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SUMMARY:Strategic Grants X HomeMade X Giving Architects - Fundraising Fix & Fundraising Strategy Seminar Auckland
DESCRIPTION:Strategic Grants x HomeMade x Giving Architects – Fundraising Fix & Fundraising Strategy Seminar Auckland\nHear the latest trends in grant-seeking\, major gifts\, digital acquisition\, peer-to-peer\, IG/RG and AI from the experts at HomeMade Digital\, Strategic Grants and Giving Architects. \nNot sure if you are getting the most out of grants opportunities? Do you need some help with your digital acquisition and supporter journeys? Struggling to understand and develop your pipeline of major donors? Are you waking up at night wondering how to raise 10% more from your donation form? Pondering what Gen AI might impact next year? If this sounds like you\, join us for a day of energetic and immersive learning and networking at the Aotea Centre. \nNo matter what area of fundraising you specialise in\, we have every angle covered in this comprehensive day of professional learning\, so make sure your whole team can make it! \nWhether you’re a seasoned fundraiser seeking to learn the latest techniques\, or newer to the topics\, there will be actionable tips and tools for you to take away. \nDiscover how to: \n\nCreate giving days that generate the results your organisation needs\nSecure and maximise grant funding opportunities with proven grants strategies\nIdentify high-value prospects\, build relationships\, make confident asks and grow long-term support\nPower up your peer-to-peer campaigns\nDiversify and strengthen your funding mix\nOptimise the impact of your digital campaigns\nCreate a more resilient funding programme\n\nOur comprehensive seminar is a must-attend to provide you with the tools\, knowledge and confidence to fund your mission well into the future. \nWe’d love you to join us to engage with our speakers\, pick up new ideas and network with like-minded fantastic fundraisers. Tickets are limited\, so leap in NOW! \nSee you there! \nStrategic Grants + Giving Architects + HomeMade Digital = your equation for fundraising success! \nWhere: Aotea Centre\, 50 Mayoral Drive\, Tāmaki Makaurau\nWhen: Wednesday 11 November 2026\, 8:30am – 4:30pm\nCost: $200\nEarly-bird: 50% off with code H-A-L-F (ends 19 October) \nSession Details\nPlenary: The Big Picture\n9:10am – 10:30am | Katherine Raskob – FIA \nGlobal and local fundraising trends plus benchmarks to steer your strategy. \nStream 1 – Fundraising Fix with HomeMade\nBeyond the Lead: What Matters in Two-Step Now\nKat Piper \nCheap leads mean little if they don’t turn into committed givers. This session looks at the factors that have made the biggest difference to two-step results this year\, including proposition and audience choice\, connection to cause and digital advertising tactics. \nGiving Days: 24 Hours\, Months in the Making\nDan Lalor \nA great Giving Day isn’t built in a day. This session walks through the game plan from idea to launch\, and all the work that happens long before the clock starts ticking. We’ll cover strategy\, major gifts\, internal buy-in\, volunteer recruitment and building early momentum\, before getting into the campaign itself: digital\, email\, landing pages\, conversion and more. A practical start-to-finish guide to building a Giving Day that’s ready to perform when the big day finally arrives. \n5 Exceptional Digital Ad Tactics\nRachel Walker and Seren Ozdemir \nThe digital acquisition landscape is changing fast. We’ll show you the new techniques for Meta and Google to keep you at the front of the pack. These fresh tactics could even lift your year-end appeal! Find out what’s changed in 2026 and what you need to prepare for in 2027. \nIf Your Email Lands in a Forest – Does Anyone Read It?\nMeredith Dwyer \nIf you thought the digital advertising landscape was moving fast\, changes in email this year have had a dramatic impact on fundraising appeals and events. New Gmail and Google Workspace rules have seen some charities’ open rates crash\, with up to 40% of their email sends sinking in the spam folder. AI copywriting bots seem to offer opportunity\, but significant risk. Find out how to rise to the top of the inbox\, and what critical changes you need to make to adapt to new AI-driven email previews and tools. \nConcurrent Session A: Powering Up Peer-to-Peer\nMeredith Dwyer \nIt’s been a wild ride for peer-to-peer events across Australia and New Zealand this year. Find out the latest tactics that drove Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Super Swim to a $1m growth in revenue this year\, and the 5 key metrics you need to watch to optimise your campaign’s performance. Plus the opportunities to transform your event performance and supporter journeys with AI-driven hyper-personalisation. \nConcurrent Session B: Five Campaigns\, One Question – Does Digital Work for Gifts in Wills?\nKat Piper and Maggie Guy \nWe reviewed five digital gifts in wills campaigns from the past year to find out what makes the difference. This session shares the patterns we found across audiences\, offers\, creative and follow-up\, and what they mean for your next campaign. You’ll leave with a clear picture of what good looks like and practical steps for building a digital bequest pipeline. \nStream 2 – Grants Strategy with Strategic Grants\nGrant-seeking Workshop – Part 1\nNatalie Edwards \nOver two in-depth sessions you will self-score your organisation’s performance against our seven critical success factors\, learn best practice processes and funder expectations\, and leave with a clear plan for where your organisation needs to focus its attention to improve grants success. \nIn Part 1 we will cover: \n\nAn overview of the current grants landscape\nGetting your organisation ‘grant ready’\nSelf-scoring against our Grants Best Practice Tracker\nGuide to packaging projects\nFeedback from funders on why applications do or don’t succeed\n\nGrant-seeking Workshop – Part 2\nNatalie Edwards \nIn Part 2 we will cover: \n\nSelf-scoring against our Grants Best Practice Tracker\nFunder relationships and stewardship\nGrant writing overview\, including how to use AI\nEvaluation\, reporting and creative ways to engage and appreciate your donors\nTemplates and checklists to help build your organisation’s capacity\n\nBest Practice AI for Funders and High-Value Relationships\nClive Pedley & Natalie Edwards \nHow can AI enhance\, rather than erode\, the relationships that matter most? This 45-minute session explores best-practice use of AI for funders\, major donors and strategic partners\, offering practical guidance on using AI to undertake deep research and improve project planning and decision-making. It is possible to ethically gain efficiencies while maintaining trust\, as long as you understand the landscape and have guardrails in place. Doing so means you can focus on authentic human connection\, strengthening relationships and funder engagement. \nStream 3 – High-Value Gifts with Giving Architects\nUnlocking High-Value Giving\nClive Pedley & Anna Baird \nHow can your organisation unlock greater philanthropic support? Drawing on their fundraising experience across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand\, Clive Pedley and Anna Baird will explore what it takes to attract\, engage and retain high-value donors. This practical professional development session will cover a compelling case for support\, leadership involvement and purposeful donor relationships\, helping you identify opportunities and take clear next steps towards sustainable high-value giving. \nBeyond the Target: Capital Campaigns That Build Lasting Philanthropy\nClive Pedley & Robert Brooke \nA capital campaign can fund a significant project while strengthening an organisation’s future fundraising. This session explores how to use a campaign to deepen donor relationships\, build internal capability and establish a lasting culture of philanthropy. Clive Pedley and Robert Brooke will share practical approaches to connecting campaign success with sustained high-value giving. \nPlenary: The Future – What’s Hot? What’s Not?\n3:45pm – 4:30pm | Dan Lalor \nFuture opportunities and challenges\, including the shift from AI to agentic-driven strategies. \nYour Speakers\nStrategic Grants\n\nNatalie Edwards\n \n\n\nGiving Architects\nClive Pedley\n \nHomeMade Digital\nDan Lalor\n \nKat Piper\n \n\nMeredith Dwyer\n \nRachel Walker
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