RuralCONNECT
Supporting remote families, their children and communities in far western NSW
Are you part of a community organisation or sporting club?
Are you needing to fundraise or looking to do this in the future?
— Our Fund-raising in the 21st Century is the session for you!

Join RuralCONNECT’s interactive virtual session with Nicholas Pyers for a one hour session on fundraising in the 21st century for not-for-profit community organisations and sporting clubs located within Rural and Regional Australia.

What you will learn

  1. Different types of fundraising — What suits your organisation?
  2. Setting Fundraising Goals — How to set them, and why they are important to set!
  3. Think Different — Both traditional and new innovative ideas for fundraising in the 21st century
  4. Don’t Reinvent — How to build upon your own, and others, previous successes
  5. Preparation — How to prepare your organisation to successfully fundraise

Session Details

Date: Monday, June 1, 2025
Time: 12:00noon to 1:00pm
Where: Virtual (Link provided upon registration)

Meet Our Presenter

Meet Our Presenter — Nicholas Pyers, Founder and Chief Consultant at Junee Community Network.
Nicholas Pyers is the Founder and Chief Consultant at Junee Community Network, an organisation that assists not-for-profit community groups and sporting clubs across Regional and Rural NSW to find, and apply for, appropriate funding for local
community projects.

Junee Community Network has successfully assisted over 50 organisations (to obtain more than $5.8 million in funding for 120+ individual projects benefiting local communities through investments in infrastructure, systems, people, and shared community resources.

For over thirty-five years, Nicholas has worked with community-based organisations, across the globe, to improve governance, educate boards and members, enhance communications internally and externally, increase volunteerism, and fundraise (not just through grants but also by thinking outside the box).

Slides

The slides from Fundraising for NFPs in the 21st Century workshop can be downloaded as a 5.9MB PDF

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Links Discussed

Useful Links
Fundraising Officer

Setting Goals

Fundraising & Marketing Kit

Rules & Regulations

Fundraising Ideas

Grants

How to Register

Registrations close Friday, May 30, 2025 at 12:00noon
To register to receive your login details, click the registration link or scan the QR code below.
You’ll receive an email from Sue (sue@contactinc.com.au) with all the necessary information prior to the session.

Registrations Closed

Questions?

Contact sue@contactinc.com.au for more information.

Upcoming Workshops

RuralCONNECT are hosting four online sessions:

All sessions will be online and commence at 12:00noon and run for 1 hour.
More details, including how to register, will be provided shortly.

Sponsors and Supporters

This project is supported by FRRR, through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.