Past webinars

Download Slides   Date: Wednesday 30th September 2020 Time: 1 hour 1:00PM - 2:00PM NZDT Price: Free Course level: Beginners to intermediate   Course Information:  Your website is the body of your online presence, and the words in it are the beating heart and soul of your non-profit. Words are powerful. They drive action, inspire generations, and create change. That is, of course, when used with clarity and purpose. This webinar will walk you through the

Download Slides   Date: 29th October 2020 Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM (AEST) Price: Free Course level: Everyone Course Outline During this session we will cover:

Download Slides   Date: Tuesday 20th October 2020 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM NZST Price: Free Course level: Beginners Includes: You’ll hear how nonprofts are using Asana, a work and project management platform, to better plan, manage, and execute the critical work they do. You'll also see a demo of how Asana can improve your organization's collaboration at HQ, in the field, and everywhere in between.  Course Information

Date: Thursday 18th June 2020 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This webinar is suitable for: Not for profit organisation leaders and managers, bookkeepers and accountants. Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.   Course Outline: Budgets and cashflow forecasts are more important than ever in the COVID-19 world. Learn how to create a budget and cash flow forecast whilst carefully considering the long term impacts of COVID-19 on your organisational strategy and budget forecasts.

Date: Wednesday 24th June 2020 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This webinar is suitable for: Leaders of social organisations large or small Board members CEOs, CFOs and CTOs Senior Executives Data and research professionals tasked with delivering the data systems for social organisations Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.   Course Outline:

2020  will form long lasting implications for the future of work, the NFP sector, and its delivery of services to the community. However as Australia and New Zealand begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions and we return to a "new world post corona", now is the time to define your organisation's strategy and budget for 20/21 to ensure an agile, positive, financially secure organisation emerges from the crisis long term.  Our Leadership Webinar Series will equip you with a practical guide, templates and tools you need to: Redefine your strategy for continued growth and success amidst the chaos Create a roadmap and strategic direction for 20/21 Develop a multi-scenario budget and cash flow forecast for 20/21 that considers the current economic climate Gather and use data to measure your organisation impact, grow proven programs and deliver your mission  

  Download slides here Date: Thursday 27 August 2020   Course Outcomes By the end of this workshop you will have:

Download slides here Date: Wednesday 26th August 2020 Course Outline: Have you already started with running Google Ads for your NFP but want to gain some tips and tricks to improve your results?  Join us for this webinar and learn about how to assess your existing campaigns, ad sets and ads as well as keywords with the help of tools such as Google Analytics and Keyword Planner inside the Google Ads interface itself. We’ll also run through some NFP case studies as live examples to gain further learnings.

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020 Course level: Intermediate We recommend you attend, or view our 'Reimagining Your Office: How to work virtually using O365' free webinar prior to attending this session.   Course Outline

Download slides here Workshop 1: Beginners Guide to Social Media (29 July) The key to any successful not for profit social media channel or campaign is having a clear strategy. This comes from understanding your goals, knowing your audience, and then identifying the right platforms to reach that audience and achieve those goals. In this workshop we’re going to use current NFP sector trends and market research to identify what social media opportunities are available, and where your client and supporter base market are likely to be investing their time. We will then demonstrate how you can use this information to put together the beginning of a strategy plan.  

Date: Wednesday 15th July 2020 'Pivot'. 'Innovate'. 'Digital transformation.' All of the above are becoming much more prevalent in the fundraising community venacular these days. As we are being encouraged to explore new ways to fundraise online to cater to a socially distanced society, the question begs, 'to digital or not to digital?' If you have dabbled in online fundraising activities, or are keen to start, then this webcon will help you get the right head start. The Online Fundraising Webcon 2020 is a full day online series of webinars that will take you through a journey and process to identify whether online fundraising is right for your organisation, and if so, how and where to get started, find the right CRM system and plan to capture and retain your online donors as regular givers.

