Wills

Reinventing an established Gifts in Wills program

Thursday 28 February, 9.10am – 10.10am

Micah Demmert has over 10 years’ experience specialising in major gifts, corporate relations and trust and foundations relationships.  He is the Major Gifts Manager at Oxfam Australia, covering philanthropic major gifts and trusts and foundations.

He believes in instilling best-practice fundraising principles and upholding the beliefs of professionalising the industry.
Micah’s team has received national recognition through the FIA Fundraising Awards (2016), and Micah has personally been named one of 2017’s Mover & Shakers, by Fundraising and Philanthropy Magazine (2017).

Philanthropy

Major Donors only give to Universities?! What should the rest of us do?

Thursday 28 February 12.00pm – 1.00pm

Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE is the founder of Goalbusters, providing outsourced development for small nonprofits; integrated fundraising, marketing and strategic planning; and customised education and training. Alice has nearly 30 years experience, focusing on strategic and development planning, board development, annual giving, nonprofit operations and small shops.

Masterclass: Digital Trends

Cheap, Fast AND Good: Practical Strategies to Use Social Media When It’s Not Your Only Job

Wednesday 27 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm

Samara is passionate about digital storytelling and building online communities that enhance and support an organisations brand and mission. Samara has been with the St Vincent de Paul Society for four years, managing and implementing all national digital marketing activities.

Digital Trends & Innovation

An undeniable force – how to embrace and harness the potential of social media to power your organisational objectives and drive change in today’s world

Thursday 28 February 9.10am – 10.10am

Nigel Harris is the Chief Executive Officer of Brisbane based Mater Foundation, one of Australia’s largest health care Foundations. He has been with the Mater for 22 years and has worked in fundraising for 34 years, specialising in the health and disability sectors.

Holding an MBA as well as qualifications in Public Relations and Marketing, Nigel is also a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE). In 2012 he was recognised as the Arthur Venn Fundraising Professional of the Year. He is a Fellow and past Chair of Fundraising Institute Australia, a former CFRE International Board member, and is on the Board of the UK based Philanthropy Centre.

Nigel is currently a director of Act for Kids. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and a Past President of the Rotary Club of Albany Creek. He has been active in community and sporting organisations for over 40 years.

The Bigger Picture

The Political Landscape

Friday 1 March, 12.10pm – 1.10pm

Philanthropy

Impact Investing, threat or opportunity

Friday 1 March, 11.00am – 12.00pm

Gifts in Wills provide significant sustainable funding to Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, making up a third of the Foundation’s annual income. As Gifts in Wills and Estates Manager, Bethan is responsible for all aspects of the program, from acquiring gifts in wills supporters and ensuring they remain cash active, through to administering estates. Bethan champions honouring a donor’s final wishes according to the terms of the will.

Gifts in Wills

Talking law – legal issues for Gifts in Wills fundraisers

Friday 1 March 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Andrew has worked at The Salvation Army for 16 years, and has been Community Fundraising Director for the past 5 years. Andrew leads a dynamic team of fundraising professionals who are responsible for The Salvation Army’s Fundraising events, Adventure Fundraising, the Red Shield Appeal and many other community fundraising initiatives. The team has implemented significant innovation across many of their campaigns placing the volunteer and donor at the centre of everything they do.

Community & Events

Knock knock. Who’s there? 50,000 volunteers!

Thursday 28 February, 8.00am – 9.00am

Grant has been working in & around the philanthropic sector for nearly 20 years.  He has worked for the country’s peak body in philanthropy, an education and youth-focused not-for-profit organisation and two trustee companies. He now manages Equity Trustees’ granting team who oversee the end-to-end operations of around 600 charitable trusts, develop and implement granting strategies and provide research and advice to Trustees and philanthropists to inform their grantmaking.

Philanthropy

Initiating, building and restoring major gift relationships

Thursday 28 February 8.00am – 9.00am

With 20 years’ experience in the charity sector, Ross has been the Managing Director of Cornucopia Consultancy Pty Ltd, a market leader in acquisition fundraising in Australia and NZ, since 2008. Ross has been instrumental in the diversification, innovation and growth of Cornucopia to meet the demands of the evolving fundraising landscape.

Digital Trends & Innovations

Wellways tries new ways – how taking a risk with social media raised profile and funds

Friday 1 March 12.10pm – 1.10pm

Jez joined One Girl this year with a portfolio encompassing operations, finance, volunteering and fundraising. Prior to joining One Girl, Jez held roles at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Oxfam Australia and Arts Hub, and was Board Chair for Diaspora Action Australia.

Community & Events

Growing a grass roots P2P event in a small organisation (Case study: Do it in a Dress)

Thursday 28 February 10.50am – 11.50am

Nearly ten years ago, Earle made the intentional transition from a corporate career into the non-profit sector – as a fundraiser!  His first role was generalist fundraising in community radio then he moved to The Salvation Army to specialise in the incredibly rewarding arena of major gifts.  An experienced company director, Earle currently holds for-profit and non-profit board roles, is President of QUT Alumni Board and is a member of QUT Council.

