The charity industry in Australia feels like its growing and evolving rapidly. A lot of the charities we work with have set themselves steep targets and this definitely wasn’t the case when I first started. Their motivation has inspired our team to take on challenges with the aim of raising more in aid of the charities we work with. Its a growing industry and one that embraces technological advances, the public are becoming increasingly aware of the life changing work charities do and how fundraising technology can benefit them.<\/p>\n
Seeing the industry evolve is inspiring people to take action and get involved directly, whether that’s donating money, their time, or using their voice to make a positive impact on society.<\/span><\/p>\n 2) What is the biggest challenge you’ve had to face?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The biggest challenge I’ve found is that each charity is unique and has different aspirations about what they want to achieve and how they want their fundraising to be run, therefore we have to make sure were very flexible and adaptable.<\/p>\n Our team has found that every charity has very different pressures on them, some of them want an event just to look great, some want to satisfy their committee members that they work for, and others really focus on raising as much as they can. There are a lot of different and unique things that happen, no two days are the same, so you never know what’s around the corner!<\/span><\/p>\n 3) What is it like to work for Givergy Australia?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n At our office in Sydney, we go through phases of busyness; some periods are calmer but then it gets really hectic with a lot of events happening every day. The team I work with are amazing, there are only 8 of us and we all work very closely to ensure the events we support are a success. Were all specialists in our fields, but as were a small team our roles naturally overlap. In the office we all sit around the same desk and because of that, we have developed a strong working relationship which makes coming to work really enjoyable.<\/span><\/p>\n The charities I get to meet almost on a weekly basis make doing what we do totally worthwhile, helping to bring them a solution or assist them in reaching a target is a pleasure!<\/p>\n 4)What’s the culture like in the office?<\/strong><\/p>\n It doesn’t matter what your role is, everyone has the autonomy to make their own decisions and we trust one another to do so. I’m lucky enough to have had the opportunity to visit the Givergy HQ in the UK and I’ve found that this isn’t exclusive to us in Australia and that its common across the entire company.<\/p>\n Our team all work really hard and we also do a lot of travelling for events, so its important that everyone is interchangeable and able to pick up the slack if someone is travelling, on holiday or has too much on their plate. Everyone is always up for lunch or a drink after work which is always great too!<\/span><\/p>\n 5)What charities do you work with?<\/strong><\/p>\n We work with many charities, from some well-established charities to smaller community foundations. Here is a taster of some of the charities we work with: The Starlight Children Foundation, Sydney Children Hospital Foundation, Australian Heart Foundation to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Doggo](\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Doggo20bloggo.png\")
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