Registrations open!

Our theme theme this year – Building Resilience Through Innovation and Collaboration – will focus on how the community foundation sector can evolve and adapt in order to thrive in an increasingly challenging and changing environment.

Visit our online 'Sched' (sessions, speakers, events) and click the button below to Register. Full registration includes access to all sessions, networking events, morning/afternoon tea, lunch, Delegate reception and the Annual Forum Dinner.

The National Community Foundations Forum brings together practitioners from community foundations, the public sector, corporate business and philanthropy to network, learn from each other, exchange ideas and think strategically and collectively about the future of community philanthropy.
 

    Scholarships Announced

In 2016 FRRR continues to support networking and professional development for the Community Foundation sector. One way that FRRR delivers on this is through the provision of Scholarships that assist with travel and registration costs to the National Community Foundation Forum.

In 2016 FRRR is offering a limited number of partial and full scholarships. Priority will be given to Rural Regional and Remote Community Foundations who have greater travel costs. FRRR’s preference is to support only one representative from a Community Foundation, in order to share support across a larger number of Community Foundations. 

Scholarship requests must be submitted EITHER via the online application form or by completing the MS Word from ACP. Applications close Monday 1 August 2016. 
 

    NCFF Workshop Program

The Forum's Wednesday afternoon workshop program will provide delegates with the opportunity to choose from a range of practical sessions dealing with burning issues like community engagement and marketing, investment, making the most of your Board, the legal/regulatory framework including recent changes to the Public Ancillary Fund guidelines.

Workshop Snapshot:  From Marketing to Community Engagement with Julia Keady-Blanch
Using her newly developed Community Engagement Marketing model of Story-Support-Impact-Influence, Julia Keady-Blanch, Xfactor Strategic Development, will show us how to create deeper connection and resonance within our communities.

While a Community Engagement Strategy is still constructed using the traditional thinking such as ‘generating publicity’, ‘creating greater visibility’, ‘differentiating from other organisations’, at its heart is a philosophy of building a collective vision, collective responsibility and community ownership. Rather than pushing out messages and hope your ‘clients’ come rushing in, it means you are developing authentic and meaningful conversations.

In this session, Julia will share the model and strategies using her recent work with Community Foundations as a case in point.

    Venue & Accommodation

Our Venue for 2016 is the Award winning RACV Inverloch Resort with panoramic views of Bass Strait and Anderson’s Inlet. There is a wide range of accommodation to suit all budgets including ocean view rooms, 2 & 3 bedroom villas, 2 bedroom cabins even caravan sites. The resort has an indoor pool, tennis courts and a network of walking tracks.

Accommodation is not included in the price of registration and should be booked by calling Nina Barry-Macaulay on 03 5671 1007 (please note accommodation cannot be booked via RACV's online system).

More information on accommodation at RACV and alternative providers is available from ACP's website.

The 2016 National Community Foundations Forum is presented with the support of our Corporate Partner: