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Third
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The 2019 Third Sector LIVE is all about ‘cutting through the noise’ and standing out from the crowd. How can you ensure that your organisation is successful? Attend this conference and find out.

Developing strategies to stand out in a saturated market

Adapting your organisation to a constantly evolving not-for-profit sector

Developing a strong leadership to drive organisational success

Utilising technology to advance your organisation’s capabilities and capacities

Managing resources and succeeding on a shoestring

Creating a workplace culture that attracts, encourages and inspires employees to work towards the organisation’s shared mission and values

About Third Sector Live

Increasingly, more people want to work for an organisation that has meaning and purpose. The Australian third sector is growing every year with approximately 80,000 registered charities, not-for-profits and social enterprises. With increased competition organisations need to find new ways to stand out from the crowd and establish meaningful and ongoing partnerships with the community.

Third Sector LIVE is open to anyone who is in the business of creating positive change in the community and environment we live in. Third Sector LIVE invites executives from the NFP sector and its supporting industries, including charities, associations, NGOs, member-based organisations, chambers of commerce, research and academia, government, philanthropy, social enterprises and corporates committed to social responsibility and shared values.

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Purpose

Impact on industry, politics, community and environment

Inspiration

Hear from influential leaders

Informed

Keep up-to-date with trends and movements

Conversation

Meet and interact with like-minded people, forming long lasting valuable relationships

Celebrate

Join us for the Third Sector awards!

Location

Convenient location in the heart of Sydney CBD

Program

Day one - Tuesday 24 September, 2019

Setting your organisation up for success

8:40 Opening remarks and welcome from chair

8:50 Developing a strong mission and vision for your organisation that your supporters and team will get behind

Identifying your organisations’ core purpose

Addressing gaps in your organisation to build strong foundations for success

Creating an effective strategy to reach your vision

Nicolas Brown, General Manager, Batyr

9:20 Developing strategies to stand out in a saturated market

Identifying value-add opportunities to support beneficiaries

Understanding the power of evaluation and measurement

Incorporating automation to improve efficiencies and magnify social impact

Melissa Abu-Gazaleh, Founder and Managing Director, Top Blokes Foundation

9:50 Panel Discussion: Attracting the right staff to drive operational success

Building recruitment strategies to ensure staff suitability

Ensuring staff have access to ongoing training and development programs

Fostering an authentic staff culture

How to appeal to experienced workers with a tight budget

Nina Mapson Bone, Managing Director, Beaumont People

10:30 Morning Refreshments

11:00 Keynote session: Creating the workforce of tomorrows demands

Ensuring young Australian’s have skills and experience for jobs of the future

Encouraging innovation to ensure economic and social progression

Jan Owen, Chief Executive Officer, The Foundation for Young Australians

11:30 Enhancing business performance through operational efficiency

Assessing business performance to adapt and remain ahead of the market

Streamlining core processes to work efficiently

Increasing transparency between staff through open communication platforms

Claire Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, World Vision Australia

12:10 Case Study: Understanding the CPC framework for success

Identifying what success means for the organisation and its stakeholders

Examining critical factors which mediate success

Sharing success through building stakeholder social capital

Dianne Prince, President, Haemochromatosis Australia

12:40 How to survive Australia’s charity market saturation

Evaluating the increased competition in the sector and what it means for your organisation

Developing a strong brand to stand out from the crowd

Identifying your point of difference to competitors

James Fowles, Head of Philanthropy, Hello Sunday Morning

1:10 Networking luncheon

2:10 Adaptability, the new competitive advantage

Creating business models that are able to adapt to changing trends

Growing your organisation whilst staying true to your core values

Working towards the sector’s collective success

Paul Ronalds, Chief Executive Officer, Save The Children

2:40 Panel discussion: Revolutionising measurement and evaluation techniques to ensure business adaptability

How to keep up with rapidly changing industry trends

Ensuring that your business remains ahead of the competition

Michelle Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Community Vision

Rochelle Courtenay, Founder and Managing Director, Share The Dignity

3:20 Afternoon refreshments

3:50 Merging with likeminded organisations to remain competitive in a saturated market

Identifying suitable partnership opportunities for your organisation

Developing beneficial relationships with likeminded organisations

Remaining authentic to your values in an evolving space

Oscar Mussons, Volunteer Coordinator Asylum Seekers Centre

Maurizio Vespa, Chief Executive Officer, St Francis Social Services (House of Welcome)

