Interested in particular session details? Here’s what we had to offer at FIA’s 47th Fundraising Conference, Brisbane 2024
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| WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2024 | ||
| 4.00 – 5.30pm | ||
| Opening Plenary – Fundraising trends from Asia | Usha Menon | Download |
| Benchmarking Project: Latest trends in fundraising | Martin Paul Fiona McPhee | Download |
| THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2024 | ||
| 8.30 – 9.30am | ||
| Donor retention insights from benchmarking high performers | Fiona McPhee | Download |
| The 5 P’s of pitching | Linda Garnett Sharon Dann | Download |
| Giving Days: one hit wonders or here to stay? | Rebecca Maddern | Download |
| Rediscover your fundraising power (for systemic change) | Craig Pollard | Download |
| The essential leadership tool to engage and empower your teams | Fi Riley | Download |
| Where passion meets purpose: The inspiring evolution of a gifts in Wills program | Carol O’Carroll | Download |
| Future ways of working | Julie Callaghan | Download |
| 9.40 – 10.40am | ||
| Back to the Future: When DM and digital acquisition worlds collide | Sara Lefkovic Drew Powell | Download |
| Making the Ask | Bernard Ross | |
| How Cancer Council turned around the March Charge through optimisation and testing | Tiana Takchi Lauren Clarke | Download |
| Beyond the Buzz: Real world AI for Fundraisers | Kaz McGrath | |
| How to engage respectfully with First Nations peoples | Jamil Tye Chris Mills | Download |
| Insights from 35,000 online Wills and the next steps in donor stewardship | Rebecca Stalenberg Lucy McMorran | Download |
| Preparing to lead and drive fundraising | Dr Margaret Scott | Download |
| 11.20am – 12.50pm | ||
| Delivering a targeted and integrated appeal within an ethical communication strategy. Behind the scenes with an FIA Awards finalist | Louise Woods | Download |
| Helping small charities achieve big things | Jessica Bland | Download |
| Panel Discussion – Overcoming the 6 fundraisers’ dilemmas | Peter Dalton Luke Toeblemann Seffi Chang Karen McComiskey Dan Kneipp Amy Gillett | Download |
| Panel Discussion – Experiments in P2P Conversion: A collaboration between AI experts Dataro and the Australian nonprofit sector | Dave Lyndon Ashley Glover Cameron Swaine | |
| Unlocking Asia’s cross-borders giving potential | Anita Toy | Download |
| How to get sh*t done – and done better – when everyone is under pressure | Ruthann Richardson | Download |
| Building a fundraising strategy | Leila Davis | Download |
| A lifetime of memories and the relationship with gifts in Wills | Karen Armstrong Megan Maya | Download |
| Panel Discussion – Beyond the core skills: behaviour for future fundraising leadership | Victoria Andrews Chantel Plum Garry Tanner Yvette Vignando | Download Download Download Download |
| 2.00 – 3.20pm | ||
| Plenary – Predictably Irrational: helping supporters choose | Bernard Ross | Supporting Doc 1 Supporting Doc 2 Supporting Doc 3 |
| 4.00 – 5.00pm | ||
| Global trends in DM acquisition | Andrew Sabatino Josie Peach Andrew Berg Rebecca Sijl Chandini Devasahayam | Download |
| Unpacking ancillary funds: a user’s guide to leveraging ancillary funds for funding success | Jo Garner Denise Cheng Sandy Murdoch | Download |
| The Sudsy Challenge Wash Up: Pivoting a P2P event for workplaces and schools | Kristanna Sutton | Download |
| Future proofing your fundraising – exploring Gen Z and the power of giving in online spaces | Nikki Kinloch Shane Bailey | Download |
| Beyond Scandal: Decoding Crisis Management Communications in Non-Profits | David Sloan | Download |
| Understanding more about securing BIG Gifts in Wills | Ashley Rowthorn Dr Claire Routley Lucinda Frostick | Download |
