SA/NT Chapter eNews November 2022 - 8 November 2022

Message from the President

2022: A year of many firsts

It is almost the end of the year, and what a year it was (again!).

It’s not a secret to anyone that life is full of firsts: first steps, first day of school, first date and so forth. However, there always seems to be a time when our lives become somewhat predictable. Well, I think this was not the case for 2022, a year that was, if anything, unpredictable.

This year I had my first encounter with COVID (and the only one so far!). I gave a TEDx-style talk for the first time. I had my last day at one job and my first day at another. I had my first car crash (not fun). I bought my first SUV. That’s quite a few firsts, I reckon. I dare say that 2022 was a year of firsts and new ventures for many of you.

Among all those firsts and the uncertainty of the past two years, our regular coffee catch-ups, networking drinks and meetings on week five and week eight were something to rely on and to look forward to attending!

Reflecting on what I enjoyed the most this year, the Educate Plus International Conference comes front of mind. While this was not my first conference, after so many years without attending one, it certainly felt like it! After more than two years in the making, it was terrific to come together and reconnect with many colleagues we had not seen in person for months – if not years.

As the year’s end slowly encroaches on our busy schedule, I wish to remind you of our End of Year Drinks.

  • Date: Wednesday, 23 November
  • Venue: The Caledonian Hotel
  • Time: 5pm: Networking Drinks and AGM. 7pm: Dinner (optional).
  • Cost: Free to attend. Click here for more info and to register

We will have a brief AGM to elect the 2023 committee members for the SA/NT Chapter Committee. We are looking for new members to join us, so if you are interested or would like to nominate a colleague, please click here.

Beyond 2022, preparations are already underway for the SA/NT Chapter Summit at the Adelaide Hills Convention Centre. The organising committee is excited about the Summit and has already begun putting together a list of topics and engaging speakers to ensure the program is full of highly relevant sessions for you. Should you have any suggestions for topics or speakers, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Stay tuned for more details!

 

Ana Gozalo | Educate Plus SA/NT Chapter President

e: ana.gozalo@pulteney.sa.edu.au | t: 08 8216 5537 | m: 0437 822 264

Your Personal Brand

Your Personal Brand

Emily Kucukalic (koo-choo-kar-litch) is the Managing Director of the Brand New You Group, which she founded in 2009.  Brand New You delivers personal branding programs to the world’s leading companies and counts more than 35% of the ASX50 as its clients.

In 2017, Brand New You won an Australian Marketing Institute Award for Excellence for a program that they delivered with the Westpac Group. BNY’s program formed a key part of Johnson & Johnson’s leadership program that won the Australian HR Award for Best Leadership Development Program in 2015.  They have received an NPS of +97 from the Westpac Group.

For more than a decade, Emily has built a reputation as an entertaining and insightful speaker on personal branding, building personal presence and business development. An inspiring presenter, Emily’s fundamental belief is that people buy from people, not organisations.  And that people work for people, not organisations.

Prior to founding Brand New You, Emily was the Group Head of Brand and External Relations at AGL Energy and a member of the Executive Team.  Before joining AGL, she was the Director of Marketing and Communications for EDS across Asia Pacific including Japan, China and India. 

Emily is an EY Entrepreneurship Prize winner, was a finalist in the Telstra Young Businesswoman awards and a winner of the Lucent Technologies Leadership awards three years in a row. She was a founding Director of Conversely, a not for profit organisation focused on engaging non-working women in Australia.

Your Personal Brand

Your personal brand is the impression you leave on people.  It is thinking about how you look, act, and most importantly, how you make other people feel.  How will others react to you? 

Having impact means ensuring that others recognise what you stand for – what you value and what your strengths are.  Think of your personal brand as all this packaged up together.  Your reputation is built from your brand, your brand relies upon your reputation.  They exist in a symbiotic relationship of growth.

