Corporate Partnerships:
'Look & Learn Before You Leap'
Online Summit
25 & 26 August, 9:45am - 5pm AEST
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Want to learn about corporate partnerships - the opportunities & risks?
The Corporate Partnerships: 'Look & Learn Before you Leap' Online Summit is the first of its kind in Australia. At BePartnerReady.com® we deliver an online learning program teaching changemakers a 7-step process to engage & win high-value, transformative corporate partnerships & sponsorships.
BUT, what if you’re not yet ready to invest the time and money implementing a corporate partnerships strategy?
- Perhaps your Board are uninformed or inexperienced in the corporate arena, or maybe they’re highly risk averse
- Quite possibly, you or management are not aware of the critical organisational readiness factors that will set you up for success
- Maybe you don’t know enough about what embedding a strategy would entail, or the benefits – and risks - of having a corporate partner or sponsor
- It could be that you just don’t know enough to make a decision, or you don’t know what you don’t know!
Well, this Summit has been designed especially for you!
You could be a CEO or Board member, a manager of Fundraising, Communications or Business Development. No matter what your role, by the end of day two, you’ll have a clear understanding of what organisational readiness factors are essential, what the risks & opportunities are, and be empowered to make a decision about whether a corporate partnerships strategy is appropriate for your organisation. You’ll be Inspired & Informed.
Your learnings and insights will come from people at the frontline – people who are already deeply engaged in corporate partnerships. Bring your juicy questions to ensure you get clarity on all your niggly concerns and doubts.
“Information is power only if you can take action with it. Then, and only then, does it represent knowledge and consequently power”
~ Daniel Burrus, disruptive innovation expert & futurist

“The BePartnerReady.com® workshop was inspiring and practical at the same time. Real life examples and great presenters who were knowledgeable but also fun”
~ Mandy, Save the Children NZ
The Details
Where: Online
When: 25 & 26 August, 9.45am – 5.00pm AEST both days, with plenty of breaks. We’ve set these times so that our friends in WA and Aotearoa New Zealand can join in the fun.
Who it’s for: Changemakers working within non-profit organisations & social enterprises. CEO’s, Board members, GM’s, managers of fundraising, communications, business development or corporate partnerships. Consultants are welcome (although heads up – you’ll be unable to use any of the material in your consultancy).
What it is: BePartnerReady.com® invites you to join the inaugural ‘Look & Learn Before You Leap’ Summit. It’s for anyone interested in exploring and understanding the idea of partnering with corporates & brands to bring more income, resources and innovative thinking into your organisation. We know how valuable your time is, so we’ve curated 16, lively and intentional sessions based on research with hundreds of changemakers like you. It’s a 2-day Summit, but you can also register for just Day 1 or just Day 2.
We have a stand-alone session on Day 1 that is exclusively for C-Suite called CEO Wisdom - CEO’s & GMs are able to register solely for this session. On Day 2, we have a stand-alone session that is exclusively for Board Members of non-profits or social enterprises.
The speakers: We’ve gathered some of the freshest minds who serve the sector, along with brilliant people who are at the frontline of corporate partnerships, to share their insights & learnings. Our summit will be intentional, interactive, lively and practical – like all of our training. You won’t get bored or fatigued. You’ll be energised and excited!
Interaction: The Summit is set up as a meeting, so all guests will be live and present, and will be able to ask questions verbally as well as through the chat box. We will be able to see you and hear you, so plan ahead to ensure you attend in the quietest and most appropriate environment. And dress up (well at least from the waist up!)
Jump aboard or miss the boat
All our sessions are LIVE, and none are recorded. We want everyone – speakers, panellists, and guests – to feel safe sharing, and we believe that recording sessions prohibits this.
Take-aways
- Slides, where appropriate, will be provided to all guests registered
- Tools & Templates will also be supplied, where appropriate, to ensure all learnings can be practically applied in your organisation
- A workbook will be sent to guests 1 week prior for completion during the Summit
- Additional resources – infographics, e-books & research reports will also be provided

