National Community Foundations Forum 2014
An Australian Community Philanthropy event
proudly supported by Philanthropy Australia and FRRR
Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Natalie Egleton joined FRRR in 2012. Prior to
DAY 1
this, she consulted with Matrix on Board, working
with numerous not-for-profit organisations in program
evaluation, undertaking research analysis and
developing business plans.
Wednesday
3 September
1.10pm
She was the fundraiser and relationship manager
with Evolve (Typo Station) for many years, and also
spent some time with one of FRRR’s partners, ANZ
Banking Corporation.
Natalie is responsible for our Natural Disaster
Recovery programs and helps to manage our Donor
Partnerships.
Presentation Synopsis
Facilitator of Panel Discussion: Community-led relief
and recovery post disaster: a conversation with four
Community Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black
Saturday’ Bushfires.
Community Foundations can perform a range of roles in
their communities.
A panel discussion with four Community Foundations
established after the 2009 Victorian Bushfires will explore
the roles each has taken up during their community’s
recovery and the lessons learned in this complex
environment.
Themes to be discussed include the impact that each of the
Foundations has had for their community’s recovery and
resilience, particular challenges they have faced along the
way, and what the future holds.
Natalie Egleton
Wednesday
3 September
Peter Toyne is Chair of the Kinglake Ranges
Foundation, which was formed to provide support,
relief, care and assistance to individuals and
communities in the Kinglake Ranges who suffered
directly or indirectly as a result of the Victorian
Bushfires.
1.10pm
Panel Member: Community-led relief and recovery post
disaster: a conversation with four Community
Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black Saturday’
Bushfires.
The Kinglake Ranges Foundation was identified as a
strategic model for community recovery and was
duplicated with the formation of three other
Foundations and a trust. This same model has also
been duplicated post disaster in other regions.
Peter Toyne
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National Community Foundations Forum 2014
An Australian Community Philanthropy event
proudly supported by Philanthropy Australia and FRRR
Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Wednesday
3 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Jennifer Wood is a member of the inaugural
board of directors for the Marysville and Triangle
Community Foundation. She is a social worker with
experience in health and welfare settings across the
Yarra Ranges, Mitchell and Murrindindi Shires.
1.10pm
Presentation Synopsis
Panel Member: Community-led relief and recovery post
disaster: a conversation with four Community
Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black Saturday’
Bushfires.
After the 2009 bushfires Jennifer served on the
Marysville and Triangle Community Recovery
Committee for three years, including Vice-Chair in
2009. She was actively involved in a range of
recovery projects and activities, and as treasurer of
the Narbethong Public Hall Committee, Jennifer had
a lead role in rebuilding the new hall. She was
appointed to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund’s
Community Advisory Committee in 2011.
Jennifer Wood
Wednesday
3 September
Jennifer's service to her local community was
recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in
the Queen’s Birthday List last year.
Jacqui Sims lives, works and is passionate about
the Mitchell Shire. Her background is in Community
Development, starting as a Bushfire Recovery
Community Development Officer at Mitchell Shire
Council post fires in 2009.
1.10pm
Panel Member: Community-led relief and recovery post
disaster: a conversation with four Community
Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black Saturday’
Bushfires.
Jacqui has also successfully run a Community
House and has worked on other community
resilience projects including the Inspiring Whittlesea
Township and Surrounds Community Emergency
Plan.
Jacqui Sims
Jacqui has been employed by MCRAG since 2011
as their Executive Officer. Over that time Jacqui has
overseen MCRAG’s transition from being an
unincorporated committee to the now MCRAG
Community Foundation as a Company Limited by
Guarantee.
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National Community Foundations Forum 2014
An Australian Community Philanthropy event
proudly supported by Philanthropy Australia and FRRR
Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Wednesday
3 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Presentation Synopsis
Robin Mifsud is an aircraft engineer and has lived
Panel Member: Community-led relief and recovery post
disaster: a conversation with four Community
Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black Saturday’
Bushfires.
in the Mitchell Shire since 1991. Robin has been
involved with MCRAG since its inception in 2009,
and this involvement continues his personal
commitment of being active in his community.
1.10pm
Robin is currently the MCRAG Chair and is
passionate about Community Foundations and the
role that they can play throughout the Community.