Date: Wednesday 1st July 2020 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This course is suitable for: Executives, Managers and Organisational Leaders in the NFP sector, Board Members Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker.   Course Information

Date: Thursday 18th June 2020 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This webinar is suitable for: Not for profit organisation leaders and managers, bookkeepers and accountants. Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker. Course Outline: Budgets and cashflow forecasts are more important than ever in the COVID-19 world. Learn how to create a budget and cash flow forecast whilst carefully considering the long term impacts of COVID-19 on your organisational strategy and budget forecasts.

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 25 August 2020   Course Outline During this session we will explore what is critical when you are ready to return to work and how you can prepare both your home and office environment for the best experience, including best practice and solutions to issues you may face during the transition.   Course Outcomes By the end of this webinar your organisation will have an understanding of the following topics:

Covid-19 and physical distancing restrictions have meant rapid adaption of many community services. The service design team from Mission Australia shares how they supported services to quickly adapt to this new context, some of the resources that were produced and opportunities and challenges that emerged during this time.

  Download slides here Date: Tuesday 4 August 2020   Course Outline Most of us have spent the last 3 months trying to work our way around Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams from home, but what happens when some staff begin to return to the office? How do you ensure those still working from home don't get left behind?

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 13th October 2020   Course Outline Ranking on Google has always been something most organisation put in the ‘too hard basket’.  Besides ranking for your organisations’ name, how do you really get more organic traffic?  There is so much competition and we know it costs a lot of money to get a professional SEO person. In this session we will go through many Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques, to help you build more organic traffic to your website!.   Course Outcomes

  Download slides here Date: Thursday 23 July 2020   Course Outline Whether an IT user, or systems manager, this webinar will provide detail on how you and your team can take full advantage of the tools within Microsoft/Office 365 for collaborating across work sites.

  Download slides here Download handout here Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2020   Course Information We all set out with the best of intentions when we want to build, or even rebuild, a website for our non-profit. The truth is, many of us don’t know exactly what we’re doing so we miss opportunities and that means we miss connecting with our community in the best way we can. If this sounds like you, it might be time for a website wellness checkup; and we’ve got just what the doctor ordered!

  Download slides here   Course Information With Microsoft donating Office 365 licenses for non-profits it’s a highly attractive proposition to consider as a cloud based software solution for your organisation. But what exactly is Office 365, what are its key features, and how can you make the most of its functionality? We will provide some updates on the software and you can ask questions live to The IT Team about the product. We’ll also share how Connecting Up can help you acquire and administer the Microsoft Cloud licences you need.   Course Outcomes

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 29th September 2020   Course Information A facilitator can get a group to discuss, debate, and, above all, decide a lot of stuff in not-a-lot of time. Some people are better business-process facilitators, like facilitating a strategic planning process, or team decision making session, whereas others are better at facilitating more experiential processes such as community circles. Active listening is a core component to good facilitation and this webinar will introduce you to the different aspects of listening required when facilitating a virtual event.

Download slides here Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2020   Course Information Email continues to be one of the best ways to stay in touch with your supporters but one size doesn't fit all. In this webinar you'll learn how to reach your supporters where they are and get them opening, reading and taking action from your email. Learn about the importance of audience segmentation and targeting, formatting and design when it comes to not just getting your emails opened, but encouraging your audience to take action.

Download slides here Date: Thursday 17th September 2020 Course Information This webinar will introduce you to the fundamentals of digital organising. Key concepts we’ll be covering include how and where to store your data, organising your data, and using a ladder of engagement to move people from one action to another.

