Past webinars

This NFP Governance Principles webinar provides a snapshot of the 10 governance principles outlined by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and forms a foundation for NFP’s to apply to their own organisations. This webinar is suitable for anyone involved in governance and compliance within a Not-For-Profit organisation. Details: Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2020 Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEDT/1:00PM – 2:00PM NZDT Price: Free 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 This course is suitable for: Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced 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.

Download slides here It is culture that enables people to perform at their best and, in the face of two Royal Commissions, it is culture that must become the key business driver for disability and aged care providers. This requires a new kind of visible leadership. For many CEOs this will be an entirely new kind of role.

In this 90 minute session we will step you through a 9 step strategy process. You will walk away with: an annual social media strategy process to replicate in your organisation a quarterly goal setting framework to keep on track a monthly content creation process to keep your profiles active an evaluation process to report on results This practical session will show you how to do this in your organisation on an ongoing basis. Get your 2020 Social media Strategy right from the start! About the Presenter: Kate Vandervoort  

By the end of this webinar your organisation will have:   A better understanding of what Microsoft Teams is.  An understanding of how Microsoft Teams can be used to empower your workforce.  See Microsoft Teams functions in action including Video Calling, Chat, Group Conversations, Document Collaboration, Mobile access and more.  Audience - This webinar is suitable for:   Business and NFP founders / managers  IT Managers  Anyone wanting to improve collaboration across their organisation.  

Spreadsheets are the most commonly used reporting tools in the world today. Yet almost 90% of them contain errors. Some may be minor but many are serious and can lead to financial losses. While improving spreadsheet procedures is one remedy, many Not-for-Profits are looking to reporting and dashboard tools that eliminate, or at least minimize, the risks of spreadsheets. This webinar will guide you in the process of evaluating your options. It won’t tell you what the solution is but it will help you gather the information and ask the right questions to get the solution that will work best for you. Mick Devine Mick is a CPA and CEO of Calxa Australia. He has been involved in accounting systems for Not-for-Profits since before the implementation of GST in Australia and has spent most of the past 20 years designing and developing tools to take time out of the budgeting and reporting process. His award-winning Calxa application is available as a donation through Connecting Up/Tech Soup

By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: A better understanding of how to gain and maintain followers Have a strong engagement rate Understand the importance of two way communication on social media. Audience This webinar is suitable for: Business owners Social media managers Marketing coordinators responsible for the social media of a NFP 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. Briana Graydon Owner of Pink Cow Social a digital marketing agency. Teacher of Social Media at Northern Beaches & Mosman College Speaker at Wordcamp Sydney – Digital Marketing Conference.

The WebExpo 2019: Security: passwords, back up and risk management is a half day online conference with our partners ESET, LogMeIn and Cyberpower where you will have the opportunity to learn about the different products that they offer through our discounts program and how your orgnaisation can utilise these products in your own organisations. Join us for the opportunity learn more and speak directly to our partners about their products and services. Session 1: Password related cyber breaches on the rise with ESET Tuesday 3 December 2019: 10:30AM – 11:15AM AEDT Download slides here

A great ad is a magnet for great talent. Each part of your ad needs to attract people, and with good reason—there’s tough competition for talent, and people weigh a lot of different factors before they decide to apply for a role. Whether it be a job ad or a volunteer ad, we’ll share some simple steps to enhance your chance at attracting the best possible talent. 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. What is not included in the program? How to select people once they have applied How to manage the process once they have applied Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: An understanding of the key things candidates & volunteers look for in an ad 4-5 most important things your need to consider when writing your ad Resources you can go to, to guide you through the process Audience This webinar is suitable for: Volunteer Manager/Coordinators HR Managers/Coordinators Anyone hiring people in your organization Rebecca Miller Rebecca is the Head of SEEK Volunteer, Australia’s largest source of online volunteer opportunities. For 21 years, SEEK has been helping people live more fulfilling working lives and helping organisations succeed. Rebecca brings to this topic significant insights and resources from both SEEK & SEEK Volunteer. She is passionate about helping for-profit businesses ensure they have social impact.

