Past webinars

From monitoring IT components to optimising end user experience, your IT team can keep IT operations at fingertips.  Here's how:   Ensure high uptime of networks and applications for uninterrupted services. Manage critical applications and data in hybrid environments.  Monitor intranet, websites, and user experience in real-time. Gain visibility in to application performance, servers, databases, and the cloud  Leverage AIOps to prevent unplanned outages, and congestion. If you are looking for easy-to-use and cost-effective options considering the mission and goals of your NFP organisation, we have a webinar for you. Join us to understand about the most affordable IT monitoring suite of solutions for your IT infrastructure to achieve the above and more.  Course Outcomes: In the webinar, you’ll learn -   Maintaining high uptime of networks and applications for uninterrupted services Managing critical applications and data in hybrid environments  Monitoring intranet, websites, and user experience in real-time Gaining visibility into application performance, servers, databases, and the cloud  Leveraging AIOps to prevent unplanned outages, and congestion. Audience: The course is suitable for IT System Admins, IT Network Admins, IT Application Admins, IT Team Leads and IT Managers involved in day-to-day ICT Operati

With their donation and discount program, Calxa has always been popular amongst smaller charities and Not-for-Profits. In this session we will feature case studies from larger organisations using Calxa with ERP systems such as Netsuite, MYOB Advanced and Navision. You’ll hear how these users benefit from the pre-formatted report templates and simple reporting that can be managed by end users Course Outcomes:  By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: An understanding of the benefits of using Calxa Examples of the reports used by your peers 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.

What reports does your Not-for-Profit need at the end of the year? There are some basic requirements to meet your statutory obligations but what do the board and senior management need? How do you know what has worked well in the year just finished? How do you communicate your plans for the year ahead? Mick Devine from Calxa will take you through some of his general principles and examples. While some of the examples in this webinar will be based on Calxa reports, similar reports can be produced in most systems, including a spreadsheet. Users of MYOB, Xero and QuickBooks can connect their accounts directly to Calxa but there is also a simple import process for users of other accounting system.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Examples of reports to review the year just completed Suggestions on reports for the year to come This course is suitable for:   Any Not-for-Profit finance professional Board members CEOs and senior managers   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.

We’re going to look at the types of paid advertising available from Facebook to Google, best practices for ad creation, tips and hacks, types of ads, examples of effective ads, measuring success and how to create compelling ads that drive results. We will also look at the Google Grants program and how to use it to get tens of thousands of dollars of free advertising for your cause per year  Key lessons include: * What is paid advertising & how it works * Which paid campaigns are working and which ones aren’t * Creating a template for an effective ad * How to plan your advertising * What resources are available to get your ads working effectively Course Outcomes You will learn: * What is paid advertising & how it works * Which paid campaigns are working and which ones aren’t * Creating a template for an effective ad * How to plan your advertising * What resources are available to get your ads working effectively This course is suitable for:  Everyone involved with advertising, marketing and content creation   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.

How should you market your organisation? Is it time to truly step up and put yourself out there? What are other organisations doing to keep up with trends? Does your audience expect more from you, digitally speaking?  Wise people say challenging times hold the best opportunities. You’ve seen the world adapt at lightspeed, and many people have realised what truly matters most… human connection.  Let’s get down to planning how you’ll reach out, show up, and connect with your community. This workshop-style webinar will cover the fundamental key points of a Marketing Action Plan for non-profits. Bel and Laura will leave all their 100% actionable tips on the table for you to take and apply to your organisation. Join the webinar and walk away with a template and a draft action plan -including target audiences and the top tools you need to achieve your goals. You’ll gain insights on: The latest tips for Social Media Strategy Connecting through video Your content direction including on your website Picking the right Social Media channels -minimise your effort, maximise your reach! Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Covered the fundamental elements of a Marketing Plan Gained clarity on which channels to use to better reach your audience How to set achievable goals A drafted Marketing Action Plan What is not included in the program? This is not covering a full Marketing Strategy. It’s also not a tutorial on how to use marketing tools. Audience This webinar is designed for: CEOs Managers Team Leaders Volunteers Board Members Anyone interested in increasing their reach through purposeful marketing strategies  

