Wendy Brooks & Partners

12/11/2023

With the giving season fast approaching, it's time to prepare your fundraising strategies so that your organisation can get its piece of the giving pie.

In this webinar, Catherine Brooks, CEO at Wendy Brooks & Partners, will take you through the latest trends in giving, the market segments holding strong, and discuss why your organisation needs to think strategically about fundraising in the giving season.

Participants will discover what fundraising activities are not currently working in Australia and across the globe and will learn where to focus their efforts to ensure maximum rewards.

This webinar will take place live on:
Thursday 23 November 2023

Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Canberra: 1pm to 2pm
Adelaide: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Brisbane: 12 noon to 1pm
Darwin: 11.30am to 12.30pm
Perth: 10am to 11 am

Price:
Institute of Community Directors Australia members: $88 (inc GST)
Non-member price: $110 (inc GST)



https://communitydirectors.com.au/training-courses/fundraising-update?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Webinar%20Fundraising%20update&utm_content=Webinar%20Fundraising%20update+CID_9722faef2d78a32cdfdad9d0e99fd36a&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Register%20now

26/10/2023

A specialist in the not-for-profit sector, Wendy Brooks & Partners, in collaboration with Law Squared and HLB Mann Judd, invites you to attend a practical training workshop on fundraising laws and governance.

Ensure your Board is equipped with the knowledge and skills to comply with fundraising obligations.
By the end of this session, you will learn more about the following:

• What the Board needs to know about your organisation’s fundraising strategy and activities to ensure compliance with fundraising laws.
• How to ensure compliance with your fundraising and reporting obligations.
• Reporting and fundraising requirements and exemptions for ACNC registered bodies.
• The implications of cross-border fundraising and applicable rules when you are seeking or receiving donations from multiple States / Territories.
• How to manage any money raised for regulatory compliance.
• Managing and safeguarding your online fundraising activities.
• Best practice for storing donor information in line with privacy laws.
• Top tips for ensuring that fundraising compliance when dealing with “vulnerable persons” (eg. People with disability etc).
• Fundraising policies, procedures, codes of conduct and best practice principles.
• How to swiftly deal with breaches of your fundraising policies and procedures to ensure
• compliance, maintain your good reputation and retain public trust.
• Maximising tax planning opportunities and adherence to compliance when Fundraising
• including:
o When are funds likely to be deductible for Donors. What happens if you provide something in return?
o GST implications when raising funds. When do you / do not need to include GST?
o Fringe Benefits Tax – how does it apply to benefits provided to volunteers, staff and contractors that help you with fundraising?
o What practical administration steps should be undertaken to ensure your staff and donors comply with tax laws and to optimise tax benefits for your donors.

Date: Wednesday, 1st November 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (lunch provided)
Location: HLB Mann Judd,
Level 15, Central Plaza Two, 66 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Please RSVP via the link below by Friday, 27 October.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/fundraising-laws-and-governance-training-tickets-729994060887?aff=oddtdtcreator

28/05/2023

In collaboration with Law Squared and HLB, Wendy Brooks and Partners invite you to attend one of our practical training workshops on fundraising laws and governance.
Ensure your Board has the knowledge and skills to comply with fundraising obligations.

By the end of this session, you will learn more about the following:

• What the Board needs to know about your organisation’s fundraising strategy and activities to ensure compliance with fundraising laws.
• How to ensure compliance with your fundraising and reporting obligations.
• Reporting and fundraising requirements and exemptions for ACNC registered bodies.
• The implications of cross-border fundraising and applicable rules when seeking or receiving donations from multiple States /Territories.
• How to manage any money raised for regulatory compliance.
• Managing and safeguarding your online fundraising activities.
• Best practice for storing donor information in line with privacy laws.
• Top tips for ensuring fundraising compliance when dealing with “vulnerable persons” (e.g. People with disability etc.).
• Fundraising policies, procedures, codes of conduct and best practice principles.
• How to swiftly deal with breaches of your fundraising policies and procedures to ensure compliance, maintain your good reputation and retain public trust.
• Maximising tax planning opportunities and adherence to compliance when Fundraising, including:
• When are funds likely to be deductible for Donors? What happens if you provide something in return?
• GST implications when raising funds. When do you / do not need to include GST?
• Fringe Benefits Tax – how does it apply to benefits provided to volunteers, staff and contractors that help you with fundraising?
• What practical administration steps should be undertaken to ensure your staff and donors comply with tax laws and to optimise tax benefits for your donors?

Date: Thursday, 15 June 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (lunch provided)
Location: Law Squared Office
Level 21, 114 William Street, Melbourne
Please RSVP via [email protected] by Monday, 29 May, and include any dietaries in your response.