This Webinar is a handy "Emergency Kit" for everyone in the meetings and events industry who deals with budgets and bottom lines and having to prove the value of their events. Whether you're pretty savvy already, or are just beginning to build out a strategy, this webinar will give you key takeaways you can use immediately. At the very least, it can serve to not only clear up the confusion surrounding how to prove the implicit value of your events, but also to provide a reference tool that the most effective of meeting and event professionals can turn to in times of need. Or emergenc Optional Read before the webinar: https://www.cvent.com/au/resources/essential-guide-to-event-roi Course Outcomes: During the webinar we’ll cover: How focusing on your brand and using the right data can prove event value. How attendee experience impacts ROI. How to tell your event retention story. How to tie your events to pipeline and demonstrate ROI. Audience This webinar is suitable for: Anyone involved with Events/Marketing Tal Meretz – Event Technology Strategist After finishing his Masters at Monash, Tal joined Cvent as a Strategic Meetings Management Specialist. Working with NFP and Universities, he works with organisations looking to improve the automation, quality and data collection across entire event lifecycles.

By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: An understanding of what makes a great presentation inspiring and memorable How to develop an authentic presentation style that works for you A replicable structure that can be modified to suit your audience Audience This webinar is specifically designed for non-profit leaders. CEOs Leaders Managers Fran Connelley: “Fran excels in sharing compelling, realistic and unique stories of triumph and inspiration. She possesses a natural ability to connect emotionally and effectively to motivate and inspire both a community and corporate audience.” – Cerebral Palsy Support Network Fran Connelley BA (Ec) is a strategic marketer, author, speaker and facilitator specialising in the non-profit sector. Over the last 20 years, as Director of FC Marketing, she has helped many well-known organisations build their brands, share their stories and diversify their revenue. Her book, How to Thrive under the NDIS, is now in its seventh reprint. Her new book, Workplace Culture and the NDIS will be released in November 2019. Fran has been a presenter for the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the CPA, National Disability Services, Comm. Bank, Chair and Speaker for the Delivering Disability Services Conference 2018 and has given hundreds of presentations in her career. She is passionate about improving the employee and customer experience in the Australian non-profit sector.

Every successful Website Project begins with a Discovery Phase. This webinar will take you through the key methodologies in the Discovery Phase, so you are armed with valuable insights about your organisation’s goals, challenges and help you write a clearer website brief to avoid misguided development, unnecessary loss in time & costs! At the end of the webinar, you can access a checklist to guide you through the key methodologies in the Discovery Phase to ensure a successful website project delivery. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will: Be more aware of common pitfalls in website development. Define what ‘success’ looks like through a practical guide on how to complete the Discovery Phase A clearer understanding of how to write a proper website brief Audience This webinar is suitable for: Head of Digital/Marketing/IT who is responsible for the organisation’s website and looking at a website development project. 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. James Hornitzky (COO & Co-Founder of Leafcutter) I believe that we can create a better world through the way we live and work everyday, and that technology has a role to play in making things better, not worse. There are a range of non-profit and for-purpose organisations that strive to achieve this, and I am passionate and proud to work with many of these organisations to help them achieve their vision and impact on society. Whether the project is a website, web application, CRM/payment integration or ongoing digital support, we work with organisations to bring to life their voices of care through great online experiences to forge powerful connections with supporters and beneficiaries. We also love collaborating with internal teams to find digital solutions to help streamline the work they do so they can focus on achieving their organisation’s vision for a better world. Let’s make it happen!

Download slides here With the recent growth of cloud based and online systems, many community organisations are weighing up their options for moving to the cloud or continuing to rely on local infrastructure. Microsoft Azure is now offering cloud based infrastructure solutions to many community organisations and providing a US$3500 credit to eligible organisations. This webinar will help small and medium community organisations to assess the suitability of Microsoft Azure cloud based systems and consider how to choose and implement potential cloud technology solutions. In one hour, Marcus will cover the following:

This webinar will give you an introduction to a range of KPIs commonly used in Not-for-Profit organisations and tips on how to prepare them using a spreadsheet and a tool like Calxa. We will cover a range of KPIs covering operations, finance and cashflow. You'll learn some of the simple formulas you can use and how to maximise the investment you have in your accounting software to produce the necessary results with minimum effort. As well as standard ratios, the webinar will also introduce the concept of unit costing which is of interest to many Not-for-Profits. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: A better understanding of the types of KPIs used by similar organisations A set of sample formulas to start your collection of KPIs An introduction to the benefits of creating and maintaining KPIs using Calxa Audience KPIs for NFPs is suitable for: NFP finance staff looking to improve their reporting to management Accountants and bookkeepers working with NFPs Managers and board members looking for ideas on improved reporting NDIS service providers who need to understand unit costing Mick Devine Mick is a CPA and CEO of Calxa Australia. He has been involved in accounting systems for Not-for-Profits since before the implementation of GST in Australia and has spent most of the past 20 years designing and developing tools to take time out of the budgeting and reporting process. His award-winning Calxa application is available as a donation through Connecting Up/TechSoup New Zealand

