Bernard Ross

The Management Centre (UK)

Introducing one of Europe’s leading authorities and most exciting speakers on fundraising and management in the not-for-profit sector, innovative thinker and presenter, Bernard Ross.

Bernard is Director of the Management Centre, a leading consultancy and training organisation working solely for value driven organisations. His areas of expertise are strategic thinking, change leadership and organisational transformation.  Bernard specialises in developing strategic capacity with senior teams and boards. He also acts as a personal coach to a number of CEOs of large NGOs and international NGOs. He has worked for over 20 years with not-for-profit organisations helping them transform their performance. His customers include most of the major UK charities and many leading international NGOs.

Make sure you get the fullest possible insight into Bernard’s fundraising strategy toolbox by choosing Bernard’s masterclass.

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Derek Humphries

Think Consulting Solutions (UK)

Introducing former footballer, cowboy and visual artist Derek Humphries, now a Director and Creative Strategist at THINK Consulting Solutions in the UK.

Derek develops brand strategies, produces creative communications, delivers creative training, heads up a 'virtual agency' and will help you unlock the inspiration in your cause.  Derek’s direct marketing background means that his sessions are full of practical tips that you can use every day. And just so you don’t drown in an ocean of fantastic ideas, Derek’s inspiration laboratory will help you learn how to assess at an early stage which ideas to develop, and which ideas to forget.

If you want to develop an approach to creativity and innovation that is right for your cause and understand the theory behind innovation, you will want to choose a Masterclass with Derek Humphries.

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Genevieve Timmons

Philanthropic Executive with the Portland House Foundation (Australia)

Does your organisation seek support from trusts and foundations?  Do you understand how family trusts and philanthropic institutions decide where to direct their support? 

Genevieve Timmons is the Philanthropic Executive with the Portland House Foundation, a private family foundation in Melbourne. During an extensive career of almost 3 decades in the non-profit sector, Genevieve has worked with more than 40 different major clients, including staff, boards of Trustees, individual donors and grant-maker membership bodies in a number of countries, principally in New Zealand and Australia.  Genevieve consults internationally, offering a comprehensive range of services in philanthropy and grant-making.  Her work in New Zealand includes facilitating strategic planning for the ASB Community Trust, Southland Trust and the JR McKenzie Trust – as well as Philanthropy New Zealand.

In response to requests from grant-makers, Genevieve has designed a specifically tailored module which highlights best practice and delivers a range of up to date tools and systems.  Focusing on trusts & foundations, Genevieve will impart practical skills and dynamic ideas on how to harness philanthropic resources and communicate your passion for a cause.

If you want to increase your insight into the world of grant-making and improve the quality of your fundraising applications, don’t miss the opportunity to attend Genevieve Timmon’s Masterclass.

“Genevieve Timmons is a true professional who understands and has worked in the philanthropic and broader not-for-profit sector in a variety of roles.  She has real in depth knowledge and experience of the sector in New Zealand, Australia and internationally.”  - Philanthropy New Zealand CEO Robyn Scott.

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Lawrence Pierce Durance

The Fundraising School, Indiana University (USA)

Got your feet under the table of an organisation which is raising funds for a great cause? Trying to decide what to do first?

Lawrence Pierce-Durance is a rare gift to New Zealand fundraisers.  Not only is he up to speed with what is at the forefront of successful fundraising in the USA, he has also lived in New Zealand and practised fundraising here, so he knows the way we do things.

His comprehensive understanding of the whole spectrum of fundraising and his polished presentation skills make him the perfect choice to run a Masterclass on the A-Z of fundraising, designed to help get a fundraising programme off the ground.

Lawrence is the Executive Chairman of PD Solutions Inc, a consulting firm focusing on training, governance and major gift programmes for nonprofits. He is a regular visitor to this country, and has, for many years, been the main international presenter on the TFRS (The Fundraising School, Indiana University) professional development courses hosted by FINZ.

He is a licensed lawyer in the United States and a faculty member of The Fund Raising School, an integral part of the Centre of Philanthropy at Indiana University. He is also a licensed barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.

Lawrence was the special guest speaker at the opening launch of FINZ in 1991.  In 2000, he received the FINZ Henry A Rosso Award for his contribution to fundraising.

Lawrence is now working with AUT University and FINZ to further advance fundraising teaching in New Zealand.  Through plans to establish a New Zealand Centre on Philanthropy at AUT, Lawrence is involved in developing a Masters degree in Philanthropy and research in New Zealand on the history and direction of philanthropy.

His passion is golf, albeit only a fair player. He enjoys travelling with his wife Elizabeth and spending time with his kiwi-born son Sebastian and his daughter Tanner Grace - the princess.

Lawrence Pierce-Durance is being brought to Conference by AUT.

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Ted Hart

Hart Philanthropic Services Group

Discover the next major evolution in ePhilanthropy!

We are delighted to announce that Ted Hart is returning to New Zealand to join the international line-up for FINZ08.  Ted Hart is CEO, President of Hart Philanthropic Services Group, Inc.  He will deliver the Conference opening plenary as well as two workshop sessions.