23/05/2023

It’s been a busy 12 months for charities and not-for-profits: member disputes continue to arise, regulatory and compliance changes continue to come thick and fast, and fundraising and donation strategies have never been more important as the economy contracts. The 11th Annual Charities and Not for Profits Conference examines these key issues and more.
We’re so excited that Catherine will present this year, speaking about “The Race for the Dollar: Rethinking Fundraising and Donation Strategies”.
In challenging economic times, fundraising becomes paramount, and charities and NFPs relying on more than government funds need to think outside the box. This session will examine some of the challenges to the traditional way of raising money and proactive changes that may be beneficial, including:
• The key challenges facing traditional fundraising methods
• The consequences of the expanding charity and NFP sector
• How have the expectations of donors changed?
• The impact of technology and social media on fundraising activity
• What skills does an organisation’s fundraising team need to have?
• What works? Strategies for approaching donors
• Examples of alternative fundraising methods, including impact investing, outcome-based projects and bonds
• A cold hard look at fund management and costs
• Tips for ensuring regulatory compliance in non-traditional fundraising activities.
The conference kicks off this Thursday, 25th May 2023. For registration information see:
https://www.tved.net.au/index.cfm?SimpleDisplay=dsp_SearchProduct_ts.cfm&PC=MNFMAY23&Type=4

21/06/2022

It was amazing to hear from our friends at the Indigenous Law Centre about another step forward in promoting the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

They’ve been working hard to translate the Uluru Statement to ensure this important message is accessible to all Australians. We were so excited to hear it’s now available in 64 languages!

If you’d like a copy of the Uluru Statement in your language to distribute in your community, please DM the UluruStatement Instagram account.

08/04/2022

The Northern Rivers have been decimated by the recent floods, homes and livelihoods have been destroyed. Those affected by the flooding have experienced trauma and are now facing decreasing mental health and wellbeing.

Please help DAISI support the people and communities of Northern Rivers to rebuild their resilience, agency and confidence to overcome their current and future challenges to enable healthy, strong communities into the future.

Through your donation, DAISI will work to reconnect with those affected by the floods in the Northern Rivers area and provide them with a mobile counselling service with our team of qualified councillors and psychologists.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jpan4-mobile-counselling-service?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

25/01/2022

Tomorrow is the 26th of January. For some a day of celebration, to Australia’s First Nations as well as a growing percentage of their white allies, it’s viewed as something much darker - a day of mourning, Survival Day or Invasion Day. Referring to the date on which English colonialism entered and claimed ‘Australia’ for its own.

Luke Pearson (a Gamilaroi man) says, “it is not enough to just change the date as if the only problem with modern-day Australia, or its history, is the date on which we were holding our national celebration”.

Perhaps the real question we should be asking is “What sort of Australia do we want to live in and celebrate on Australia Day, irrespective of what date it is held”?

Perhaps the real question we should be asking is “What sort of Australia do we want to live in and celebrate on Australia Day"?

03/11/2021

Last week we learnt how our amazing client Environmental Justice Australia is supporting 5 brave young Australians to lodge human rights complaints relating to the Australian Government’s lack of action in cutting greenhouse emissions by 2030.

The complaints were made jointly to the UN Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights and Environment, the rights of Indigenous people, and the rights of persons with disabilities.

They make the case that the Morrison government’s globally-criticised 2030 emissions reduction target, fails to uphold the human rights of every young Australian, particularly those at acute risk from climate harm including young First Nations people and people with a disability.

You can read more about each of the activists and their personal action, as well as the EJA’s case on the EJA website via the link below.

Together, we must solve the climate crisis before we lock in the greatest intergenerational injustice of our time

https://www.envirojustice.org.au/projects/solidarity-action-youth-climate-justice/?fbclid=IwAR3tsW0S0y63nRC0LxjgDEXDBhXULFQ871pV34k_st4RAs_nkrEfQW9g8o4

#2030

Everyone has the right to a healthy environment and a safe climate. Our kids deserve a bright future with equal opportunity, a say in what will determine their future, and where the people and places they love thrive.

25/10/2021

The Arts Law Centre of Australia 2021 Art Auction is NOW OPEN.

https://buff.ly/2Z9AxfD

Online bidding has now opened and will close at 8pm Sunday 7 November.
Arts Law have sourced artworks from over 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art centres, arts organisations and individual artists around the country. 60% of each sale goes directly back to the artists, helping support communities and the arts sector. The remaining portion will support Arts Law and allow us to continue delivering vital services to Australia’s artists and arts organisations.
Collect art. Buy ethically. Support Arts Law.



Proudly sponsored by New Chambers.

06/10/2021

In our latest blog, we unpack the inherent tension in the grantmaking and seeking process. Grantmakers can struggle with the sheer number of grant applications they have to read and analyse. Grant seekers struggle with the number of bespoke grant applications they have to make to survive.

Together we could reimagine a vastly better grant application process, but we have to start talking about it now.

Will you join us?

https://wendybrooks.com.au/2021/09/29/can-we-reimagine-the-grant-application-process/

Can we acknowledge the power differentials, be honest with one another, and have conversations about how we can become more effective partners without the tedious, inefficient grant application process we mostly have now?

18/08/2021

In our latest blog, we unpack the primary goal of fundraising – equity and justice.

If something brings in large amounts of money but fails to increase equity and justice in the short or long term, then fundraising is not doing its job, no matter how many other KPIs may have been met.

https://wendybrooks.com.au/2021/08/18/fundraising-is-not-about-money/

Fundraising’s primary goal is not to raise money but to assist in bringing about equity and justice.