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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…
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…
The Power of History Making
Educational institutions value history. They respect the idea of examining the past in order to accommodate the present and plan for the future. ‘History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to…
f2f October 2020
The much anticipated 2020 Face to Face magazine was released this October. This is an edition with a difference – to provide a more interactive and immersive experience we went digital. As educational institutions around Australasia reimagine education from the ground up, we’ve also been thinking deeply about how to…
Your point of difference is not enough
Recognised authority and facilitator Pauline returned to Adelaide to present at EDGE 2019, the SA/NT Chapter Conference. Pauline specialises in facilitating organisational transformation, enabling the individual and the organisation to perform at their best and to become a leader in their field. People don’t buy what you do, they…
Reputation and Crisis Management
‘There’s no denying the need for harnessing the power of social media, but it’s a power that needs to be harnessed correctly because your reputation is on the line and one small error in judgement (or ill-thought out Facebook comment) could see you on the front page of tomorrow’s…
Achieving Wildly Important Goals
Advancement really distinguishes itself by how we focus on the difficult immediately, while the impossible seems to take a bit longer. Without exception, my colleagues in Educate Plus all seem to be in positions where there is the need to achieve wildly important goals. I want…
