WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Face to face fundraising raises hundreds of millions of dollars every year to help charities make the world a better place. Like any fundraising method it can always be improved. Paul Tavatgis FFIA, has spent twenty-five years innovating and working to make face to face fundraising better and Whipbird Consulting was established in 2013 to help achieve this goal.
Experience
Paul has over 25 years' experience in the not-for-profit sector. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) and as CEO of the PFRA supported ninety charities and fundraising agencies to develop consistent and enforceable standards for face to face fundraising in Australia. Paul has worked with government, media and regulators to advocate for face to face fundraising in Australia. He was elected as a Fellow of Fundraising Institute Australia in 2021.
This experience includes more than ten years as a director of Cornucopia Consultancy, one of leading and most innovative Australian face to face fundraising agencies. Paul also understands the world from a charity viewpoint, having spent five years with Amnesty International Australia, and ten years serving on the Board of the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service. Paul's recent experience includes consultancy through the Labour Standards Centre, offering due diligence and compliance support in supply chain and workplace law to both charities and commercial clients. Most recently he has been working with Fundraising Partners to support charities to become intelligent customers of fundraising outsourcing. He also supports the Professional Face-to-face Fundraising Association in the United States.
Paul was elected as a Fellow of Fundraising Institute Australia in 2021.
This experience includes more than ten years as a director of Cornucopia Consultancy, one of leading and most innovative Australian face to face fundraising agencies. Paul also understands the world from a charity viewpoint, having spent five years with Amnesty International Australia, and ten years serving on the Board of the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service. Paul's recent experience includes consultancy through the Labour Standards Centre, offering due diligence and compliance support in supply chain and workplace law to both charities and commercial clients. Most recently he has been working with Fundraising Partners to support charities to become intelligent customers of fundraising outsourcing. He also supports the Professional Face-to-face Fundraising Association in the United States.
Paul was elected as a Fellow of Fundraising Institute Australia in 2021.
Objectivity
Our aim is to provide the best possible advice and support to help you make the most from your fundraising program, NOT to sell the services of any other agency for a profit. Whipbird will be objective, giving independent advice based on the best available evidence. We will not sell you a service you don't need.
Why the Whipbird?
Why a Whipbird? If you're ever lucky enough to walk through the rainforests of Eastern Australia you'll know they are beautiful places, but quite hard to navigate - a little like finding your way through face to face fundraising... Whipbirds use their remarkable call so they can find each other. Have a listen to the link and hear the amazing sound they make, and then come for a bushwalk one day. We promise you won't get lost.
Small but noisy
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