Be Old-School, Write a Letter!
Author: Kate A friend of mine who has just completed her PhD in creative writing always writes me the most wonderful letters and postcards. Two weeks ago I got a … Continued
Kate and Jane chat about Social Benefit Bonds
We’re trying something new on the blog this week: Kate and Jane attended a workshop together recently, and had a lot to discuss about it… Kate: Jane, it’s … Continued
Laying Foundations for Change – #GivingWhileLiving
Author: Kate Sunners This month Harriett and I attended the Atlantic Philanthropies’ Laying Foundations for Change panel, hosted by Koda Capital. Peter Hoj and Peter Coaldrake, Vice Chancellors of UQ … Continued
Four lessons for non-profits from regional development
Author: Jane Symonds Last week I was at the Australian Regional Development Conference, to present on some research I did at the University of Queensland, on communication and rural community … Continued
Nonprofits need long-term HR vision too: Professional development and the Nonprofit employee.
Author: Kate Sunners According to research from the UWA’s Centre for Social Impact on Work Learning, nonprofit employees are significantly less likely to undertake professional development. Only 58% of non … Continued
Grants research: keeping calm in a sea of information
Author: Kent Chan The first thing I do each day when I get to work (after making a strong coffee, of course) is open the research inbox that we use … Continued
The power of face-to-face communications
Author: Kate Sunners As part of a university research project, I was lucky enough to spend half a day with an indigenous education not-for-profit this month…. I had four hours … Continued
#warmfuzzy: remembering why we do what we do
Author: Jane Symonds So many of us are drawn into fundraising by a desire to do good, a yen to contribute something positive to our world and our community. For … Continued
Reality check: getting perspective on your grant application
Author: Harriett Carter Your killer grant application is coming along nicely, you’ve finally nailed the difference between outputs, outcomes and impact, and you’re on the home stretch – oh so … Continued
Keeping things simple
Author: Harriett Carter “I never write “metropolis” for seven cents when I can write “city” and get paid the same.” – Mark Twain Mark Twain – now there’s a man … Continued
Building an effective project plan
Author: Jane Symonds Writing a grant application without a project plan is a bit like building a house out of straw or sticks… you may get words on the page, … Continued
Expectation and entitlement in fundraising
Author: Jane Symonds I don’t mean to sound like a politician, but… can we talk about entitlement? Let me explain by sharing two things that came up at this morning’s … Continued