Past webinars

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. 

Course Information: How do you factor in volunteer time to your grant project budget? Should you put in overheads? How do you ask for salaries when funders don’t fund them? Strategic Grants and their funder friends frequently see the same mistakes made in grant application budgets. Many funders have financial backgrounds and look to your budget section first when assessing grant applications. This webinar covers the key steps to avoid budget pitfalls and put together a strong grant project budget to help give your applications their best chance at success! Agenda: What to include in your budget Course Outcomes: By the end of the webinar, your organisation will have:

In this webinar Nerida Nettelbeck, Director from Platform One Digital Services will guide you through the maze of eLearning including: What in an LMS (Learning Management System) Why do you need an LMS and how would I choose one that is right for me? How do you create engaging, interactive eLearning content? What software should you use to create eLearning modules? Can we create courses ourselves or do we always need to get someone else to do them? Time will also be dedicated to answering any questions that you have. What is not included in the program? We won’t be talking about any one eLearning management software or teaching people how to use any eLearning development software. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: an assessment tool to guide you in the development of an eLearning strategy an understanding of all of the parts of an eLearning system more confidence in talking to suppliers of eLearning systems and content developers Audience This webinar is suitable for: CEO’s, Corporate Service Managers and HR managers of non-profit organisations who want to learn more about eLearning and how it can be used in their organisation. Training managers who are responsible for training other staff or clients and want to know more about eLearning and how to implement an eLearning system About the Presenter: Nerida Nettelbeck I work as an external consultant to non-profit organisations and focus on organisational development and change.  I’m based in Alice Springs and have a good appreciation for what it is like to work remotely.  Our organisation has been delivering training to remote areas of Australia for the past 10 years and part of that has been in the online environment.  It was hard to start this up and get it going, so much jargon to understand, everything was expensive and left me being dependent on other people.  I did lots of research into systems and types of eLearning which culminated in the establishment of new business - Platform One Digital Services.  I still do consulting work and with my business partner provide eLearning solutions to non-profit organisations. 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  

At the Connecting Up Conference in May Gus Quiroga from IBM Watson asked the question “What is stopping you from achieving you mission at scale? This webinar will explore some the trends we are seeing by putting a spotlight on the role that Monitoring and Evaluation can play to providing insights and data to engage your funders whether they be traditional donors, corporates, trusts and foundations or government. Why Monitor and Evaluate Getting Ready Understanding Common Evaluation Terms Identifying Output and Outcomes Identifying What Data to Collect Methods for Collecting Data How to Use Data Collected for Funder/Donor Engagement What is not included in the program? A highly technical difficult to implement theory based approach An M&E Framework – more the tools to start planning Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Questions to prompt top down and bottom up thinking to support Board/Staff engagement Understanding funder expectations to help secure and retain grants/donations  Some first steps to get started with planning - aligned to a Human Services Maturity Model A better understanding of what funders want to know and why which will help attendees to think about demonstrating how they are delivering their mission Audience This webinar is suitable for: Board Members CEO’s and Executive Directors Fundraising Team Marketing and Communications Team Programs Team IT and Finance About the Presenter: Greg Simmons Greg is the Outcomes Business Manager at Blackbaud Pacific and also the President/Chair of Down Syndrome NSW. Through the good fortune of having a daughter born with Down Syndrome, Greg has spent almost 22 years sitting on not-for-profit boards and finance/fundraising committees. ​In 2012 he co-founded (with his mentor, the late Barry Easy OAM) the Kuring-gai Chase Community-based Fun Run to raise money for his local Special Olympics program. His passion comes from 17 years of providing pro-bono fundraising advice to charities and helping them apply client-focused software to achieve their mission. Jo Garner Jo Garner, Director of Strategic Grants, has worked with non-profits since 1994 and established Strategic Grants in 2009. Jo and the team work with peak bodies, funders and charities across Australia and New Zealand to help non-profits increase their capacity to win grants and deliver vital community projects, while also encouraging effective philanthropic support. Strategic Grants assists hundreds of organisations through training, education, advisory services, critiquing, application writing and board and strategic planning for an effective grants program. The team has worked on successful philanthropic and government grants and tenders ranging from $5,000 to $50Million. Strategic Grants is now also assisting a growing number of funders with defining their grant application guidelines and application processes. Jo holds the international accreditation CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive) and a degree in Commerce with majors in Marketing and IT and was made a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) in 2015. In 2017 she was awarded the 2017 Arthur Venn Fundraiser of the Year. 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

Understand how technology can naturally fit into every stage of your event lifecycle. Understand the attendee journey and follow us on enhancing their event experience. Discover how you can improve KPIs, minimise event costs, and deliver greater value for your attendees — ultimately increasing your bottom line. Course Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have: Different stages of the attendee journey What to consider during the planning process Manage your event budgets effectively Drive attendance and engage attendees Show your event’s return on investment Audience Back to Basic: Event Technology is suitable for: Anyone involved with Events/Marketing About the Presenter: 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.  

Course information: Whilst Wordpress is one of the most popular website platforms in the world, it is still Open Source software which means it can be vulnerable to attack if you don’t have a suitable programme of maintenance and security. Jump on our next one hour webinar and find out what you need to know about keeping your Wordpress website safe and secure through the use of various security, backup and maintenance practices and plugins. 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. Course outcomes: This session will introduce you to common vulnerabilities with Wordpress, and help you understand what you should be doing to keep your website safe and secure at all times. Who should attend