Program: 2026 FIA TAS Forum & Masterclasses

Thursday, September 24, 2026
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM	Registrations Open
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Official Welcome
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM	Better Together: No Warehouse, No Fleet, No Rulebook. How collaboration Built OzHarvest Tasmania from the Ground Up	Jenn Heggarty, OzHarvest
10:20 AM - 11:10 AM	The "Short Pass" Game for High-Impact, Low-Budget Acquisition	Nicole Jensen, Parachute Digital
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM	Morning Tea
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	'They're Already Giving Enough': The Excuse That's Costing You Your Best Major Gift Fundraisers	Bianca Crocker, DGB Global Emma Motteram, DGB Global
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM	Bringing Gifts in Wills to Life	Jane Blakeway, University of Tasmania
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch
2:10 PM - 3:10 PM	Getting AI-ready on any budget: the foundations that matter	Brent Frewen, Donor Republic Katie Farina, Donor Republic
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	The P2P Playbook: Stories, Strategies and Successes	Tabitha Zachariah, Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania Zoe Vandervelde, Cancer Council TAS Mathew Duggan, Matt's Marathon Mission
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM	Official Close
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM	Networking & AI in Fundraising Debate

Friday, September 25, 2026
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Masterclass 1: Appeals 101: build a winning appeal from scratch	Katie Farina, Donor Republic Brent Frewen, Donor Republic
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Masterclass 2: Making Fundraising Everyone's Business: Building an Organisational Culture of Philanthropy	Bianca Crocker, DGB Global Emma Motteram, DGB Global

The 2026 TAS Fundraising Forum is proudly sponsored by: