Alumni and Fundraising SIG report

Alumni and Fundraising SIG report

Reclaim 2020

The WA Chapter of Educate Plus hosted an Alumni and Fundraising professionals SIG (Special Interest Group) event with guest speaker Heiko Plange, the Head of Fundraising at the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Held in August at PLC, the WA Chapter invited Heiko to present ideas on How to Reclaim 2020 – fundraising amidst a global pandemic, how do we recover? Speaking to 25 WA Alumni and Development Professionals, Heiko gave an insightful presentation that shifted the focus from trying to survive a crisis to turning a crisis into a long-term growth opportunity.  He said, “a crisis creates an opportunity to move your Alumni Relations and Fundraising program, unlike any other time”. 

Engaging the audience, Heiko explored the leadership behaviours required across our profession to position alumni and development programs ready to accelerate out of the Covid-19 pandemic – to be bigger, stronger and more responsive.