Investment: It’s a very reasonable $297 + GST per day. On top of that, anyone registering for Both Days will only pay $500 + GST, which represents a 15% saving.
For guests registering for both days, we’ll provide a free seat to the CEO session on Day 1, for you to gift to your CEO (they must register with the free seat code provided).
The CEO Wisdom panel session on Day 1 is $57 + GST and the Board Insight panel session on Day 2 is $57 + GST.
Any CEO registering for the entirety of Day 1 can of course attend the CEO session, however a different access code will be provided. Any Board member registering for the entirety of Day 2 can of course attend the Board member session, however a different access code will be provided.
“Do yourself a favour and check out the awesome training from BePartnerReady.com®. It helped me secure a partnership with Vodafone Foundation which lasted 6 years”
~ Jamie Moore, former GM, Hello Sunday Morning

To be crystal clear, we will share our 7-step process for winning high-value transformative partnerships, briefly as part of the introduction. Aside from this you will NOT learn the intricate details of the process – the HOW to win partners, which includes large pieces of work on Asset valuation, Brand valuation, Prospecting & Pitching. This 7-step process requires an investment of over 100 hours across 7 months and is taught through our BePartnerReady.com® program. There are no shortcuts, there is no dumbed-down version, because it simply wouldn’t generate results FOR YOU in the real world. This Summit is for those that are not yet ready to make that investment, hence the title ‘Look & Learn Before you Leap’. If you believe you’re ready to make the leap into implementing a strategy, start by calculating your Corporate Partnership Readiness Score – free, on our main website here
“The BePartnerReady.com® workshop was brilliant, practical and empowering. Finally a workshop where I walk away with something immediately implementable!”
~ Erryn, The Orangutan Project
The Summit Sessions
Watch your hosts – Hailey & Georgia – talk about the Summit and download the program snapshot to learn the session topics. Scroll down to discover the details for each session and all the speakers, presenters & panellists.
“The training helped me break away from old habits, and gave me tools & thinking that WORKS. Empowering and exciting”
~Amanda, National Stroke Foundation

25 August 2022, 9:45am - 5:00pm AEST

Introduction & Important Context
Mandatory for anyone registered Day 1
9:45am - 10:30am AEST
Join Hailey Cavill-Jaspers and Georgia McIntosh from BePartnerReady.com® to hear about how the Summit will run, as they share some important distinctions that relate to corporate partnerships.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®
Hailey is a corporate-cause partnership matchmaker. Through her business Cavill + Co she has built 50+ corporate-cause partnerships investing over $45m into charities & social enterprises. She has built partnerships for Disney, Mondelez, Vodafone and Seek to name a few. She's also the Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships.
Her superpower is making superb Ottolenghi-inspired salads and she lives in a ‘Hobbit House’ with grass on the roof.


Georgia McIntosh, Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, Director of Roger That
Georgia is the passionate driving force behind Roger That, a communications firm specialising in digital marketing for purpose-driven brands. She is also the Co-founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships. She loves trying new food but prefers Hailey’s salads to the tarantula she ate in Cambodia. She has a dog called Indie and a pet goat named Meg.
Her superpower is making food disappear.
You’ll love this session if...
you’re someone that wants to squeeze the absolute best out of every session in the Summit, and get an in-depth yet intentional overview of corporate partnerships.

Mindset Matters!
10:30am - 11:30am AEST
It’s said that life isn’t about what happens to us, but what we make it mean, and how we respond to it (mostly outside of conscious awareness). There’s something working away, mostly on autopilot, day and night, that drives how we behave, the choices we make and ultimately how others see us. The mind.
Change is inevitable - how we perceive change becomes a choice when we have the tools for a resilient Mindset.
Join us to learn how to master your mind and eliminate fear and scarcity thinking so that you are unshakeable!
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenter
Anita Tomecki, Human Behaviour Expert and Mindset Coach
Anita Tomecki lives and works her passion in Human Behaviour/mindset, having coached hundreds of people across the world, in how their mind runs and how to create new habits. Anita regularly contributes to Thrive magazine and has spoken at Velocity (Virgin's frequent flyer company).
Anita considers her ability to work through any struggle, with any human who is ready, to be her superpower!

