FIA Conference and Awards 2027

Our 50th Conference theme, Imagine What’s Possible, is an invitation to look beyond today’s challenges and think bigger about the future of fundraising. Connect with the people shaping our profession, explore new approaches and leave with the knowledge, confidence and connections to create even greater impact.

The annual FIA Conference is an integral part of fundraiser's professional development education program and remains the largest gathering of fundraisers in the southern hemisphere. Each year the conference program is designed to ensure that fundraisers get exposure to both core and up-to-date fundraising techniques, disciplines, trends and ideas. It provides an opportunity to examine the present and future direction of the industry and is the peak event of its kind in Australia and Asia Pacific.

50 years of FIA Conferences have helped shape fundraising. Now, imagine what’s possible for the next 50.

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FIA Conference is designed to translate sector insight into stronger professional practice. Attending would give me focused time to learn, connect and consider how emerging ideas can be applied within our organisation.

Practical learning: Sessions will share useful frameworks, campaign experience and tools that I can adapt to current priorities rather than leaving the learning at the conference.
Sector insight: The program will explore changing donor expectations, new approaches and the issues shaping fundraising across Australasia, helping us make informed decisions and prepare for what comes next.
Connection with peers: I will be able to exchange ideas with fundraisers, leaders and partners from across the community, build relationships and identify people our team can continue learning from after the event.
Professional growth: The conference will challenge my thinking, broaden my perspective and build confidence in applying new approaches to my role.
Value for our organisation: The benefit extends beyond one attendee. I will return with recommended actions, useful resources and relevant contacts, and share the most valuable learnings with colleagues.

New for FIA Conference 2027: Healthcare Philanthropy Workshop

For the first time, FIA’s Healthcare Philanthropy Workshop will be presented as part of the Conference program.

Previously offered as a standalone virtual event, this focused workshop will bring healthcare fundraising professionals together in person to explore the distinct challenges and opportunities of philanthropy across hospitals, medical research and community health.

Places are limited and a separate ticket is required. The workshop can be booked on its own or added to an FIA Conference 2027 registration.

Title: How to Futureproof Your Not-for-Profit: A Survival Guide for CEOs - Kerrie Akkermans & Andrea Petersen.

The job of a not-for-profit CEO is one of the toughest around. Caught between rising community need, funding shortfalls, unrealistic expectations and escalating compliance, leaders are expected to do more with less, in a sector stretched to breaking point.

This book offers a way through.

Drawing on honest conversations with more than 100 CEOs, Chairs and sector leaders, How to Futureproof Your Not-for-Profit introduces the Futureproof System, a practical framework for cutting through complexity, making stronger decisions, and building organisations that last.

It doesn’t tell you what you already know. It challenges the assumptions you haven’t questioned yet.

Bold, pragmatic and at times provocative, this is the book that asks harder questions, offers sharper tools, and gives not-for-profit leaders something they can actually use.

“This book brings together invaluable insights that will help shape thinking, provide an incentive to try something new or restyle long-held practices.”
Her Excellency The Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia

“Kerrie and Andrea offer a toolkit of solutions and will challenge many not-for-profit boards and those whose passions drive the sector.”
Geoff Day OAM, Chair and Founder, Day Family Foundation

“This must-read book cuts through the noise and helps you focus on what matters most.”
Kay Burton, Founder, GIVESA

FIA Conference 2027: Imagine What's Possible

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