Jo Scard, Thursday, 25th March 2021 - In light of the recent protests in Australia – physical and virtual – Jo Scard identifies why brands need to join the conversation and, more importantly, how. People have been taking…
Jo Scard, Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 - Jo Scard shares insights on crafting an effective advocacy message to cut through the noise of 2021 – what is possibly an election year. 2021 is shaping up to likely be an election year.…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 28th January 2021 - Jo Scard shares some quick and effective tips for engaging and influencing the government in 2021 and showcases how her team at Fifty Acres is taking advantage of the dints 2020 left…
Lex La Sala, Thursday, 17th December 2020 - Jo Scard discusses what breaking through in a fatigued climate will look like for not for profits and purpose-driven brands in 2021.You have heard it before – we are living in unprecedented…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 26th November 2020 - Jo Scard shares some key insights into successful government engagement, strategic communications and public relations as we end a challenging year. The extraordinary events…
Andrew Blyberg, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - As we kick off a new year, Andrew Blyberg from Fifty Acres looks ahead to the federal budget and shares a checklist to help not for profits craft a clear vision for 2020.Many organisations…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 21st November 2019 - What’s the best way to maintain media interest in your organisation and public support for your fundraising campaign throughout December and January? Jo Scard from Fifty Acres shares…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 17th October 2019 - Jo Scard shares some advice on how to cut through with key decision makers.Federal budget time is a key opportunity for not for profits to lobby for funding or build support for a broader…
Andrew Blyberg, Thursday, 19th September 2019 - Andrew Blyberg, from Fifty Acres, runs through some of the most common mistakes not for profits make when trying to influence politicians.I spent more than five years as a political…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 29th August 2019 - Fifty Acres founder and CEO Jo Scard shares her top three fundraising tips.Whether you’re raising $10,000 or $10 million, great writing, amazing design, and compelling collateral…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 27th June 2019 - Jo Scard offers advice on the “doing bits” of making your government engagement happen.In our last post we discussed kicking off your government relations planning by coming up with…
Jo Scard, Thursday, 13th June 2019 - Now is the time for the sector to regroup and set some goals for a new government engagement strategy, writes Fifty Acres founder and CEO Jo Scard.As we all get adjusted to the May federal…