You’ll love this session if...
you want to have more awareness of your unconscious thoughts and biases that may prohibit you from being the best and most successful version of yourself.

Turn the Invisible into Visible
11:45am - 12:45pm AEST
Whether you're the CEO responsible for everything or a manager working on one piece of the puzzle, every day requires planning, decision making and doing your best work. A clear strategy will help you build coherent plans, make decisions quickly and free you up to get into action.
Join us to learn a simple yet sophisticated way of embracing strategic thinking and find the leverage points to add rigour and efficiency into your organisation.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Murray Stubbs, Co-Founder & Principal of Snowmelt
Murray co-founded Snowmelt in 2019 after several years in corporates and boutique strategy consultancy. Snowmelt is a systemic design firm that helps founders, executives and leaders to navigate a complex, changing world so they can find the leverage points that amplify their impact. Murray is a big video gamer at heart, and he’s learned a lot about human behaviour and social systems from playing complex multiplayer games.


Kim McCreanor, Executive Officer, SMART Recovery International
Kim is a global leader of non-profits with over 30 years’ experience. She has worked for non-profits in Australia and Indonesia, and for the past 3 ½ years she has led the global organisation SMART Recovery International. SMART Recovery International helps people to overcome life challenges caused by addiction. Kim’s superpower is that she can talk to dogs – and they talk back!
You’ll love this session if...
you run for the hills at the mere mention of ‘strategy’ and you want to wrestle the monster, or want to learn an elegant strategic planning process to support your organisation in the achievement of its goals, in the face of constant change.

Mission-Aligned Corporate Partners
12:45pm - 1:30pm AEST
The best corporate partnerships are those that achieve an organisation’s Vision, Mission & Purpose, rather than being just a financial contribution – making it simply a ‘donor’. In this session Hailey & Georgia will guide you through how to create a Corporate Partnerships Intention that aligns to your primary strategies. In 30 minutes watch a real-world corporate partnerships intention come to life. Template and guide provided to all guests to conduct the exercise within their organisation.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®
Hailey is a corporate-cause partnership matchmaker. Through her business Cavill + Co she has built 50+ corporate-cause partnerships investing over $45m into charities & social enterprises. She has built partnerships for Disney, Mondelez, Vodafone and Seek to name a few. She's also the Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships.
Her superpower is making superb Ottolenghi-inspired salads and she lives in a ‘Hobbit House’ with grass on the roof.


Georgia McIntosh, Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, Director of Roger That
Georgia is the passionate driving force behind Roger That, a communications firm specialising in digital marketing for purpose-driven brands. She is also the Co-founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships. She loves trying new food but prefers Hailey’s salads to the tarantula she ate in Cambodia. She has a dog called Indie and a pet goat named Meg.
Her superpower is making food disappear.
You’ll love this session if...
you want to be clear what a corporate partner could do, specifically, for your organisation.

When a Corporate Comes Knocking...
3:00pm - 4:00pm AEST
How do companies choose which ‘cause’ to support, and how do they go about searching for their ideal charity partner? Discover how Workwear Group devised their strategy and the process of seeking out and securing their new partner, The Big Issue.
This is a brand-new case study never before shared, and a rare opportunity to be a ‘fly on the wall’ as we reveal the process that can precede a ‘knock on the door’.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Carly Little, GM - People, Safety & Sustainability, Workwear Group
Carly has led the Sustainability strategy at Workwear Group (part of Wesfarmers ASX20) for 2 years, in addition to her responsibilities for the People & Culture and Safety & Wellbeing of all team members. Prior to this she held senior People & Culture and commercial roles at The Walt Disney Company. Carly’s early career was spent in the UK earning her HR-stripes at MTV Networks, Guardian Media Group and The Economist Group. Carly’s one brush with fame was in London when she attended a fancy dress party at Sir Paul McCartney's house. That would have been a Hard Day’s Night for sure!
As a mum of two, her superpower is multi-tasking.