Robin Mifsud
Wednesday
3 September
Loretta Carroll is Chair of the Into Our Hands
1.10pm
Loretta Carroll
Community Foundation, lives in the north east of
Victoria in the small community of Mudgegonga, on a
property farming beef and lamb. She gained a
degree in Business Management in 1990. Loretta
was invited to join the Community Advisory
Committee of the Victorian Bushfire Appeals Fund in
2011 and is a member of the Alpine Shire’s
Community Resilience Committee. Loretta was a
finalist in the Bluescope Leadership and Innovation
Award at the 2012 Regional Achievement and
Community Awards, and that same year, received a
Victorian Women’s Governance Scholarship to
undertake the Australian Institute of Company
Directors Course and was recognised as a Paul
Harris Fellow in 2013. Loretta is involved in a
number of local community organisations.
Panel Member: Community-led relief and recovery post
disaster: a conversation with four Community
Foundations established post 2009 ‘Black Saturday’
Bushfires.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Wednesday
3 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Anita Hopkins is the Senior Manager, Grants
Program and Youth & Food Security Initiatives at the
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. Anita began her
career with eleven years in the telecommunications
industry with roles in product development, business
planning and strategic planning.
2.30pm
Presentation Synopsis
Measuring Community Wellbeing: Vital Signs
Melbourne
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation is currently
developing a Vital Signs Report for Melbourne in
partnership with Community Indicators Victoria (University
of Melbourne).
Following a career change, she managed a small
not-for-profit organisation and then went on to roles
in Philanthropy Services with both State Trustees
and Equity Trustees before taking on her current
role. Anita has a Bachelor of Arts (Media), a Masters
of Business Administration and post graduate
qualifications in Women’s Studies, Public Policy and
Philanthropy and Social Investment.
In this presentation, Dr Melanie Davern and Ms Anita
Hopkins and will provide an overview of the process
undertaken to develop the report, some of the
challenges, a snapshot of the information available to all
Community Foundations working in Victoria, as well as a
‘sneak peak’ at what the report will look like when launched
in late 2014.
Dr Melanie Davern is Director of Community
Measuring Community Wellbeing: Vital Signs
Melbourne
Anita Hopkins
Wednesday
3 September
Indicators Victoria (CIV) at the McCaughey VicHealth
Centre for Community Wellbeing, which is located
within the School of Population and Global Health at
the University of Melbourne. Her research interests
focus on community and individual wellbeing with
specific expertise in the development and use of
community wellbeing indicators as a measurement
tool for policy development, program evaluation and
community engagement.
2.30pm
Dr Melanie Davern
Melanie has extensive expertise in the development
and construction of community wellbeing indicators,
chairs the Australian Community Indicators Network,
working closely with a range of government and
community partners, and is passionate about using
data as a catalyst for action.
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation is currently
developing a Vital Signs Report for Melbourne in
partnership with Community Indicators Victoria (University
of Melbourne).
In this presentation Dr Melanie Davern and Ms Anita
Hopkins and will provide an overview of the process
undertaken to develop the report, some of the
challenges, a snapshot of the information available to all
Community Foundations working in Victoria, as well as a
‘sneak peak’ at what the report will look like when launched
in late 2014.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Wednesday
3 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Daniel Muggeridge is Principal at Blue Bike
Solutions; a team dedicated to helping organisations
across the NFP and Community Sectors with vision,
strategy and IT systems implementation. Daniel
combines two decades of corporate management
consulting with a passion for community. He now
professionally assists large and small Philanthropic,
faith-based, disability, educational and other
organisations to maximise potential through strong
infrastructure, great tools, and alignment of people,
process and technology.
3.45pm
Daniel volunteers in a range of organisations
including The Smith Family and Crossway COACH
program, and has held a number of Director and
Board chair roles in community organisations.
Presentation Synopsis
Choosing grants and donor management software for
Community Foundations
 We’ll look at the process around understanding and
documenting your needs, and finding solutions that will
best fulfil those needs.
 A focus on practical hints and tips for getting the most
out of a strategic exercise will be rounded out by
considerations for “deploying” the system and getting it
running effectively.
 We’ll consider the specific challenges for larger
organisations (primarily complexity) and for very small
organisations (primarily constraints of time & money).
 A quick review of some of the key solutions in the
Australian marketplace and group discussion on others’
experience will round out the session.
