QLD Chapter Conference: Advancement is a Contact Sport - Learn How to Kick More Goals 11 & 12 July 2013 Program Guide We would like to thank our Sponsors, without whom this conference would not be possible: QLD Chapter Sponsors Conference Sponsors National Sponsors Sponsors QLD Chapter Conference: Advancement is a Contact Sport Thursday 11 July, 2013 8.00am Registrations Open – Parklands Room, 10th Floor, Urban Hotel, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane 8.40 – 8.45am Welcome and Opening 8.45 – 8.55am Message from Patrick Kelly F.Edplus, Board Member 8.55 – 9.40am Keynote Address: Duncan Armstrong OAM ‘Yak Yards’ 9.40 – 10.00am Morning Tea Break Fundraising 10.00 – 10.55am Fundraising Good Practice Checklist Dr Daniel McDairmid CFRE, Director Global Philanthropic David Day, Director of Development Redlands Alumni 10.00 – 10.55am Engaging your alumni to support kids at school – a focus on The Southport School’s mentoring program John Batistich, Managing Director Potentiality Kristyn Hailey OSA Coordinator The Southport School Admissions Marketing & Communications Sponsored by 10.00 - 10.55am Enrolments - Drivers of School Choice, Marketing, Performance Benchmarking Paper Nicholas GuyattMMG Education (Joint Session with Admissions and Marketing) 11.00 – 11.55am 11.00 – 11.55am 11.00 – 11.55am Establishing a Bequest Program School Retentions - A Case Study Strategic Placement of Digital and Print Paul Daly, St Joseph’s Nudgee College Geoff Holt Leonard Holt Robb (Joint Session with Alumni & Fundraising) 12.00 – 12.40pm Lunch Conference Program QLD Chapter Conference: Advancement is a Contact Sport Thursday 11 July, 2013 Fundraising Admissions Alumni 12.40 – 1.35pm 12.40 – 1.35pm Annual Giving - Get the Ball Rolling and Keep Passing it on! Nick Allen, Director of Development St Laurence’s College Glenda Fitz- Payne F.Edplus Development Director Citipointe Christian College 1.40 – 2.35pm The Power of a Database 12.40 – 1.35pm Statistics and Modelling for your Community Impact of 2015 Year 7 Intake 1.40 – 2.35pm Masterclass 1.40 – 2.35pm Is Your Scholarship Program Broken? + Empowering Admissions Staff in the Front Line Xponential Philanthropy “ John Collins, Director of Marketing & Community Relations Nambour Christian College Director - 12.40 – 2.35pm Dr Deirdre Thian, Research Officer Independent Schools Qld How to ask for a big gift: QUT Alumni - A Case having conversations of Study of a Successful consequence University Alumni Program Craige Gravestein CFRE 2.40 - 3.20pm Marketing & Communications Ken Gideon Alumni Manager, QUT” Plenary Session with David Robertson, Executive Director, Independent Schools Queensland The Current Status of the ‘Gonski Report / Future Government Funding for Education’ and the Effect on Schools and Universiites 3.20 - 4.15pm Plenary Session with Tracy Playle, Pickle Jar Communication, UK 4.20 - 5.15pm Special Interest Groups 5.15pm Networking Drinks 7.00pm Conference Dinner & Chapter Awards Sponsored by Sommerville Group Guest Speaker Duncan Armstrong OAM Conference Program QLD Chapter Conference: Advancement is a Contact Sport Friday 12 July, 2013 8.45 – 9.00am Day 2 Welcome Educate Plus Awards and ACPNS Scholarship Patrick Kelly F.Edplus, Educate Plus Vice-Chair Fundraising 8.45 – 9.45am Fundraising Through Special Events - Secret Men’s Business David Day, Director of Development Redlands 9.50 – 10.50am Building Business Partnerships Getting Business to invest in Your Institutions Patrick Kelly Business Development Manager - St Patrick’s Technical College Alumni Admissions Marketing & Communications 8.45 – 9.45am 8.45 – 9.45am Engaging your Alumni through Pinterest” Innovations in Securing Enrolments for the Next Generation Rebecca McSwiney, University of Southern QLD Marlene Hawley, Enrolments Registrar - St Peter’s Lutheran College Angela Gardner, Marketing & Communications Coordinators St Peters Lutheran College” 9.50 – 10.50am 9.50 – 10.50am Alumni Engagement start sometime! Schools under and over 40 years old. ‘Discriminatory’ or ‘Discerning’ ? Waitlist, Equity, Ethics and Legalities Bren Arkinstall, Director of Development Brisbane Boys’ College (on Schools over 40) & Glenda Fitz-Payne, Development Director Citipointe Christian College (on Schools under 40) Dominic Cudmore, Senior Associate Prolegis 9.50 – 10.50am Who is Looking After You? Sally Thibault, Asperger’s Parenting Speciliast, Speaker and Author 10.55 – 11.25am Morning Tea Break 11.30 – 12.30pm Plenary Keynote Address David Locke, Assistant Commissioner ACNC An Overview on the ACNC and Particulars of How it Will Impact on Education 12.40 – 1.40pm Lunch 1.45 – 2.45pm 1.45 – 2.45pm Affinity Program - Fundrasing with Alumni Communications and Admissions Sandie Hall, Kim Douglas, Managing Director - Rux Burton Associates Director - & Brett Walker, Somerville House Executive Development Director - Bond University (Joint Session with Fundrasing & Alumni) (Joint Session with Admissions & Marketing) 3.00 pm Conference Conclusion – Farewell Conference Program Parklands Room