Founded by two of Australia’s leading fundraising experts and thinkers, Marcus Blease and Andrew Sabatino, Donor Republic has rapidly grown to become Australia’s leading full-service fundraising and marketing agency.
Our uncompromising pursuit of fundraising excellence means we give our partners everything we’ve got, so you and your donors not only fulfil your vision and purpose, but grow your impact beyond what you ever thought possible.
Our team includes many of Australia's best and brightest fundraisers, marketers, strategists, and creatives, who share an unstoppable drive for helping charities and social good organisations achieve exceptional results. Click on a team member below to see what makes us tick, as well as our experience and key skill areas.
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Marcus Blease
Director
Executive Team - Sydney Office
As Co-Founder of Donor Republic, Marcus is incredibly proud of building an agency that has helped over 50 organisations achieve outstanding fundraising and marketing success.
Before Donor Republic, Marcus was General Manager of Marketing and Fundraising at Cerebral Palsy Alliance for eight years, overseeing the growth of their fundraising from $12m to $31m. He worked in similar roles at Cancer Council NSW and Cancer Council QLD for six years, and at a small HIV/AIDS charity.
Marcus also founded the innovative social change campaign, ‘Include a Charity’, leading a transformation of people’s perceptions of charity gifts in their wills, and has served six years on the Board of the Fundraising Institute of Australia.
Marcus Blease
Director
Andrew Sabatino
Director
Executive Team - Adelaide Office
Andrew is Co-Founder of Donor Republic, specialising in strategic fundraising plans, appeals, regular giving, digital, middle & major donor, corporate partnerships, and Gifts in Wills.
He is a past state and national winner of the Fundraising Institute of Australia’s Fundraiser of the year award, as well as being nominated as a pro-bono Change Maker, and Fundraising and Philanthropy Change Maker.
Prior to Donor Republic, Andrew led Guide Dogs SA/NT to experience significant fundraising growth from $1m to $9m over seven years. He also chaired the Guide Dogs Australia Fundraising Committee, overseeing an increase in revenue from $57 to $89m in four years.
Andrew Sabatino
Director
Kate McMillan
Operations Director
Executive Team - Operations - Adelaide Office
Kate is a highly experienced project manager and team leader with over 25 years marketing experience across a broad range of industry sectors. For over nine years she was Fundraising Manager at Cancer Council SA, driving the organisation through significant periods of fundraising growth and achieving over $11m in annual revenue. An Individual Giving all-rounder, she lets both data and donor-based insights lead, to deliver impactful and effective fundraising outcomes for her clients.
Kate McMillan
Operations Director
Brent Frewen
Group Account Director
Executive Team - Individual Giving Team - Adelaide Office
Brent is a fundraiser with in-excess of 20 years’ experience. Brent has a proven track record of motivating teams to consistently exceed targets and coach and develop self and others to continuously improve to be the best version of themselves.
Brent has worked across small and large not-for-profit organisations, most recently at Novita, where he used his strong leadership and relationship management skills along with his fundraising expertise to support 926% growth in fundraising bottom line in 5 years.
Brent Frewen
Group Account Director
Zebedee Stone
Group Account Director - Events
Executive Team - Remote
Zebedee (Zeb) lives for fundraising events. They have been a constant passion through his 17-year fundraising career and he’s equally happy participating, running, or developing them.
Zeb has led some iconic events for a wide range of for-purpose organisations – like Oxfam Trailwalker New Zealand, the Pork Pie Charity Run for KidsCan, or the Alps2Ocean Ride for Amnesty International – setting records in participation, fundraising and sustainability. His experience and strategic focus extends across an array of fundraising and marketing channels.
Zebedee Stone
Group Account Director - Events
Stuart Ghent
Executive Creative Director
Creative Team - Executive Team - Sydney Office
Stuart has used every facet of the modern communications spectrum to help a wide range of charities and not-for-profits raise funds, build support and drive engagement.
For over thirty years, he has managed creative departments and creative agencies, working with marketing departments and fundraising teams to create fundraising propositions and appeals with passion and power.
What gets him up in the morning – his professional coffee – is using creativity to make the world a better place.
Stuart Ghent
Executive Creative Director
Carrie Fletcher
Group Account Director
Events & Digital Teams - Executive Team - Remote
Carrie currently supports events and digital fundraising campaigns for over twenty charities. Working in the not-for-profit space since 2008, she loves fundraising events, being a data nerd, and creating great experiences for supporters. Her expertise is in event & digital fundraising strategy, digital acquisition, social media advertising, two-step campaigns & lead generation, supporter journeys, supporter engagement & relationship management, data analysis and digital production.
Carrie Fletcher
Group Account Director
Nicole Lawrence
Finance Manager
Executive Team - Operations - Sydney Office
Nicole is a Certified Practising Accountant with over 15 years’ experience working as a Financial Controller, mostly in small-to-medium sized firms. She has worked across all areas of finance – most recently in an organisation providing patient support services and clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry. Nicole is a team player with a high level of customer and commercial focus built on interaction in service industries.
Nicole Lawrence
Finance Manager
Stuart Ghent
Executive Creative Director
Creative Team - Executive Team - Sydney Office
Stuart has used every facet of the modern communications spectrum to help a wide range of charities and not-for-profits raise funds, build support and drive engagement.
For over thirty years, he has managed creative departments and creative agencies, working with marketing departments and fundraising teams to create fundraising propositions and appeals with passion and power.
What gets him up in the morning – his professional coffee – is using creativity to make the world a better place.
Stuart Ghent
Executive Creative Director
Chris King
Creative Director
Creative Team - Remote
After spending a decade-and-a-half in advertising and marketing (mostly in London), Chris made the switch to working with charities, and has never looked back.
He’s created everything from meme-friendly awareness campaigns to pandemic-proof events, raising tens of millions along the way.
Chris splits his time between a home office in Melbourne and a farm in the middle of nowhere. So if you need a fundraising appeal AND advice on looking after chickens, he’s your man.
Chris King
Creative Director
Sarah Keogh
Head of Design Individual Giving
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Sarah is a passionate fundraiser and empathetic art director. Her motivating drive is creating positive change for those in need. Sarah was Head of Design and Assistant Creative Director at Pareto Fundraising for nearly eight years. She also brings valuable commercial sector experience, having worked in major mainstream agencies in Dublin, Nairobi, and Sydney.
Sarah Keogh
Head of Design Individual Giving
Sarah Hipsley
Head of Design – Digital and Events
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Sarah is a purpose-led brand, print and digital designer with over 15 years’ experience and a passion for creating positive social change.
She has an Honours degree in Visual Communications and a certificate in UX.
She also has a specialised knowledge in the non-profit sector after designing for many top charities and purpose-led organisations and clients, both in-house and agency-side for over a decade.
She is particularly interested in user-centric design processes to create meaningful designs that are not only beautiful but also functional, useful and enjoyable.
Sarah Hipsley
Head of Design – Digital and Events
Natalie Ip
Art Director
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Passionate about all things ‘people’ and ‘planet’, Natalie is a purpose-driven designer with over 10 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. Natalie is a creative problem solver, branding specialist and visual communications strategist who loves to build insightful and inspiring designs from strong strategic foundations. She has helped develop many successful campaigns for world-class charities all around Australia.
Natalie Ip
Art Director
Lee-Emma Iwanicki
Agency Traffic Manager
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Emma makes sure the Donor Republic creative gears spin in her role as Operations Lead and Traffic Manager. She has over 20 years of experience in advertising, design, and branding, and understands the environments that help creatives thrive. Without Emma’s say, no one in our creative studio and digital production teams picks up a pencil!
Lee-Emma Iwanicki
Agency Traffic Manager
Maria Mijovic
Senior Art Director
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Across many years of charity and fundraising experience, Maria has worked with both not-for-profit and blue-chip clients. Her passion is building awareness and raising funds for important humanitarian, environmental, conservation and research-based causes.
Maria Mijovic
Senior Art Director
Frankie Brook
Senior Copywriter
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Frankie gets her kicks from beautifully written stories, progressive design, and clever bits of tech. She’s fully invested in doing every story justice and believes in the power of writing to persuade people to give to charities – whether that be time, money, or energy. It all works together to change the world for the better.
Frankie Brook
Senior Copywriter
Lachlan Kanoniuk
Digital Copywriter
Creative Team - Remote
Lachlan’s passion for authentic storytelling is far-reaching. A decade-plus in music journalism and criticism. Award-winning screenwriting and development. It’s in the charity and not-for-profit space where his knack for contextual storytelling has flourished, empowering campaigns at grassroots community organisations and as a copywriter at Cancer Council Victoria. Lachlan is a true believer in the art of the yarn. So feel free to chat to him about anything. Though just a heads up, he gets a bit longwinded if the topic turns to film opinions.
Lachlan Kanoniuk
Digital Copywriter
Alexandra McDowall
Copywriter
Creative Team - Adelaide Office
Writing has always been Alexandra’s passion, and now it’s her purpose. Armed with her degree and background working as a journalist, PR and communications professional, and fundraising writer, she thrives when creating authentic, emotive and creative copy that not only tells a story but makes a difference.
Alexandra McDowall
Copywriter
Kira Friedman
Copywriter
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Words make the world go round, according to Kira. She loves stringing them together, finessing, and fine-tuning them so they paint a picture and pack a punch. Above all, she loves using them to champion causes and inspire positive change. With over a decade’s experience as a professional communicator, Kira has honed her skills in creative copywriting, strategic marketing, and public relations. Her goal is always to engage audiences with emotion and authenticity, highlighting the stories at the heart of not-for-profit organisations.
Kira Friedman
Copywriter
Lauren Da Silva
Digital Designer
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Lauren Da Silva is our resident Graphic/Digital Designer and is new to the non-profit sector, landing at Donor Republic in 2022 after graduating from Billy Blue College of Design. She is keen to apply her design skills and passion for learning to make a positive difference to DR’s creative team and the world.
Lauren Da Silva
Digital Designer
Wendy Trinh
Junior Designer
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Wendy is an empathetic and compassionate individual driven to make a meaningful contribution to Donor Republic and their invaluable services. Despite being new to fundraising, Wendy is determined to utilise her skills and knowledge as a recent graduate from the University of Technology Sydney, where she earned a degree in Visual Communication. With a passion for connecting with others and a commitment to delivering exceptional results, Wendy strives to positively impact the organisation and those it serves.
Wendy Trinh
Junior Designer
Akiko Lyall
Junior Designer
Creative Team - Sydney Office
Akiko is a junior graphic designer who graduated from Shillington College of Design in 2022.
Despite being new to the fundraising and charity sector, she is enthusiastic about contributing her design skills to these industries and making a good impact on society, which is her ultimate
goal as a graphic designer.
She used to work overseas, such as in Singapore and the Netherlands, and her adventurous spirit
led her to travel around the world with a backpack and embrace diverse cultures whenever she had spare time.
Akiko Lyall
Junior Designer
Carrie Fletcher
Group Account Director
Events & Digital Teams - Executive Team - Remote
Carrie currently supports events and digital fundraising campaigns for over twenty charities. Working in the not-for-profit space since 2008, she loves fundraising events, being a data nerd, and creating great experiences for supporters. Her expertise is in event & digital fundraising strategy, digital acquisition, social media advertising, two-step campaigns & lead generation, supporter journeys, supporter engagement & relationship management, data analysis and digital production.
Carrie Fletcher
Group Account Director
Emily Dougan
Digital Strategy Director
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Emily is a passionate and enthusiastic digital marketing specialist and fundraiser. She has ten years’ experience in both agency and in-house roles. For the last four years, Emily has worked in a digital fundraising agency and executed some of Australia’s biggest peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Her specialties are digital fundraising strategy, event and campaign strategy, supporter journeys, mass participation events and community fundraising.
Emily Dougan
Digital Strategy Director
Ashleigh Yardy
Digital Strategy Director
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Ashleigh is a digital marketing and campaigns specialist, with almost a decade of non-profit and public sector experience in Australia and the UK. Passionate about social justice and creating a fairer world for all, Ashleigh is motivated to achieve positive outcomes for social change. Her experience ranges from digital communications and fundraising, advocacy and public campaigning, as well as brand and gifts in wills marketing.
Ashleigh Yardy
Digital Strategy Director
Juliette East
Digital Production Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Juliette is a skilled fundraising and marketing manager with more than 10 years’ experience working in health and higher education fundraising.
Her career to-date has included the creative development and implementation of innovative and high-impact capital campaigns and appeals, development and ongoing management of fundraising websites and peer-to-peer platforms, and leadership of a high-achieving fundraising team.
She has a particular passion for digital fundraising, and loves to explore how the latest digital innovations can be applied to fundraising to create great donor and user experiences.
Juliette East
Digital Production Manager
Louisa Frigo
Account Director
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Louisa is a marketing and communications professional and details-obsessed campaign strategist. Louisa has wide-ranging experience in delivering end-to-end campaigns. She’s a passionate marketer who always keeps the supporter at the heart of every decision, and works hard to achieve outstanding results for clients.
Louisa Frigo
Account Director
Danielle Cameron
Account Director – Events
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Danielle is passionate about turning fundraising events into memorable experiences for participants, donors, and organisations alike. With over six years’ experience in event fundraising, Danielle brings a combination of energetic enthusiasm and sage wisdom to her projects and always delivers consistent, high-quality results.
Danielle Cameron
Account Director – Events
Maria Jackson
Supporter Experience Director
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Maria is dedicated to humanitarianism and social justice. Her desire to effect meaningful change brought her to the non-profit sector where she shares her enthusiasm and commitment with our donors.
Maria Jackson
Supporter Experience Director
Jo-Anne Wierde
Senior Account Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Remote
Jo is a highly committed and experienced fundraiser with 7 years fundraising experience. During this time, Jo has managed many peer-to-peer fundraising events/campaigns, whilst working closely in other areas of fundraising including individual and corporate giving. Jo has managed the community fundraising program at RSPCA Victoria for the last 5 years, with experience in both physical and virtual fundraising events. She understands the importance of engaging with fundraisers and creating memorable and successful events.
Jo-Anne Wierde
Senior Account Manager
Georgie Porter
Senior Account Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Georgie has worked in the not-for-profit sector for almost five years. She is passionate about creating meaningful events and experiences to draw people closer to causes that really matter, and is committed to achieving the very best outcomes for her clients.
Georgie Porter
Senior Account Manager
Liam Mackenzie-Staerck
Senior Account Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Liam is a passionate project and relationship manager with 20 years’ experience across several industries. Liam has worked in NFPs, primarily in health, for 9 years.
Starting in data before moving to community fundraising, his specialties are data analysis, innovative campaign design, digital acquisition and the supporter journey. Liam is a strong team player with a passion for cross-departmental team collaboration.
Liam Mackenzie-Staerck
Senior Account Manager
Ashley Southwell
Senior Account Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Melbourne Office
Ashley is a creative and dynamic fundraising professional with a proven track record of success in community fundraising, individual giving, peer-to-peer events, and digital campaigns.
She is experienced in end-to-end management of multi-channel fundraising events, campaign ideation, and complex stakeholder management. Ashley prides herself on building authentic relationships while delivering amazing results.
With a passion for UX design, Ashley brings a unique perspective to her work, thinking outside the box to create engaging supporter experiences.
Ashley Southwell
Senior Account Manager
Charlotte Benson
Senior Account Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Charlotte Benson
Senior Account Manager
Sophia Hynes-Bishop
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Sophia is a passionate and creative digital marketer with ten years not-for-profit experience.
Over the past decade Sophia has led and implemented marketing strategies for peer-to-peer campaigns, gift in wills programs, regular giving acquisition and appeals. Her experience includes digital strategy, social media advertising, digital acquisition and lead generation, content marketing and branding.
She loves being able to help influence change and create a kinder world for all.
Sophia Hynes-Bishop
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Jennifer Wu
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Jen is a digital marketing and production specialist with several years’ experience building marketing campaigns in the US and Australia. She loves finding creative ways to ‘make it happen’, and is driven to achieve impressive results using a combination of resources, tools, and an awareness of the latest digital trends.
Jennifer Wu
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Skye Butler
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Skye is a skilled project management and community fundraising specialist with several years’ experience in digital strategy, event management and peer-to-peer fundraising.
She has previously led digital-driven projects and fundraising campaigns at the RBWH Foundation and Mummy’s Wish, gaining a wealth of in-person and online project management experience.
Combining an affinity for data with a love of people, Skye strives to create a memorable experience for fundraisers and donors through personal connection and digital innovation.
Skye Butler
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Danielle Anastasi
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Danielle is a skilled and passionate fundraiser with over four years of experience in creating and executing digital marketing campaigns that yield maximum results. With expertise spanning across social media, email marketing, event planning, and corporate sponsorships, Danielle is dedicated to providing an exceptional supporter experience. She takes pride in contributing to make a difference in the world, whether it’s supporting a local charity or funding a global initiative. Danielle is committed to delivering impactful results and building lasting relationships with donors and supporters.
Danielle Anastasi
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Tahlia Webster
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
With a background spanning digital marketing agencies and the not-for-profit sector, Tahlia has honed skills in growth marketing strategies, leveraging data analysis and market insights for consistent improvement. Tahlia has contributed to Cancer Council QLD campaigns, advocating for individual and regular giving to drive impactful change in cancer prevention and support services. Tahlia has also worked across multiple fundraising acquisition campaigns and activations for events such as Ponytail Project, Daffodil Day and Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.
Tahlia Webster
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Zoe Poxon
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Zoe is a skilled and experienced digital specialist with agency and in-house experience in Australia and the UK. Her expertise includes digital strategy, social advertising and digital lead generation.
She’s passionate about making positive change in the world.
Zoe Poxon
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Conor Nolan
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Conor is a seasoned Digital Fundraising Strategist with over a decade of experience in digital agencies and Non-Profit Organisations. Having spent the majority of his time within a small charitable organisation – Cure Cancer, he is familiar with the challenges that charities face and known how to maximise any budget that is available.
He excels in digital strategy, analytics and digital advertising, with a specialisation on Google Adwords and Meta – having achieving significant ROIs through both platforms.
Conor thrives in collaborative environments, able to align fundraising strategies with digital strategies to optimise outreach efforts and conversion.
His understanding of donor motivations and his expertise in digital marketing ensures an impactful and innovative digital solution for any non-profit client.
Conor Nolan
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Emma Stanbridge
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Emma is an enthusiastic and innovative digital marketer with over a decade of experience, including three years of not-for-profit experience.
Emma has contributed to and led successful marketing initiatives, from large-scale events and fundraisers to targeted appeals, each designed to resonate deeply with supporters. Her expertise spans digital strategy, email marketing, social media advertising, and content marketing.
Emma is driven by her passion for making meaningful change, utilising her skills to assist charities in helping those in need.
Emma Stanbridge
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Laura Fox
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Laura is a highly committed and passionate digital strategist, with over 7 years fundraising experience. During this time, Laura has developed and implemented numerous new digital fundraising campaign strategies across events and individual giving.
Laura managed the digital strategy at the International Fund for Animal Welfare for four years, significantly increasing revenue and bringing new leads to the organisation.
Laura understands how to put the donor at the heart of the campaign to achieve the best results possible.
Laura Fox
Digital Fundraising Strategist
Sammy Harper
Account Manager – Events
Events & Digital Teams - Remote
Sammy is a creative specialist in Fundraising Campaigns and Communications, infusing every endeavor with her infectious positivity. Making the move from SPCA New Zealand, Sammy brings a wealth of hands-on knowledge in digital fundraising, community championing and event delivery.
From concept to copywriting, photography to stewardship, Sammy is a roll-up-her-sleeves-and-get-it-done professional. (She even braved skydiving as part of an acquisition strategy!).
Sammy’s driven by a keen commitment to delivering excellence and ensuring an enjoyable experience for all involved.
Sammy Harper
Account Manager – Events
Erin Wicking
Account Manager – Events
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Erin is a skilled community engagement specialist and relationship manager with 15 years’ experience across a range of organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
With experience managing community fundraising programs and peer-to-peer events (both physical and virtual), Erin understands what it takes to create meaningful and impactful fundraising campaigns.
Erin is a passionate storyteller and is driven by a desire to connect grassroots fundraisers and advocates to their chosen causes through carefully crafted and engaging supporter journeys.
Erin Wicking
Account Manager – Events
Amy Turner
Account Manager – Events
Events & Digital Teams - Remote
Amy has spent over a decade honing her skills in the not-for-profit sector as an Events and Community Specialist. With a rich background that includes roles at Tearfund New Zealand and SPCA New Zealand, Amy is renowned for her meticulous event planning (both physical and digital) and her dedication to fostering meaningful connections. Passionate about setting others up for success, Amy’s expertise in orchestrating fundraising events ensures seamless experiences and meaningful impact.
