Past webinars

In this webinar, Gordon Tan, Managing Director of R & G Technologies, will highlight key technology trends foreseen by working with many of Australia's leading small and medium sized not for profit organisations. This is a must see webinar for any C-level executive or IT Manager looking to understand the ICT landscape and what upcoming trends will be affecting the sector. Speaker biography:

Get an introduction to Adobe InDesign, an industry standard page layout application used by designers worldwide. Learn how to setup new project and add content such as images and text to the design. Apply colour to design elements and convert your design to a PDF for delivery online or to the printer. Key learning objectives

New generation web-based client information systems can offer a solution to improve both efficiency and effectiveness of services for clients and communities. No matter what size your organisation is, and no matter what types of services you are delivering, this webinar will give you food for thought about how to transform internal processes, and external stakeholder relationships.

As part of the Office 365 subscription, not-for-profits are able to use Microsoft’s SharePoint Online collaboration platform for free. Often synonymous with Intranets, SharePoint is a powerful and diverse tool that can provide many collaboration, communication and process improvements to your organisation. This webinar is ideal for organisations who would like to learn more about what SharePoint is and does, and provides valuable insights and best-practice tips, crucial to a successful SharePoint implementation.

IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning often gets put on the back burner for many organisations. In this webinar we discuss why Disaster Recovery Planning should be a top priority in 2016. Covering topics like: protecting your data; how the cloud can help; bringing back data in the event of a disaster; as well as the importance of testing and regularly reviewing your Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan.

For those with little experience of the enormous and varied grants environment, thinking about grants strategically can be a daunting process, causing many to wonder “Where do I start?!” This webinar delivers newbie-friendly 101 grants strategy, with an overview of the current Australian and New Zealand grants environments, types of grant-makers and funder expectations. You’ll learn how to determine which funder to apply to for which project, and the essentials of planning and writing a winning application. About the presenter – Jo Garner

Get an introduction to WordPress, the popular content management system (CMS) and blogging platform used for millions of websites around the world. Learn what is needed to get setup with WordPress, how to navigate and use the CMS and then how to take your site further, accessing new designs and functionality. Content covered: What is a CMS?  Introducing WordPress - How you can obtain WordPress and set it up for first time use.  Live walkthrough - adding, maintaining and customising the presentation of your content. Advancing WordPress - Discovering plugins, themes and updates to keep your site secure Resources and tips for taking your WordPress website to the next level. Key learning objectives

Start email marketing for your organisation with the popular MailChimp service and learn about all the key basics to make sure you are doing it right. This webinar will cover:

New year, new website! In this webinar we will give you the run-down of what you need to take into consideration when redeveloping your website in 2016. This webinar will cover all the basics of a website development, including:

Are you struggling to reach your social media goals on a limited budget? Are you pouring money into Facebook advertising without seeing any success? Tap into Kirsty Wallett’s extenstive experience in the social media and not-for-profit sectors and take home practical skills to stretch your social media budget and resources further. Learn to target your resources towards the social platofrms and tactics that will deliver success and sustainability in your organsiation’s social media. This webinar will cover: 1. Learn to develop a realistic social media strategy for your organisation  2. Learn to harness Facebook advertising and make the most of your limited budget  3. Take home sound strategies for managing your resources and staff for social media on a day-to-day basis.  4. Assess your organisation’s social media success and adjust your strategy and resourcing as needed    About the presenter - Kirsty Wallett