SIGs Success

What an incredible turnout for our second SIG of 2023! 

Thank you to Moreton Bay Boys’ College who hosted the SIG (a combined professional development opportunity for the Admissions & Fundraising streams), on 11 May.

Fundraising SIG Wrap Up
From Giving Days, Bequests and Community Engagement Events, we discussed lessons learned on integrated annual giving strategies. Some great wisdom was shared, followed by healthy discussion.

Thank you to our Fundraising facilitators Susan McGinley, Director of Advancement, The Women’s College within the University of Queensland, and to Petrina Gilmore, Director of Philanthropy, Somerville House Foundation

Admissions SIG Wrap Up
The dynamic nature of Admissions at a modern school requires the registrar to be the welcoming face of the school but also requires them to be aware of the legal issues that impact on their activity. The SIG was formatted as a discussion rather than a lecture and commenced with colleagues sharing their experiences of collecting documentation from parents upon application. Ben shared the legal implication of collecting that information, particularly in light of the very public data breaches of Optus and Medibank Private, and the implications this has had on new legislation and schools. One of the big “take homes” from the SIG was that we should only collect information that we have a clear need for, and that when we have collected information, we have very clear legal requirements about how securely we store that data and when we are required to delete it.

Thank you to our Admissions facilitators Ben Foley, Director Legal & Assurance, St Peters Lutheran College; Scott Huntington, Director of Admissions, Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)