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21.3.19

Leaders Can Learn From Christchurch

None of us would have escaped the public discussion about tolerance and leadership in the days after the Christchurch massacre. While I won’t analyse here why it happened, one of the things I think we can learn from the last few days is the incredible role that leadership plays in bringing communities together in times […]

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15.3.19

We’re Hiring!

Fifty Acres is an ambitious, award-winning virtual communications and engagement agency that works with amazing organisations and brands. We are seeking a number of Administration Assistants to help lead a short-term administration project. We will provide full training and then you will be able to take full ownership of the project and see it through […]

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08.3.19

NFP women make the world a better place

This International Women’s Day we’re celebrating all the passionate and dedicated women in the not-for-profit sector – committed to delivering better outcomes for all. In an article published on Australian Women Online, our Founder and CEO Jo Scard discusses how not-for-profit women are making the world a better place. “In 2019, International Women’s Day wouldn’t […]

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07.3.19

Beware The Exits and Refocus

You’d be forgiven if you thought the departure of a number of Coalition ministers meant a likely defeat at the May poll. We’ve heard angry words from Julie Bishop in the last few days, coupled with the exit of senior Liberal stalwart Christopher Pyne. It has a bad smell about it, doesn’t it? While the […]

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04.3.19

Western Sydney Workshop announced

Our free not-for-profit Government Engagement Workshop is coming to Western Sydney on 28 March! With a federal election just around the corner, organisations, not-for-profits and companies need to take action now to put their organisation in a strong position whatever the outcome. In this free workshop lead by Fifty Acres Managing Director and Founder, Jo Scard, […]

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26.2.19

Fifty Acres ACCELERATOR

Our new ACCELERATOR program is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to accelerate your communications and engagement to the next level. At Fifty Acres, we do great work – for good. We care about the not-for-profit sector and make it our business to see you succeed. That’s why we’ve developed our new ACCELERATOR […]

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22.2.19

Preparing your NFP for the election

With the federal election only weeks away, there is a genuine opportunity for organisations and NFPs to have a real impact. In our latest webinar, Jo Scard talked about how NFPs and organisations can: Plan an effective, low budget campaign that will focus key media, community and government attention where you need it Augment a […]

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13.2.19

Jo is a 2019 PR Leader of the Year Finalist

We are so proud to announce that our Founder and CEO, Jo Scard is a finalist for Mumbrella’s PR Leader of the Year – again! In 2018, Jo was thrilled to win this category at the Mumbrella CommsCon Awards. The judge’s decision was unanimous, recognising Jo’s for-purpose focus and innovative approach to delivering PR and […]

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13.2.19

Tactics and Big Ideas for the Election

Well, not many sleeps now everybody. We seemed to have avoided a February/March election but the days are creeping up on us, with a news report I heard last night saying it was “only 100 days or less until we get to cast our votes”. Only 100, that seems like a small(ish) number doesn’t it. […]

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