Vedran Drakulic EMFIA
CEO
Hansen Little Foundation
Vedran Drakulic is the CEO of Hansen Little Foundation.
Prior to this, he was the CEO of Gandel Foundation, one of the largest private family foundations in Australia. Among other commitments he is also a non-executive director of AMES, which helps new and recently arrived refugees and migrants to settle in Victoria and Australia; an Advisory Board member at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Studies at QUT; and an active presenter and commentator on best-practice philanthropy in Australia.
Vedran is also passionate about Fundraising as a profession and strongly believes fundraisers are integral to For-Purpose organisations.
As a volunteer he raised $1.2 million for Vinnies in 8 years of participating in the CEO Sleepout. He is regularly invited to present at sector events.
Sessions
Thursday - 20 Feb 2025 ( 8:30 am - 9:30 am )
Fundraising for advocacy – How Anglicare Victoria built a coalition and raised money to lobby government for The Home Stretch policy
Friday - 21 Feb 2025 ( 9:25 am - 10:25 am )
Defining systems change – Understanding what it means to different funders for funding success