The three key words that drive us in developing a personal brand are:

  1. Deliberate – making a clear choice to share who you are, what your strengths are and what you value with others. There are many levers that you have to do this – how you move, how you speak, your costume, the way you walk, your physical presence and, of course, what it is you have to say.
  2. Distinctive – this is about being authentic and not ‘fake it ‘til you make it’. If you keep focused on your strengths, your unique perspective, your values – you will inherently stand out from others.
  3. Coherence – we can only trust what we understand. Humans are driven to make sense of others and this enables us to move forwards and create a relationship and interaction with each other.  Making your brand easy to understand makes it easier for others to relate to you. This has another unexpected effect.  If you are easy to understand, then people who do not necessarily value what you stand for will move away. This is a good thing.

To have a brand, you must stand for something.  If you stand for something, not everyone will agree.

How do you start to build your personal brand?

We approach the development of a personal brand by thinking about what makes you, you.  From a psychological perspective, we work with the five theories of self.

We use this theory to understand how to share with others what we are capable of.  With this theory, there are five parts to you.

  1. Authentic self. You might call it your soul.  It is the you that only you know.  You share parts of yourself with your family, your friends or at work, but there is this whole you that you cannot, nor should not want to change.
  2. Historical or cultural self. These are the reasons for you.  Where you come from, where your parents came from, where you lived, went to school, where you worked before now.  All the things that brought you to where you are right now.  The important thing to know about the historical self is that people will start to apply biases to the historical you – “she went to that school, she must be x” or “he worked with that team, I heard you had to be really tough.”


Biases can be positive or negative.  They basically assume that if something has happened before, it will happen again.  Understanding what biases may exist helps you to navigate them.  If you know, you can live up to expectations or exploit expectations – the important thing is that you get to choose. 

  1. Extended self. This is where you start to take control.  This is where personal branding really starts to matter.  The theory goes that if you place things on you then you start to tell a story about yourself.  The story you tell creates your…
  2. Projected self. The outcome of the first three selves.  It is the result of what you choose to show the world about you.
  3. Ideal self. This is the you that you want to be.  Your ‘ultimate me’ goal. 

The extended self is really interesting.  It looks at all the things you place ‘on’ the central self (authentic and historical) to tell your story.  The extended self is vast and includes everything from what you wear, to where you live, your family, your partner, your pets, the sport you play, the places you enjoy, your hobbies, your team, your students and your school.  Some of these you value more, you perceive them as more a part of you.

The psychological term for this is to cathect something to you.  Cathecting is about investing emotion into something and in doing so, having a sense of ownership over it.  As an education professional, there is a high chance that you have cathected the school that you work at and the students you work with.  Some of you may have even cathected some parents – though in these demanding days of tiger parents, this is a significantly less attractive proposition!

When you cathect something, it has a deep meaning about who you are and how you project yourself.  It becomes part of your personal brand.  This is why it is so hard to decide to leave where you work, and why some of you never will.  Because, it is part of your brand.

Emily Kucukalic

Founder and Managing Director | Brand New You

The Compound Effect of Giving

The Compound Effect of Giving

Have you ever heard about the ‘compound effect’? Introduced by Darren Hardy, this concept is based on how small actions, executed consistently, can lead to hugely successful results, both in business and in life.

You see this principle at work when you’re trying to lose weight or get in great shape. A small adjustment in your diet or routine doesn’t result in an obvious impact at first…three months or even a year goes by and everything may look relatively the same. But give it two or three years and the differences can blow you away!

Over the years, I have applied this principle to my personal life with success, but it wasn’t until recently that I considered how the compound effect is also pertinent to giving.

How often have you reflected on the impact of your giving? 

I must admit that when I donate to the organisations I care for and support, I don’t often reflect on the long-term impact. I am not a major donor. My relatively small donations don’t always seem to have an immediate and tangible outcome. I am sure some of our Annual Appeal donors also feel that way.

We feel this way because our brains are hard-wired for instant gratification. For example, when you and I donate, it is still significant for us, but seems small compared to the needs of our institutions. We just can’t see our own impact.

However, when you and I give to our institutions year after year, as a collective, our impact compounds. Just like a snowball growing, every donation, no matter the size, helps us advance our own organisations, whilst at the same time building a culture of generosity.

