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This Mothers Day, my partner Stephen and daughter Miranda will join me in the 4klms walk as part of the MothersDay Classic, an event organised to aid Breast Cancer research. See www.mothersdayclassic.org.
I have a number of motivations. The first, to do something with the darlings of my life; secondly, to encourage me to move more!
This is a very good cause. Getting older has made me more conscious of health issues. I am shocked at how prevalent breast cancer is among women aged over 40.
From a professional point of view, it will be interesting to observe how 'the big guns do it'. That is, the professional, large scale charities.
I meet with a group of consultants, monthly, who specialise in working with NGOs. They offer a range of services from marketing, HR, fundraising and grant seeking. Some have completed the Grad Cert & Masters at the Aust Centre for Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies at QUT. I have learnt many things from this wonderful group of women.
We have discussed the ongoing sustainability of NGOs. I think of it all the time in relation to the small organisation that I chair. We have had many discussions about the value of philanthropy and what it means to organisations. Government funding can often be too restrictive and is not enough to do the work that is required.
Watch this space more, I will pick this thread up again as my thoughts evolve.
Some links of interest:
p://philanthropy.org.au/index.html
http://www.fia.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About
http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/research/cpns/
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