Simone Busija, National Marketing & Partnerships Manager, The Big Issue Australia
Simone has spent 3 years leading the Marketing, Business Development and Partnerships strategy at The Big Issue Australia. Prior to this she’s worked in fundraising at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 15 years in various roles at Sensis including Sales Management & Senior National Account Manager.
As a mum of two boys, her superpower is also multi-tasking!
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and matchmaker of the partnership
Hailey is a corporate-cause partnership matchmaker. Through her business Cavill + Co she has built 50+ corporate-cause partnerships investing over $45m into charities & social enterprises. Workwear Group & The Big issue is Hailey’s latest partnership, but she’s also built partnerships for Disney, Mondelez, Vodafone and Seek – the latter now in its 22nd year. Hailey loves Chai & Vodka (not together), and dislikes whistling and mean people.

You’ll love this session if...
you’re keen to understand the thinking that takes place within a company prior to pro-actively seeking a charity partner, and hear it straight from both partners.

Non-Profit Execs: Hints & Tips
4:00pm - 4:30pm AEST
Join a panel of senior executives with deep experience in corporate-cause partnerships, from non-profit organisations & social enterprises. They’ll share experiences from the frontline, that answers the question: how can we do it (corporate partnerships) better? Discover the unheard stories.
Live Q&A. Facilitated by Hailey Cavill-Jaspers

Panellists
Andrew Farina, Head of Brand Partnerships, The Reach Foundation
Andrew has spent the last 5 years working for the Reach Foundation in the corporate partnerships space. Before that he worked in an array of marketing, communications and sales roles for both B2C and B2B companies. His current passion project is befriending the mob of kangaroos that live next door, at his new rural property.


Lisa Cheng, FFIA, Executive Director: Marketing & Fundraising, Lifeline Australia
Lisa has extensive experience in the non profit world – heading up fundraising and other executive roles at the likes of Lifeline, Camp Quality, Children’s Tumour Foundation and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. She’s a fellow of the Fundraising Institute of Australia, a testament to her achievements and professionalism in fundraising.
Natalie Edwards, Fundraising Manager, Garden to Table New Zealand
For the last 5 years, Natalie has worked in the non-profit sector in relationship focused roles – both corporate and donor. She has a bachelor in health science which inspires her to work for organisations like Garden to Table that have a focus on community health.
Her superpower is delegating nearly every household chore to her family members. Once the dog knows how to clean the bathroom, she’ll be set!


Heiko Plange-Korndoefer, Director Fundraising & Commercial Development, Perth Zoo
Heiko is an accomplished fundraising and corporate partnership professional with a proven track record of success, managing multimillion-dollar capital campaigns. With over 25 years of fundraising experience, Heiko has worked in various leadership roles, managing high-performance teams of up to 20 people for the likes of Perth Zoo, Perth Children’s Hospital, and WA Museum Foundation. He’s a fellow of the Fundraising Institute of Australia and holds the international CFRE certification.
Torren Woolley, Corporate & Community Relations Manager, Berry Street
Torren has spent the last few years managing corporate and community partnerships for Berry Street. Before that she worked in a similar role for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. She’s the proud mum of two rescue kitties – Mimi and Coco.
Her superpower is packing light (hand luggage always)!


Daniel Woodrow, Manager: Supporter Development & Communications, MND Victoria
Daniel has spent over 5 years working for MND Victoria. Before that he worked across various sporting organisations and enjoys being active – spending his spare time hiking, playing bowls or walking his two boisterous Dalmatians.
You’ll love this session if...
you relish learning from your peers and want to get some insights on the challenges – and opportunities – of partnering with corporates.

