Change & Co

Registrations for the July intake of the Mastery certificate course are now open! 🎉

SIGN UP ⤵️
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Transform your or your organisation's fundraising copy from ordinary to extraordinary in just six months. Enjoy jam-packed, small-group learning sessions filled with plenty of best practice examples. Boost your confidence and skills through take-home resources and one-on-one mentoring from copywriting expert, Antarakis.

SEE THE COURSE OVERVIEW ⤵️
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Investing in acquiring new donors is essential for the sustainability and growth of any not-for-profit organisation. But we know it can be challenging to get acquisition off the ground, given the longer-term investment required to recruit and steward new donors.

Tune in at 12:00 pm AEST on Thursday, 4th of June and in just 30 minutes, discover how to make the most of acquisition appeals for new individual givers.

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In this webinar, we'll explore:
💚 How acquisition appeals differ from warm appeals, and why it matters
💚 The elements of a successful acquisition appeal
💚 Identifying who we're talking to, and what they want to know
💚 What comes after someone entrusts you with their first donation

Learn from the best!
With decades of experience running effective charity programs for organisations large and small, Jan has proven that the best, most sustainable fundraising thrives on data-driven, creative and relationship-building. She supports clients in recording, reviewing, and interpreting the data they collect, always remembering that behind each piece of data is a valued donor.

But that's not all! Explore our other Fundraising Communications Fundamentals sessions ⤵️
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We wore purple in this week's WIP meeting in support of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month. 💜

This year's theme is Better Beginnings for Brighter Futures, spotlighting the cost of delayed diagnosis. Here are some facts about Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) that you may not know:

1 in 3 people with IBD have symptoms for over a year before receiving a diagnosis. It takes more than 5 years for over 10% of patients to be diagnosed, and over 5 years for nearly 50% to experience remission.

Holly, our Marketing Coordinator, feels lucky to have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in her teens. "It was such a relief to have a name for it after over a year of anxiety over my health. There's so much shame and isolation associated with an invisible illness; I missed out on a lot. But, I know that my journey was much smoother than most."

For the past 40 years, Crohn’s & Colitis Australia has been empowering people to live fearlessly, , and receive the help they need.

Learn more about how you can show your support this May ⤵️
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Be sure to keep an eye out on the 19th, as 120 sites, landmarks and buildings in Australia light up purple to shine a spotlight on IBD!

The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ just had their highest-performing tax campaign ever.

The appeal far exceeded expectations, achieving 125% of the base target and substantially beyond their high-stretch income target.

Discover the full story of how we helped them develop and deliver this appeal ⤵️
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It was an honour to showcase the incredibly heartwarming story of four-year-old Philomena. This concept was grounded in Philomena’s experience and perspective, built around her delightful exclamation as her bandages were removed: “My eyes are magic now!”

You can read more about the people whose lives have been transformed thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ and their generous donors here:
https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0PCFk0

Whether you like it or not, your donors are on a journey – it just might not be the one you expect.

From the moment they land on your website or receive a cold pack in the post, your prospects are assessing, comparing, and judging your charity and deciding whether to give their money to you – or another organisation entirely.

Tune in at 12:00 pm AEST on Thursday, 7th of May and in just 30 minutes, discover how to make your donor experience streamlined, authentic and meaningful.

REGISTER FREE 👉 https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0NHb40

What we'll cover:
✅ How to draw donors in closer and start building relationships from the very first gift.
✅ A handy blueprint for planning out your donor journey
✅ Best practice examples from Australia and New Zealand

Learn from the best!
Dominique Antarakis has been helping nonprofits create winning fundraising appeals for over 20 years. As a highly successful copywriter, she will not only inspire you to create copy that is crisp and compelling but also set you up for fundraising success.

But that's not all! Explore our other Fundraising Communications Fundamentals sessions here ⤵️
https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0NHnT0

The only thing better than going to RETHINK is going with your team! 👩🏽‍💼🧑🏼‍💼👨🏾‍💼‍

Be inspired together. Bounce new ideas around in real time. Return to work with plans already forming. 💭

Keep an eye out for the next RETHINK Fundraising event. We'd love to see you and your team there.💙🧡

If you feel your brand hasn’t kept pace with your organisation’s growth and it's becoming harder for people to understand, trust, and support your work, then our next Fundraising Communications Fundamentals is a must!

This practical webinar explores how brand can better support fundraising, engagement, and long-term sustainability –without big budgets or disruption.

Join Dominique Antarakis and Re:brand CEO Tim Dove on Thursday 16 April for clear, actionable insights you can take straight back to your organisation.

REGISTER NOW - https://tinyurl.com/5b8dynz4

Got 30 minutes free next Thursday? 🗓️
We've got another FREE webinar for you!

Tune in at 12:00 pm AEDT on Thursday, 26th of March and in just 30 minutes, learn the most effective strategies to write attention-grabbing matched giving copy to drive donor engagement and donations.

SAVE YOUR SPOT 👉 https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0HB5V0

What we'll cover:
✅ Crafting compelling matched giving campaigns that motivate donors by doubling their perceived impact.
✅ Identifying and engaging the right match donors from your existing networks with clear, transparent proposals.
✅ Persuasive messaging and timing techniques across multiple channels to drive urgency, participation, and donor loyalty.
The webinar will run for 30 minutes, with additional time for questions

Learn from the best!
Chailee brought her corporate digital marketing experience into the fundraising world when she joined Change&Co more than five years ago. Today, she collaborates with causes from a range of industries, testing various digital communications strategies to amplify their reach and impact.

But that's not all! Find our other Fundraising Communications Fundamentals sessions on:
Humanitix https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0HB5W0 and
Eventbrite https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0HB5Y0

💭We had a marvellous time hosting RETHINK Wellington 2026 on Thursday, 5 March at the fabulous Wharewaka Function Centre on the harbour foreshore.💭

It was great to connect with so many Aotearoa fundraising champions and feel the collaborative energy that comes with sharing new insights and fresh perspectives in the room. We caught up with a few familiar faces and made lots of new fundraising friends as well! Many attendees told us they left feeling energised, connected and full of ideas to take back to work.

A big thank you to everyone who came along, your presence made the day so special – and of course to our event partners Change&Co, Datam, Mimo, re:brand and Tedirex.

📷 Event photography by Alison Turner and Vishwas Sharma