So please, the next time you’re about to send out a solicitation letter or to host a giving day, don’t forget to set the example and give first.

Ana Gozalo 

Educate Plus SA/NT Chapter President

Last Coffee Catch-up for 2022!

Last Coffee Catch-up for 2022!

How does a free coffee sound to start the day?

As we race towards the end of Term 4, the SA/NT Chapter Committee invites you to join them for the final Educate Plus coffee catch-up for the year on Thursday 10 November.

With two different locations to choose from, please join us to celebrate our collective achievements over coffee and conversation.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 10 November

Time: 7.30am – 9.00am

Cost: Your first coffee is on us!

Venues: For your convenience, we are hosting coffee catch-ups at two different locations. 

30 Acres Norwood, 233 The Parade, Norwood

MILK + HONEY, Wynn Vale Drive, Wynn Vale

Please indicate which venue you will attend when registering.

Register here

AGM & Christmas Celebration

AGM & Christmas Celebration

The Educate Plus SA/NT Executive Committee warmly invites you to their Annual General Meeting and Christmas get-together.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 23 November, 2022

Time:
5pm: Networking Drinks and AGM
7pm: Dinner (optional).

Cost: Free to attend. Refreshments and finger food will be provided. As is tradition, members are welcome to stay for dinner afterwards at their expense. This is a Member only event.

Venue: The Caledonian Hotel, 219 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide.

Following the AGM, members are invited to share refreshments and finger food provided by the Chapter. Please bring your Christmas cheer as we celebrate 2022 and the coming festive season.

And what would a Christmas celebration be without presents? The Chapter will also provide each attending member a ticket with the chance of winning either:

  • 3 x Prohibition Gin Hampers 
  • Haigh’s Hamper Box

Please Register by Monday 21 November

Supported by Open Book Howden

Register here!


AGM Documentation

  • Notice of AGM 2022
  • Committee Nomination Form All nominations must be submitted on this form by Wednesday 23 November. Please note that you are required to be logged in to the Member Portal prior to access and complete this form.
  • Proxy Form All members who wish to vote by proxy i.e. nominating a fellow member to vote on their behalf, must submit the Proxy Form by 5.30pm Monday 21 November. Please note that you are required to be logged in to the Member Portal prior to access and complete this form.
Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

As we draw closer to the end of a busy year, we still have a number of professional development opportunities for those who can’t get away from their desks!

BLOCK your calendars and join us online for the below upcoming webinars.

How to Get More of the Right Things Done – A Time Blocking + Energy Management Workshop | Wednesday 9 November | Online Workshop
Let’s be clear about one thing, if you don’t control your schedule — it will control you. As a small shop (or big shop), it’s crucial to understand when you need to show up as your best self and then make the most of your time because we know that time is your most valuable asset.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

  • 3 core areas of time management: time blocking, prioritization & calendar management
  • 3 ways to think about prioritization & mapping strategies for better efficiency

Register here


Data Protection in Schools | Tuesday 15 November | Webinar

It’s not about stopping bad people doing bad things, it’s about stopping good people doing bad things. 

Amazon, Potentiality and St Andrew’s Cathedral School talk about security on The Cloud, the different roles played by each party and how to best protect your community data from data breaches.

Data breaches are very topical right now and a common misconception is that data breaches are due to code flaws or genius hackers, but did you know that the majority of data breaches happen because of non-technical “human mistakes”? Usually when staff have more access to data than they need. As a perfect example with the recent “Optus hack” the team working on the staging server that caused the breach should never have had access to any live data. In this session, Clayton Brown from Amazon will explain the basics of The Cloud, the key points you should know and the role Amazon plays in the 3 layers of data handling of cloud service providers. Then John Batistich will take a look at how Potentiality has implemented the principles of ‘least privilege’ and ‘enforced separation of duties’ within a cloud provider. Finally, Lyn Jarvis & William Zhang from St Andrew’s Cathedral School will show these same principles enforced at the school level.

