Past webinars

Learn how a simple Business Intelligence tool can help you with making more informed decisions regarding transparency, planning, grant application and sustainability for managing your workforce. What topics are covered in the webinar? What is Business Intelligence? How does BI apply to NFP's? Real world success story A Business Intelligence solution for NFP's Demo Q & A Course Outcomes: What will you have at the end of the Webinar? By the end of the webinar you will have: A basic understanding of what Business Intelligence is How business intelligence can be used to benefit NFP organisations The best ways to overcome 4 pinnacle organisational issues NFP’s have-transparency, planning, grant application and sustainability. Audience Who is the webinar suitable for? The webinar is suitable for not for profit and community organisations planning to improve their understanding of how business intelligence tools can improve their organisation using Tableau software. Decision makers or key opinion leaders who have an influence in organisational change Who are likely to have more than 50 users About the Facilitator: Olivia Macolino Olivia has 6 years of experience helping organisations develop strategies for organisational improvement in a variety of industries including medical, education and technology. Olivia is a people person and has developed exceptional skills building and sustaining relationships throughout her work history. Olivia’s passion for helping others has lead her to assist DataSpark Analytics to focus on helping the NFP sector improve their technology capabilities. Lindsay Whitbread Lindsay brings 18 years of IT professional experience. During this time he has developed significant skills around the development and introduction of technology solutions that directly provide business benefit. Lindsays main focus is on helping businesses to use technology effectively - whether that be cost optimisation, technology agility or the implementation of systems to improve levels of service and productivity. Recently Lindsay developed a BI solution for a Not For Profit organisation and felt that it could also benefit others in the NFP sector, he’s currently implementing this solution for their organisational success.  

Course Information: The NDIS is a visionary reform however, the speed and inconsistency of its implementation has created a noisy, confusing and stressed marketplace. Within this rapidly changing, highly politicised environment, this webinar focuses on the fundamental role of the brand in protecting your culture. Course Outcomes: An overview of the key strategic risks to provider sustainability An understanding of the most critical key target market. An overview of the early warning signs of cultural decline - and how to reverse it. An understanding of the role of the brand in building culture About the Facilitator:

  Join Connecting Up and Mel Kettle for this special interactive webinar where you will get the chance to speak to Mel live around the topic of how to convert your donors/customers to brand ambassadors for your organisation. Not for profits that take the time to really focus on their donors and customers will have a far more emotionally engaged community, which provides a strong competitive advantage and a healthier bottom line. Your advocates and ambassadors will support your organisation more and will be more likely to tell their friends and family about their positive experiences with your brand. In this presentation, Mel will share how to use social media, as well as some offline tactics, to encourage your donors and customers to become ambassadors for your brand. She will give you practical advice and real-life examples so you can create memorable experiences that your donors and customers will talk about for the right reasons.

Join us for this two part webinar series about Cyber Risk. When: Session 1 – Wednesday 3 October 2018 Download slides here Session 2 – Wednesday 10 October 2018 Time: 11:00AM – 11:30AM AEST This course consist of two (2) webinars running for 30 minutes each, to be held weekly at 11:00AM AEST from Wednesday 3 October 2018. Cyber risk must be considered a High or Extreme risk for any organisation that has an online presence, connection to Internet and IT systems. Part 1 will cover the identification and assessment of cyber risks. Part 2 will cover the measures that orgnaisations must take to protect themselves against cyber risk to become “cyber resilient”. Course Outcomes: Part 1 Risk Management – WHO, HOW, WHEN to identify, manage, transfer, accept or ignore. Cyber Risk in the context of Risk Management. How to identify the Cyber risks. Part 2 Board and Committee level discussions and strategy for Cyber (directors’ obligations) Tactical Plans to defend against cyber risk (involvement of management and staff) Practical hints and tips for how to become cyber resilient. About the Presenter: Monica Schlesinger Accomplished director since 1996 and Fellow of AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors) since 2002, Monica combines her extensive executive experience (over 30 years) with sound governance knowledge and experience. She is a promoter of cyber resilience for organisations and helps them reach their cyber goals. Recent accomplishments: As a Principal in ABG Intl, Monica developed a methodology for cyber security education, assessment, training and awareness, taking companies to the next level of cyber resilience. Monica’s understanding of cyber security, IT and commercialisation of security products is extensive and she is a sought out speaker at conferences and by journalists. Monica is a regular guest speaker at webinars & conferences. She is the main publisher of a weekly Cyber Security Newsletter which covers regulatory changes, cyber governance aspects, significant hacks around the world and ways to protect the organisation or personal details, advice on urgent upgrades (which includes contributions from a technical team).

The Connecting Up Donations and Discounts program is available to eligible not for profit organisations in Australia and New Zealand.  This webinar will provide organisations with an overview of the program including registration, eligibility, how to use your account, and donation and discount partners and products. Course Outcomes: How to register An understanding of the eligibility criteria for the program Navigation of the Connecting Up website Overview of donation partners and products Overview of discount partners and products How to get support About the Facilitator - Eric Jenkins Eric joined Connecting up in 2015. He has worked with the Customer Support team for 2 years and has since moved into the role of Account Manager with the Business Development team. Eric has extensive knowledge of the donations and discounts program including eligibility, products and services and is the go-to person for all the tricky questions in the office!