Daniel Muggeridge
Wednesday
3 September
Sarah Thompson manages the grant making
programs and services at Australian Communities
Foundation, including undertaking community
research on behalf of donors to support them with
their giving. She also oversees and delivers the
donor engagement and education initiatives and
maintains a strong connection to the community and
not-for-profit sectors.
4.15pm
Sarah Thompson
Sarah’s experience includes time spent working in
corporate social responsibility and Aboriginal
reconciliation programs, as well as direct community
engagement and program management experience
with NFP and government sectors through placed
based community participation initiatives both in
Australia and overseas. Sarah was recently awarded
a scholarship to complete the Igniting Leadership
program with Leadership Victoria.
Inspiring Participation in Philanthropy - Donor
engagement at Australian Communities Foundation
(ACF)
This presentation will describe the process and journey
ACF has taken to redefine and redevelop their donor
engagement and education programs. By supporting the
development of donors and philanthropists, ACF believe
we can achieve greater results with their grant making.
The presentation will cover key questions for Community
Foundations including their purpose, role and value add for
the philanthropy sector, while highlighting tools, methods
and theories about donor learning and education that can
harness interest and inspire donors to give more. Finally,
the presentation will describe the donor learning and
engagement program at ACF and how we measure and
evaluate this work with donors to demonstrate our impact.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Wednesday
3 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Sue Charlton AM is the inaugural and current
Chairman of the Stand Like Stone Foundation. Sue
is a founding member and Director of Australian
Community Philanthropy, a group established to
represent the interests of Community Foundations
across Australia.
4.45pm
Sue Charlton AM
Wednesday
3 September
2007. After resigning from the Board in 2009, Wayne
has again returned to ACP as a Director and
Company Secretary in 2013. Wayne was a founding
Director of Tomorrow:Today Foundation in Benalla,
Victoria, as company Secretary 2001-2004 and then
Chair from 2004-2009.
Wayne Weaire
Australian Community Philanthropy supporting
Australian Community Foundations.
Sue has pursued a career in paediatric
physiotherapy, working with children and families in
the Limestone Coast community for over 40
years. She is an Adjunct lecturer with both the
University of South Australia and Flinders University,
teaching clinical practice to physiotherapy students
and a member of the Greater Green Triangle
University Department of Rural Health Clinicians
Advisory Group.
Wayne Weaire was a founding Director of ACP in
4.45pm
Presentation Synopsis
Australian Community Philanthropy supporting
Australian Community Foundations.
In 2009-2010 Wayne volunteered at the Southern
Highlands Community Foundation in NSW. After
moving to Timboon in the South West of Victoria he
was appointed a Director of the South West
Community Foundation in Warrnambool, Victoria.
Wayne is Chief Executive Officer of Timboon Health
Care and has held a number of Director positions on
philanthropic, community NFP and education
organisations in regional and rural Australia over the
past 25 years.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Ian Bird is the President of the Community
DAY 2
Presentation Synopsis
Keynote: Community Foundations in Canada
Foundations of Canada. Ian joined CFC in 2011 and
immediately began exploring opportunities to
mobilise its diverse network in order to achieve
greater collective impact.
Thursday
4 September
9.50am
Under his leadership, CFC established its landmark
effort called Smart & Caring Communities, to ensure
that every community in Canada has access to a
community foundation and funds to respond to their
local priorities.
Ian Bird
Thursday
4 September
Louise Arkles works with donors, trusts and
foundations to support them in their philanthropy.
After a decade at Philanthropy Australia, she
established an independent consulting firm Lark
Philanthropy in January 2013.
12.00pm
Results of the Community Foundations Mapping
Survey: what we’ve learned and what comes next.
Louise is currently the Development Officer at
Australian Community Philanthropy, focused on
growing and strengthening community foundations.
Louise Arkles
Louise began her career in that stalwart community
resource, public libraries. After working in special
libraries in industry and higher education, she gained
a Master of Information Management looking at
knowledge-sharing in zoos and their role in wildlife
conservation. Louise sits on the Board of Project
Respect.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
proudly supported by Philanthropy Australia and FRRR
Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Thursday
4 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Alexandra Gartmann is passionate about rural
communities and creating opportunities for
communities to prosper. As CEO of the Foundation
for Rural and Regional Renewal, she works to build
partnerships between government, philanthropy and
business to help build strong and vibrant rural
communities.