Register here


 

 

Thought Leadership

Thought Leadership

How To Be A Leader No Matter What Your Role Is

There are certain roles that automatically lend themselves to leadership. For example, if you’re a manager responsible for supervising a team of 10, you can bet that there are going to be opportunities within your role to showcase your leadership skills (duh!).

But you don’t have to be in a managerial role to step up and show your leadership potential.

There are plenty of ways to be a leader at every stage of your career—no matter what your role, title, or job responsibilities might be.

But how, exactly, do you do that? Let’s take a look at how to be a leader—whatever your role might be.

Read more

Article from Trello Inc. | Source: https://blog.trello.com/how-to-be-a-leader-no-matter-your-roleBy Deanna deBara 

Advancement Practitioner Training 2023!

Advancement Practitioner Training 2023!

Would specific training help you to excel in your Advancement role? 

Are you or members of your team new to educational Advancement?

Are you interested in learning more about other areas of Advancement?

The Educate Plus Advancement Practitioner Training is exactly what you need!

This training was launched over eight years ago to connect and empower Advancement staff across Australasia who are committed to providing the best possible service to their institutions. It is aimed at beginner and intermediate-level practitioners and is perfectly suited for staff who need to upskill quickly.

Dates: Monday 27 March and Tuesday 28 March 2023 (Alumni & Community Relations is a 1-day course on Monday 27 March only)

Venue: Level 7, UTS Building 10, 235 Jones Street, ULTIMO NSW 2007

Format: Each session is 1.5 hours (incl Q&A) with 4 sessions per day with breaks for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

For more information and to register, please click on the button below.

Find out more…

SA/NT Chapter Summit 2023

SA/NT Chapter Summit 2023

Save the date! Thursday 7 September and  Friday 8 September 2023

Venue: Adelaide Hills Convention Centre

Please save the date for the SA/NT Chapter Conference 2023 on Thursday 7 September and Friday 8 September 2023 at the Adelaide Hills Convention Centre in Hahndorf.

The Draft Program and Social Calendar will be available in the new year.

Welcome to Our New Members

Welcome to Our New Members

A very warm welcome to our latest members. We are thrilled to have you as part of our SA/NT Chapter community.

Our next ‘New Member Meetup’ is on 1 December 2022. Please join us for an online session open to all new members. 

Bring your lunch and hear more about the benefits of being a member and what is available to you on our website. Click here to find out more and register your online attendance.

Name Role Organisation
Cameron Bacholer Principal Pulteney Grammar School
Isabella Barila Communications and Publications Officer  St Mary’s College
Emma Bishop Community Relations Coordinator Seymour College
Mark Bourchier Director of Development Pulteney Grammar School
Laura Crafter Admissions and Community Engagement Manager Loreto College, Marryatville
Sue Cvijanovic Community Engagement, Marketing and Events Coordinator St Mary’s College, Adelaide
Deborah Dalwood Deputy Principal Advancement Pulteney Grammar School
Melissa De Gregorio Marketing Communications and Events Officer Saint Ignatius’ College, Adelaide
Melissa Hardy Old Scholars Officer Trinity College, Gawler
Rebecca Hodgson Mini Campaign Co-ordinator Scotch College, Adelaide
Sarah Kelly CRM Project Manager Prince Alfred College
Sophie Mcadam Philanthropy Engagement Officer Scotch College, Adelaide
Ebony Priest Communications and Marketing Officer Mercedes College, SA
David Roberts Headmaster Prince Alfred College
Dani Robinson Registrar St Mary’s College, Adelaide
Connect On Our Socials!

Connect On Our Socials!

Stay connected with your fellow Advancement professionals to keep abreast of best practice, discover new approaches and technologies and gain valuable industry insights.

To keep you to up to date with what’s happening at Educate Plus and within your sector, please connect with us on FacebookInstagramLinkedIn and YouTube.

You can also join the SA/NT Facebook page, a local hub in which to discuss issues and latest trends, ask questions, share insights or tell us others about your achievements.