Corporate Partnerships at Big4 Fundraising 2026 

Corporate Partnerships masterclass

How to grow partnerships from good to great

Linda Garnett and Sharon Dann, Stellar Partnerships

Work on real partnerships from your own portfolio as you assess growth potential, uncover new sources of value, prioritise resources and create a practical roadmap for deepening your most important relationships.

MAIN CONFERENCE sessions

Rethinking what modern corporate partnerships look like

Ellie Corley, Farmers for Climate Action, with NAB presenter to be confirmed

Explore how corporate partnerships are evolving beyond traditional sponsorship and funding – and what stronger alignment, broader engagement and shared impact can look like in practice.

Don’t pitch in the first meeting: How to uncover what will win the partnership

Linda Garnett and Sharon Dann, Stellar Partnerships

Learn how to lead a discovery conversation that uncovers a company’s needs, challenges and ambitions before developing a proposal – and leave with a repeatable meeting framework and practical questioning techniques.

Beyond volunteer hours: How SVA and Australian Payments Plus turned corporate skills into lasting value

Helena Morrison, Social Ventures Australia, and Todd Wegner, Australian Payments Plus

See how a partnership evolved from funding and small-scale volunteering into a co-created model that uses employee expertise to solve real organisational challenges and create value beyond funding and volunteer hours.

Corporate partnerships are a team sport – building the culture, capability and support for success

Lisa Krishtul, Gembridge; Emma Watts, Cultivating Community; Dru Mills, Guide Dogs Victoria

Explore what it takes to build an organisation where corporate partnerships can thrive. This practical panel will cover recruitment and onboarding, realistic expectations and KPIs, organisation-wide support and the cross-functional collaboration needed to deliver outstanding partner experiences and sustainable growth.

Mission Australia and Great Southern Bank

Andrea Ryan, Mission Australia, and Brooke, Great Southern Bank

Hear both sides of a corporate – charity relationship and explore how shared purpose, mutual value and open collaboration can support a partnership’s development over time.

Beyond the volunteer day – turning corporate volunteering into long-term partnerships

Ash Rosshandler, GoodCompany Australia and New Zealand

Learn how to turn a one-off volunteering experience into the start of a deeper relationship. Drawing on examples from thousands of charity and corporate connections, Ash will examine what strong experiences have in common, the mistakes that weaken engagement and pathways into workplace giving, skilled volunteering and long-term strategic partnerships. 

The Partnership Gap: What’s stopping you from winning (bigger) corporate partners?

Georgia McIntosh, BePartnerReady

Use a practical Corporate Partnership Readiness Assessment to identify the capability gaps preventing partnership growth. Benchmark your organisation across seven readiness factors and leave with a personalised gap map, prioritised actions and a clearer path to securing and retaining high-value, mutually beneficial partnerships.