The room was packed when Ted outlined the dynamic world of ePhilanthropy at Conference in 2006 and his latest presentation on Social Networking and Fundraising Success for Charities is likely to draw plenty of interest too.

Ted Hart is an internet and fundraising strategist with over 20 years of experience in communications, fundraising, and nonprofit management. He is Founder and recently retired President of the international ePhilanthropy Foundation, the global leader in providing training to charities for the ethical and efficient use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes through education and advocacy.

He is the author of several books, including “Major Donors – Finding Big Gifts In Your Database and Online” and “Nonprofit Internet Strategies Best Practices for Marketing, Communications and Fundraising Success”.

Based on his successful new book, People to People Fundraising, Ted Hart’s plenary session will teach participants cutting-edge strategies on how to incorporate online social networking with fundraising.  Participants will learn about the tools they can’t survive without:  how to fully integrate fundraising campaigns, how to turn activists into donors and database mining.

Every organisation in every part of the nonprofit world will find Ted’s high-energy presentation on leveraging Social Networking to further the organization’s mission relevant to their needs.

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Jennifer Gill

ASB Community Trust and Philanthropy New Zealand

Jennifer Gill is Chief Executive, ASB Community Trust and also Chair, Philanthropy New Zealand.
 
Her career in philanthropy began in 1985 when Sir Roy McKenzie appointed her as the Executive Officer of the Roy McKenzie Foundation. She was a founding member of the Board of the Wellington Regional Community Foundation where she was Chair of the Board for five years, the Funding Information Service and of Philanthropy New Zealand. She is also a trustee of a number of small family philanthropic trusts. 
Following 10 years as Executive Director of Fulbright NZ., Jennifer took up the position of CEO of ASB Community Trust in 2004

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Jane Cherrington

Good Books, the “online bookstore with a conscience”.

The first half of Jane's career was spent in the high energy environment of the private sector in sales, advertising, marketing and management positions in advertising. In a burst of altruism, she headed for the radically alternative culture of public sector management, ending up as Chief Executive at the Mental Health Foundation, and deciding she could never go back to the more lucrative private sector and wanted to stick with a social agenda. Her goal became to find ways to build bridges between private and public sector interests to positive effect. When she was approached to set up an 'Amazon alternative' in internet book sales she realised she was being handed the opportunity to do just that, and www.goodbooksnz.co.nz  was the result.

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Gavin Coopey

Pareto Fundraising (Australia)

Gavin is a Senior Consultant for Pareto Fundraising. He has significant experience as a senior manager in the Australian and UK not-for-profit sector and has become a recognised expert in corporate partnerships, innovation and brand development. 

Before moving back to Australia in 2006, Gavin was Development Director at Cancer research UK – Britain’s leading charity. There he was responsible for creating an innovation strategy to ensure that fundraising products were being developed to build the organisations’ annual 300 million pound income. 

At Pareto Fundraising, Gavin leads the Consulting team and has advised charities on vision and brand development, fundraising strategy, innovation and specific individual fundraising disciplines.  

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Nigel Harris CFRE, FFIA

Mater Foundation (Australia)

Nigel is Executive Director of the Mater Foundation, the fundraising and community relations arm of the Brisbane based Mater Health Services and mater Medical Research Institute. 

Nigel has been with the Mater for 12 years and has worked in fundraising for 24 years, specialising in the health and disability sectors.

Nigel holds an MBA majoring in fundraising, qualifications in Public Relations and Marketing and is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).  He is a Fellow and past Chairman of Fundraising Institute Australia and has served several terms on the Board of CFRE International, the international certification body for fundraising professionals.

Nigel is a highly regarded educator and mentor in the fundraising and not for profit sector, and has been active in community and sporting organisations for 30 years. 

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Dan Geaves

Pareto Fundraising (Australia)

Dan is a direct marketing professional with over ten years experience and is Group Account Director with Pareto Fundraising.

For the last 5 years Dan has been passionately creating innovative ways to communicate with charity supporters. He has a proven track record of developing and implementing new ideas for UK and Australian charities such as Amnesty International Australia, Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia, the Prostate Cancer Charity and Farm Africa.

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John Godfrey

Artful Fundraising (Australia)

John Godfrey graduated from the New Zealand Drama School and later achieved a Graduate Diploma in Arts Administration in Adelaide, and an MSC in Business Administration in Edinburgh. He worked in festival and theatre management in Australia, New Zealand and the UK before turning to fundraising.

John’s career as a fundraiser began in 1989 when he took responsibility for raising around one third of the Sydney Festival’s income. In 1992 he was invited to be the Edinburgh International Festival’s Development Director and to establish a new Development team. He subsequently went on to manage Edinburgh University’s 20 million pound capital campaign for a new medical research institute, and run a 5 million pound capital fundraising programme for Napier University’s new business school campus.

In 2004 he completed an MSC with a dissertation on business support for the arts and founded has his own consultancy, Artful Fundraising. 