Debrief & Evaluation
4:30pm - 5:00pm AEST
Debrief, evaluation & live Q&A with Hailey Cavill-Jaspers & Georgia McIntosh.

26 August 2022, 9:45am - 5:00pm AEST

Introduction & Important Context
Mandatory for anyone registered Day 2
9:45am - 10:30am AEST
Join Hailey Cavill-Jaspers and Georgia McIntosh from BePartnerReady.com® to hear about how Day 2 will run, as they share some important distinctions that relate to corporate partnerships.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®
Hailey is a corporate-cause partnership matchmaker. Through her business Cavill + Co she has built 50+ corporate-cause partnerships investing over $45m into charities & social enterprises. She has built partnerships for Disney, Mondelez, Vodafone and Seek to name a few. She's also the Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships.
Her superpower is making superb Ottolenghi-inspired salads and she lives in a ‘Hobbit House’ with grass on the roof.


Georgia McIntosh, Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, Director of Roger That
Georgia is the passionate driving force behind Roger That, a communications firm specialising in digital marketing for purpose-driven brands. She is also the Co-founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships. She loves trying new food but prefers Hailey’s salads to the tarantula she ate in Cambodia. She has a dog called Indie and a pet goat named Meg.
Her superpower is making food disappear.
You’ll love this session if...
you’re someone that wants to squeeze the absolute best out of every session in the Summit, and get an in-depth yet intentional overview of corporate partnerships.

Irresistible Brands
10:30am - 11:30am AEST
When it comes to attracting corporate partners, its often thought you need to have a large, well established, well-known ‘big’ brand. That’s simply not true.
You need to have a strong brand.
A strong brand is one that avoids confusion and allows you to make an emotional connection -instantly. Join us as we unearth the core components of what makes a strong brand and how you can harness these within your organisation.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenter
Dan Geaves, FFIA, Creative Strategy Director, Marlin Communications
For the last 19 years, Dan has worked exclusively in, and with, charities and social enterprises. He’s a Partner & Creative Strategy Director of Marlin Communications – a specialist creative agency and certified B-Corp. Marlin provides strategic, creative and digital solutions to the knotty marketing and fundraising problems the non-profit sector encounters. Dan was recognised as Fellow of FIA in 2021 for his work developing brand appeal.
His superpower is he only ever uses one eye - left for detail and right for distance.

You’ll love this session if...
if you’d like to know how to strengthen your brand and build passion with the right audience – corporate and donors alike.

Stories That Change Brain Chemistry
11:45am - 12:45pm AEST
One of the greatest communication challenges in 2022 is how to cut through all the noise – the sheer volume of messaging as well as fake news. Our brains are neurologically wired to learn through stories, and told well, a story can compel audiences sit up, listen, remember and most importantly - act. Changemakers have brilliant stories but they’re mostly missing the mark.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Simon Oats, Master Storyteller
Simon is a master storyteller who combines cutting edge research from neuroscience & psychology with years of direct experience as a live storyteller and performer. He helps social entrepreneurs and changemakers supercharge their communications through neurologically targeted stories. He is also an actor, playwright, musician, singer-songwriter and comedian. He’s worked with Westpac (Bicentennial Foundation scholars), Oxfam, Sea Shepherd & Beyond Blue to name a few.
Simon’s superpower is making meaningful connections between seemingly unrelated things


Rosie Wheen, Chief Executive, WaterAid Australia
For five years Rosie has led the team at WaterAid in Australia to make clean water, decent toilets & good hygiene a normal part of everyday life for everyone, everywhere. She has two decades of international development experience having lived & worked in Indonesia for six years. In 2021 Rosie presented at the UN General Assembly where she had 1 minute to share her action plan for water-related SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). This required mastery of storytelling.
Rosie has recently discovered obstacle racing & electric bikes, which keeps her sane & healthy.
You’ll love this session if...
you relish learning about how the brain works and cutting-edge neuroscience and want to master the storytelling structure that makes audiences not just sit up but act.

