Past webinars

  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.