12.00pm
Alexandra Gartmann
Thursday
4 September
Alice Macdougall
Facilitator of discussion on future directions for our
section, following the Results of the Community
Foundations Mapping Survey: what we’ve learned and
what comes next.
Prior to joining FRRR in April 2011, Alexandra was
CEO of the Birchip Cropping Group. Alexandra
advocates for rural, regional & remote communities
through various roles including: Chair of the CSIRO
Sustainable Agriculture Flagship Advisory Council; a
member of the National Rural Advisory Council; a
Board member of Rural Finance Corporation; as a
member of the Australian Landcare Council, the Vic
Agriculture Advisory Council, the Vic Women in
Primary Industries Roundtable; and on the LaTrobe
University Bendigo Regional Advisory Board.
Alice Macdougall is a Special Counsel at Herbert
1.30pm
Presentation Synopsis
Smith Freehills, a large international commercial law
firm. She specialises in Charity Law, specifically tax,
structuring and governance advice for charities and
foundations. Alice has provided advice in this area
for more than 10 years and assists peak bodies,
regulators and governments with education and
policy. She has been closely involved with the reform
processes over the past few years. Alice has worked
with community foundations since the start of the
community foundation movement in Australia and
continues to support community foundations with pro
bono educations and advice.
Tax and legislation matters.
Governance matters for experienced community
foundations
o
Alice will give an update of the reform process and a
valuable refresher on compliance.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Thursday
4 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Presentation Synopsis
Catherine Brown is Chief Executive Officer of the
Reflections from the Skoll World Forum on Social
Entrepreneurship
o Catherine will reflect on her key learnings for
community foundations from the Skoll World
Forum (April, Oxford) where she was an invited
participant.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, a position she
has held since October 2011. Prior to joining the
Foundation, Catherine ran a private consulting
business for 11 years providing strategic,
organisational development, governance and legal
advice and guidance to foundations and not-for-profit
organisations throughout Australia.
2.15pm
Catherine Brown
Thursday
4 September
In 2010, Catherine published Great Foundations - a
360° guide to building resilient and effective not-forprofit organisations with ACER Press. Prior to this
she worked with three charities and was in private
legal practice. She has 14 years’ experience as
Chair or Deputy Chair of Victorian statutory
authorities in health and women’s affairs. Catherine
is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and a
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors.
Governance matters for experienced community
foundations
o Catherine will focus on conflicts of interest, Board
development and succession planning.
Dylan Smith originally moved to Fremantle to play
Facilitator of Panel Discussion: "What happens when
community foundations flounder or fail? Lessons from
survivors".
What does success or survival look like for your
Community Foundation?
What is one major reason you have survived the
challenges of running a Community Foundation?
What challenges do you face to continue operating?
What social impact are you most proud of from the last 12
months?
What have you learnt about the CF business in the last 12
months?
What could other community foundations and the industry
do to better support you?
for the Fremantle Dockers in 2004 and with both the
Kangaroos and Dockers Dylan played alongside
modern AFL greats such Wayne Carey, Peter Bell

and Matthew Pavilch.
3.45pm

Dylan consulted to the AFL Players Association’s
premier initiative The Ladder Program and currently
delivers team dynamic and leadership programs with 
Tract Group.

Dylan Smith
Dylan recognised that Fremantle is unique because

people are willing to make a direct difference to the
lives of others. As a result Dylan guided the process

of establishing the Fremantle Foundation in late
2010.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Thursday
4 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Shelley Boyce is the Chair of the Southern
Highlands Foundation Inc (“SHF”) and has been in
that role for the past 5 years and prior to that as a
director on the board. In addition to her work with the
SHF, she also is the Chair of the Southern Highlands
Arts Foundation, and a member and former
President of the Rotary Club of the Berrima District.
3.45pm
Shelley Boyce
Thursday
4 September
school teacher in Mildura, later completing her MBA
and moving into the community development sector.
She started her association with the Bass Coast
Community Foundation as a volunteer, charged with
raising the profile of the Foundation within the local
region.
Kate Dwyer
Panel Member: "What happens when community
foundations flounder or fail? Lessons from
survivors" panel session.
Shelley is the Executive Director of a company that
provides administrative services to a legal practice.
Shelley has a passion for giving to her community
and over many years Shelley has held many public
offices and worked across a varied field of charities,
including Girl Guides, Lifeline and the Volunteering
Wingecarribee. She is also a very active fundraiser
for adolescent mental health and women's crisis
care.