Download slides here Date: Wednesday 3rd September 2020   Course Information Nobody wants to be 'ghosted' by Google! But not many people know how to be found online and gain traction to their non-profit website. It's not just about getting any traffic, but getting the RIGHT traffic. Attract keen volunteers, donors, and people within your area who will benefit from your non-profit's purpose. Help your community find you! In this webinar you'll learn 4 simple strategies to ensure you can be found online.   Course Outcomes

  Download slides here Date: Tuesday 7th July 2020 This webinar is suitable for: Not for profit organisation leaders and managers, university student experience professionals, CSR leaders   Course Outline: Online volunteering is the future. To find skilled volunteers can be challenging. To facilitate online volunteering can be harder.

Click here to view slides Date: Thursday 2nd July 2020 This is a high level overview of how you can use Canva to achieve whatever goals you have as an individual or an organisation to communicate your ask, your impact and achieve your goals in the social impact world. Learn how you can use the suite of tools available to you in Canva to manage your organisation's branding, marketing, pitching and storytelling and see examples of how other not-for-profit's are doing the same.

Download slides here Course Outline: Live demos and Q&A on how to make Zoom work for you and your organisation. Take advantage of important features, understand the different Zoom plans and importantly ensure your use of Zoom is secure! If you are a newbie, beginner or regular user, but are not confident on all the features available to you then this Zoom webinar is for you. We will be covering the following areas: 

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 2nd June, 2020 One way to get started with budgets is to take last year’s numbers, apply some uplift factor to them and that’s the first draft. The alternative approach is to start at the bottom and work upwards. Mick Devine will discuss the pros and cons of each approach and why it’s often best to use a combination of the two.

Download slides here Date: Wednesday 27th May 2020 Course Information: Key trends for charities to understand relating to sector saturation, fluctuating levels of public giving, giving behaviour of younger donors and mobile giving Key challenges facing domestic charities including board recruitment, engaging millennials, increased transparency and being agile in an ever-changing sector Biggest risks facing charities including funding, brand equity, governance and data protection

Download slides here Date: Wednesday 20th May 2020 Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information:

Download slides Date: Thursday May 7 2020 Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information: In this webinar, we highlight key areas of operation where Power Automate, and other automation tools, can assist with the change to a paperless environment required by our current remote working operations. Additional benefits such as improved efficiency, accuracy, and time savings will also be covered.

Download slides here Date: April 21st 2020 Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM NZST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker This course is suitable for: Beginner/Intermediate Course Information:

Download slides here Date: Friday 17 April 2020 Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information:

Download slides here Download examples here Numbers help to keep us all focussed and distilling information to a few important KPIs can help to communicate vital information to boards, management and stakeholders. This session will use Calxa to present the examples, but the principles will be applicable to any tool. 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. 

Download slides here Join us for this webinar to see how this one tool can help you plan and manage your social media strategy AND your social media content calendars AND also your organisation!  In this webinar we will dig deep into all the functionality available in this free tool. Kate will show you how it is used inside many different types of organisations and businesses. Everything from planning courses and services, through to content calendars as well as managing day to day tasks and workflow. Kate's social media company uses this tool to plan and manage social media from solopreneurs, through to large multinational companies. It's that versatile! 

Download slides here Details:  Hosted by Connecting Up Australia, available to non-profits throughout Asia Pacific through TechSoup and TechSoup partners Date: Thursday 9 April 2020 Time: 3:00PM – 4:00PM NZST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker This course is suitable for: Beginners Course Information:

Download slides here Details: Date: Wednesday 8 April 2020 Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM NZST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information:

Download slides here Date: Tuesday 7 April 2020 Time: 4:00PM – 5:00PM NZST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker This course is suitable for: All Connecting Up/TechSoup NZ members Course Information:

Download slides here This course is suitable for: Small/Medium organisations Course Information: The webinar will cover: What long term remote working means for your organisation and your technology mix Tools that will assist you to improve your ability to work remotely How to get started quickly – quick wins Other elements that you may not have taken into consideration that will assist you with your readiness. What is not included in the program?

Download slides here Details: Date: March 18th 2020 Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM NZDT Price: FREE Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker This course is suitable for: Intermediate Course Information: