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Fundraising Communications Mastery Course
🩷Registrations are open for the next intake of Change&Co’s Fundraising Communications Mastery course, kicking off in Feb 2025. 🎉
Feather your nest with a partner education discount!
🩷 Fundraising Nest members save an extra 5% 🩷
As part of the select group of 10-12 students, each month you'll receive:
💛 Exclusive access to live and interactive webinars
💛 Take-home tasks to embed your learning
💛 Practice exercises with personalised feedback
💛 Up to 2 hours of personalised 1-on-1 coaching
💛 Expert review of your fundraising content
What do YOU want to learn about in 2025?
Sharing thoughts, reflecting on experiences, contributing valuable insights, and informing with the power of your online voice.
We want to hear from you! At The Fundraising Nest, we believe in creating education and learning experiences that truly matter to YOU. That's why we're asking for your input to help co-design the topics, sessions, and conferences for 2025.
What do you want to learn about? What skills do you want to sharpen? What trends are you curious about? Your feedback will shape the events and educational offerings for next year, ensuring we provide exactly what you need to grow and thrive in your fundraising journey
Small Charity Scholarship
🩷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 Nester!
🩷To be considered, submit an application here before 29 Nov 2024
Conversations with Alicia van Elk
Alicia Van Ek, a fundraiser and chair of the FIA committee in Tasmania, shares her experiences and insights in the nonprofit sector. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration and support among fundraisers and highlights the need for smaller organizations to receive assistance in fundraising. Alicia also discusses the challenges faced by fundraisers, such as the pressure to raise money with limited resources and the negative perception of overhead costs.
Conversations with Ashley David
Michelle Berriman speaks with Ashley David, the head of development at Q Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Ashley shares her journey in the arts and fundraising, discussing the challenges and joys of her role. She emphasizes the importance of relationships in fundraising, the need for community support, and the impact of technology on the profession
Fundraising Communications Essentials
🩷ON-DEMAND CONTENT – START ANY TIME!
🩷LIFETIME ACCESS
🩷 ELIGIBLE FOR 8.75 CFRE POINTS
🩷NESTER PAY ONLY $79!Are you looking to upskill in the specialised art of fundraising communications?
Now you can, with Change&Co’s ON-DEMAND course covering the essential skills and strategies of fundraising communications.
Across five, self-paced modules, master fundraiser Dominique Antarakis will teach you the basic building blocks of fundraising appeals from choosing and telling a strong, emotive story and the crucial elements of a direct mail pack, to how to adapt DM packs for online, and the key things to cover when venturing into the digital space. We’ll also cover the use of personalisation to increase response and boost donor loyalty.
Each module contains best-practice examples, video walkthroughs, downloadable resources, quizzes to test your knowledge and bonus content.
PLUS, full participation in Fundraising Communications Essentials course is applicable for 8.75 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
Change&Co is your training partner for the specialised art of fundraising communications. From free primer courses and short fundraising communications essentials courses to comprehensive 6-month mastery training and personalised ad-hoc or continuous 1-on-1 coaching, there's a course or coaching option to suit everyone.
Discover more Change&Co training here.
Ken Burnett and Third Edition Release
Conversation with friends is here again..
This conversation is about the upcoming third edition of Ken Burnett book, Relationship Fundraising.
New Conversations with Friends episode
In this conversation, Michelle Berriman and Ben Lawless discuss education, youth empowerment, and the future of learning. They explore the importance of alternative education methods, the need for social connection and empathy, and the challenges facing the charity sector.
Freedom Friday is here!
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Research agenda explores ethics of using AI
Last Thursday, Rogare released this research agenda devised by an international project team led by Cherian Koshy.
Maven Time w. Alex Harding
Introducing our newest Maven, Alex Harding. Discover cutting-edge insights on leveraging data for fundraising.
2024 Mindfulness Bingo
Download our 2024 Mindfulness Bingo and get intentional with your time and energy this year, starting NOW!
Community Project - Glossary of Terms
Help us create a contemporary Glossary of Fundraising Terms.
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Freedom Friday is Live!
Freedom Friday is a movement dedicated to advocating for 2 hours per person, per week professional development in the for purpose sector.
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Meet our Mavens
Mavens are the experts and connoisseurs of best practice fundraising today who will inspire the Nest community with their fundraising insights and thought-provoking new ideas in fundraising for the future.
Meet Michelle Berriman - Chief Nester
Read about Michelle's background, vision for the Nest, and corporate services. Inspired? Book a time to chat with her.
Contact the Nester Connector
Need help with anything? Got an idea for something? Feedback welcome! Direct message Lachlan Hall | Nester Connector with ideas, suggestions, or comments!
Virtual learning on demand
Need some tips and tricks to make your Nest experience all it can be? Head here, follow the links and take a look around!
Resources & Templates Toolkit
In here we will share valuable resources, templates and things all good fundraisers need in their toolbox.
Event Listings
Check out what events are on across the sector. Virtual, in person, paid and free - anything goes! Got an event, resource, tool or research you want to share. Submit a post today.
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