Kate Dwyer began her working life as a secondary
3.45pm
Presentation Synopsis
Panel Member: "What happens when community
foundations flounder or fail? Lessons from
survivors" panel session.
Kate became the Executive Officer of the BCCF
early in 2010. Her first significant task was to help
the BCCF raise $100,000 for the Victorian State
Government Challenge Grant. Since then Kate has
helped shape the BCCF to be the relevant and
valued organisation it is today.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
Thursday
4 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Dr Gill Sellar has lived in Denmark, Western
Australia for 35 years, built her own bush home, has
a background in community online development,
education, health and communications and run her
consultancy, 1 < 2 > 1 (One-To-One) Community
Technology and Education for over 25 years. Gill is
also an experienced and respected facilitator,
mediator and counsellor and has a keen interest in
change management and knowledge sharing.
3.45pm
Dr Gillian Sellar
Presentation Synopsis
Panel Member: "What happens when community
foundations flounder or fail? Lessons from
survivors" panel session.
Initiating the Denmark Community Foundation (WA)
Inc. became a long term commitment after she
project managed the Denmark WHO Healthy
Community Project (2005-2008), through which
many unheard community needs were highlighted.
After a number of challenging years and setbacks,
the Foundation is rising again to address some of the
needs and aspirations of a small community on the
far southern coast of WA.
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An Australian Community Philanthropy event
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Session
Date &
Time
Guest Speaker
DAY 3
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Presentation Synopsis
Emily Fuller is the Foundation Manager of Vincent
With information, imagination and initiative –
CFs achieving a bigger voice for communities.
‘Whether they are working in small towns, rural villages or
large cities, and irrespective of whether they have large
financial investments or depend on limited resources, CFs
have found that with information, imagination and initiative,
there are many ways to make things happen for
communities.’
Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF). She recently
completed the Senior International Fellows Program
at the Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society, City
University of New York, considering community and
place-based philanthropy. Emily is a Director of
Mundango Abroad, a PAF grant maker in PNG and a
member of the Advisory Council for the Sydney
Women’s Fund, part of the Sydney Community
Foundation.
Friday
5 September
9.10am
Emily Fuller
Friday
5 September
Before joining VFFF in 2008, Emily worked in social
and market research in Sydney and international
development in Hanoi, where she helped Marie
Stopes International to launch Vietnam’s first social
franchise. Emily began her career in communication
and brand strategy with M&C Saatchi.
Dr Andrew Young has been CEO of the Centre
for Social Impact since 2012. Andrew is dedicated to
improving the effectiveness of social impact across
the social purpose, government and corporate
sectors in Australia.
9.40am
In 2013 the Centre for Social Impact co-published a
report on philanthropy called Where the Money
Goes: Private Wealth for Public Good.
Andrew Young
CFs play many different roles and using many different
tools to champion their communities. Case studies from
Brazil, Romania and the USA highlight some of the
ingenious ways they are driving outcomes and being
effective voices for their communities. CFs however, are
really hitting their stride when they function as a network.
Building the network is the key opportunity for other funders
who see support for CFs as a means to achieve a bigger
voice and better outcomes for local communities.
Keynote – Policies shaping our sector now, and policy
drivers for the future.
The world of social impact is changing. Budgets are under
increasing pressure and governments are looking for new
ways to work with “industry” to deliver (and demonstrate)
social outcomes. Whether we like it or not, these are trends
that can only intensify.
What are some of the key directions in government policy
in the short term, and the key drivers of policy in the longer
term? While there are a lot of uncertainties about the
future, change brings opportunity as well as challenge.
Andrew will summarise the drivers for change and explore
some key big-picture themes. He will comment on how
communities, organisations and funders can prepare for
this uncertain future, and help shape the agenda, keeping
in mind our common goal of improving outcomes for the
disadvantaged in our society.
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Guest Speaker
Friday
5 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Louise Walsh brings extensive corporate,
Presentation Synopsis
Philanthropy Australia
government, not-for-profit and philanthropic
leadership experience to her role as CEO of
Philanthropy Australia.
11.00am
A former corporate lawyer with Allens Arthur
Robinson, Louise worked on Sydney's Olympic Bid
and corporate partnerships for the 2000 Olympic
Games and the City of Sydney, before becoming
Director of Development for the Sydney Symphony.