We all set out with the best of intentions when we want to build or even rebuild a website for our non-profit. The truth is, many of us don’t know exactly what we’re doing so we miss opportunities and that means we miss connecting with our community in the best way we can.  If this sounds like you, it might be time for a website health check; and we’ve got just what the doctor ordered! In just one hour we will take you through the top ten tips you need to focus on to have a brilliant website.  This workshop style webinar will be sure to provide you with the clarity you need to improve or build your website and connect to your audience. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Inspiration for improving your website Practical steps you can take to make your website shine online Tools and tips to help you measure your websites effectiveness 3 trees will be planted through the Digital Services Lab planting program to do our bit to offset carbon. What is not included in the program? This is not a tutorial on how to build a website such as using WordPress. Audience This webinar is suitable for (type of positions/sectors it is relevant to): A manager of a non-profit A coordinator of a non-profit An accidental I.T person within a non-profit program

Learn how to reduce your costs, increase revenue and drive greater social impact for your NFP. With a special focus on Cyber Security and Governance, this presentation will discuss what you need to know to protect your organisation and grow with confidence during changing times. Course Outcomes:  Understanding on the importance of cyber security and governance Learn how to protect their organisations from cyber threats Learn how to increase revenue and drive greater social impact Bonus Material Get access to a FREE Cyber Security report and review (valued $980) With an action plan to take back to your IT Manager or IT Supplier.

Greater understanding of how to use technology to engage volunteers Tips and tricks for engaging volunteers ​ This webinar is suitable for (type of positions/sectors it is relevant to):  CEOs Not-for-profit Founders  Volunteer Engagement Managers Engagement Managers Operations Managers Team leaders 

ESET Team will be discussing how its Technology aligned with human expertise has been able to stop attacks on Zero Day attacks. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Information & knowledge on how to best keep your network and data safe from evolving threats and data leakages. You will learn about the many layers of defence now required in addition to your standard endpoint protection for a full security solution. This webinar is suitable for (type of positions/sectors it is relevant to): IT Engineers IT Managers CIO

Download Slides     Date: Tuesday 15th December 2020 Time: 10.30am  In this 1 hour presentation we will guide you through the resources available for not-for-profit sector organisations around Australia.  In the session you'll hear about the following 5 key resources and how to access them: Training & Education: Connecting Up's Training & Education resources for libraries and not-for-profits (NFPs).includes a Digital Learning platform for webinars, online workshops, masterclasses, and bootcamps.  https://www.connectingup.org/training-education 

  During this session we will cover: Using the narrative lens to storytelling and why it matters How to plan a story worth telling and sharing planning secrets  How conflict and emotional layering make for a compelling read Your copywriting checklist for setting a pace  Words that work and ones to avoid  Content curation techniques Interview questions that help build copy Compelling character profiles  Powerful storytelling inspiration  Work at your own pace workbook   Course Outcomes: Story content plan Story themes to suit your organisation Comprehensive story collection / extraction chart  Interview templates  Go to lists for great examples  Copywriter tools anyone can use This webinar is suitable for:  Marketing and Fundraising GMs, Communications Officers, CEO and Directors of small nfpos, Volunteer communications staff  for not for profits in the community health / wellbeing / environment / animal welfare / community goodwill sector. Includes:  Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A during the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker. Does not include: Personalised copy assessments 

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

In challenging times, a strategic plan can be like a treasure map of hope – helping you focus on the future and your goals when often you just want to hibernate. Take stock of where your organisation is now, what to keep for the future and new things you have learned to keep you moving. Learn skills for collaborating and planning strategically with your board and members using online tools such as Miro, Clickup and Trello, so you are ready to get back on track to achieve your 2021 goals. Topics we’ll cover:  Creating the framework for the plan Online collaboration tools for your planning Tips for facilitating the planning session and keeping people on track Great questions to ask to support your planning session How to reflect on the past effectively  Designing your strategic plan using free templates   Course Outcomes At the end of this webinar you will have: The foundations for successful online planning Knowledge of the planning process and how to initiate positivity An appreciation of how a plan can steer the organisation and win support from your funders and other stakeholders This course is suitable for: Presidents / Chairs, Board members, CEOs, Operations and senior management of non-profit organisations 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.

