Jan 18, 2018 | Business Development, Culture, Governance |
When you’re a fundraising professional, it’s easy to compare our philanthropic landscape to the generosity of Americans and worry that we don’t have a culture of philanthropy in Australia. While it’s true that Australia’s high net worth individuals are...
Oct 11, 2016 | Culture, Governance, People |
The Chairman of an arts organisation is not a figurehead – they play a crucial role that comes with personal repercussions if things don’t go well. Fundamentally, the Chair and Directors are there to take legal and fiscal responsibility for the organisation and, quite...
May 16, 2016 | Strategy |
The past few days have undoubtedly been difficult and upsetting for the small-to-medium arts sector of Australia. And a funding crisis has been precipitated. Whether we have secured funding or not, whether we knew what was coming or not – the sense of shock and...
Mar 16, 2016 | Business Development, Culture, People |
When a talented fundraiser resigns, a large dollar-shaped void looms in their place. It’s disruptive for the team and the skills are time consuming and expensive to recruit. Relationships between the organisation and its donors are destabilised and other staff must...
Feb 24, 2016 | Culture, People |
In today’s employment market, most job hunters are looking for employers with a healthy corporate culture and spirit of give and take. This is especially true for high-quality fundraisers in in Australia – a true candidate’s market. In the last decade, the tertiary...
