WA Fundraising Forum
 
Forum Program

Time

Topic

Speaker/s

08.00 - 08.30

Registration & Networking

08.30 – 09.05

Formal Welcome & Introduction

Anne Smith EMFIA – WA State Chair

Rob Edwards -  CEO, FIA 

09.05 – 10.10

Fundraising Strategic Planning

Marcus Blease MFIA – Director, Donor Republic

10.10 – 10.40

Morning Tea & Networking

10.40 – 11.25

Main Room
Organisational Readiness to Fundraise 


Breakout Room
Planning a Successful Fundraising Event from the Start to the Finish (Line)        


Jo Garner MFIA CFRE – Director, Strategic Grants



Rikki Stewart MFIA, Chailee Richards and Chris Perkin, Red Nose

11.30 - 12.15

Main Room
Major Gifts Impacting your Organisation Now


Breakout Room             

How to start your bequest program from scratch


Deirdre Whiston – Corporate Relationships Manager, Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation
                
 Vicki Rasmussen FFIA CFRE - Executive Director, Charlies Foundation 


Marcus Blease MFIA – Director, Donor Republic

12.15 – 12.55

Working Lunch Including "The Pitch" - Selling the (almost) Impossible!

12.55 - 13.40

Main Room
Building a Social Movement Using Social Media

Breakout Room
How to Prepare a Winning Grant 


Sarah English - Community Engagement Lead, Conservation Council of WA

Jo Garner MFIA CFRE – Director, Strategic Grants

13.45 - 14.30

Main Room
It's Just a Few Simple Steps to a Personalised Experience for your Donors 

Breakout Room
Hot off the Press: Top 10 Trends from Giving Australia


Ralph Bates - Partner & Principal Consultant, CX Solutions 


Wendy Scaife FFIA – Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology

14.30 - 15.00

Afternoon Tea & Networking

15.00 - 15.45

Main Room
Devoted to Your Donors 

Breakout Room
Naming it as it is...Volunteers as Change Makers: Challenging Perceptions of Volunteering 


Bianca Crocker MFIA CFRE – Community Change Architect, Fish Community Solutions 


Jennie Loveridge - Volunteer Development Manager, Cancer Council WA 

Kate Fina - General Manager, Volunteer Member Services, St John's Ambulance WA 

15.50 - 16.15

 Significant Changes to our Sector - Are you prepared? Five Key Steps to get You Ready 

Rob Edwards, CEO FIA 
16.15 - 17.00 Celebrating our Winners

Main Room
How to Revive Supporters from a Dying Program 

Main Room
Architecting a Culture of Giving             


Ashlie Marshall EMFIA - Donor Development Coordinator Engagement & Development, Guide Dogs WA 


Simone Yule MFIA - Faculty Development Officer, University of WA
17.00 - 17.05 Wrap Up & Close Anne Smith EMFIA - FIA WA State Chair 

17.05 - 18.00 

Networking Drinks


*Program subject to change.

                                                   Full speaker biographies and session overviews here.

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