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How can I support someone I have to let go?

Michelle Varcoe,
21 April 2020

Benefolk recruitment specialists Michelle Varcoe and Jenni D’Orival are working with many organisations who are in transition and change, and provide some great advice here on navigating redundancies.

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How do we continue our projects, when the world feels upside down and my staff are working from home?

Stephen Mally,
16 April 2020

CRM and fundraising specialist Stephen Mally has run hundreds of projects, and shares some reflections on how to get back to delivering on projects, now that everyone is settled into working from home.

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Garbage in equals garbage out: why clear branding online is critical, particularly in the age of COVID-19.

Darren Taylor,
15 April 2020

This blog post was inspired by an interview between Darren Taylor and Adam Griffith (Managing Director, Luminary digital agency) on Rebranding Branding: The Podcast - Discover your brand mojo. If you would like to hear the interview, listen here

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How can we package our services to make a bigger impact?

Concierge Manager,
09 April 2020

Specialist member and packaging expert Laura Trotta shares three ways thought leaders and organisations can make a bigger impact by packaging their services into leveraged offerings.

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10 tips for communicating in a crisis

Julie Weldon,
08 April 2020

Communications specialist Julie Weldon has helped many organisations during times of crisis, and provides a timely checklist.

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How can we ensure the success of our major gifts program in this period of physical distancing?

Teisha Archer,
02 April 2020

Major gifts fundraising specialist Teisha Archer looks at the ways that major gift fundraisers can adapt and innovate in a time of uncertainty and physical distancing.

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Corporate partnerships - imagining the new normal

Linda Garnett,
02 April 2020

When the COVID-19 lockdown began, people started by mourning the loss of things familiar: the Friday night drinks, Saturdays at the football, lunch with friends. It was the same with professionals working in corporate partnerships, wondering what happened to the predictability of sponsors for the annual fundraising event, the pipeline of corporate volunteers to help run the service or the regular workplace giving income.

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Putting the people back in change

Jo Smyth,
01 April 2020

I’m certainly not the first person to talk about the evolution of change management and how we are seeing the profession adapt to new ways of working. 

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Managing corporate partnerships in extraordinary times

Linda Garnett,
26 March 2020

Corporate partnerships specialist Linda Garnett deals with a question of concern for many organisations right now – what do we do about our corporate partnerships?

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Rebound or rollercoaster? The next stage for corporate partnerships

Linda Garnett,
25 March 2020

Australians have reasons to be cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 lockdown is working, and I’ve heard talk about the economic recovery once restrictions are gradually lifted. Will it be a V-shape, a U-shape or L-shape?

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