This webinar is part of a series of three 90-minute workshops from the 27th August - 1st October 2020, to learn how to use Facebook's powerful tools for building, engaging and growing your community of supporters and followers. Each workshop can be purchased separately for $50 (exc GST) each, or click here to register now to attend all 3 sessions for $125 (exc GST).

Date: Thursday 27 August 2020

Time: 11:00AM - 12:30PM (AEST)

Price: $50 (exc GST)

Course level: Beginner to intermediate

 

Course Information

Not for profits and charities facing a fundraising shortfall and a rising caseload of struggling Australians as the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues will need to be very resourceful in the months ahead in how they raise funds, and potentially look to new revenue streams. Did you know you can now run a fundraiser on Facebook for a personal cause or eligible not for profit organisation?

Join us for an informative webinar where we will take you through all you need to know about fundraising on Facebook so you can explore its suitability to your organisation.

 

Course Outcomes

By the end of this workshop you will have and understanding of:

  • How NFPs & charities can qualify for fundraising on Facebook in Australia 
  • How money raised for nonprofit organisations is paid out to the organisation in Australia
  • How to allow people to fundraise on Facebook for your organisation
  • How to check what type of Facebook page you have and how to amend your Page Template to NFP so you can add a donate button to your Facebook Page and raise funds all year round
  • Your options for fundraising on Facebook - raise funds via your profile, page or group for a personal cause or for your NFP (conditions apply)
  • Fundraising success tips including building your fundraising story, how to get the word out about your fundraiser and keeping your audience engaged and updated as you progress through your fundraiser
  • Some Facebook Fundraiser success stories from NFPs in Australia
  • How to access the Page Insights section of your non profit page to evaluate the success of your fundraiser

 

This course is suitable for:

  • People who would like to know more about fundraising for a personal cause
  • People who would like to know more about fundraising for a not for profit organisation
  • People who would like to run a fundraiser on Facebook or enable others to raise funds on their behalf
  • People who would like tips on having more successful fundraisers on Facebook in the future

 

Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.

 

Not available on this date and time? Register anyway! All webinar registrants will receive a full recording and the slides after the webinar has been presented.

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive the link to join the webinar 24 hours before the commencement date/time, please contact events@connectingup.org to request this information.

Yvette Adams - Director, The Creative Collective

Yvette Adams is a serial entrepreneur and a multi-award winning business woman. In 2019 Yvette became one of only eight official Facebook Community Trainers in Australia and New Zealand.

She has started six businesses, has sold two, acquired one, and currently runs three – The Creative Collective – a creative agency specialising in digital marketing butt who has made hundreds of websites over the years; The Training Collective – a digital skills training organisation, and awardshub.com – an online portal which helps people find business awards to enter.

In 2018 she was honoured in the Pearcey Hall of Fame at the Pearcey Awards which recognises individuals who have made very significant lifetime contributions to Australia’s ICT industry. In 2016 she was named as a Digital Champion by Queensland Government and in 2015 she was recognised for making a significant contribution to science and innovation in Queensland and included on the department’s Queensland Science and Innovation Champion Hall of Fame. 

She has a social media show which airs on ABC Sunshine Coast (90.3FM) every 2 weeks at 445pm on Tuesdays and also presents a show called Young Entrepreneurs which can be viewed on Bizversity, an app available on Google Play or the App Store.