Major Gifts, Grants, Corporate Partnerships, Gifts in Wills – the annual F&P Big4 Fundraising Conference is about ‘big giving’ and ‘big gifts’ and 2025’s instalment was held in Sydney last month.

Here I share some of the top takeaways I posted on LinkedIn as I went from session to session. These posts are full of helpful tips and tricks for you to consider for your ‘Big4’ fundraising programs, so click on through and see what you can glean from some of the sector’s best presenters and experts in ‘Big Giving’.

L: Gill Whelan (GM, DECJUBA Foundation and TANK Foundation). R: Catherine Brooks (Founder & CEO, Equitable Philanthropy).

Catherine Brooks & Gill Whelan on Corporate Partnerships

Read my top takeaways from their CP masterclass here.

Andrew Sabatino (Co-founder and Director, Donor Republic).

Andrew Sabatino on Gifts in Wills

Take direction from Andrew’s deep knowledge in GIW fundraising here.

L: Heather Monk (GM Fundraising, Learnings Links). R: Jo Garner (Founder and CEO, Strategic Grants).

Heather Monk and Jo Garner on Grant Funding

Find out how Learning Links secured a $300,000 multi-year grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation here.

L: Simone Plunkett (Senior Consultant, Xponential). R: Erica Myers-Davis (Chief Provocateur, Xponential).

Simone Plunkett and Erica Myers-Davis on making the ‘Big Ask’ in Major Gifts fundraising

To conquer ‘Ask Anxiety’ and be best prepared for high-stakes asking, read Simone and Erica’s advice here.

The F&P team extends its thanks to everyone who participated in Big4 Fundraising 2025 – conference partners, exhibitors, presenters and panelists, and delegates.

We hope to see you at F&P’s conferences next year! 2026 dates are as follows: