Autumn News 2022

The months have passed swiftly since our last update, but then, these have not been normal times. Whilst each of us has felt the impact of COVID, and many of us the recent floods, at Mummy’s Wish it has presented us with both new challenges and successes.

We ended last year in our strongest position to date, despite resource limitations impacting all areas of operations. Our “mums first” approach ensured that despite these challenges, all referred mums were offered support in a timely manner. I am incredibly proud of our small but mighty team who improved service delivery and are focused on the future.

We are seeing our highest level of engagement ever from the mums we’ve supported. These incredible women have the generosity and heart to give back to our organisation through their fundraising efforts and sharing their stories. We can’t thank you enough and know that your courage drives our actions.

Having recently celebrated Mother’s Day, we acknowledge all the mums who are still with us, who have passed or who are still fighting cancer. Mothers make the world go around and are central to our families and communities.

As we look to the year ahead, we are thrilled to confirm a two-year partnership with Dry July and a new corporate partnership with Cobild. As a not-for-profit that receives no government support, these funds are critical to our sustainability and support the launch of our counselling service and other new projects on the horizon.

Save-the-date for our upcoming events featured below, as well as our October Hike Campaign and Giving Day, on the new date of 3rd of November – an important 24 hours where generous individual donations are matched by corporate donations.

We ask that you participate in any capacity you can – whether you’re a mum willing to share your story, an individual keen to participate in Dry July, or an organisation looking to support a worthy cause this year. Register your fundraiser with us, try fundraising through Givenow or sign up for Dry July.

A warm welcome to our new board members and a big thank you to our team for your continued commitment to the mums we support. We are now seeking to grow our team further with a board chairperson and marketing role currently being recruited.

Reflecting on the past few years of challenge and growth, we thank every person in our community for believing in our purpose and helping us to continue to support mums in ways no other organisation does.

Because after all, a mum with cancer is still a mum.

Kind regards,

The Mummy’s Wish team recently met in Brisbane to collaboratively determine our support strategy for 2022. Using survey feedback from our community of mums and health professionals, we outlined four key goals that help us to identify our purpose, processes, resourcing, engagement and innovation:

During the recent floods, Transurban generously donated $2,500 to Mummy’s Wish to help support mums impacted by the floods. We thank them for their continued support of Mummy’s Wish.

We’d like to thank Kate and her guitarist Kathleen Halloran for a fantastic event on 10 March at the Calile Hotel, which showcased their music talents and Kate’s amazing art. Kate donated three paintings and was very generous in spirit.

Kate Ceberano is now a proud owner of one of Mummy’s Wish’s Comfort Bears, which was gifted to her by one of our mums and volunteer Kelly-Anne after her special concert.

We are grateful to all guests who helped to raise much needed funds. A special mention to Carla Hadden, MW Ambassador, for her support and connecting us with event collaborators Brave Agencies and Fineprintco.

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The launch of our Mummy’s Wish Hike campaign was a great success and we are so grateful to see so many amazing supporters taking steps for mums with cancer. Overall, the hike raised a fantastic $13,205 for Mummy’s Wish and critical awareness of our organisation.

A special thank you to Australian hiking group, GirlsTrek who organised a hike at Mt Coot-Tha to to wrap up the campaign. This wonderful organisation raised a fantastic $671.

 

The Chairperson is a critical role in assisting Mummy’s Wish reach strategic objectives, overseeing the overall management, ensuring the charity is working within regulatory and legal frameworks, and implementing its agreed strategic plan.

This is an active, non-executive position working hand-in-hand with our Board and the full-time CEO to ensure a strong, compliant and successful Mummy’s Wish.

The role requires knowledge of the not-for-profit sector and corporate governance and previous experience as a board member for a not-for-profit. The key focus is to maintain strong relationships, ensure strategic and operational goals are met and the corporate mission and values are upheld.

Find out more and apply 

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This position has been created to support the growth of Mummy’s Wish. Working closely with the National CEO, the role’s primary purpose is to raise awareness of the organisation’s services and increase financial support.

Key responsibilities include the development of campaigns to engage donors, drive fundraising revenue, and tell the Mummy’s Wish story. Content will be implemented across a range of channels including email, direct mail, social media, web, telemarketing, printed collateral, reports and presentations.

The role requires at least five years’ experience in a similar communications or marketing role, experience across a broad range of marketing and communication activities and channels; and a caring, collaborative and committed approach.

Find out more and apply