Knowledge is (your super) Power
12:45pm - 1:30pm AEST
If you’re considering pursuing corporates, it’s important to understand them. Join us and learn about the current corporate landscape: the different kinds of companies, latest consumer research statistics, major global trends and economic outlook.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenters
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®
Hailey is a corporate-cause partnership matchmaker. Through her business Cavill + Co she has built 50+ corporate-cause partnerships investing over $45m into charities & social enterprises. She has built partnerships for Disney, Mondelez, Vodafone and Seek to name a few. She's also the Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships.
Her superpower is making superb Ottolenghi-inspired salads and she lives in a ‘Hobbit House’ with grass on the roof.


Georgia McIntosh, Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®, Director of Roger That
Georgia is the passionate driving force behind Roger That, a communications firm specialising in digital marketing for purpose-driven brands. She is also the Co-founder of BePartnerReady.com®, an online training & implementation program for changemakers to forge transformative corporate partnerships. She loves trying new food but prefers Hailey’s salads to the tarantula she ate in Cambodia. She has a dog called Indie and a pet goat named Meg.
Her superpower is making food disappear.
You’ll love this session if...
you find the corporate sector bewildering but don’t have the time to do a PhD on the corporate sector! We’ll give you the latest statistics and insights so that you can get a handle on the sector.

Recruiting the Right Humans
3:00pm - 3:30pm AEST
If you’re thinking about corporate partnerships, what are the skills required? Sometimes the ‘right’ person is already in your team. Often the job is given to wrong person.
Session outline and key takeaways
Session Presenter
Tyler Juel, Fundraiser turned Senior Recruiter, Beaumont People
Before becoming a recruiter with Australia’s leading non-profit recruiter, Tyler had a glittering fundraising career in Australia and USA. He’s held management roles at Redkite, Barnardos Australia, The Reach Foundation and Sydney WorldPride. Tyler just came back from visiting family in the US after 4 years because of Covid. He got to meet his first and only nibbling who just turned 1!
His superpower is pizza consumption!


With Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Director Cavill + Co, and Co-Founder of BePartnerReady.com®
You’ll love this session if...
you want to understand the kind of person needed to implement a corporate partnerships strategy.

A Transformational Partnership
3:30pm - 4:00pm AEST
Bully Zero is a small charity that punches way above its weight – although no physical punching of course, as they’re dedicated to stamping out bullying of all forms in schools and workplaces. Learn the inspiring story of how CEO Janet Grima embraced a corporate partnerships strategy and within a year secured at least 3 corporate partners that have transformed Bully Zero.
This is a brand new case study never before shared, and a rare opportunity to hear the story of how she pitched and won partners.
WATCH JANET TALK ABOUT HER SESSION HERE
Session Presenter
Janet Grima, CEO, Bully Zero
Janet leads the team at Bully Zero, an organisation dedicated to the prevention of bullying across all communities in Australia. She’s a seasoned professional in the non profit sector, winning awards for her supporter-centric fundraising initiatives and leadership roles. In her past 20+ years, she’s worked for Cancer Council, SIDs and Kids and Lighthouse Foundation. Her superpower is capturing life through the lens of her camera.
Her Melbourne home has become a rescue centre for abandoned bunnies….maybe that’s why she’s such a hop-timist!

You’ll love this session if...
you’re in need of inspiration and want to discover how corporate partners can truly advance your organisations’ core purpose and impact.

