Section 1: Early beginnings with Little Dreamers Australia
- How Madeleine began her journey with Little Dreamers Australia at age 16
- Early challenges Madeleine faced and how she overcame these to persevere with her mission
- Gain insight into how long it took to start making an impact with Little Dreamers Australia
- Learn what contributed to the early growth stages of Little Dreamers Australia
Section 2: Growing a nonprofit organisation
- How Madeleine’s involvement with Little Dreamers Australia started to change as the organisation and revenue grew
- What areas of fundraising Madeleine enjoys and what she’s happy to leave to the fundraising team
Section 3: Events fundraising
- Why events have been so successful to Little Dreamer’s fundraising efforts
- Gain insight into what Little Dreamer’s most successful event has been to date and what went into making this a success
- How Little Dreamers has been able to scale events over time
- Adapting events post Covid-19 and the success of this
Section 4: Raising funds through Grant Proposals
- Why grants have been successful to the organisation’s growth
- Lessons learnt on what goes into creating grant proposals that succeed
- Other fundraising initiatives that have and haven’t been successful for Little Dreamers Australia
Section 5: The process of starting a nonprofit organisation
- How to get started in creating your own nonprofit organisation if you’re a fundraiser
- Challenges to be aware of when starting this process
- Advice for fundraisers looking to create their own charitable cause
Section 6: Leading a nonprofit team
- Gain insight into Madeleine’s leadership style as she leads a team of over 40 staff
- How Madeleine gets the best out her team
Section 7: Future goals and summary
- Madeleine’s greatest achievements to date and her goals for the next 5 – 10 years
- Madeleine’s final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers