Fundraising Nest

Gembridge hosted a group of For Purpose Leaders for an intimate Lunch & Learn yesterday with our guest speaker Unna Goldsworthy, a High-Performance Coach and Exercise Physiologist. Unna shared insights, research, mindset tools, and strategies for leaders to bring their best version of themselves and lead thriving teams. It's so nice to gather and learn together! Unna is also presenting at the upcoming 2025 Fundraising Institute Australia Conference in Sydney in the Leadership Track (Sponsored by Gembridge.

More Chirpy bit from Fundraising Nest 🐥 This time with Jes Bland Jes Bland is a passionate and highly driven #fundraiser, with over a decade of experience working for #charities in #NewZealand and #Australia. Jes Bland has managed various successful fundraising campaigns with a focus on individual #giving, utilising multiple channels both #digital and traditional and has gained a strong understanding and capability in the successful planning and execution of #donor-centric fundraising. We asked Jes Bland the question everyone wants to know: Is there a difference between #fundraising in #Australia and #NewZealand? Watch the full conversation and more Chirpy bits here 🔽 https://lnkd.in/gJW4wjNG Thank you Jes Bland for sharing your insights with our community.

The light the world Giving Machine has launched. How does it work? It’s super easy to use. All you have to do is choose something to give to someone in need. Each item or service is represented by a card, which drops from the machine with every purchase. The donor then has the option to scan a QR code to receive a tax-deductible receipt. 100% of purchases are donated straight to the charities. Come down to the Giving Machine in Westfield Manukau by count down and Give Back this Christmas Thank you so much to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Derek Good , Vending direct, Westfield manukau , all the volunteers, everyone involved to make it happen, and all of the amazing charities.❤️ #givingmachineauckland #givingback #charities #christmas The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Rob Campbell Fuatino Laban

Lunch in Healesville with the wonderful Michelle Berriman, to catch up on all things fundraising, life, the universe, and birthdays! Happy Birthday you incredible woman… may you and your mohawk have many more!

More Chirpy bits from the Fundraising Nest this time from Maven and friend Sam Laprade, CFRE Our Chief Nester Michelle Berriman asked Sam Laprade, CFRE What advice would Sam give to her younger self? 'I would have learned about Queen Bee Syndrome. I didn't know about Queen Bee Syndrome 🐝 Do you know what that means? Queen Bee Syndrome is when, unfortunately, you work with someone, a woman who's older than you that tries to make your life difficult. I worked with a number of women that were, and I look back on it now and I realized they were threatened by me or they just felt like I needed to pay my dues. I had many, many women that were very good to me, do not misunderstand me. I had a lot of women that helped my career, but I had a few that stomped on it.... And there's a couple in particular that certainly caused me a lot of harm. And I'd really try every single day to lead 180 % differently than they did.'  Sam Laprade, CFRE Have you ever been stung by Queen Bee Syndrome ? 🐝 Watch the full conversation here ⏬ https://lnkd.in/gT5rHVJi Other takeaways you will learn about 👩🏫 Building a community and finding mentors is crucial in the fundraising profession. 📊 Fundraisers should adapt to changing trends and use data to inform their strategies. 📓 Professional development should be a priority for fundraisers, and leaders should support their team's growth. 🤖 AI has the potential to streamline fundraising processes and allow more time for donor interactions. 📜 Legacy giving is an important area of focus in fundraising.

Eager to upskill, but have limited resources? Our Education Partners, Change&Co, are offering a FULL SCHOLARSHIP place in their Fundraising Communications Mastery course to one lucky small charity Fundraising Nest Nester! To be considered, submit an application here 🔽 before 29 Nov 2024 https://lnkd.in/gRAu68Wx In this dynamic six-month course starting 20 Feb 2025, you’ll dive into the specialised art of fundraising communications. You’ll learn how to create compelling, unforgettable content that captivates your donors and builds genuine connections, ensuring their loyalty through every challenge and triumph. Since they launched this CFRE-endorsed course back in 2020, more than 50 students have made the investment to improve their fundraising communications and copywriting skills, nurture their career development and raise more money for causes they are passionate about. For those who aren't eligible for scholarship places - don't worry! 🩷Fundraising Nest members save an extra 5% 🩷 SECURE YOUR SPOT NOW ➡️  https://lnkd.in/g7GH6qE3 We are grateful to our feathery friends at Change&Co for offering YOU the chance to be a better fundraiser - Thank you!

Only a few pages into my Relationship Fundraising book by Ken Burnett and I already have a feeling I will be using my highlighter ALLOT 🤣 Love it!

🐥 More Chirpy tit bits, with the super talented Dr Cassandra Chapman Having come to academia with a background in nonprofit marketing, Dr Cassandra Chapman’s research focuses on the social psychology of charitable giving, effective and ethical fundraising, and charity scandals. She uses diverse methods to understand when and why donors are more (or less) willing to give to particular causes and the implications such preferences have for how charities communicate. Listen to what Dr Cassandra Chapman wants to help fundraisers focus on. 'What I'm really focused on at the moment is trying to really pitch this nuance to the fundraisers. And I know it's what they don't want to hear, but the fact that their best actions are going to be completely context dependent on their particular #organisation, on the particular #beneficiaries they serve. My idea is to teach fundraisers about how to think about what I call the charitable triad. Their #donors, their #beneficiaries, and their #fundraising #organisation and #staff and how each of those can influence #giving decisions. Because when they learn to think in that nuanced strategic way about their context, I think that they're going to be #targeting more appropriately, they're going to be #segmenting more appropriately, they're going to be increasing return on #investment all while reducing that broader donor #fatigue that's going on in the market.' Thank you Dr Cassandra Chapman for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Watch out for more chirpy bits coming soon from Dr Cassandra Chapman on the Fundraising Nest channel. https://lnkd.in/gv6eJmP8

🐥 More common sense chirpy tit bits this time from Dominique Leeming. Organisations' go through a life cycle, and I think they always need to be ready to #evolve and #change because our #society and our #community is changing. Young organisations, can be #nimble, #innovative and #creative. And established organisation has very interesting thinkers too. All through your career, be willing to evolve in your thinking, don't ever get stuck 💥