Australian fundraising legend Peter Dalton joins Bianca to talk about his latest book, Giving Hope: The Journey of the For-Purpose Organisation and Its Quest for Success. Peter tackles a set of six fundraising dilemmas, and explains to Bianca how small non-profits can overcome them. Peter has been a huge influence in the Australian non-profit sector, with more than 30 years experience in working in fundraising. Among many well known campaigns in Australia and globally, he lead the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre campaign for the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. You can buy Peter's book her ..read more

In our charity world, ‘overheads’ is a blanket term for any expenses a non-profit has, that aren’t program costs.  In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca shares why there's often too much emphasis on the issue of overhead expenses, why it's a mistake to use it to measure a charity's efficiency, what non-profits can do to educate donors. The study mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345485033_Is_Overhead_A_Tainted_Word_A_Survey_Experiment_Exploring_Framing_Effects_of_Nonprofit_Overhead_on_Donor_Decision  Our Small But Mighty 'Short St ..read more

It's time to bust some non-profit myths! In this episode, Bianca and Kirsty bust four commonly-held myths about small organisations in the non-profit sector in 2022, including whether fundraising is trending down, if social media still works for non-profits anymore, high donor fatigue rates, and how many social media platforms you really need to be on. For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/  ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the grants and funding landscape for non-profits. In this episode, Bianca talks to grants expert, Lindy Fentiman from Strategic Grants about new trends in grants landscape and how small non-profits can better communicate their impact to funders. 11 mins - Advice for small charities on how to communicate their impact to funders 13 mins - Why a non-profit's key messages are so important 20 mins - Three tips for how small charities can become grant-ready The GEM Local program discount mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au ..read more

With so many recent changes on the Meta platforms – Facebook and Instagram – social media can be a discouraging space for small non-profits right now. In this episode of Short Stuff, Kirsty shares why Instagram can still work for small charities and the down to my three areas to focus on. Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success, delivered in under five minutes. For more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels ..read more

Creating social change is a goal of many small non-profits. but it's not an easy task. In this episode, Kirsty chats to Rhen Soggee, Executive Director and Co-CEO of ActNow Theatre, a socially conscious theatre company in Adelaide that's been a grassroots organisation for 14 years. Rhen shares insights into how ActNow uses the arts and theatre to educate and inform on issues such a racism, gender and cultural diversity, and domestic violence. Rhen also explains why it's important for small non-profit to take risks in the work they do, and the importance of diversity in non-profit leadership ..read more

In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca (a certified fundraiser) shares her 'seven secrets' to improving your grant writing. There are literally thousands of grant-making bodies in Australia, including charitable trusts, public ancillary funds and private ancillary funds. These organisations - often called structured philanthropy - distribute more than 1.5 billion dollars every year to Australian charities. Small But Mighty's Short Stuff is advice for small non-profit success, in under five minutes.For more grant writing resources, join us at the Small Non-Profits Alliance: https://smallnonprof ..read more

An annual supporter survey is a great way to check in with your donor base each year. It gives non-profits an opportunity to connect and learn more about donors, both as individuals and collectively. In this episode of Short Stuff, Bianca shares a few simple points to remember when creating a donor survey, including technical tips and example questions. The resources mentioned in this survey can be found here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/2022/02/14/donor-survey-sample-questions-downloadable-resource/  Our Small But Mighty 'Short Stuff' episodes are advice for small non-profit success ..read more

2021 was a challenging year for many small charities, particularly for digital and peer-to-peer fundraising.  Peer-to-peer fundraising events were heavily affected during covid lockdowns, but virtual events have proved very successful for some charities able to pivot quickly. So, in this episode Bianca chats to social entrepreneur and digital fundraising expert Tania Burstin, about digital fundraising advice and trends for small charities in 2022. Tania is the founder of mycause.com.au – Australia’s number one online fundraising platform. mycause.com.au has 6000 charity partners and has ..read more

In this episode of Small but Mighty, Brad King, founder of Farm Animal Rescue, shares with us how they turned a challenging situation with the government on its head. Through perseverance, people power and staying true to their values, Brad and the team at Farm Animal Rescue found a new level of success they're really proud of. You can follow the work of Farm Animal Rescue on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fardayboro/ or their website: https://www.farmanimalrescue.org.au ..read more