Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 1: The New Marketing Mix: Recipes for success in a COVID world.

COVID-19 has dramatically changed how organisations engage with their customers and clients and brought a number of challenges for the Australian not-for-profit sector. As Chief Marketing Officer for IBM ANZ, Jodie Sangster has used her extensive experience to overcome those challenges and maintain IBM's trajectory of success during the COVID pandemic. Join this one-hour session to discover what Jodie has learnt and how your organisation can apply similarly innovative strategies and tactics to achieve outsanding, measurable results even during the most uncertain of times.

Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 2: Using Google for Nonprofits to drive sustainable growth and recovery during COVID

Google for Nonprofits offers powerful free tools and resources to boost productivity, engage supporters and share important information. These tools are more important than ever due to the challenges of COVID-19. Join this one-hour session with Google's Jes Kane and Alessia Scarpellini for the inside track on how to use Google for Nonprofits to be more collaborative and efficient, reach more donors through free advertising, engage supporters with video, and demonstrate your not-for-profit's impact during and after COVID. 

Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 3: Fundamentals for finding and securing grants and donations in a COVID world.

COVID-19 has seen an already dynamic grants landscape become even more erratic as funders adapt and change grant rounds and funding models due to the effects of the pandemic and preceding natural disasters.  During this session, Jo Garner, Director of Strategic Grants, will provide an invaluable overview of current government and philanthropic funding trends, demonstrate how to place yourself in the best position to secure vital funds, and provide a comprehensive 'how to' list that will help fundraisers respond to questions funders are asking and rise to the challenges of COVID-19.

Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 4: How to build COVID-resilient infrastructure to improve productivity and reduce costs

COVID-19 has created technology challenges for organisations of all sizes, impacting productivity and creating unexpected costs. While it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of technology solutions available, there is a science to effective IT infrastucture building that can ensure you get the most effective set-up. Join this session with Infoxchange's Consulting and ICT Services Manager Marcus Harvey for a masterclass in finding the right technologies to help your organisation work smarter rather than harder, increasing productivity and lowering costs. From software solutions including client/case management apps and Power BI, to hardware, Marcus will help you to identify the technology you need to solve problems and increase productivity.

Connecting Up Evolve Webinar Series 5: COVID innovation session with Justice Connect, Orange Sky and Ask Izzy

While COVID-19 has been challenging, it has also unleashed a wave of creativity and innovation within the Australian Not-for-Profit sector. The COVID Innovation Panel brings together three inspirational not-for-profit innovators to share their experiences and advice on how to design and implement innovative solutions that meet the existing and emerging needs of some of Australia’s most vulnerable people during COVID-19. Join this session to learn how Katie Ho from Justice Connect led the development of Dear Landlord and other innovative projects to increase access to legal help for people experiencing housing insecurity during COVID; how Jess Perrin and her team at Infoxchange have been using the Ask Izzy platform to connect hundreds of thousands of people with a growing range of services and support; and how Nic Marchesi from Orange Sky Australia has innovated and rebuilt his team’s services to maintain vital support for thousands of Australians experiencing homelessness. Through their words and actions, our panellists will demonstrate how with the right vision, determination and planning, not-for-profits across Australia can maintain their impact and continue to help those in need, however difficult that task might seem.