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Heather Newell

Foresee Communications Limited

Before setting up Foresee Communications Limited in 1993, Heather worked for over eighteen years in the corporate communications sector. Since then she has worked with a wide range of clients from the non profit sector including local government, arts, environment, education, government and welfare. Her journalism skills are put to good use in publishing the two subscriber publications - Sponsorship Profile and Fundraising in New Zealand.

As a member of the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand and the Australasian Sponsorship & Marketing Association, Heather's reputation for excellence is widely recognised. 

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Louise Parkin

Saints Information Ltd, Execucare NZ Ltd, FINZ

Louise Parkin is the founder and managing director of fundraising research agency Saints Information Ltd and fundraising recruitment agency Execucare NZ Ltd.  She is also a Council Member of the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand.
With offices in London and Wellington, Saints now serves a growing range of charities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as UK and US clients via an overnight “urgent” research service.   In the last few years, Louise has focused on gaining expertise in resources relating to the Asia-Pacific region.
Her bottom line is a challenge to contribute to the “highest possible good” on a daily basis.  Her workshops are jammed-packed with new information about untapped sources of funding for fundraisers at all levels.

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Lesley Ray CFRE

Fundraising Institute Australia

Lesley Ray is an experienced fundraising professional with broad knowledge of annual fundraising campaigns in major health and disability organisations over 18 years. Lesley’s fundraising experience has traversed different fundraising contexts, forged in a very practical environment, to senior level positions of fundraising practice, organisational management and leadership. She is currently Director of Fundraising of the Mater Foundation, the fundraising and community relations arm of the Brisbane based Mater Hospitals and Mater Medical Research Institute.

Lesley is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and is currently studying at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at Queensland University of Technology. Lesley is the Chairman of Fundraising Institute Australia.

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Kate Russell

Cystic Fibrosis NZ

Kate Russell has been a career fundraiser for 13 years, beginning her not for profit work at Presbyterian Support in Hawkes Bay and moving through several charities before coming to her present position of CEO with Cystic Fibrosis NZ.
Kate was a member of the FINZ National Council for 4 years and now sits on the Ethics Committee. She is also Vice Chair of the NZ Carers Alliance and Vice Chair of DARE Canterbury

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Robyn Scott

Philanthropy New Zealand

Robyn Scott is the Executive Director of Philanthropy New Zealand and a graduate of Victoria University and Wellington College of Education and an alumna of Leadership New Zealand.  Robyn joined Philanthropy New Zealand in 2002 after a varied career including sixteen years as a primary school teacher and  more recently experience in the not for profit sector leading a small NFP organisation in the health sector.  Along with her husband, Robyn is parent to two teenage children who she says really add the extra dimension to the adage of 'a life worth living'.

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Dr Sue-Anne Wallace

Fundraising Institute Australia

Sue-Anne has held the position of Chief Executive Officer with Fundraising Institute Australia for four years.  Her focus over that time has been on FIA’s membership services, enhancing professional development opportunities and building a profile with government on issues of fundraising regulation.

Sue-Anne has worked as a manager in the nonprofit sector for over twenty years.. Prior to her focus on fundraising, she was a director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), a role that involved some fundraising and the Australia Council where she was a grant giver.  

Sue-Anne played a major role in bringing about an International Statement of Ethical Principles for Fundraising through her work with the 24-member International Summit of fundraising organisations. She was also engaged in the first in depth survey of giving in Australia, “Giving Australia” a Federal Government funded project. 

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Richard Woodward

Consultancy and Motivational Speaking

Richard has held marketing and sales positions in Australia and the UK for the Commonwealth Bank, Telstra Stadium, the Sydney Opera House, KPMG, and the Royal Automobile Club. He has experienced both sides of sponsorship, understanding the needs of the corporate and the challenges of the sponsorship seeker.

Richard has also facilitated communication skills trainer training for many of Australia’s leading companies. 

He now works with individuals, teams and organisations helping them become effective at developing business to attract more clients, customers, sponsors and funding. 

Richard has spoken at the last four Australian Sponsorship Marketing Association (ASMA) conferences and the last two Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) conferences, and is the author of Attract More Business, the monthly newsletter for business developers and sponsorship seekers

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Stephen Perret

Execucare (UK)

Stephen Perret is Managing Director of Execucare in the UK. He has specialised in the recruitment of fundraisers for 15 years and was a communications consultant to law reform groups and trade unions before joining Execucare in 1993.

Steve started his career as a financial public relations consultant in The City of London.

Steve recruits for all the major British not-for-profits, including Amnesty, Barnados, Cancer Research, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Save the Children and WWF.

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David Pettigrew

Management Centre Australia

David is Director of the Management Centre Australia.

He has worked in the not-for-profit sector in both the UK and Australia with experience in other international markets.
His most recent role was a Business Development Director at ChildFund Australia where his innovative and expert approach increased revenue by over 80% during his four and a half year term

An expert in strategy and fundraising, he has developed very successful strategies for growth in the fundraising programmes he has managed.  He has re-branded a major not-for-profit at international and domestic level.

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