Corporate Execs: Hints & Tips
4:00pm - 4:30pm AEST
Join a panel of senior executives with deep experience in corporate-cause partnerships, from corporate organisations. They’ll share experiences from the frontline, that answer the question: how can we do it (corporate partnerships) better? Discover the unheard stories.
Live Q&A. Facilitated by Hailey Cavill-Jaspers

Panellists
Ruth Lee, Give2 and Give Time, Origin Energy Foundation
Ruth is the Manager (Volunteering & Matched Giving Programs) of the Origin Energy Foundation. The focus of the Foundation is to harness education to break the cycle of disadvantage and empower young Aussies to achieve their potential. One of the many initiatives is rolling out the SolarBuddy project into disadvantaged communities. She is also the Founder & Director of Transformity, a company dedicated to quality management systems. Ruth is committed to applying her ‘quality’ lense to her role at the Origin Foundation, to ensure volunteering is both strategic and meaningful.
A highlight of Ruth’s career was travelling to 5 remote islands in the Torres Strait earlier this year to help primary children assemble individual solar lights, one for their own use and one to be gifted to a child in Papua New Guinea.


Jonathan Srikanthan, Foundation Director, Atlassian Foundation
Jonathan Srikanthan is the Director of the Atlassian Foundation, a software company that is an Aussie success story. Prior to this, he managed the Qantas Foundation and has a diverse background in management for the Ministry of Health NZ, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry NZ. He is also the Founder of a social enterprise - Young Change Agents – that empowers young people to be positive change agents in their community whilst gaining 21st C work skills. Better known as Jono, he is an inspiration to all who work with him, and he has two gorgeous daughters that keep him real and grounded.
Alissa Nightingale, Senior Advisor, Social Sector Westpac Foundation & Westpac Scholars Trust
Alissa Nightingale is the Senior Advisor for Westpac Foundation & Westpac Scholars Trust. Alissa has over seventeen years’ experience across marketing, communications, corporate partnerships, philanthropy and community engagement. Alissa’s passion for purpose driven organisations has seen her lead income generating programs with The Fred Hollows Foundation, University of Sydney and medical research institutes across Australia.
Alissa currently manages the Social Change Fellowship with Westpac Scholars Trust and the Westpac Foundation’s social enterprise partners across SA, NT and WA. Alissa is Deputy Chair of Westpac’s SA/NT Community Board and collaborates with passionate employees to support their local communities. On the weekends you’ll often find her building sandcastles at the beach with her daughter or relaxing with a good book or podcast.


Stephen Browning, Director Corporate Affairs, Leidos Australia
Stephen is a highly skilled corporate affairs, communications and stakeholder relations executive, with extensive experience in implementing strategic communications plans within complex and issues-rich environments. He's worked for the likes of News Corp, Commonwealth Bank, Seven West Media and now Leidos - a global engineering company solving some of the world's toughest challenges across civil, defence, health, and intelligence sectors. Music is Stephen's greatest passion. He has six guitars – and plays them all!
Kate Thiedeman, Head of Community, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Kmart & Target
Kate has a wealth of experience managing large CSR portfolios for blue-chip companies Wesfarmers, Coles and now Kmart & Target. Her experience includes managing Australia and New Zealand's largest gift collection - the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal and developing & delivering a Reconciliation Action Plan for Kmart & Target. She has also raised awareness of Indigenous culture amongst thousands of team members, and runs the global (and local) community investment program managing numerous charity relationships including the Reach Foundation, Smiling Mind and The Salvos.
Kate is a busy mum of two boys and two Scotty dogs – neither of which were impressed when she returned to the office post lockdown!

You’ll love this session if...
you relish learning from corporates and are keen to hear ‘from the horses mouth’ what frustrates – and delights – corporates in partnering.

Debrief & Evaluation
4:30pm - 5:00pm AEST
Debrief, evaluation & live Q&A with Hailey Cavill-Jaspers & Georgia McIntosh.
Register for one or both days
Both Days
$500 + GST
Details
- When: Thur 25 & Fri 26 August
- Where: Zoom Room
- Time: 9:45am - 5pm AEST
- Additional 15% saving
“The BePartnerReady.com® workshop was insightful, confidence building & valuable, helping me to view corporates in a different way”
~ Gem, Ronald McDonald House Charities NZ
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