Philanthropy

Initiating, building and restoring major gift relationships

Thursday 28 February 8.00am – 9.00am

Jenny Kearney MFIA oversees the acquisition of cash and regular donors at Cancer Council NSW. Several years spent managing operations at a face to face agency gave Jenny the insight to quickly diagnose hindrances to CCNSW’s program, resulting in a 40% year on year increase in donor recruitment, and the highest volume of new regular givers for CCNSW in over 10 years – reversing a three-year downward trend. Jenny’s skill in sound supplier management and coordination and stringent quality control resulted in an accolade from Fundraising & Philanthropy, who named her a “Mover and Shaker” in 2017.

Individual Giving

Bangin’ beats or the sound of silence? How fundraiser training can inspire your F2F and phone teams….or send them off to sleep!

Thursday 28^th February, 8.00am – 9.00am

Dan is an experienced fundraiser with an extensive track record in the field. Prior to working at Orygen, Dan was Fundraising Manager at Essendon Football Club for almost three years and managed the most successful fundraising program in the AFL.
His team maintained and developed stakeholder relationships and networks during the most difficult period in the club’s 143-year history. Dan previous experience also includes funding and hosting a range of international sporting and business events including the World Squash Championships in the Caribbean, and a business conference with Sir Richard Branson and George W. Bush as the keynote speakers.

Philanthropy 

Crisis Fundraising: Using relationships to secure major gifts under the most difficult fundraising circumstances

Thursday 28 February 10.50am – 11.50am

Jess is passionate about innovation and the use of new technology in the NFP industry. She has recently worked on the creation of a purpose built web application for the Doorknock; encompassing volunteer registration/training, as well as donor receipting and real time donation statistics reporting.
During her 5 years at The Salvos, Jess has worked across a wide portfolio including special events, peer to peer, digital fundraising, media & public relations, & marketing strategy.

Community & Events

Knock knock. Who’s there? 50,000 volunteers!
Thursday 28 February 8.00am – 9.00am

Professor Anne Louise Lytle
Director of Leadership, Monash Business School
Co-founder & Managing Director Leda Pty. Ltd.
BSc, Neurobiology & behaviour, Cornell University
MSc & PhD, Negotiation & Conflict Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

Over the past 25 years, Professor Lytle has taught, presented, and consulted in organisations and universities across the globe improving leaders’ impact and influence. She is the co-founder of Leda, an innovative leadership development platform and app that acts as a personalised virtual coach to embed behaviour change.

The Bigger Picture

Building an Effective team: Improving Leadership Impact & Influence
Thursday 28 February 10.50am – 11.50am

Estelle is a communications professional with experience across media, advertising and NFP fundraising.  She has a background in community lead programs in South Africa, Malaysia and Vanuatu.

Most recently Estelle has taken on mass participation and community fundraising events at the Salvation Army, focusing on the rollout of innovative comms strategies and new payment technology.

Community & Events

Knock knock. Whos’ there? 50,000 volunteers!

Thursday 28 February, 8.00am – 9.00am

Lachlan McKenzie is a Practice Leader at Moores and heads up the estate administration and litigation arm of the Wills & Estates team.
Moores has long been regarded as one of the premier firms in the for-purpose space. This experience and knowledge, coupled with Lachlan’s recognised expertise in the area of estate administration and litigation, enables him to achieve excellent outcomes for his for-purpose clients in contested estate matters, in a manner that is consistent with their unique ethos.

Gifts in Wills

Talking law – legal issues for Gifts in Wills fundraisers
Friday 1 March 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Fiona loves fundraising. She’s been doing it for 18 years and is still smiling. Energetic and engaging she works with charity fundraisers, bosses and boards to help them raise more to do more.

With ‘sleeves rolled up’ and ‘hands dirty’ practical experience she is a most sought after strategic fundraising adviser, planner, mentor and consultant. Fiona brings to the party her love of data and the insights it provides to help drive the development of her speciality areas of fundraising strategy development, donor acquisition and retention, regular giving, bequests and integrated communications programs.

As a speaker and trainer Fiona draws on best practice methodologies as well as her experience and insights from her time working with hundreds of charities from across Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and North America.

Individual Giving

Driving Response from the Middle

Friday 1 March, 9.25am – 10.25am

With a commercial background in marketing, Helen has spent the last twelve years specialising in the areas of marketing, communications, fundraising and people & culture within not for profits. She is the Campaign Director of Include a Charity, a campaign of the FIA, working to increase the awareness of gifts in wills.

