Some people find it hard to ask other people for money, even when it’s not for personal gain, but when it comes to not for profit organisations, the responsibility to stay financially viable partially rests on the shoulders of the board. There are however creative ways to create income without ‘fundraising’. Neil Edgington from Social [...]
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How To Raise Funds Without Fundraising
Posted in community, corporate social responsibility, PR, public relations, tagged fundraising, NFP, nfp organisation, not-for-profit organisation on 22/02/2012 | Leave a Comment »
What Are Your Core Values
Posted in Business tools, corporate social responsibility, tagged business ethics, core values, corporate social responsibility, ethics, integrity, moral code, organisational values on 08/02/2012 | Leave a Comment »
You have a mission statement and a strategic plan. Your organisation has clear, realistic and measurable goals which direct what you do on a day to day basis; but have you identified your core values? And why are they important? In basic terms, your core values frame the decisions you make when it comes to [...]
7 Steps to a Successful Community Business Partnership
Posted in business ideas, community, corporate social responsibility, Relationships, tagged business partnerships on 21/10/2011 | Leave a Comment »
After winning a Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships I was asked to speak the following year at the awards presentation. Here is a modified version of what I shared. My company Admin Bandit is in its tenth year of a successful partnership with the Canberra Preschool Society (CPS) and we have [...]
Wicked Organisation Targets Women.
Posted in community, corporate social responsibility, treasurer, volunteer on 15/11/2010 | Leave a Comment »
WIC Supports Women in male dominated IT and Communications industry Admin Bandit, provider of software to support the treasurers of not-for-profit organisations, would like to commend client “WIC – Women in Information and Communications” for the wonderful work they are doing in our community. Women are now making an impact in the Information, Communication [...]
Tiara’s triumph over all hurdles
Posted in community, corporate social responsibility, volunteer, tagged community, treasurers, volunteer on 15/10/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Tiara Project overcomes financial barriers to turn all girls into princesses. Admin Bandit, provider of software to support the treasurers of not-for-profit organisations, would like to commend client “The Tiara Project” for the wonderful work they are doing in our community. Every young girl dreams of looking like a princess at her school [...]
Is Social Networking Worthwhile?
Posted in corporate social responsibility, networking, Uncategorized, tagged networking, Seth Godin, social networking on 17/09/2010 | 2 Comments »
I hear lots of people talking about social networking and the value it brings to their businesses. I sometimes hear people questioning it and asking why it is of use? Social networking means using systems like Twitter and Facebook to connect with others online. It can do wonders for your business but only if you [...]
Gotta be in it to win it – first prize
Posted in business ideas, community, corporate social responsibility, marketing, tagged charity, customer service, marketing, prizes on 07/09/2009 | 1 Comment »
It has been an exciting time receiving parcels and as a result rearranging the office (and re-orienting moving from a PC life to a Mac life). Firstly, Kayako – help desk software ran a competition to increase their Twitter followers and Facebook fans. To enter, all that was required was to follow them on Twitter [...]
Admin Bandit Twitters US$1,000 for Breast Cancer
Posted in community, corporate social responsibility, PR, tagged breast cancer, community support, help desk software, kayako, twitter, volunteers on 04/08/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winning a prize recently in an international Twitter competition was worthy of a press release, so here it is….. Canberra-based software company Admin Bandit has won US$1,000 on Twitter for Bosom Buddies, a local volunteer group that supports women living with breast cancer. Director Nerida Gill secured the donation on the popular social networking site by entering [...]
Are you the next ActionAid overseas blogger?
Posted in community, corporate social responsibility, networking, tagged blogging, Facebook, social media, twitter on 06/07/2009 | Leave a Comment »
If blogging and social meda can give poverty a voice then what a great outcome. ActionAid Australia is searching for an energetic Australian to be their next outreach blogger to give poverty a voice. Using blogs, Twitter, Facebook and more, the outreach blogger will travel to one of ActionAid’s program countries to help locals harness [...]
Community Treasurers’ Awards
Posted in corporate social responsibility, personal growth, public relations, tagged awards, our community, treasurers, westpac on 04/07/2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you may be aware, I love awards. They are such a great way to show appreciation and acknowledge the great contribution made by an individual and an organisation. Westpac and Our Community have launched the Community Treasurers’ Awards to provide an opportunity to acknowledge the work of community treasurers across Australia. The winning organisation [...]
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