Tanya Jackson-Vaughan, Executive Director, Refugee Advice and Casework Service

Caroline Gottardo, Director, Jesuit Refugee Service Australia

4:30 End of day one

Day two - Wednesday 25 September, 2019

Progression through innovation

8:30 Registration Opens

8:40 Opening remarks and welcome from chair

8:50 Building strong management teams to create an industry leading business

Building relationships between governing boards and management teams

Training board members to lead with confidence, conviction and purpose

Attracting diverse board members for increased innovation

Robert Crowe, Chief Executive officer, Leading For Purpose

9:20 International case study: Using radical collaboration to transform teams into motivated and empowered groups

Focussing on brand strategy to build cross-industry and cross-culture partnerships

Using radical collaboration to strengthen your organisations presence and impact

Emma Riley, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lonely Whale

9:50 Roundtable discussion

Delegates will be divided into groups to engage in interactive discussions around one of the below topics:

Round table 1:

Fostering innovation for positive growth and sustainability

Andy Skidmore, Chief Executive Officer, Burn Bright

Round table 2:

The rise of social enterprises and their contribution to the greater good

Yasmin Grigaliunas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Worlds Biggest Garage Sale

Round table 3:

People management strategies for business success

Nina Von Stebut, Head of People and Organisational Development, ChildFund Australia

Round table 4:

The benefits of a social impact framework on organisational transformation

David Jack, Chief Executive Officer, Social Impact Institute

10:40 Morning Refreshments

11:10 Using a systems approach to drive results based management

The role of theory of change in uncovering evaluable interventions

Using catalytic mechanisms to trigger distributed results

Program logic and discovering your “flywheel” for momentum

Monitoring, evaluating and managing for results and impact

Megan Gilmour, CEO, Missing Schools
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11:40 Panel discussion: Domestic and global NFP trends and benchmarking

Assessing data analytics to anticipate and stay on top of market shifts

Using reporting and analysis tools to make sound business decisions

Improving member retention through reporting capabilities

Katherine Raskob, Chief Executive Officer, Fundraising Institute of Australia

Scott Lockie, Chief Executive Officer, The Australian Charity Guide and emPOWER Your Mission

12:20 Networking luncheon

1:20 Discovering new revenue opportunities that improve financial profitability

How to consistently engage communities in your organisation and its purpose

Engaging stakeholders through retail charity stores

Examining the benefits of integrated fundraising approaches

Nick Pearce, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, HoMie

1:50 Optimising resources to ensure that your business gets value for money

Effectively using technology to cut costs and save time

Identifying where you’re resource poor and finding effective solutions

Utilising industry connections to share resources

Alison Covington, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Good360 Australia

2:20 Afternoon refreshments

2:50 Using technology to engage and connect with stakeholders for organic business growth

Analysing your market demographic to effectively target stakeholders

Optimising communication between your business and stakeholders through streamlined conversation

Increasing the visibility of your organisation through content creation

Donna Ciccia, Director and CoFounder, Endometriosis Australia

3:20 Case study: The psychology of incentivising volunteering

Using a positive and fun approach to empower volunteers

Creating solution based programs to ensure volunteer retention

The importance of collaboration to create ongoing behaviour change

Anna-Jane Linke, Founder and CEO, Seaside Scavenge

3:50 Closing remarks from the chair and end of day two

Day three - Thursday 26 September, 2019

Workshops

09:00 - 12:00 Growing online communities: How to govern social media and thrive online

In an increasingly technology-driven society, it is essential that businesses adapt their practices to suit the needs of consumers.
This practical workshop will explore methods on how to build and grow a connected community on social media.

Attend this workshop and learn how to:

Build a step by step social strategy

Create a strong online voice

Establish methods of content engagement with your audience

Emma Riley, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lonely Whale

12:00 - 1:00 Networking luncheon

1:00 - 4:00 Using machine learning and algorithms to make interactions more human

As the technology industry booms organisations need to adapt practices to keep up in an increasingly competitive space. Artificial intelligence is being used in the NFP sector to automate and streamline processes as well an initiate new and inspiring ways to reach donors.

This workshop will explore:

 

The successful implementation of Artificial Intelligence algorithms at ChildFund Australia

How algorithms can radically change, and improve, the way organisations fundraise

How to leverage emerging Artificial Intelligence affordably

Tom Schlosser, Head of Data Analytics and Innovation, ChildFund Australia