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06/08/2025

Hi F&P Facebook followers

We have decided to put the F&P page on hold while we revisit our social media goals and strategy – this page (and the F&P Facebook discussion group) will no longer be available as of 11 August.

LinkedIn is where the majority of our F&P audience visits us for social media content and this is where we will focus our efforts for the foreseeable future. While we work on our strategy, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/fundraising-&-philanthropy-magazine/ and, of course, on our website: https://fandp.com.au/

Thanks so much for supporting F&P and we look forward to continuing to share knowledge that powers your fundraising.

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26/06/2025

Super Early Bird pricing for F&P Fundraising Forum ends tonight. If you’ve been planning to come or bring your team, now’s the time to lock it in and save.

Join us in Melbourne this August for Australia’s only conference dedicated to Individual Giving. You’ll hear from leading fundraisers and agencies, explore fresh strategies for acquisition, retention and supporter experience, and get exclusive insights from new sector research.

Highlights you won't want to miss:

- 21 inspiring sessions featuring bold ideas, real-world insights, and practical strategies from across the fundraising landscape
- 4 expert-led masterclasses designed to help you deepen donor retention, integrate digital channels effectively, design donor journeys, and save time by supercharging your fundraising with AI
- Fresh insights to strengthen your fundraising, from rethinking donor acquisition via regular giving and e-commerce, to solving retention challenges and using data to sharpen strategy
- Inspiring case studies revealing what’s driving success for top fundraising campaigns
- Exclusive networking drinks – connect face-to-face with peers and sector leaders from across Australia
- The reveal of the 2025 Movers & Shakers – celebrating those who go above and beyond in fundraising

Hope to see you there.

Appeals, regular giving, acquisition, retention, mid-value, major gifts, gifts in wills and everything in between – we've got you covered at Fundraising Forum 2025. 

13/06/2025

F&P Fundraising Forum 2025 is heading to Melbourne for the first time in 20 years!

Join us 26–28 August for Australia’s only conference dedicated to Individual Giving.

From rethinking donor acquisition through regular giving and e-commerce, to solving retention challenges and using data to sharpen strategy, this year's Forum is packed with insights to strengthen your fundraising.

You’ll hear from sector leaders, learn from standout case studies, and take part in expert-led masterclasses designed to help you deepen donor retention, integrate digital channels effectively, design donor journeys, and save time by supercharging your fundraising with AI.

We’ll reveal the 2025 Movers & Shakers, a prestigious award honouring those who go above and beyond in fundraising.

We’ll also host networking drinks so you can connect with peers from across the country.

Join us for this must-attend event in a fundraiser's calendar!

More info here 👉 https://fandp.eventsair.com/2025-fundraising-forum

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Appeals, regular giving, acquisition, retention, mid-value, major gifts, gifts in wills and everything in between – we've got you covered at Fundraising Forum 2025. 

10/06/2025

We’re delighted to announce that Blaze Your Trail has joined the F&P Fundraising Forum 2025 as our Bursary Partner. Thanks to their generous support, two bursaries are available for fundraisers from small to medium nonprofits to attend this year’s Fundraising Forum in Melbourne on 27 & 28 August 2025. Fundraising Forum is Australia's only conference dedicated to Individual Giving.

These bursaries are designed to support fundraisers from organisations with limited resources. If you’re passionate about professional development but your organisation’s budget or capacity makes it difficult to attend conferences, this could be a great opportunity.

We encourage those who meet the eligibility criteria and who would otherwise struggle to attend Fundraising Forum 2025 to apply. Key dates and eligibility criteria are in the application form.

Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/251540234763958

Applications close at 5pm AEST on Monday 23 June 2025.

Please click the link to complete this form.

23/05/2025

Our friends at About Loyalty are hosting a hands-on session with Stuart Towell from The Leprosy Mission, exploring how they’re using insight and feedback to build stronger supporter relationships.

📅 Wednesday 28 May |⏰ 10:00–11:30am AEST (GMT+10)
💻 Online via Zoom | Free to attend

More info:

In this hands-on masterclass, we'll hear from Stuart Towell, Campaigns & Supporter Experience Manager at The Leprosy Mission, about their journey into improving the experience, the lessons they’ve learned along the way, and his top tips for anyone thinking of doing the same.

22/05/2025

Ready to boost your fundraising efficiency and engage supporters like never before? Jason Hincks and Yang-Yang He will show you how AI Agents can automate tasks, generate content, and provide round-the-clock support. Mark your calendars for 27 May at 12pm!

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19/05/2025

It's National Volunteer Week!

