Building a nonprofit and finding key people of influence that can impact fundraising

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