Amy Turner
Account Manager – Events
Michael Wilson
Digital Innovation Manager
Events & Digital Teams - Remote
Michael is a digital fundraising expert with extensive experience across the marketing and fundraising sectors. With a passion for bringing best practice global marketing strategies to an Australia audience, Michael uses an entrepreneurial mindset to deliver creative solutions to clients.
Michael Wilson
Digital Innovation Manager
Clair Bretherton
Supporter Relationship Coordinator
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Clair is a passionate supporter relationship manager who is excited to use her decade of experience as a customer relationship manager in the finance sector to do good in the fundraising industry.
Clair Bretherton
Supporter Relationship Coordinator
John Campbell
Digital Solutions Engineer
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
John is a digital Swiss Army Knife, proficient in digital marketing, web development, data, AI tools, email automation, integrations, UI/UX, SEO, copywriting, and more. His fundamental driving motivation is finding smart tech solutions to tricky new fundraising challenges – leading him to accept crazy challenges but meeting them with zeal.
John Campbell
Digital Solutions Engineer
Obed Rosenzweig
Email / Front End Developer
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
Obed is an experienced Front End Developer with more than 9 years working within Digital Agencies.
Obed’s vast experience in technology, digital, and design brings an innovative edge to marketing and development projects. Through his problem-solving approach, he delivers excellent digital outcomes with enthusiasm and particular attention to detail.
Obed Rosenzweig
Email / Front End Developer
Ben Thomas Gill
Digital Producer
Events & Digital Teams - Melbourne Office
With more than a decade of dedicated experience in digital roles, Ben emerges as a seasoned professional renowned for his adaptability and unwavering dedication.
Having refined his expertise through engagements with major fashion houses in both in-house capacities and at digital agencies, Ben intimately understands the significance of staying abreast of evolving trends and breakthroughs in ecommerce and digital marketing technologies.
He prides himself on his versatility, effortlessly navigating a spectrum of challenges.
Ben consistently pursues excellence, striving to maximise outcomes, innovate solutions, and ardently commits himself to continuous learning, ensuring he can effectively contribute to the team’s objectives.
Ben Thomas Gill
Digital Producer
Jessica Lucks
Digital Producer
Events & Digital Teams - Adelaide Office
In Jessica’s most recent position as a Marketing Automation Specialist, she specialised in deploying and optimising marketing EDMs, email nurture programs, and digital assets for clients. Through close collaboration and planning, she helped ensure seamless implementation of the marketing automation software, Account Engagement (formerly Pardot), while supporting clients in achieving their campaign objectives. Prior to this, Jessica played a pivotal role in managing RSPCA South Australia’s marketing automation platform, Pardot, implementing donor journey strategies, and overseeing personalised email communications with supporters.
Jessica Lucks
Digital Producer
Zac Gough
Data Engineer
Events & Digital Teams - Sydney Office
Zac is a digital producer who has been working on digital campaigns for not-for-profits for 7 years. He works across many facets of campaigns, including Facebook, Google Ads and email marketing. His main specialty lies in data analysis and reporting, and he’s always keen to fix your tracking.
Zac Gough
Data Engineer
Brent Frewen
Group Account Director
Executive Team - Individual Giving Team - Adelaide Office
Brent is a fundraiser with in-excess of 20 years’ experience. Brent has a proven track record of motivating teams to consistently exceed targets and coach and develop self and others to continuously improve to be the best version of themselves.
Brent has worked across small and large not-for-profit organisations, most recently at Novita, where he used his strong leadership and relationship management skills along with his fundraising expertise to support 926% growth in fundraising bottom line in 5 years.
Brent Frewen
Group Account Director
Tessa Irwin
Group Account Director
Individual Giving Team - Sydney Office
Tessa is a major gift and capital campaign expert with a passion for building transformational partnerships. She has ten years experience in major gifts, capital/capacity campaigns, and case for support and prospectus development.
As Senior Manager for the $75 million Powerhouse Parramatta Campaign, Tessa contributed to building partnerships worth more than $43 million.
Tessa is Co-Chair of the Australian Philanthropy Network, has served as Fundraising Institute Australia NSW Committee Chair, and was named 2020 FIA NSW Young Fundraiser of the Year.
