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Finding and Keeping Awesome Fundraisers
If you are like most for-purpose or social impact organisations, you will know that finding, recruiting and retaining great fundraisers is essential to your success. So, what can you offer to entice them? And once you have them on board, how do you keep them engaged and motivated?
Food, Glorious Food
What an amazing day of fun, laughter and learning, plus hard work planting trees and shovelling dirt at our recent Volunteer Day in September with Food For Change.
Why Healthy Work Culture Is Critical
When people are looking to move into a new role at a new organisation, the culture of the company is very important to them. Jenni shares a brief insight into company culture from an article she recently read.
Food For Change... SDG #2
Gembridge is very excited to embark on a multi-year partnership with Food For Change, helping to increase their impact through financial support and getting our own hands dirty!
The Art of The Exit Interview
When an employee decides to leave their workplace, most times there is a handshake, ‘thanks for your efforts and best of luck’. Perhaps (pre Covid) a farewell lunch or company assembly. One of the more important aspects for both the employer and employee, and one that if it is done, is usually poorly done, is to undertake an exit interview.
FIA VIC Corporate Partnership SIG, a socially distanced event
The first of many successful FIA VIC Corporate Partnerships Special Interest Group (SIG) events was delivered yesterday bringing FIA members and Corporate Partnership specialists together for learning and networking, in a mask wearing and socially distanced way.
That’s a wrap: FIA Conference 2021
The 2021 FIA Conference was held at the end of February, and for the first time, was delivered via digital platform. It was an outstanding conference with an insightful, relevant and jam-packed program.
Brotherhood of St Laurence celebrates huge milestone - 90 years!
Brotherhood of St Laurence was founded in 1930. Congratulations on 90 years of impact!
FIA Victorian Awards
Congratulations to all FIA VIC Award Winners, Highly Commended, Finalists and Nominations!
Building a professional network
I’m not a natural networker. Don’t get me wrong – I love building meaningful connections and maintaining strong relationships, but it’s the new connections and striking up a conversation with a stranger that I’ve found daunting at times. Jenni D’Orival shares her experience and tips about networking.
R U OK? How do you respond if the answer is NO?
How do you respond if the answer to RUOK is no?
What do you say? How can you help?
Fearing the response to this little question being a big “NO” is common. Carli Phillips, Director of Corporate Wellbeing Hub focussed on these three little words in the workplace during our Webinar presented to leaders in the ‘for purpose' sector.
Enhancing employer brand
By focusing on and building employer brand, an organisation can shape the way they are perceived as an employer by past, current and prospective employees.
Wellbeing Series Initiative... it's a wrap! Check out the poll results...
Our third and final session of our Gembridge Wellbeing Webinar series was held this week with the important topic of Burnout & Exhaustion Watch Outs, very timely given the current environment.
The 2020 Fish Scholarship, an opportunity for small charities.
Gembridge is excited to share this generous initiative. Fish Community Solutions has been offering this special education initiative for small charities.
Wellbeing is so important... pandemic, or not
Gembridge hosted the 2nd Wellbeing Webinar Enhancing Mental Health in the New Normal with Carli Phillips from Corporate Wellbeing Hub. What is normal anyway?! Wellbeing is important, whether in a pandemic, or not.
Carli provided excellent insights, strategies and tips for building resilience, saying ‘no’ in order to prioritise high impact tasks and leading people through uncertainty.
Wellbeing is on the radar for NFP leaders.
Gembridge is so pleased that wellbeing is on the radar of leaders in the not-for-profit sector with 83 leaders attending the first Wellbeing Webinar Series. We are looking forward to the next 2 sessions on 5 and 12 August.
Gembridge Scholarship Announcement
Gembridge is very excited to announce the winners for the Gembridge Scholarship to attend the Partnerships Acquisition Skills course with Stellar Partnerships. Not just one, but TWO scholarships!
Gembridge Scholarship Opportunity with Stellar Partnerships
Gembridge is proud to partner with Stellar Partnerships to support one lucky scholarship recipient to attend this online Partnerships Acquisition Skills course.
Michelle Varcoe on the radio!
Michelle Varcoe appears on radio at 89.9 TheLight with Cam & Jo. There are a series of interviews around writing good resumes and Job Interviews (An interview about interviews!)
Michelle joins panel for The XFactor Collective’s RESET 2020
Reset2020 is a webinar series developed to support the social purpose Sector. The Xfactor Collective, together with Equity Trustees and sector partners including ProBono Australia delivered a program of free support and advice. This was delivered via live broadcasts featuring subject matter specialists (including our Director, Michelle Varcoe) offering practical support.