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Heart for Kids is a Sydney-based not-for-profit that has been helping children living in poverty for 20 years through child sponsorship and education programs. It has changed the lives of hundreds of children in China, Indonesia and India. But working across international borders as well as multiple locations in Sydney meant that collaborating and securely sharing files had become a real challenge for the organisation. Through Connecting Up’s donations and discounts program Heart for Kids was able to get heavily discounted access to Microsoft 365, a cloud-based platform that combines Office apps with additional tools like chat, video meetings and file storage. The team’s communication and efficiency has vastly improved since rolling out the new software, meaning they can now devote more time to their charitable work.Posted on 26/11/2020 by -
The Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards have taken place this morning, with low-cost ticketing sales platform Humanitix among the winners for raising over half a million dollars to provide education programs for indigenous students and disadvantaged girls.Posted on 06/11/2020 by -
Because of COVID-19, this year's Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards will be an all-virtual event taking place on Friday 6 November at 11am AEST. To allow as many entries as possible, we have extended the nominations deadline until next Friday 16 October. The awards are your chance to recognise organisations and individuals using technology to make a difference for the not-for-profit sector in eight categories: Technology Volunteer of the Year Technology Innovator of the Year Not-for-Profit Technology Lifetime Service Award Best Social Media Campaign of the Year Technology For Community Impact – Best Private Sector Organisation Technology for Community Impact – Best Government Agency Best Technology Innovation by an Indigenous Australian Best Accidental IT Person If you have any questions, please contact the event organiser Grant Smyth. Make your nomination now.Posted on 13/10/2020 by
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Marketing, free digital tools, fundraising, technology and innovation are all on the agenda at the Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series next month. Join this five-day, six-event program to hear from experts at IBM, Google, Strategic Grants, Infoxchange, Justice Connect and Orange Sky Australia about how to overcome the challenges facing not-for-profits during COVID-19 and how to rebuild and refocus for the post-COVID era. For just one low registration fee of $50 (or free for Connecting Up Conference delegates and sponsors), you will get access to: The New Marketing Mix: Recipes for success in a COVID world. Wednesday 4 November 2pm AEST Jodie Sangster, Chief Marketing Officer, IBM Using Google for Nonprofits to drive sustainable recovery and growth during COVID. Thursday 5 November 2pm AEST Jes Kane and Alessia Scarpellini, Google Organisational best practice to ensure effective grant-seeking through COVID. Friday 6 November 2pm AEST Jo Garner, Director, Strategic Grants Building COVID-resilient IT infrastructure to increase productivity and reduce cost. Monday 9 November 2pm AEST Marcus Harvey, Consulting and ICT Services Manager, Infoxchange COVID Innovation Panel - how not-for-profits are using tech to meet the needs of some of Australia's most vulnerable people Tuesday 10 November 2pm AEST Jess Perrin - Ask Izzy; Katie Ho - Justice Connect; Nic Marchesi - Orange Sky The Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards 2020 Friday 6 November 11am AEST The Connecting Up Evolve Webinar series was created following the postponement of the Connecting Up Conference until May 5-7 2021. It's our way of maintaining our support for the not-for-profit sector while we aren't able to meet physically. The series is free for Connecting Up Conference delegates and sponsors (including new registrants), and open to anyone else for just $50 for a fully-inclusive, all-sessions pass. By registering, you can attend as many sessions as you like - including our all-virtual 2020 Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards on Friday 6 November. If you have any questions, please email the series organiser at gs@connectingup.org Read the full program and register now.Posted on 13/10/2020 by -
The Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight Maturity Model consists of a list of essential security and mitigation strategies to help organisations tackle advanced cyberattacks. Organisations are recommended to adhere to this model to ensure the highest level of information security.Posted on 07/09/2020 by -
Connecting Up and TechSoup are proud to be partnering with OnBoard, a virtual board, committee, and leadership meeting management tool by Passageways. OnBoard empowers boards, executives, and administrators with all the tools they need to govern confidently, from anywhere. A central hub for all board and committee activities OnBoard helps you bolster governance, improve engagement, and drive strategy focused meetings.Posted on 07/09/2020 by
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In response to the challenges facing the not-for-profit sector, Connecting Up has launched a new series of events to help Australian not-for-profits respond to COVID-19. Connecting Up has a long history of engaging with and supporting the Australian not-for-profit sector by connecting it with a large number of experts and mentors at the annual Connecting Up Conference. Because the postponement of this year's conference until November 4-6 has made it impossible for us to provide that direct support in the way we normally would, we have created the Connecting Up COVID-19 Expert Bar. The Expert Bar is Connecting Up’s latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will help hundreds of not-for-profit staff to connect with experts and peers working in the same areas to share learnings from the past few months and adapt their strategies and operations to have the best chance for success.Posted on 25/06/2020 by -
As Australia celebrates Refugee Week, the Australian Government is being asked to consider a Canadian-style refugee sponsorship scheme that lets people financially sponsor the permanent migration of a refugee or refugee family. The approach is considered a tried and tested way to encourage community participation in the welcoming and supporting of refugees. Canada has welcomed more than 325,000 refugees over the past 40 years. A petition supporting the move has been signed by more than 35,000 people. Read the full version of this story at Pro Bono News.Posted on 18/06/2020 by -
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many of us transition to working from home, and in doing so has created the opportunity for many of us to continue working remotely. For that to be possible into the future, though, a robust work from home policy should be high up on all of our agendas. So what should a good work from home policy include to ensure everyone has equal opportunities, good support and knows what to expect? As with any policy, it should clearly define expectations and responsibilities, who is eligible, a request and approval process and some basic guidelines to ensure good productivity and low risk. It should also look at issues like security, personal wellbeing, and anything else that you and your organisation can think of that can cover off on all of the bases that can help everyone get the best result.Posted on 11/06/2020 by