Member Blogs
Gin Reunions!
By Sandy Goddard Director of Community Development at Canberra Grammar School We always look forward to our Alumni reunions. So much of our engagement is based upon catching up in person, having natural, pleasant interactions and strengthening relationships. But lockdowns, postponements, and cancellations don’t bode well in trying to…
Impact of Recent Events on Development Programs, Staffing & Budget Decisions in schools
SEPTEMBER 2020 As we begin to emerge from the immediate effects of the horrific drought, bushfires and COVID19 virus pandemic, independent school development teams face operational and financial challenges. Marts & Lundy and Educate Plus developed a brief survey to learn about how recent events have impacted programs, communications, staffing…
Postponement of International Conference
It is with regret that following a meeting of the Board earlier this week, the decision has been made to postpone the International Conference, originally scheduled for September 6-9, 2021. Unfortunately COVID restrictions and lockdowns and the increasing reluctance of institutions allowing staff travel at this tenuous time have led…
Case Study – Pymble Brand Story
Pymble ignites within our girls, ‘Watch us Change the World’ By Kelly Mancey Director – Community Engagement, Pymble Ladies’ College Our ‘Watch Us Change the World’ campaign positions Pymble Ladies’ College as a school with an unwavering belief in young women and what their futures hold. It also reflects the…
Top Tips for mentors
Mentoring Experiences My first mentor was Dr Henry Drucker, the man responsible for professionalising fundraising at UK universities, and leader of the University of Oxford’s first major fundraising campaign. He took me to my very first major gift meeting… and was kind and patient with his feedback after I…
Professional Development with purpose – looking to the future
Why now is a good time to invest in your future with PD? Training isn’t just important for your development and career progression, it is vital. Our Certified Advancement Practitioner training offers a prime opportunity for you to expand your knowledge base, encourage innovative thinking and empower you with the…
The Power of Mentoring
At Educate Plus we appreciate and understand the power of mentoring (watch video) In our close knit, collegial and supportive community, informal mentoring takes place regularly at our SIGs, PD events and conferences. Our members come together to network, to support and to learn from one another. As we…
A date for your 2021 diary!
Monday 6 – Thursday 9 September 2021 – Adelaide Convention Centre Here at Educate Plus, we believe that it pays to be brave. We have changed the date of our International Conference to adjust to the ever changing COVID landscape and have now settled on the date above. We…
Worlds Away
October 2019 saw a joyous travel moment with a snorkelling trip to the warm, green waters of El Nido in the Philippines. During a 12 hour wait for a connecting return flight, we sipped whiskey in the comfort of an ‘80s band at the Manila Casino. That smoky night resulted…
How to use a crisis to engage a community
It seems so long ago now that COVID-19 entered our lives and took over almost all aspects of it. Almost eight months have passed since the day staff at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne were notified of a case of the virus at the School. This was the first…
Excellence in the Field of Advancement – How FREDA connected an Alumnae community
What a year! We will never forget 2020. For decades to come, Advancement professionals in university residential colleges will reflect on the pain of cut budgets, the devastation of cancelling engagement events and how Zoom became part of our everyday working lives. “When women support women, amazing things…
Trust
Post-COVID-19 shutdown, we’re feeling a cautious sense of confidence here in the Great Southern region. We live and work in WA, land of the hard border, after all. How long that feeling will last is anyone’s guess, but, either way, what are we choosing to take forward with us, and…
