As Coronavirus storm clouds gathered, University of Melbourne fundraisers rolled up their sleeves and got to work raising funds to fight the global pandemic. Jeremy Bradshaw tells how the University raised $16.9 million in just 10 months.
As the dreaded Coronavirus began to spread across Australia, a group of school girls helped spur on the University of Queensland’s efforts to raise funds to accelerate a promising vaccine. Jeremy Bradshaw explains how UQ raised over $23 million in just three months.
The government response in New Zealand to coronavirus has generated much praise. But how has the nonprofit sector fared? Fundraising Institute of New Zealand’s Michelle Berriman explains.
Jim Green is Senior Fundraising Officer at Hear and Say “We researched digital fundraising alternatives and brainstormed some innovative ideas that might appeal to our audience. Importantly, this occurred with an ‘anything is possible’ mindset.” What did you want to be when you grew up? I grew up in northern England where football is a way of life. As a child I dreamed of playing for my local team, but a lack of ability was a prohibitive factor. Having said that, I think my childhood in an industrial northern town, and the influence of my parents, played a significant role in my career development. I learned the values of community…
COVID-19 brought face-to-face fundraising to a halt in Australia and New Zealand. With F2F fundraisers getting back in the field, Ross Howe has some sound advice.
Melbourne City Mission CEO, Vicki Sutton, on the pressures of fundraising during a pandemic, developing new donor relationships, and what the future holds.
In the wake of her son’s death, Liz Dawes had to reimagine her life without him. Seven years later she is having to reimagine the fundraising event established in his memory.
