Past webinars

  Your website is the body of your online presence, and the words in it are the beating heart and soul of your non-profit. Words are powerful. They drive action, inspire generations, and create change. That is, of course, when used with clarity and purpose. This webinar will walk you through the fundamentals of content creation, how to find the phrases that will tick ‘Google's boxes’ -aka SEO-, and create a content plan around them. You’ll also learn the Top 3 Content Mistakes, plus easy steps to avoid them.   Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: ● Learnt about an accessible and powerful keyword planning tool -KeySearch ● Know how to review and fix the mistakes in your current content ● Learn the importance of using keywords and maintaining your voice   This course is suitable for:  ● CEOs/Managers in not-for-profit sector ● Accidental I.T person within an organisation ● Anyone responsible for adding copy or content to the website.   Includes:  Live access to the workshop, participation in live Q&A session and ability to submit questions and problems for discussion prior, access to post workshop recordings and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the trainer.   What is not included in the program? This is not a writing or SEO tutorial, although participants will learn to review and improve their website content.

During this session we will cover: A brief overview of the service design team at Mission Australia and how we work The process taken to support service delivery teams to adapt during COVID 19 Sharing some example templates and resources A discussion of challenges and how they were overcome Surprising positives that came out of transitioning some services online Q&A with the audience – guided by Connecting Up Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: How a human centered design framework can be applied to define challenges and prioritize areas of focus High level learnings about service adaptation during Covid-19 Common challenges and opportunities experienced by community services during Covid19 An opportunity to discuss these topics with other organisations This course is suitable for: Human services or service based community organizations, in particular people who are in service delivery, supporting project or operational management roles. 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. What is not included in the program?: Detailed information about specific program models and how these have been re-designed.  

Many nonprofits struggle with collaboration and coordination. Paired with the recent shift to remote work, it's making already stressful situations feel dire. Tight collaboration is more critical now than ever before as nonprofits try to achieve their missions, provide relief, and support their communities while grappling with an abnormal situation on top of it all. Luckily, nonprofits can harness technology to unlock the power of their teams in pursuit of advancing their missions—no matter where those teams may carry out their work. From coordinating content creation for digital marketing channels to generating more development pipeline, and increasing engagement with donors, Asana can help nonprofits get more mission critical work done. How? We'll show you. Learning Goals Learn the 3 C’s of collaboration: content, communications, and coordination. Get practical tips to improve coordination and collaboration today. See an overview of how nonprofits use Asana.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar you will have an understanding of how to: Work management and why your teams will perform better with it; How Asana empowers organizations to work remotely, and how to more effectively manage your teams with clarity and transparency; How to coordinate your mission critical projects through rapidly shifting priorities, with clarity around who is doing what by when. Hear stories of nonprofit success with Asana! This course is suitable for: Project Managers;  Executive Leadership;  IT Managers;  Campaign Managers. Anyone responsible for coordinating a team!

Learn how to set-up a budget for 20/21FY, and then easily create multiple budget versions to take possible COVID-19 outcomes into account. Also future proof your organisation to emerge from uncertainty with a practical guide to cash flow forecasting and strategies for keeping the cash balance positive.

How can you emerge from COVID-19 as a high performing social organisation that can measure its impact, grow proven programs, and manage limited resources in the most efficient way to deliver mission? This webinar will provide frameworks and case studies for helping you focus on what’s important - how to gather and use data to inform strategy and improve performance.

Join our series of four 60-minute webinars in June to gain confidence in delivering a strategy and financial plan that will secure your organisation's future in 2021 and beyond. Each webinar can be purchased seperately, or sign up here to attend all four webinars for a discounted price of $100 (exc GST).

Date: Wednesday 15th July 2020 'Pivot'. 'Innovate'. 'Digital transformation.' All of the above are becoming much more prevalent in the fundraising community venacular these days. As we are being encouraged to explore new ways to fundraise online to cater to a socially distanced society, the question begs, 'to digital or not to digital?' If you have dabbled in online fundraising activities, or are keen to start, then this webcon will help you get the right head start. The Online Fundraising Webcon 2020 is a full day online series of webinars that will take you through a journey and process to identify whether online fundraising is right for your organisation, and if so, how and where to get started, find the right CRM system and plan to capture and retain your online donors as regular givers.