With the passing of Single Touch Payroll (STP) legislation to extend reporting to the ATO to be carried out by all employers at each pay run, this session presents critical information to ensure your organization is compliant by the due dates. This concise learning session is full of content to explain the legislated changes, show how this new reporting process will impact your workflows on pay day and at EOY, and provide you with the knowledge on how to get ready for STP along with stepping you through how your MYOB software can automate this new requirement. This session is full of content, and a must for all MYOB users that employ one or more staff. Course Outcomes: Understand when and how STP will affect my organisation Learn about the changes to your payroll workflows Check your MYOB version to ensure will be STP compliant How to set up MYOB to ensure the reported figures are correct Learn how to carry out the reporting process to the ATO from within MYOB Consider the impact on employees both during the year and at EOFY Learn how to have a smooth transition to ensure remain compliant Pam Chilman is a longstanding MYOB Certified Consultant, Trainer and systems integrator. Her aim is to streamline workflows to ensure organisations can get on with what they do best supporting the community. Whilst based in ACT supporting small to large NFP’s in the region, Pam and her team also assist organisations around Australia delivering online learning sessions and tailored one on one training and consulting services to help organisations to save time and money by making effective use of their software. Pam is a Fellow of Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and has been acknowledged for her commitment to the profession with a number of industry and product awards including MYOB Lifetime achievement and Life Member of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB). With her wealth of MYOB product knowledge and hands on experience Pam is well placed to deliver this practical session having presented this topic both face to face and online to numerous organisations using MYOB, as well as bookkeepers and accountants.

The wave of hype surrounding big data and the information age has come and gone. Your organisation has started collecting data, perhaps lots of it. The problem you now face is how to make sense of that data and turn it into knowledge that can help you achieve your mission. What are the opportunities, the risks and the unseen patterns that could fundamentally change the way you work, and how effective that work is? Knowledge architecture is the key to using your data in a more connected way. It provides a framework for building systems that generate context for your data, allowing for better decision-making across your entire organisation. It reduces complexity, unlocks insight, shares experience and gives rise to innovation, in a way that supports your people to do better work. This will be a non-technical presentation, explaining the benefits that knowledge architecture can bring and offering practical ideas on how to get started Course Outcomes: The presentation will explore the following ideas: What is knowledge architecture and where did the idea originate? What are the benefits of implementing it? What are the costs associated with not implementing it? How does an organisation get started? What are some examples of implementation? Audience This webinar is suitable for any organisation looking to make better use of their data. The content is not specific to any product vendor, and no prior technical knowledge is required. 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. Terry Franklin I have been involved in building information management and knowledge systems for almost 15 years, both within the digital media company that I helped found and now as an independent consultant. I have a deep interest in systems that help better understand complex environments, especially those that can be applied to humanitarian and social justice causes.

Previously, finding out the name of a CFO or other key staff in a big corporate and getting their contact details was a time consuming and difficult process.  Now, LinkedIn makes it easier than ever to connect, engage and grow with the people who can help further your cause. Just click "connect", send your message, and the conversation has started. LinkedIn currently boasts over 610 million users worldwide in over 200 countries. What's more, of the approximately 400 million users logging in daily, only 40% of those users are producing content. There is a gap ready to be filled with cause-based organisations spreading the word of their mission, connecting and engaging with their supporters, and attracting interest from the people holding the corporate purse strings! Rodney Ferro from PN Digital will be going through the top 8 strategies to help solidify your organisations' brand, build a community of your target audience(s), strengthen your relationships with them, and utilise LinkedIn as a marketing channel to grow your supporters and partnerships. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: A better understanding of how LinkedIn fits with the rest of your marketing activities How to leverage LinkedIn to build and audience and strengthen relationships How to access and talk to your target audience(s) on LinkedIn Audience This webinar is suitable for: Business and NFP founders / managers Marketing managers looking for new channels and opportunities Anyone wanting to grow their personal brand and network online About the Presenter: Rodney Ferro Rodney Ferro is a Digital Marketing Strategist with over 20 years’ experience across various industry sectors.  Having worked with organisations such as Diabetes Victoria, Children’s Ground, Social Traders, Kids Under Cover and Mentis Assist, Rodney has developed a passion to equip and empower NFPs through digital marketing. Connect with Rodney and the team at PN Digital today! 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/au