Tessa Irwin
Group Account Director
Josie Peach
Account Director
Individual Giving Team - Adelaide Office
A driven fundraising professional who has worked in the “for good” industry for almost a decade. Josie creates lifelong, loyal donors through combining connection, shared values and storytelling with strategic and innovative fundraising methodologies. Josie has experience in regular giving, events, digital fundraising, appeals, telemarketing, community fundraising, and donor journeys.
Josie Peach
Account Director
Ally Dobbing
Account Director
Individual Giving Team - Remote
‘A jack of all traders’ is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one’. This quote perfectly sums up Ally and her experience in fundraising. An all rounder, Ally has over 12 years experience in both Australia and the UK working for both large and small organisations.
Her experience has given her incredible opportunities to create legacy through strategic management of multi-million dollar portfolios and large scale, multi-faceted campaigns. Ally thrives when working with like-minded passionate fundraisers to deliver results.
Ally Dobbing
Account Director
Katie Farina
Account Director
Individual Giving Team - Sydney Office
Katie is an experienced fundraising professional, passionate about creating innovative, donor-centric campaigns. For the past five years, she’s specialised in Individual Giving projects across all channels, with a particular focus on middle donors, major donors and bequests, working in both Australia and New York.
Katie Farina
Account Director
Nick Lamb
Account Director
Individual Giving Team - Perth Office
Nick is a skilled fundraiser who has worked with some of Australia’s best-known charities. He’s driven to help make the world a better place – whether that’s helping to feed the hungry, rescuing an animal from cruelty, or supporting the next breakthrough in cancer research.
An Individual Giving specialist, Nick has a particular focus on direct mail appeals, regular giving, and supporter journeys.
Nick Lamb
Account Director
Erin McVeigh
Account Manager - Individual Giving
Individual Giving Team - Remote
Erin is a highly motivated and experienced fundraiser with more than 10 years’ experience in the charity sector across Australia and New Zealand. She is adept with all aspects of fundraising and most recently has been focused on donor journeys and individual giving at Auckland City Mission. Erin understands the power of captivating storytelling and data insights to engage donors, and knows the importance of providing a rewarding experience to build Communities of loyal supporters who love getting involved in fundraising.
Erin McVeigh
Account Manager - Individual Giving
Michelle Lesco
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Sydney Office
Michelle’s personal passion has always been the same – illustrating for today’s donors and philanthropists the precise impact of their generosity and empowering them to pursue the change they’ve personally imagined.
With 13 years of fundraising experience in Australia and the US, she has a unique perspective on the current giving climate.
Individual Giving is her bread and butter. From small charities to the biggest charities, national and international – Michelle’s managed entire Individual Giving, Membership, and Events programs.
Michelle Lesco
Senior Account Manager
Chloe Burrows
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Remote
Chloe, a psychology enthusiast, found herself drawn to fundraising in 2018. She began her journey processing donor gifts and really getting to understand how donors tick.
In her most recent role, she led a dynamic team, crafting engaging, surprising and quirky donor experiences across the individual giving, regular giving and community fundraising portfolios.
With a balanced approach to project delivery, Chloe takes calculated risks, confidently managing diverse projects across traditional and digital fundraising platforms. Her skill lies not only in driving contributions but in fostering lasting connections.
Chloe is the bridge between heartfelt giving and impactful change.
Chloe Burrows
Senior Account Manager
Zoe Robertson
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Perth Office
Zoe is an experienced Individual Giving specialist with a demonstrated history of working in direct mail appeals, regular giving, donor journeys and events.
Her diverse background has seen her working across a variety of charity sectors, including heath, social services and emergency relief, and environmental services.
With a lifelong passion to help others and leave the world a better place, Zoe thrives in devising creative solutions to help organizations reach their full potential.
Zoe Robertson
Senior Account Manager
Emma Taylor
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Sydney Office
Emma is a passionate fundraiser and marketing specialist with over a decade of experience in the fundraising sector. She excels in leading comprehensive marketing campaigns and strategic fundraising initiatives, effectively leveraging both traditional and digital channels. With extensive experience in individual giving, Emma has successfully cultivated donor relationships resulting in significant contributions.
Her expertise spans project management, brand development, and donor relationship cultivation, making her a highly skilled professional dedicated to driving impactful results for her clients and organisations.