Gifts in Wills

Lessons from London: Applying international insights from Include a Charity’s ‘Gifts in Wills UK Study Tour’

Friday 1 March 9.25am – 10.25am

With a background in journalism and public relations, and extensive experience working with charities and NGOs both in Australia and internationally, Curtis has transferred his skills to the world of digital marketing and social media management, having now been in the industry for 2 years.

Digital Trends & Innovations

Wellways tries new ways – how taking a risk with social media raised profile and funds

Friday 1st March 12.10pm – 1.10pm

As a graduate in International Studies, Georgie has worked at UNICEF Australia for almost five years managing the portfolio of existing individual donors. Georgie’s role includes growing UNICEF Australia’s appeal program while working to further engage regular givers and minimise cancellation rates.

Individual Giving

New Tools in the Telemarketing Toolbox

Friday 1 March, 11.00am – 12.00pm

Digital Trends & Innovation

Becoming agile – being ready to leverage key moments for organisational growth

Thursday 28 February, 10.50am – 11.50am

FIA – Young Fundraiser of the Year 2017!

Charlotte specialises in NFP management and the oversight of multi-channel fundraising, communication and development programs. She is a big picture, strategic thinker with a track record of success in organisational leadership and development.

Masterclass

Small Shops: Creating a healthy & high performance small shop

Wednesday 27 February 9.30am – 3.30pm

Prior to Heather Stott’s fundraising career she spent 25 years working as an award winning journalist for the BBC in the UK and for the ABC here in Australia. Over two and a half decades she has honed her communication skills, interviewing everyone from Prime Ministers to ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. She’s even had a crack at stand-up comedy!

Gifts in Wills

Communication and Conversation techniques that will show your donors the joy of leaving a gift in Will

Thursday 28 February 12.00pm – 1.00pm

Paul has worked in the sector for 20 years in a range of roles at CEO and Board level with charities, fundraising agencies and self-regulatory bodies. In 2015 he supported more than eighty organisations to establish the PFRA. Paul has over 15 years’ experience delivering excellence in face to face fundraising and now works as a consultant supporting clients optimising their face to face fundraising programs.

Individual Giving

Bangin’ beats or the sound of silence? How fundraiser training can inspire your F2F and phone teams….or send them off to sleep!

Thursday 28 February, 8.00am – 9.00am

I am a trained comedian, deadly snake rescuer and accomplished fundraiser. English wit, Australian directness. Mathematician and copy-writer.

Then throw in a diverse range of charities I have worked with from dozens of countries and I promise there will be something new, something interesting and most importantly – something that will make your cause more money in every talk I give.

Masterclass

How to double your income in 6.5 hours

Wednesday 27 February 9.30am – 3.30pm

Melanie Verges began her career in fundraising almost a decade ago, and has been specialising in legacy giving since 2012. She became a Sydneysider in 2015 and leads the Legacy Fundraising team at UNICEF Australia. You can usually find her at the beach on hot days with her dog, Mandy.

Legacy Giving and the Digital Frontier: UNICEF Australia has engaged in a fully integrated campaign with a heavy emphasis on digital marketing. Taking learnings from other global UNICEF offices, Melanie Verges shares how marketing to Baby Boomers through digital channels is increasing awareness of gifts in Wills. See creative examples from the campaign, learnings from 2018, and plans for 2019, and hear how digital marketing is unchartered territory in the legacy space.

Gifts in Wills

Legacy Giving and Digital Frontier

Thursday 28 February 10.50am – 11.50am

After starting his career as a door to door fundraiser for Home Fundraising, Adam now has 15 years face-to-face and regular giving experience working with over 50 of the UK, Australia, and New Zealand’s largest charities and suppliers.

As the Director or Fundraising Partners, Adam now offers a wide range of F2F services to the social impact sector. Some of his clients include the Wilderness Society, Forest and Bird NZ, UN Women and The Smith Family.

Individual Giving

Bangin’ beats or the sound of silence? How fundraiser training can inspire your F2F and phone teams….or send them off to sleep!

Thursday 28 February, 8.00am – 9.00am

Martin has managed the administration of the bequest program at Australian Red Cross for the past 9 years, which last year raised over $25m. In a national role, he’s encountered a variety of legal issues affecting bequest entitlements that differ across states. Prior to joining Australian Red Cross, Martin worked for 15 years in estate administration in law firms and trustee companies.

Gifts in Wills

Talking Law – legal issues for Gifts in Wills Fundraisers

Friday 1st March 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Roewen Wishart CFRE is a leading authority on high-return fundraising strategies to benefit for-purpose organisations, particularly major gifts, capital campaigns and gifts in wills. With over 25 years’ experience, he brings deep analysis to overall development and review of fundraising strategy. He is Director of Xponential Strategy, and creator of the Australian Major Gifts Benchmarking Study.

Gifts in Wills

Protecting the future value of your Gifts in Wills Program

Friday 1 March, 12.10pm – 1.10pm