SPEAKERS
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MASTERCLASS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
JULIA CAMPBELL, Digital Consultant & Founder, J Campbell Social Marketing,USA
Recently named one of the 25 most influential non-profit thought leaders and one of the seven non-profit thought leaders to follow on Twitter during the coronavirus crisis, Julia Campbell is on a mission to make the digital world a better place.
She is the author of two books, a mum of two kids, and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Her passion is to get organisations and change makers to stop spinning their wheels and start getting real results using digital tools. You can check out her thoughts and ideas at www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog.
MARCUS BLEASE, Co-Founder & Director, Donor Republic
Marcus co-founded Donor Republic in 2016, and it has since grown to be one of the most sought after fundraising creative agencies in Australia, currently supporting over 50 organisations and their fundraising and campaigning efforts. Donor Republic recently won Supplier of the Year at the 2022 FIA National Awards for Fundraising Excellence.
Prior to this Marcus worked as the General Manager of Marketing and Fundraising with Cerebral Palsy Alliance for eight years. His role encompassed fundraising, brand development and client service marketing. Over that time fundraising grew from $12m to $31m. Marcus worked in similar roles for Cancer Councils NSW and QLD. He also founded the current incarnation of the innovative social change campaign, ‘Include a Charity’ funded by 140 Australian charities to increase the number of people who leave a gift in their Will and has recently served six years on the Board of the Fundraising Institute of Australia.
PAIGE GIBBS, Chief Development Officer, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Paige has had several careers including Playwright, Theatrical Agent, Instructional Designer and Creative Director. Her first fundraising role was Executive Manager of Fundraising and Communications at RSPCA NSW. Paige is an inaugural F&P Magazine Mover and Shaker and was voted one of the Top 50 CMOs in Australia in 2016. Originally from Perth, she joined the Perkins at the end of 2017. During her time, the Perkins team has won numerous FIA National Awards for Excellence including WA Young Fundraiser of the Year three consecutive times, the 2019 Most Outstanding Fundraising Project, 2021 Best Supporter Experience, 2023 Best Pivot Campaign, 2023 Impact Through Events and 2023 National Fundraising Team of the Year.
SHANELLE NEWTON-CLAPHAM, Founder & Chief Digital Consultant, Parachute Digital
Shanelle has had more than 17 years’ experience as a digital marketing and fundraising strategist. Her vision is to transform supporter experiences online through great stories, interactive engagement and easy to use donation forms. Giving donors a positive experience at every touch-point, action, ask or gift is her mantra.
Previous roles include Manager, Digital Marketing & Development at WWF, Digital Innovation and Marketing Manager at Toyota and Online Marketing Manager at News Digital Media. She is the author of “Attracting Donors Online – Digital Marketing That Works.”
DAN TUNLEY, Digital Consultant, Parachute Digital
With a background in content marketing and SEO, Dan has spent the last decade making the internet a better place. For more than five years now, he has brought these skills to digital fundraising, with a particular passion for improving the digital donor experience. From lead gen through to donor retention, he knows success comes when you’re focused on helping donors engage with the causes they care about. Always driven by data, Dan hunts out the best digital strategy for every client and has a proven track record for increasing revenue and acquiring new donors.
CARRIE FLETCHER, Group Account Director, Donor Republic
EMILY DOUGAN, Account Director, Donor Republic
Emily is a passionate digital marketing and fundraising specialist. She has worked in the not-for-profit space for almost a decade, in both agency and in-house roles. Her expertise is in campaign strategy, supporter journeys and digital fundraising. Over the last few years, she has helped to execute some of Australia’s biggest peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.