Past webinars

Join us for #GivingTuesday as we talk about how crowdfunding can be used to raise awareness, community engagement and funding for a worthy cause, with case studies from our community.

Infographics are a powerful tool that will allow you to share information in a simple and engaging format. Whether you are sharing your business purpose, presenting statistical data or marketing a product or service, Infographics will allow people to understand your business quickly and clearly. Key learning objectives: Overview - What infographics are  Identify the different types of infographics  How to simplify your services using Infographics Unspoken Pitch design hacks Q&A About the presenter - Scott Lee

Everywhere you turn today it seems that everyone is talking about social media, online presence and digital fundraising. Sometimes it sounds like we can do the whole marketing and fundraising thing online. But without a strong brand, a clear strategy and consistent messaging to the right target markets you may be simply be filling screens and creating noise. Your clients, customers, donors, volunteers and partners need both an off-line and online experience of your brand and your mission in order to build a long-term relationship with your cause.

Volunteers are important partners of any not-for-profit organisation. They serve by contributing time, talent or treasure. A satisfied volunteer can become a significant donor. Volunteers can share their experiences and create positive word-of-mouth for your organisation. As they are such a valuable resource, you need to ensure that you recruit the right volunteers and have strategies to retain them.  Volunteer Recruitment and Management will provide an over-arching general guide to volunteer recruitment and management. It will equip you to identify actions in the development of a detailed volunteer management action plan for your not-for-profit organisation and to improve a start-up or existing program.

Crowdfunding is about building your network, breaking away from gatekeepers, overcoming territorial barriers and getting that cash to help launch your passion project or great idea into reality.  Key learning objectives:

Are you a new board member, or maybe you are considering becoming a board member, or maybe you are in a role required to implement and/or report to a Board in a not-for-profit environment? However, you want to get it right, and not cross any boundaries.  But what are these boundaries? ... You need to know.  Then consider participating in this webinar.  Key learning objectives

This presentation gives an overview of the features of Office 365, explores the benefits other organisations have gained from making the move to the Cloud and identifies factors that organisations should consider when planning the move to Office 365.

Learn how to best manage your responsibilities as the IT contact for your organisation.

With YouTube for Nonprofits now available in Australia and New Zealand, register for this webinar to find out more about how it can help 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.

This highly interactive webinar will focus on demonstrating features of Office 365

Grants are a very important source of funds for most not-for-profits. Billions of dollars are provided every year by local, state and federal governments, as well as philanthropic, community and corporate trusts and foundations. The trick is knowing how to set yourself up for success. As grants are such a valuable resource, you need to ensure that you use your time wisely and that the fit is right between the project for which you want funds and the grants program funding parameters.

Let's face it... the right corporate partners can make all the difference to the calibre of events you run, the programs your organisation delivers and the kind of talent you can attract on staff. The key words here are the ‘right' corporate partners. How is your corporate sponsorship strategy coming along?

Microsoft Office 365 in the Cloud offers many not-for-profits significant benefits. This presentation gives an overview of the features of Office 365, explores the benefits other organisations have gained from making the move to the Cloud and identify factors that organisations should consider when planning the move to Office 365.

Microsoft Office 365 in the Cloud offers many not-for-profits significant benefits. This presentation gives an overview of the features of Office 365, explores the benefits other organisations have gained from making the move to the Cloud and identify factors that organisations should consider when planning the move to Office 365.

For many not-for-profit organisations the annual report represents a significant investment which too easily fails to “sell the cause” to potential supporters. This webinar will provide you with specific, practical steps to help you streamline the production of your next annual report and at the same time create an effective sales and marketing tool.  The webinar will include some great case studies and production templates. Importantly, it will provide a framework for you to build a professional document which sells your story and demonstrates the difference your organisation makes to the communities you serve. Key learning outcomes: 

Since the emergence of social media as a marketing method, it has been suggested that email marketing is no longer relevant or effective – this is not so! Used correctly, email marketing is an incredibly valuable component of your digital marketing toolkit to communicate with and encourage action from your database. This webinar will cover the basics of how to set up your email marketing using MailChimp, and touch on some important considerations including Australian privacy laws and the management of contact data, and tips for managing and making the most of your ongoing email marketing. Key learning outcomes: Managing subscribers Creating email lists, groups and segments Importing subscribers Exporting subscribers Subscription forms Creating email campaigns Basic campaign set up Using templates (focus on default MailChimp template options, not custom HTML templates) Adding content Testing Scheduling and sending Results and reporting

This webinar is about how to implement SharePoint throughout your organisation.

Preparing financial reports to cater for the requirements of Board members, whose experience and financial knowledge is usually varied, can be quite daunting for many handed this task. This webinar is ideal for those with little or no bookkeeping or accounting knowledge who are keen to get a better handle on key financial reports including budgeting and cashflow options for their Board, delivered in an easy to understand presentation. We will go through the foundations of good reporting, through their key components, finishing with a short presentation on timesaving tools available through Connecting Up. If you want to ease what many consider a painful experience, register for this informative session on presenting financial reports for your Board. This webinar will help you understand the fundamentals of presenting financial reports: 

With Microsoft now donating Office 365 for Nonprofits, find out more about what it can do, and get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.