| Panel Discussion – Where did I come from? How the sector can gain from diverse career pathways into fundraising leadership | Michelle Varcoe Dawn Patrick Peter Copp Caitlin McKinnell Joshua O’Rourke |
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| FRIDAY 1 MARCH 2024 | ||
| 8.30 – 9.15am | ||
| Myth Smashers | Lauren Gurnett Marietta Asaad Miriam Raphael Sarah Isted Sarah Kidgell | Download Download Download Download Download |
| 9.25 – 10.25am | ||
| Single donor view integrating offline and online to deliver best supporter journeys | Paula Ficca Erin Hamalainen | Download |
| Courting Corporates: How to keep the spark alive when objectives change | Leila Davis Suzy Scheiblin | Download |
| Galas are not dead! Key drivers for success of a global-first fundraising gala | Michelle Gray-Purcell Ashley Davies | Download |
| Building a process for innovation when your Board wants extraordinary growth | Katherine Ash Evelina Bereni | Download |
| The recipe for PR success: How to work effectively with the media | Ashleigh Addison Patty Barrett | Download |
| How to put Gifts in Wills at the heart of every donor conversation | Erin McCabe Heather Stott | Download |
| Join fundraising leaders to talk differently about overhead | Usha Menon Karl Uhrich Lisa Allan | Download |
| 11.00am – 12.00pm | ||
| Using fast data to drive quality in RG recruitment and reactivation | Kate Van de Peer Felicity Reid | Download |
| Reimagining trusts and foundations fundraising | Manasi Kogekar Beppie Keane Courtney Sullivan | Download |
| Mutts about events | Michael Wilson Skye Butler Kelly Ingram | Download |
| Four futures for generosity | Martin Paul Rod Matthews | Download |
| Create your compelling internal case for support. A blueprint of your organisation and the foundation of your fundraising program | Ellaine Hislop | Download |
| Where did all the gifts go? | Morgan Koegel Teneale Cameron | Download |
| Why being director of fundraising is the toughest gig in every organisation | John Burns | Download |
| 12.10 – 1.10pm | ||
| Panel Discussion – Mid Value case studies | Samantha Sargisson Samantha Meisner-Lemon Jodie Frederickson | Download Download Download |
| Impact Reporting For Renewal Success In Partnerships | Georgina McKenzie | Download |
| From vision to reality: building a community fundraising program from the ground up | Marta Zajac Caitlin Chalhoub | Download |
| What makes fundraisers tick? Understanding what motivates fundraisers at work and how you can retain and inspire the best | Fiona McPhee | Download |
| Panel Discussion – Is your organisation as inclusive as you think? | Adam Taia Elouise Holmes Michelle Sheppard Jamil Tye Sherrie Beaver | |
| Is it worth developing a bespoke gifts in Wills program? | Karl Tischler Cherie Hanell | Download |
| Leading through fire. A story of organisational resilience from the war zone | Svitlana Pugach Olha Poliakh | Download |
| 2.20 – 3.20pm | ||
| Childhood. Not Cancerhood. How Camp Quality doubled their Tax Appeal Income in 2023 | Hazel Grunwaldt | Download |
| How Greenpeace doubled its major gifts, and how benchmarking helped | Roewen Wishart Ariana Neuman | Download |
| When fundraising events help to heal hearts | Sarah Wiley | Download |
| I Wish I’d Thought of That | Jonathon Grapsas Laura Edwards Victoria Andrews Michael Fawsitt Martin Paul Bernard Ross Kirsty Graham | |
| Are You Making These Common Mistakes in Your RG Acquisition Campaign? | Alex Harding Daniel Pujawiyatna | Download |
| Measuring the impact of your gifts in Wills campaigns and programs | Fi Riley | Download |
| Transform by trust and make building your trust everyone’s favourite job | Stefan Grafe Elizabeth Phegan | Download |