Engage, support and inspire your internal and external audiences for a sustainable future beyond COVID-19. Look at the role leadership communications play in creating extraordinary workplaces where personal fulfillment and flexible work practices are the new benchmarks for success and longevity of your organisation.

Date: Thursday 18th June 2020 Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM (AEST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This webinar is suitable for: Not for profit organisation leaders and managers, bookkeepers and accountants. 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. Course Outline: Budgets and cashflow forecasts are more important than ever in the COVID-19 world. Learn how to create a budget and cash flow forecast whilst carefully considering the long term impacts of COVID-19 on your organisational strategy and budget forecasts.

During this session we will cover: A brief overview of the service design team at Mission Australia and how we work The process taken to support service delivery teams to adapt during COVID 19 Sharing some example templates and resources A discussion of challenges and how they were overcome Surprising positives that came out of transitioning some services online Q&A with the audience – guided by Connecting Up Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: How a human centered design framework can be applied to define challenges and prioritize areas of focus High level learnings about service adaptation during Covid-19 Common challenges and opportunities experienced by community services during Covid19 An opportunity to discuss these topics with other organisations This course is suitable for: Human services or service based community organizations, in particular people who are in service delivery, supporting project or operational management roles. 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. What is not included in the program?: Detailed information about specific program models and how these have been re-designed.   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.

Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020 Course level: Intermediate We recommend you attend, or view our 'Reimagining Your Office: How to work virtually using O365' free webinar prior to attending this session.   Course Outline You will attend this webinar if you and your organisation are already users of OneDrive, Sharepoint and Teams, but you want to take these applications to their full potential in terms of productivity, collaboration, communication and document stororage for your team.

Most of us have spent the last 3 months trying to work our way around Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams from home, but what happens when some staff begin to return to the office? How do you ensure those still working from home don't get left behind? During this session we will explore the critical hardware and software (and budget) required to prepare your office environment for best practice video conferencing, document sharing and meetings. Code Blue will share agnostic hardware and software recommendations, comparisons and case studies of products available to enable orgs to adapt their office environment to cater for employees who work from home and in the office together. ​ Examples for small to large office settings, one to one meetings, and some unique digital solutions available for managing reception and staff movements, will be shared.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: Video conferencing software and hardware tools available and comparisons of functionality (Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Teams) The right video solution for your organisation The budget requirements, and ways you can save/repurpose existing equipment to get started today Digital tools for managing your reception Home office set-up solutions for video conferencing and document collaboration

Ranking on Google has always been something most organisation put in the ‘too hard basket’.  Besides ranking for your organisations’ name, how do you really get more organic traffic?  There is so much competition and we know it costs a lot of money to get a professional SEO person. In this session we will go through many Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques, to help you build more organic traffic to your website!.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: Learn how to optimise your website Tools on how to check your ranking, search volume and more… Measuring your organic traffic and growth Using other Google assets like Google My Business

Whether an IT user, or systems manager, this webinar will provide detail on how you and your team can take full advantage of the tools within Microsoft/Office 365 for collaborating across work sites. As workplaces look to how they can effectively facilitate flexible business operations, with teams in the office and working from home, this webinar begins to go beyond the crisis management 'quick wins' of basic Office 365 functionality (ie. Team chat, OneDrive files and Outlook emails) to using Microsoft/Office 365 as a benefit and a risk mitigation strategy for productivity.  We will showcase more detail around key functions in Microsoft/Office 365 and the reasons you should consider adopting them, we will also guide you on how you should consider performing a cloud based migration and improving the adoption of this new software for your team. Lastly, we will touch on some strategic considerations for your IT systems around remote work, in particular becoming a server-less organisation without any security impact.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: The importance of Teams, OneDrive & Sharepoint for Remote Working - and examples of how they work for your NFP. Other tools within 365 that have significant benefits to Remote Working - and examples of how they can be applied in your team. How to be serverless and maintain security levels. Improving the adoption of 365 in your team - training and migration basics.

