Grantmaking Intelligence Conference 2021 - Powered by SmartyGrants
We're putting the final touches to the all-new, all-virtual Grantmaking Intelligence Conference 2021, Thursday–Friday, March 18–19, and we want you there.
Powered by SmartyGrants and featuring top Australian and New Zealand grantmakers and funders, the two-day event asks the question ‘We've come a long way, baby! What's next?’
Grantmaking certainly has come a long way in the past decade or two. We've matured into a sophisticated, complex, nuanced profession. We've educated ourselves on the importance of process and governance. We've come out of our silos and strive for collaboration and partnerships. We can evaluate and measure our impact (well, we're getting there …) and we have improved the tech to help us along the way.
But how did we get here, what have we learnt and what has slipped through the cracks? Join us online on March 18 and 19 2021 to check your rear-view mirror to see how far we have come, and through the windscreen into the distance. (We'll provide the GPS.)
You'll meet the brains behind SmartyGrants, grantseekers with insights from "the other side", experienced funders who've seen the best and worst of programs, and whipsmart policy wonks and data scientists. What more could a grants nerd want?
Participation will be rewarded this year, so come along ready to share your stories, wins and tragedies, connect with your peers, and engage with our speakers.
Hosted online for the first time, you'll be able to chat live, quiz speakers, visit "stalls", hang out in breakout rooms and bump into like-minded strangers. Don't miss it!
Thursday, March 18
Grantmaking Intelligence Conference 2021 - Powered by SmartyGrants
An interactive day with fellow grantmakers from all corners of the region and all types and sizes of organisations, providing an opportunity to connect, collaborate and discuss all areas of grantmaking. Lift your gaze from the everyday and be inspired in all areas of this multifaceted profession. Plus, you can keep the conversation and good times rolling with virtual networking to close the day.
Friday, March 19
Government Musters (Local & State/Federal)
Spend the morning with your people, focusing on what really matters to you in one of two "Muster" groups – one for local government grantmakers, the other for state and federal government grantmakers. Collaborate, share war stories and celebrate successes.
SmartyGrants: Behind the Curtain
After lunch, quiz the SmartyGrants brains trust about the latest developments in the southern hemisphere's leading grants management system.
Tickets
Speakers
Denis Moriarty
Denis is the founder and Group Managing Director of Our Community. Denis has a strong background in executive management in both the public and private sectors. He has served as head of the Victorian Government's Information Service, Managing Director of Strategic Australia Pty Ltd (a boutique management consultancy), and Commissioner and Deputy CEO of the Victorian Tourism Commission. Denis is a graduate of the Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership program and the Williamson Community Leadership Program, and a member of several not-for-profit and private boards. He is passionate about change and is driven by a desire to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged in society in a way that assists individuals and communities to take charge of their own destiny. Denis was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 for his work in establishing Our Community.
Sarah Barker
Sarah is Our Community’s Director of Data Intelligence, heading up a team of data scientists who are working to help grantmakers and not-for-profits make the most of the data they collect. Sarah has extensive experience in consulting, systems architecture, training and management, working mainly on large-scale IT system replacements. Before joining SmartyGrants, Sarah spent two years working for an international NGO in London, first in their IT department and then as the coordinator for a multi-million-dollar livelihoods project funded through a corporate grant. She is particularly interested in poverty reduction, ICT for development, and women's rights and empowerment.
Kathy Richardson
Kathy is Executive Director and Chaos Controller at Our Community, where she is overseeing a range of data-related initiatives for grantmakers and not-for-profits. A 2014 Eisenhower Fellow, Kathy began her career as a journalist before joining the Our Community team in 2003 to play a part in activating the organisation's mission to build stronger communities through stronger community organisations.
Amanda Martin
Amanda has worked in philanthropy for over 20 years, having worked as Executive Officer for the Poola Foundation for four years before helping to establish the AEGN in 2008. After years of participating in and helping with social and environmental change, Amanda believes that a key ingredient to making the world a better place is smart and strategic community groups working with smart and strategic philanthropy. She has a background in biodiversity and protected area advocacy and management, working in both the public and community sector. Previously, Amanda was the Executive Officer of the Victoria National Parks Association, and the Head of Policy and Planning at Parks Victoria.
Chuck Berger
Chuck Berger is Manager of Kimberley Community Legal Services, which provides legal and family support services to six towns and a dozen remote Aboriginal communities across the Kimberley region of WA. He has previously worked as a graphic designer and corporate lawyer, before shifting gears to join the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2003, where he worked for ten years as general counsel and Director of Strategic Ideas. He has also led Outdoors Victoria, an industry group representing nature-based tourism, education and recreation.
Michael van Vliet
Michael leads the grants team at Yarra City Council overseeing a $3.2m grants program. Yarra covers the diverse inner Melbourne suburbs of Collingwood, Richmond and Fitzroy and was one of the early adopters of SmartyGrants. Michael has a journalism degree and became involved in grants after writing speeches for the State Government. He previously managed the grant program at the Victorian Multicultural Commission for eight years. Michael is the current Chair of Multicultural Arts Victoria, manager of his daughter’s basketball team and in his spare time, plays Bob Dylan songs on piano and guitar.
Dr Simon Longstaff AO
Simon's distinguished career includes being named as one of AFR Boss' True Leaders for the 21st century, with Carol Schwartz noting; "I don't know one CEO or chairman in corporate Australia who has not worked with Simon Longstaff". Simon Longstaff began his working life on Groote Eylandt (Anindilyakwa) in the Northern Territory where he worked in the Safety Department of the then BHP subsidiary, GEMCO. He is proud of his kinship ties with members of the island's Indigenous community. Following a period studying law in Sydney and a brief career teaching in Tasmania, Simon undertook postgraduate studies in philosophy as a Member of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Simon commenced his work as the first Executive Director of The Ethics Centre in 1991. Simon is a Fellow of CPA Australia and is an Honorary Professor at the Australian National University - based at the National Centre for Indigenous Studies. Formerly serving as the inaugural President of The Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics, Simon serves on a number of boards and committees across a broad spectrum of activities, including Our Community. He was formerly a Fellow of the World Economic Forum.
Jahna Cedar
Jahna Cedar is a Nyiyaparli/Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She has spent more than 20 years advocating for equal rights and reconciliation of Indigenous people in Australia and abroad. She is a director at IPS Management Consultants and a current board member of the Curtin University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee, IBN Corporation and the Institute of Community Directors Australia advisory committee. She is an Associate fellow of the Australian Institute of Management WA (AIMWA) and Governance Institute of Australia and a graduate of Australian Institute of Company directors
Further details
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