Emma Taylor
Senior Account Manager
Lan Nguyen
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Sydney Office
Lan is an intelligent and experienced fundraiser with 11 years fundraising experience.
During this time, Lan has involved in the development and execution of the engagement strategy for individual donors whilst working in other areas of fundraising including lottery and acquisition.
Lan has managed the retention of regular givers, child sponsors and single givers at The Smith Family for the last 5.5 years.
She understands the importance of using data to inform the next campaign to continuously improve donor experience.
Lan Nguyen
Senior Account Manager
Samantha Chew
Senior Account Manager
Individual Giving Team - Melbourne Office
Samantha Chew is an accomplished fundraising professional with over six years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. She has led successful fundraising campaigns at organisations like The Oaktree Foundation and the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA), where she managed annual appeals and peer-to-peer fundraisers such as the “Live Below the Line” campaign. Samantha’s expertise in strategic planning and donor engagement has consistently driven increased donations and supporter engagement. At Donor Republic, she continues to leverage her skills to help organisations meet and exceed their fundraising goals.
Samantha Chew
Senior Account Manager
Kate McMillan
Operations Director
Executive Team - Operations - Adelaide Office
Kate is a highly experienced project manager and team leader with over 25 years marketing experience across a broad range of industry sectors. For over nine years she was Fundraising Manager at Cancer Council SA, driving the organisation through significant periods of fundraising growth and achieving over $11m in annual revenue. An Individual Giving all-rounder, she lets both data and donor-based insights lead, to deliver impactful and effective fundraising outcomes for her clients.
Kate McMillan
Operations Director
Nicole Lawrence
Finance Manager
Executive Team - Operations - Sydney Office
Nicole is a Certified Practising Accountant with over 15 years’ experience working as a Financial Controller, mostly in small-to-medium sized firms. She has worked across all areas of finance – most recently in an organisation providing patient support services and clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry. Nicole is a team player with a high level of customer and commercial focus built on interaction in service industries.
Nicole Lawrence
Finance Manager
Michelle Hook
Finance & Administration Coordinator
Operations - Adelaide Office
Michelle has worked in the not-for-profit sector since moving from the UK over 10 years ago. She is passionate about all things admin and has a strong focus on customer service. She is responsible for all administration needs as well as developing more streamlined processes and procedures to improve efficiency.
Michelle understands the importance of engaging with donors and building long lasting relationships to create positive experiences and outcomes.
Michelle Hook
Finance & Administration Coordinator
Mark Harper
Business Manager
Operations - Remote
Prior to joining Donor Republic, Mark’s work took him all around Sydney, managing complex, large-scale, and ambitious urban design and architectural projects. His background in analysis, project management, and team management has given him a strong foundation for his current role.
Mark Harper
Business Manager
Jena Ellis
Operations Specialist
Operations - Adelaide Office
Jena is a passionate fundraising specialist with 20 years of experience in the Australian and International nonprofit sectors. Jena has a demonstrated history of developing fundraising education programs, managing individual giving fundraising teams, with specific expertise in major gifts, grant writing, bequests, corporate partnerships and events.
More recently, Jena has completed a Research Master of Philosophy and Philanthropy from Queensland University of Technology where her thesis explored donors’ motivations, intentions, and expectations of nonprofit accountability following a natural disaster.
Jena Ellis
Operations Specialist
We are deeply committed to working alongside our partners to help make the world a better place for all of humanity. We pursue excellence, we work tirelessly, we honour bravery, we strive for greatness, and we act with integrity. Your donors are our obsession. Your mission is our cause.
We're proud to have partnered with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, developing award-winning campaigns that have raised hundreds of millions of dollars for life-changing work in health, aid, education, welfare and beyond.
Getting food to hungry families in crisis
In June 2021 we worked with Foodbank NSW & ACT to launch an emergency appeal in response to the economic impact of Sydney’s evolving COVID lockdown which caused widespread job losses and financial hardship.
Attracting new regular givers with a two-step strategy
In 2020, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research approached Donor Republic with a new concept – a free habit tracker guide – that they hoped would help convert one-time donors to regular givers.
Putting the fun back into the run – and lifting revenue 500%
The Mater International Women’s Day Fun Run team approached Donor Republic for help to grow the event from a base line of $286,000 revenue in 2016.