  Accounting software like MYOB makes it quick and easy to pull your key financial statements together - but do you know how to read and use them properly to make sound decisions? This financially focussed webinar will be led by experts from MYOB and one of their accounting partners and will explain (in-non accountant speak) how to read and use your organisation’s key financial statements to improve organisational performance. The webinar will be informative and engaging. You’ll get lots of practical tips and advice with plenty of time to ask questions relevant to you. The webinar will cover: Balance sheets Profit and loss statements Budgets Cash flow forecasts It will also cover the use of dashboards as a way to identify potential financial issues – before they become significant. If you’ve ever felt unsure of how to read and interpret your organisations financial statements - this is a must attend webinar! Course Outcomes: By the end of the webinar you’ll feel more confident to read and understand your organisations key financial statements – and make well informed strategic and operational decisions based on them.   This webinar is suitable for:  NFP leaders and managers, or anyone with a responsibility for the financial performance and/or reporting of their organisation. It would also be useful for new NFP Directors who want to better understand their organisations financial reporting.    Includes:  Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A during the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.

Who is responsible for risk management in your organisation? Assessing, monitoring and resourcing your risk management framework is critical to decision-making in order to ride through change and set up your team to be agile for whatever the future presents. This webinar provides a guide to working through a risk framework with your board and staff by clarifying responsibility and accountability and empowering your team to actively tackle risk. Topics we’ll cover:  Understanding the types of risks that your organisation is exposed to The risk management process Sharing responsibility for risk management across the whole organisation Establishing a workable risk management plan Using online tools to keep the framework up to date Course Outcomes At the end of this webinar you will have: Learnt what is needed to prepare your risk management framework Have an implementation plan for identifying and mitigating risk The know-how for managing risk using online tools This course is suitable for: Presidents / Chairs, Board members, CEOs, Operations and senior management of non-profit organisations 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 workshop will demonstrate hands-on building of Power Automate flows, enabling you to be confident to create and implement these within your own organisation. We will showcase how to build these from scratch, or customise existing Power Automate templates. Ensuring these are well adopted within your organisation is key, so we will share some recommendations on how to make these new processes accessible and easy for your team to use. We will demonstrate key integrations of the Power Automate system, with a focus on those within the Microsoft 365 suite. Attendees will be encouraged prior to bring their own processes and workflows to the meeting, we will attempt to perform live builds on those processes based on existing (or new) templates. The extended Q&A session will be an opportunity to ask questions specific to your Power Automate goals, with an expectation of getting technical.

So you’ve moved your email to Office 365, what’s next? Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) isn’t just a tool that manages your email.  It is a suite of tools that are designed to make your organisation more productive, keep your data safe from an ever-increasing range of threats and transform your services through insights. In this seminar we introduce you to the unsung heroes of Office 365 including Sharepoint, MS Teams, Power BI, Microsoft Flow and others. We’ll not only explain what these tools do but share with you some practical examples of how these are used in real organisations on a daily basis. For those that didn’t attend the introductory course, we’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need.

 Microsoft Teams is a tool within Office 365 that enables collaboration in your organisation.  Recent research by Forrester found that the successful implementation of Microsoft Teams delivers 3.2 hours per user per week in time saved through improved collaboration, information sharing and more efficient meetings.  This webinar, by the I.T. Team Limited will introduce you to Microsoft’s Teams, its core functions and benefits.   Course Outcomes: 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.   What is not included in the program?   The technical implementation of Microsoft Teams Advanced Microsoft Teams functionality 

Want to learn more about how Office 365 works and how it might benefit your organisation? With Microsoft donating Office 365 licenses for non-profits it’s a highly attractive proposition. Come and learn more about what Office 365 is, it’s key features and get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. We’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need. Course Outcomes: A better understanding of what Office 365 is. A better understanding of how Office 365 will make it easier for your team to collaborate while keeping your Intellectual property safe. An overview of how to move your organisation to Office 365. Seen key Office 365 functions in action. What is not included in the program? This is an introductory level course. While it will briefly touch on the range of tools in the Office 365 suite of products (Microsoft Teams, Power BI etc) it will not do a deep dive on any of these specifically. Audience This webinar is suitable for: Business and NFP founders / managers  Anyone who holds the IT role in your Nonprofit Anyone wanting to improve collaboration and digital security across their organisation.

Learn how you can create a cashflow forecast to deliver regularly to your board and senior management so they are informed and can take strategic action with plenty of time.