Louise Walsh
Friday
5 September
11.15am
Marion Webster
More recently, Louise was the founding Director of
Artsupport Australia, an initiative of the Federal
Government agency, the Australia Council for the
Arts, to grow cultural philanthropy. During her 10
year tenure, Artsupport Australia facilitated over $77
million of philanthropic funds nationally for cultural
sector across hundreds of organisations and
individual artists.
Marion Webster has had a long history of
Hot Topic - Sustainability
involvement with the not for profit and philanthropic
sector. Over the past 20 years her focus has been
mainly on community foundation development and
growth. She was instrumental in establishing what is
now Australian Communities Foundation, was CEO
of the network of community foundations in the
United Kingdom and was a founding director of
Auckland Communities Foundation in New Zealand.
Marion’s presentation will be on the choices we make
about how to position our community foundations and
whether sustainability is ever truly achievable.
In 2004 Marion undertook a fellowship on community
foundation sustainability at the City University of New
York and has undertaken extensive developmental
work with government and other community
foundations.
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Guest Speaker
Friday
5 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Krystian Seibert is the Policy & Research
Hot Topic – Talking with Government
Manager at Philanthropy Australia.
Engaging effectively with Government is vital for
community foundations, both to grow awareness and
support for their important work in communities across
Australia, but also advance broader policy changes which
support the flourishing of those communities. In this
session, Krystian will walk participants through some of the
key aspects of an effective approach to engaging with
Government. He will offer useful tips based on his own
experience working in Government, and answer questions
participants may have.
Krystian has broad experience in public policy
development, and an in-depth awareness of
government, legislative and political processes. He
has particular expertise in not-for-profit sector policy
and in regulatory reform.
11.15am
Krystian Seibert
Friday
5 September
11.15am
Julia Keady
Presentation Synopsis
Prior to joining Philanthropy Australia, Krystian was
an adviser to former Australian Assistant Treasurer,
David Bradbury. In this role he oversaw the delivery
of major not-for-profit sector reforms including the
passage of Australia’s first comprehensive statutory
definition of charity, the Charities Act 2013, and the
establishment of the Australian Charities and Not-forprofits Commission (ACNC).
Julia Keady is a marketing and social investment
Hot Topic – Working with the Media
strategist with 20 years' experience across media,
marketing, events, philanthropy and major projects.
She has a Masters in Philanthropy and Social
Investment, was the inaugural CEO of Australian
Women Donors Network, and in her role now as
Director of Xfactor Consulting, works on projects and
campaigns for numerous for-purpose organisations
including the Museum of Australian Democracy at
Eureka (M.A.D.E), Northern Rivers Community
Foundation, Regional Universities Australia,
Federation University Australia and more.
The media landscape has changed significantly in the past
few years. We now talk in terms of a 'PESO' Model: Paid –
Earned – Shared – Owned Media Platforms. In this
presentation, Julia Keady will show trustees and executive
officers how to take a 360-degree view of your
organisation's news and content, and how to curate it
across all channels, in order to optimise your profile with
your most important stakeholders.
She has also developed and executed content
marketing initiatives for 30+ well-known Australian
companies including Australia Post, NAB, Melbourne
Cup Carnival and more. She is an experienced
media professional and is renowned for – and
passionate about – putting organisations 'on the
map'.
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Guest Speaker
Friday
5 September
Guest Speaker’s Profile
Genevieve Timmons is Philanthropic Executive
of the Portland House Foundation and Deputy Chair
of the Inner North Community Foundation.
Genevieve is recognised as a thought leader in
philanthropy in Australia and New Zealand.
2.15pm
She is author of Savvy Giving: The Art and Science
of Philanthropy, Director at the George Hicks
Foundation, and sits on the Council of Philanthropy
Australia.
Genevieve Timmons
Presentation Synopsis
What comes next? Positioning, Pathways and
Partnerships - Genevieve Timmons, Keynote Listener
Genevieve will comment on some of the options and
challenges ahead for community foundations in Australia,
as individual foundations and also as a strengthening
network.
As a Keynote Listener, Genevieve will reflect on what has
been covered in the Forum program, with particular interest
in:
o how community foundations can strengthen their
positioning as contributors to communities
o what pathways exist to grow as a network and build
capacity
o how partnerships with donors, other funders and policy
makers can be advanced in the future.
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