For many nonprofits, volunteers are the backbone of operations - in fact, last year's report from Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission tells us that more than 50% of charities in the 2022 reporting period reported they operate with no paid staff at all. The same report tells us there are 3.5 million volunteers in Australia, giving up their time to give back.

Thankfully volunteer numbers are slowly building back up towards pre-pandemic numbers and voluntary roles come in many forms - from regular operational shifts, to corporate volunteering, skilled volunteering, board positions and so much more.

We hope you can take a moment to celebrate your volunteers this week – what special people they are. And, if you'd like to learn about the Australian volunteering landscape, check-out our library of volunteering articles and features.

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19/05/2025

It’s almost go time! Digi.Raise 2025 kicks off in Melbourne tomorrow, and we can’t wait to welcome you.

If you’re joining us, make sure you’ve downloaded the app – it’s your go-to for program sessions, agenda details, speaker and sponsor info, and session evaluations. Check your inbox for everything you need to get set up.

Not registered yet? There’s still time! Don’t get hit with fundraising FOMO – Australia’s only specialist digital fundraising conference is just about here, and you don’t want to miss it.

More info:

"The event was fantastic, and I have been so inspired. The lineup of presenters was great, their willingness to share learnings, both positive and negative, created a great culture - it truly felt like being among friends. There were so many very helpful and practical takeaways - I am very much look...

16/05/2025

Not long to go— Digi.Raise 2025 kicks off next week!

As Australia’s only specialist digital fundraising conference, Digi.Raise brings together 33 expert speakers across 24 sessions to unpack what’s working, what’s changing, and what’s next.

You’ll hear how organisations are:
- Cracking digital donor acquisition with phased strategies
- Building high-performing donation pages in just 30 minutes
- Activating and engaging peer-to-peer participants more effectively
- Using data, AI and storytelling to deepen supporter relationships
- Avoiding the most common digital fundraising mistakes

Plus, there's a hands-on hackathon, a new video learning lounge, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow fundraisers.

It's happening 20–21 May at Pullman Melbourne on the Park. There's still time to register: https://fandp.eventsair.com/2025-digiraise/

"The event was fantastic, and I have been so inspired. The lineup of presenters was great, their willingness to share learnings, both positive and negative, created a great culture - it truly felt like being among friends. There were so many very helpful and practical takeaways - I am very much look...

15/05/2025

Peer-to-peer fundraisers all know the heady phase of participant acquisition can quickly be tempered by failure to fundraise. That’s exactly what happened when Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research launched the P2P event Run Before the Sun in 2023.

In 2024 they developed and executed a strategy to push that activation higher. They tracked everything they did and will share all of the results.

Join John Springate at Digi.Raise as he demystifies what ads worked best, the incentives that got most people off $0 and the competitions that raised most funds. We'll also share the tactics used to keep emails engaging, participants posting and Facebook thriving.

if you need to get more of your peer-to-peer participants off $0 and into the fundraising fast lane, make sure you don’t miss this session.

Digi.Raise, Australia's only specialist digital fundraising conference, is taking place 20-21 May at Melbourne Pullman on the Park. https://bit.ly/42XipEx

13/05/2025

ActionAid’s Saarah Abdeen knows a thing or two about digital fundraising. In fact she’s going to share how ActionAid smashed its digital fundraising goals, raised triple the tax appeal target in 2024, and acquired new regular givers. Saarah will be sharing these insights exclusively at the upcoming Digi.Raise conference.

Some of the key things Saarah will reveal are:
- Important strategic and tactical elements of the appeal
- How ActionAid doubled revenue from email, optimised Meta acquisition campaigns, and leveraged daisy chains to boost income
- How tailored welcome journeys increased donor engagement
- How upsells were used at the point of conversion to drive RG acquisition
-How ActionAid’s approach has impacted donor retention 12 months on

Digi.Raise is taking place 20-21 May at Melbourne Pullman on the Park. Find out more and register today: https://bit.ly/42XipEx

12/05/2025

How did Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria (MND Victoria) raise almost 40% more for its tax appeal and achieve a 46% increase in the number of donors?

Stephanie Cross and Sarah Robinson-Hatch from MND are going to give the secrets behind this incredibly successful campaign at the upcoming DigiRaise conference. They'll share how truly authentic digital storytelling increases brand recognition and brings donors closer to the cause, growing their trust in your organisation.

If you want to raise more from your appeals, this case study from MND Victoria is a must-see session at DigiRaise. View a sneak peek into the session: https://fandp.com.au/a-qa-with-digi-raise-2025-presenter-steph-cross-404217/

DigiRaise, Australia's only specialist digital fundraising conference is taking place on May 20-21 in Melbourne.