This is a funder only event
When
Thursday 13 March 2025
Hybrid
This event will be held in-person and online in QLD.
Brisbane
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am AEST
Venue: RACQ, Level 13, 60 Edward Street, Brisbane.
In-person format: 1 hour meeting and discussion followed by 30-minute networking.
Virtual
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am AEST
Online format: 1 hour meeting. Virtual meeting link will be provided after registration.
Overview
The Queensland Funders Peer Network is back for 2025 and we're kicking off with an insightful session on Thursday 13 March, hosted by RACQ.
Join Sara Parrott, CEO, Hand Heart Pocket and Nadeyn Barbieri, Director, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation, as they share their takeaways from the Philanthropy Australia UK Study Tour in November 2024. The UK has long been a leader in philanthropy, social enterprise, and impact investing. Hear firsthand about the latest trends, bold ideas, and global best practices shaping the future of giving.
We will open the floor to chat about the year ahead and Queensland Philanthropy 2025.
This is a hybrid meeting with an option to attend in-person in Brisbane and participate in state based networking, or attend online for the first hour.
Audience
This event is for Philanthropy Australia New Gen, Active, Engaged and Impact members funding initiatives based in Queensland.
If you are not yet a member of Philanthropy Australia or want to find out more about the philanthropic work in this area, please reach out to membership@philanthropy.org.au.
Presenters
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Sara Parrott - CEO, Hand Heart Pocket
Sara has over twenty-five years’ experience in sustainability, social impact management and stakeholder relations. In her current roles she is focused on impact investing, venture philanthropy and giving. Sara is Chief Executive Officer of Hand Heart Pocket, an independent philanthropic foundation established by the Freemasons of Queensland with a history of helping the community for more than 110 years.
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She is also a Management Board Member of the Thriving Qld Kids Partnership, Deputy Chair of the Queensland Children’s Hospital Foundation, and until recently a Board Member of Climate KIC Australia. Sara is on the Steering Committee of the Foundations Group for Impact Investing (FGII), which is a hosted network of Philanthropy Australia.
Previously, Sara worked for listed companies Suncorp Group and Xstrata, leading sustainability and stakeholder relations nationally. Sara has also held executive roles in the community sector including with Goodstart Early Learning and Tearfund Australia, focused on advocacy, communications, and marketing.
She holds Bachelor of Business-Management and a Master of Business-Marketing from QUT, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Nadeyn Barbieri - Director, Philanthropy and Development at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation
Nadeyn Barbieri has been the Director, Philanthropy and Development of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation since February 2020 following 20 years in senior leadership roles within the university and cultural industry sectors.
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She has significant expertise in major philanthropic campaign strategy and execution to deliver results and impact in education, cultural industries, and medical research. In the university sector Nadeyn led the award-winning QUT Learning Potential Fund campaign for student equity scholarship. At the RBWH Foundation, Nadeyn has driven growth, leading the team to deliver the most successful fundraising results in its history through the initiation of the COVID19 Action Fund, resulting in the establishment of the Herston Infectious Diseases Institute and important research and patient care innovations. The RBWH Foundation was named Philanthropic Foundation of the Year by the Queensland Community Foundation in 2022.
Nadeyn is a Certified Fundraising Executive and has a Masters of Ethics and Law.
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