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Explore innovative and personalised volunteer recognition strategies. Each month we will explore volunteer management concepts and issues through the lens of the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement and the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026). Retaining volunteers is as crucial as recruiting them. This webinar focuses on innovative strategies for volunteer recognition…

Fundraising is the lifeblood of most community organisations, yet it’s an often-neglected task. Most organisations draw the majority of their income from just one or two sources. That’s a dangerous strategy. If one of those sources dries up, you could quickly face a budget black hole. To survive and thrive in a changing world, a…

Effective communication forms the basis of successful relationships but this involves more than speaking or listening well. To communicate effectively you must adapt in response to particular people and situations and this requires a willingness to develop your self-awareness and people skills over time. This workshop will address the skills needed to communicate with confidence…

Board secretaries face unique challenges, from ensuring transparency to keeping accurate records—all while maintaining confidentiality. As a result, secretaries may find themselves in a difficult position, caught between board members fighting over what should be shared with the wider public, and what should not. This webinar equips secretaries with essential strategies for maintaining healthy relationships…

Learn the AI Breakthroughs Associations Are Already Using (And Start Applying Them Now) Most AI conversations are stuck in the past — still circling prompts, shortcuts, and the same predictable examples. Meanwhile, the real breakthroughs are happening quietly inside organisations that are experimenting, building, and transforming the way their teams work. This session brings those…

Leading and managing change is an ongoing challenge as it can be ever-changing and leaders are required to embrace the change themselves, as well as guide their teams effectively through it. This workshop will assist leaders in examining the current changes in their working environment and build some tools and strategies to more effectively lead…

Overseeing the finances is probably one of the most important tasks you have as a board member. Financial literacy will put your organisation in the best position to promote and fulfil your organisation’s mission. If you don’t understand how the finances work, you’ll be at risk of getting caught up if anything goes wrong. How…

In 2025, Gen Z makes up about 27% of Australia’s workforce. By 2030, this will climb to 33% making them the single largest generational cohort in the workforce. Leaders are increasingly required to navigate teams with five generations from Boomers to Gen Alpha working side by side. In this workshop, participants will explore the changes…

There are many occasions in today’s workplace where we are required to influence without authority. This could be influencing peers or project team members, managing up, customers or clients across a variety of situations. Having the courage and confidence to be assertive and get your messages across to influence stakeholders at all levels is a…

Communicate Your Impact in a Way People Actually Hear Most association communication disappears the second it's sent. Not because the issue isn't important — but because it sounds exactly like everything else your audience scrolls past every day. And here's the uncomfortable truth: You're not competing with other associations. You're competing with an entire attention economy engineered…