From the Chapter President

Kia Ora Koutou,

What a fantastic 2 days of professional development we recently had at the NZ NEXUS Summit! It was wonderful to see all of you who joined us in beautiful Christchurch (31 August at Christ’s College) and Lincoln (1 September at Lincoln University). Our new initiative to provide extra professional development opportunities with Pre-Summit Workshops proved to be very popular, and the Speaker Presentations really offered something for everyone, with a broad variety of topics covering all Advancement Pillars. Delegates were treated to a Hogwarts-style experience in the beautiful historic Christ’s College dining Hall for the Welcome Event… and a highlight of the Summit was definitely the inaugural “Great Lincoln Gumboot Throwing” competition, which saw over 30 participants vying for the honours of being able to throw the gumboot the furthest!

The Summit Committee was thrilled that over 130 members/non-members and exhibitors registered for this year’s Summit, including over 50 delegates attending the 4 Workshops the day before. This is a fantastic result! We were delighted that keynote speakers Garth Wynne (Executive Principal, Christ’s College) and Matt Chisholm (media broadcaster and host of Survivor NZ) both joined us … Matt even placed as Runner-Up in the Gumboot Throwing competition!

We thank our Summit Partners and Exhibitors, whose generous support made the Summit possible:

Enquiry Tracker, Giving Architects, Potentiality, ToucanTech, Digistorm, NoticeMatch, NZMS, Lincoln University, Christ’s College, Independent Schools of New Zealand, Alumnly, Chapel & York, Datam, Fundraising Talent Recruitment, Blackbaud and Johnston’s.

Now that the Summit has come to a successful conclusion, we are working very hard to plan some great professional development and networking opportunities for this year and into 2024.

Finally, thank you for all that each and everyone of you do for your organisations. Advancement activities are the heart and soul of engagement for your schools and universities. The stories we tell celebrate achievement past, present, and future and provide the platform to attract new students and encourage support.

Kia Kaha

Nicole

Nicole Bassett

President, Educate Plus NZ Chapter