During this session we will explore what is critical when you are ready to return to work and how you can prepare both your home and office environment for the best experience, including best practice and solutions to issues you may face during the transition.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics: Have you got the right technology hardware in your office? How your workforce can benefit from a cloud solution Solutions to issues you may experience as we move to an agile work environment The fundamentals for good communication – start with the right internet access for your location (for home and the office) The telephone remains king Hosted telephony – how it can solve the work from home communication problem Mobile as the secondary device How to keep office communications from the office

With Microsoft donating Office 365 licenses for non-profits it’s a highly attractive proposition to consider as a cloud based software solution for your organisation. But what exactly is Office 365, what are its key features, and how can you make the most of its functionality? We will provide some updates on the software and you can ask questions live to The IT Team about the product. We’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following: Office 365 licencing options. What is Office 365? Including core functions such as email, document storage, office software. Benefits of Teams & Sharepoint for collaboration across work sites. Clarification on the difference between Office 365 and Microsoft 365 and what this means for your organisation. An overview of how to migrate your organisation to Office 365. See some key Office 365 functions in action.

A facilitator can get a group to discuss, debate, and, above all, decide a lot of stuff in not-a-lot of time. Some people are better business-process facilitators, like facilitating a strategic planning process, or team decision making session, whereas others are better at facilitating more experiential processes such as community circles. Active listening is a core component to good facilitation and this webinar will introduce you to the different aspects of listening required when facilitating a virtual event. In this camera's on, audio on, interactive Zoom Meeting, we will give you the tools to begin your facilitator journey. We will review and practice together: Hosting and facilitating events online Active listening Agenda setting Tech setup Facilitator expectations   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar you will have an understanding of how to: Be equipped to facilitate virtual events Understand the core functions of active listening Have the technical foundations for hosting virtual events

Email continues to be one of the best ways to stay in touch with your supporters but one size doesn't fit all. In this webinar you'll learn how to reach your supporters where they are and get them opening, reading and taking action from your email. Learn about the importance of audience segmentation and targeting, formatting and design when it comes to not just getting your emails opened, but encouraging your audience to take action. NationBuilder is a fully integrated platform that enables you to engage with your community through our client relationship management tool, build action oriented website pages through our content management system, communicate with your supporters via 1-to-1 and 1-to-many email blasts and fundraise for your cause. Our core product principles are: Own your own data Distribute leadership Put people at the center Move people to action   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar you will have an understanding of how to: Be able to write an email that is both scannable and readable Understand the importance of segmenting lists and targeting communication Understand the significance of the call to action and how to incorporate it into an email

This webinar will introduce you to the fundamentals of digital organising. Key concepts we’ll be covering include how and where to store your data, organising your data, and using a ladder of engagement to move people from one action to another. NationBuilder is a fully integrated platform that enables you to engage with your community through our client relationship management tool, build action oriented website pages through our content management system, communicate with your supporters via 1-to-1 and 1-to-many email blasts and fundraise for your cause. Our core product principles are: Own your own data Distribute leadership Put people at the centre Move people to action   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar you will have an understanding of how to: An understanding of digital organising and how it can help you A clear picture of how to interact with data to engage your community Ladder of engagement and how to use that to deepen relationships with your community

Nobody wants to be 'ghosted' by Google! But not many people know how to be found online and gain traction to their non-profit website. It's not just about getting any traffic, but getting the RIGHT traffic. Attract keen volunteers, donors, and people within your area who will benefit from your non-profit's purpose. Help your community find you! In this webinar you'll learn 4 simple strategies to ensure you can be found online.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar you will have an understanding of how to: Access the best free tool right now to help you be found on Google Plan for driving traffic to your website Reach your targeted audience within your area Be on the path for steady, growing, and consistent search traffic