Jess Pearson and Ben Hough are veteran Peer2Peer specialists from Blackbaud Everydayhero, having supported hundreds of small and large charities on their peer2peer programs. They will share key peer2peer fundamentals as well as ways to maximise your results in the 3 pillars of fundraising: DIY Fundraising, Signature Events and Major Public Events. Case studies will be shared from smaller organisation’s to ensure there’s something to learn regardless of your organisation’s size and budget. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have a blueprint to: Implement an effective DIY Fundraising program Increase conversion’s and overall results in your Signature Events Manage your cohort in a Major Public Event Audience This webinar is suitable for: Online Fundraising Specialists Event Managers Community Fundraising Managers 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. About the Presenters: Jess Pearson Connecting people with the causes they love is both my professional and personal passion. Through my work with Blackbaud Everydayhero, I'm able to support non-profits navigate technology and implement solutions that help them reach more people, raise more money and provide greater efficiencies. It’s a dynamic and exciting sector to be in and we're proudly helping over 5,000 non-profits make the world a better place. Please reach out for a discussion. jess.pearson@blackbaud.com 0421 565 559 Ben Hough I’m an experienced but young, digital fundraising solution expert with a passion for enabling charity partners to understand and adopt the latest in Peer2Peer fundraising software. I have over eight years experience with partnering and account management for some of the world's largest and well-known charity brands. Driven by a desire to continually learn and develop my skills in environments which are dynamic, challenging and fast-paced, I am now charged with developing and overseeing our passionate team of charity account managers within the Blackbaud Consumer Solutions team for our AU and NZ markets.  Ben.hough@blackbaud.com 0419 661 594 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/au

Understanding the minimum breakeven that a business needs to survive is critical and it should be no different for a not for profit organization. Set the financial goal for 12 months and then you know what you’re aiming for and you can break it down monthly and start tracking. What is not included in the program? Budgeting, Cashflow, forecasting, tax Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Understand the minimum income your organization needs to achieve to survive Understanding how to simply track your numbers monthly, Understand how to make simple observations to make changes regularly to positively impact your organisation Audience This webinar is suitable for: finance team CEO Board members About the Presenter: Vanessa Bamford is the Director and Founder of Vision Beyond Business an accounting practice with purpose. She is a strategic consultant, facilitator, coach and mentor who founded Vision Beyond Business in 2010. The business offers Xero cloud accounting, bookkeeping and consulting services to help businesses and organisations work smarter not harder, helping them to thrive and grow. With over a decade of experience as an accountant in tax and consulting, working with small businesses, social enterprises and not for profits, Vanessa has a passion for business and a greater interest in helping the people behind them to succeed. 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/au

Reporting for Grants can be time-consuming, and this webinar will give you tips on how to get financial acquittal reports completed with less effort. It will help those of you using spreadsheets, including tips on exporting numbers from MYOB, Xero or QuickBooks and some advice on how to avoid common spreadsheet errors. For users of Calxa it will show you how to use Account Trees to create the header accounts you need for reporting and how to use Metrics and KPIs to bring in the non-financial numbers that are often required. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: A collection of tips on  how to save time with grant acquittal reporting Safer, more reliable spreadsheets if you use those A better understanding of the reusable tools in Calxa that will save you time Audience Reporting for Grants is suitable for: NFP finance staff responsible for grant acquittals Anyone considering the use of Calxa to save time with reporting About the Presenter: Mick Devine Mick is a CPA and CEO of Calxa Australia. He has been involved in accounting systems for Not-for-Profits since before the implementation of GST in Australia and has spent most of the past 20 years designing and developing tools to take time out of the budgeting and reporting process. His award-winning Calxa application is available as a donation through Connecting Up/TechSoup New Zealand 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/au

Download slides here There is a growing need for non-profit organisations to ensure that they are effectively managing their data to demonstrate the impact of their work. Having access to insights and business intelligence using internal and external data sources ensures you can make informed decisions on service provision as well as positioning yourself for funding opportunities. In addition,  as the government and philanthropic funding environment becomes more competitive, PowerBI will help you to provide more evidence on how funds are allocated, and to showcase empirically, how those funds have improved the lives of those who have been recipients.