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        	At the Connecting Up Conference in May Gus Quiroga from IBM Watson asked the question “What is stopping you from achieving you mission at scale? This webinar will explore some the trends we are seeing by putting a spotlight on the role that Monitoring and Evaluation can play to providing insights and data to engage your funders whether they be traditional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations or government. Why Monitor and Evaluate Getting Ready Understanding Common Evaluation Terms Identifying Output and Outcomes Identifying What Data to Collect Methods for Collecting Data How to Use Data Collected for Funder/Donor Engagement What is not included in the program? A highly technical difficult to implement theory based approach An M&E Framework – more the tools to start planning Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Questions to prompt top down and bottom up thinking to support Board/Staff engagement Understanding funder expectations to help secure and retain grants/donations Some first steps to get started with planning - aligned to a Human Services Maturity Model A better understanding of what funders want to know and why which will help attendees to think about demonstrating how they are delivering their mission Audience This webinar is suitable for: Board Members CEO’s and Executive Directors Fundraising Team Marketing and Communications Team Programs Team IT and Finance About the Presenter: Greg Simmons Greg is the Outcomes Business Manager at Blackbaud Pacific and also the President/Chair of Down Syndrome NSW. Through the good fortune of having a daughter born with Down Syndrome, Greg has spent almost 22 years sitting on not-for-profit boards and finance/fundraising committees. In 2012 he co-founded (with his mentor, the late Barry Easy OAM) the Kuring-gai Chase Community-based Fun Run to raise money for his local Special Olympics program. His passion comes from 17 years of providing pro-bono fundraising advice to charities and helping them apply client-focused software to achieve their mission. Jo Garner Jo Garner, Director of Strategic Grants, has worked with non-profits since 1994 and established Strategic Grants in 2009. Jo and the team work with peak bodies, funders and charities across Australia and New Zealand to help non-profits increase their capacity to win grants and deliver vital community projects, while also encouraging effective philanthropic support. Strategic Grants assists hundreds of organisations through training, education, advisory services, critiquing, application writing and board and strategic planning for an effective grants program. The team has worked on successful philanthropic and government grants and tenders ranging from $5,000 to $50Million. Strategic Grants is now also assisting a growing number of funders with defining their grant application guidelines and application processes. Jo holds the international accreditation CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive) and a degree in Commerce with majors in Marketing and IT and was made a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) in 2015. In 2017 she was awarded the 2017 Arthur Venn Fundraiser of the Year. Connecting Up is a part of the Infoxchange Group Infoxchange is a not-for-profit social enterprise that has delivered technology for social justice for over 25 years. With over 100 staff across Australia and New Zealand we tackle the biggest social challenges through the smart and creative use of technology. www.infoxchange.org/auRecorded some time ago.Watch now - 
        
        	Course Information: How do you factor in volunteer time to your grant project budget? Should you put in overheads? How do you ask for salaries when funders don’t fund them? Strategic Grants and their funder friends frequently see the same mistakes made in grant application budgets. Many funders have financial backgrounds and look to your budget section first when assessing grant applications. This webinar covers the key steps to avoid budget pitfalls and put together a strong grant project budget to help give your applications their best chance at success! Agenda: What to include in your budget Course Outcomes: By the end of the webinar, your organisation will have:Watch now - 
        
        	The last 12 months have seen technology become more crucial to the not-for-profit sector than ever before. As many organisations pivoted to entirely online operations due to COVID-19, many were forced to re-evaluate their status quo and adopt new ways of doing things across the board. At Connecting Up, we equip changemakers with transformative technology solutions and skills they need to further their mission, and we have been front and centre helping not-for-profits transform their operations and learn new systems during the pandemic. Whether your organisation is looking for affordable technology or new ways to leverage tech, there are many reasons to check out what Connecting can offer. Here are four of the big reasons to join Connecting Up if you are not yet a member — and it's free to sign up.Posted on 02/06/2021 by 
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Connecting Up CEO Anne Gawen speaking at the launch of The Festival of Good Humans.
A new festival launched in Adelaide yesterday (Thursday 31 August) is reminding people of what it means to be a good human - and helping them use technology to become a better one.Posted on 17/09/2017 by - 
        
        	Date: 16th February 2022 Time: 1pm -1:30am (AEDT) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate We’ve heard from many organisations that they don’t have time to train their staff on cybersecurity, and we get it! We created this 30-minute “lightning round” webinar so we can do the training for you. Your staff can join this webinar and we will bring them up to speed with foundational cybersecurity concepts: 360 view of current cybersecurity threats facing organisations The top 5 things every worker must know to keep their organisation’s data safe High-level overview of imperative cybersecurity measures every organisation needs to have in place Resources to get the basics in place Live Q&A for issues specific to your organisation’s IT environmentPast webinar.Recorded on 16 Feb, 2022 1:00pm - 1:30pm.Watch now - 
        
        	Date: 16th March 2022 Time: 1pm -1:30pm (AEDT) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate We’ve heard from many organisations that they don’t have time to train their staff on cybersecurity, and we get it! We created this 30-minute “lightning round” webinar so we can do the training for you. Your staff can join this webinar and we will bring them up to speed with foundational cybersecurity concepts: 360 view of current cybersecurity threats facing organisations The top 5 things every worker must know to keep their organisation’s data safe High-level overview of imperative cybersecurity measures every organisation needs to have in place Resources to get the basics in place Live Q&A for issues specific to your organisation’s IT environmentPast webinar.Recorded on 16 Mar, 2022 1:00pm - 1:30pm.Watch now 
