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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.
Gem Spotlight - Jane Crouch
Jane shares her career highlights and passion for travel in this month’s Gem Spotlight. She is a committed fundraiser who enjoys meeting extraordinary people.
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.
Wellbeing Webinar for leaders in 'for purpose' sector - RUOK? Day.
Gembridge sponsored event - Carli Phillips, Director of Corporate Wellbeing Hub will focus on this important question in the workplace – RUOK?, and showcase scenarios including conversations around anxiety, anger and sadness. She will share strategies and practical tips to help you create a mentally healthy workplace and explore initiatives across culture, communication, education, inclusion, work-life balance and role modelling to grow safe spaces to talk about mental health.
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.
Gem Spotlight - Peter Copp
Peter shares his transition from Trade to Fundraising plus career highlights, advice and a funny donor story.
Peter delivers fundraising success with loads of energy, enthusiasm and expertise. He is also an active volunteer and newly appointed Director of Northern Health Foundation.
Gembridge placed Peter in his current role as Director, Partnerships at SVA.
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!
Gem Spotlight - Ross Anderson
Ross shares his career highlights in this month's Gem Spotlight. He is a Gifts in Wills expert and FIA Fellow with a curious mind, wicked sense of humour and commitment to make a difference.
Gembridge placed Ross in his current role as Gifts in Wills Manager at The Alfred Foundation.
POLL RESULTS - How did you get your current or most recent job?
How have people in the NFP found their current role? We polled people in the sector to see how they found their current or most recent job, and the results were not what you would expect.
Wellbeing Webinar Series
In partnership with CWB, Gembridge offers this Wellbeing Webinar Series for leaders in the 'for purpose', NFP sector. Carli Phillips, a leading Corporate Wellbeing Specialist will share knowledge, insights, practical tools, tips, strategies and watch-outs to help restore balance, reconnect, thrive and to 'put your own oxygen mask on first' to lead others.
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.
Recruitment Pulse… Evidence of Rising Confidence
There are positive signs, SEEK data suggests confidence and recruitment needs are slowly rising.