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Royal Flying Doctor Service SE provide a high-flying Training Day

What a day at Royal Flying Doctor Service Southeastern Section’s beautiful office in Surry Hills, Sydney.

Ethics & Buy-in: Strengthening policies and cross team support in Gifts in Wills was the icing on the cake topic for our Include a Charity Training Day series for 2023.

We talked; building internal buy-in strategies, gift acceptance policies, ethical stewardship, handling contested estates and ethical marketing material. For me, the event really highlighted our IAC members hold the gold standard of bequest knowledge and sharing.

As for guest speaker Bill Edgar, aka the Coffin Confessor, pictured below, he blew the roof off with his ‘shoot from the hip’ storytelling of graveside, Will-reading and funeral exposés he’s been involved with. There were tears and laughter in equal measure. Well worth a watch if you missed it (click below) but there are some challenging elements.

A huge thank you to our host, Royal Flying Doctors Service SE Section and panellists: Cristina Caamano (RFDS SE Section), Rebecca Stalenberg (MS Plus), Sally Biles (Guide Dogs NSW) and Sharon Wangman (St Vincent de Paul Society).

LINK TO RECORDING (passcode: s.W7z6bV)

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!

IAC Supporter Survey

Please complete by Friday 10th November

Please, please (ok, I know that sounds like begging… which it is) complete the IAC Member Survey to inform the strategy for 2024 and beyond, tailored to your member wants and needs.

You should already have received a link to complete our annual Supporter Survey in your inbox or click below NOW (no time like the present… and it only takes FIVE minutes. Honestly in this case…)

This survey is an important item in the IAC calendar, as it provides vital feedback for the campaign and improves our service to you, our valued members. By gathering and collating survey data and responding to comments, we can deliver the most effective public-facing campaign, the strongest policy and advocacy action, the most useful research and the most responsive Gifts in Wills sector support.

We want to hear about YOUR IAC Week output

We’re holding our annual IAC Week Show & Tell Exchange Webinar to share the campaign stats and results from the IAC team and our Marcomms partner WE Communications - but we also want to hear how your IAC Week campaign went.

This lunchtime webinar will be on November 22 from 12.30 - 1.45pm

We’ll send out a registration link in coming days but if you’re willing to present a few words and share your stories please email includeacharity@fia.org.au asap

Free Bequest Workshop for IAC Members - register today!

Do you remember bequest lawyer Paul Evans’ mentioning his special webinar at the IAC One Day Conference in July? Here it is….

Makinson d'Apice Lawyers and Perpetual are pleased to invite you to a free Bequest Workshop.

As part of an ongoing strategic focus to invest in the sector and the future of fundraising in Australia, this free workshop will provide you with a governance and technical overview of managing bequests and estates in Australia.

Content will cover wills, probate and the estate administration process, including the legal and tax issues that can arise when you or your charity is an executor or beneficiary.

Time and Date:

• Wednesday, 1 November 2023

• 8:45am for 9am start, concluding at 2pm.

Details:

• In-Person at Perpetual | Level 18, Angel Place | 123 Pitt St, Sydney

• Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Please confirm any dietary requirements when you RSVP.

• Online attendance is also an option. A Microsoft Teams link will be provided before the session.

RSVP:

Please RSVP (with dietary requirements if attending in person) as soon as possible via email to Gayathri Pinni: gayathri.pinni@perpetual.com.au.

Please confirm if you are attending in person or online.  

Would you like a one-to-one consultation?

We are offering 1:1 consultations with members to discuss your individual gifts in Wills program, if you’re interested and would like to arrange an online meeting contact us at includeacharity@fia.org.au.

IAC Campaign Supporter badge

We encourage all our members to add this to their Gifts in Wills page or base of your Home Page. Also include the IAC Supporter Badge to your e-signature

Struggling with registration errors?

Email us at includeacharity@fia.org.au  to book one in or to address login issues. Additionally, kindly inform us of any staff changes or new team members, and share email details of your colleagues who want to receive IAC information, as we are currently updating our systems and our database accordingly.

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Best,

Helen and Maya