Wendy Scaife
Posted inDigital Fundraising

Regulation like trying to catch a cloud

As nonprofits progress their marketing and fundraising efforts in the cloud, regulation of online practices is proving tricky, discovers Wendy Scaife. As nonprofits progress their marketing and fundraising efforts in the cloud, regulation of online practices is proving tricky, discovers Wendy Scaife. Australia leads the world in social media engagement, with the highest global average for monthly time spent using it. Internet is also huge as a fundraising element here, at least at the portal level. So, internet and social media fundraising are clearly active in Australia, but where do we stand with regulating them? Four questions emerged during discussion on this topic at the recent Australian Centre of Philanthropy…

Posted inMajor Gifts

Ample potential but obstacles for major giving

A new study of the major gifts landscape in Australia provides much insight and some strong messages for the sector. Wendy Scaife reports. A new study of the major gifts landscape in Australia provides much insight and some strong messages for the sector. Wendy Scaife reports. Among some of the key findings of a new study about major gift fundraising in Australia were that charities felt this area of fundraising was hugely under developed, but boards have little understanding about it. The research, carried out by the Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS), was a first-of-its-kind project and involved qualitative interviews with nearly 50 people on both sides…

Posted inNews, Philanthropy

“God bless America!”

How many times have you heard this glib line from the mouths of certain politicians? You may not agree with George Dubya’s foreign policy, but we do have some things to thank America for. Wendy Scaife investigates the support that US foundations have bestowed on Australian nonprofits. How many times have you heard this glib line from the mouths of certain politicians? You may not agree with George Dubya’s foreign policy, but we do have some things to thank America for. Wendy Scaife investigates the support that US foundations have bestowed on Australian nonprofits. Recent research by QUT’s Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) reveals that foundations in the…