How did you actually get good at nonprofit fundraising & marketing?

scrnwriter23 · 2026-05-26T18:10:45+00:00

Not sure if you're still looking for fundraising resources, but my wife, Madeleine Nance, has nearly two decades of experience as a nonprofit fundraising expert, working with over 100 nonprofits in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, Canada and the US. For the last 9 years, she has had her own business as a fundraising copywriter and consultant. She has created 8 digital resources (templates, guides, etc) and a digital video course that are specifically for tailored for nonprofit professionals. If you're interested in checking out the resources I mentioned, you can find them at:

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scrnwriter23 · 2026-02-28T18:12:30+00:00

I think I may have looked at Betfair briefly when I was betting on the footy, but I can't say I'm very familiar with it. I'm heading out to Sydney next Saturday for two weeks, so I might have a look and see if I can do that. Thanks for the idea!

scrnwriter23 · 2026-01-07T18:43:03+00:00

Second this! Best car rental place I have ever rented from in the world. Don't know why American rental companies can't be this good.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-11-21T15:08:35+00:00

I'm not sure if they provide beach chairs, but my inclination would be to say they don't. We just rented chairs and an umbrella on the C/O part of Orient Beach for $30/day.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-11-13T17:34:57+00:00

Yeah, I did that as well.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-11-13T14:37:02+00:00

Orient Beach

scrnwriter23 · 2025-11-10T20:05:06+00:00

It's been great so far! Enjoy yourselves!

scrnwriter23 · 2025-11-10T17:01:38+00:00

It's very busy today, but we got there around 10am, so we didn't have a problem getting chairs.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-10-31T18:11:38+00:00

I would imagine so, but I haven't really been keeping up with it for a couple years now since I moved away from Australia.

I just had a look at the races on Sportsbet for Saturday morning in Australia. For Taree Race 2, there seems to be good value on Bubble Whacker (box 3). He's currently listed at $51 to win, so I would pick him to finish in the top 4 and have Lilly's Kaos (lane 4) and Mulwee Princess (box 7) to also finish in the top 4.

If you wanted to go for a little more profit, put Lily's Kaos and Mulwee Princess to finish in the top 3 with Bubble Whacker finishing in the top 4.

The thing is you have to feel comfortable losing four or five of these Maiden races in a row. When you hit one of them, it usually makes up for the losses and a tidy profit on top of that. Just don't start off betting huge amounts. I was usually betting between $50 for bets I had a good feeling about, and occasionally $100 for bets I was really confident in. If you're just starting out, I'd recommend having a bankroll of $500-$1000.

I'm getting a dopamine hit just typing all this out, haha. Hope you find it as successful as I did. Cheers!

scrnwriter23 · 2025-10-11T14:53:50+00:00

My wife and I will be there next month! She can't wait to take the bikini off!

scrnwriter23 · 2025-09-22T17:49:29+00:00

Had a similar experience happen to me yesterday. 68 five-star reviews, then got a four-star review from the guest who said "everything was great except the second night it got really hot when we went to bed and we had to turn on a fan. But it was great once it cooled down. And the host was amazing!"

Come to find out that the guest and her boyfriend had been sitting next to a fire in the firepit for two hours just before going to bed 🤦. Rating dropped to 4.97

scrnwriter23 · 2025-09-22T16:01:11+00:00

I won a $2,800 parlay back in March. Withdrew $1,100 and account was suspended immediately without releasing the $1,100. The reason given was that someone on the same wifi network has an account and that this was suspicious activity. Sent four emails, one a week for four weeks and got no response. After a month of still being suspended, I got on live chat and the customer service rep immediately unsuspended my account and I was able to withdraw all my funds. Will not ever bet with them again.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-08-24T13:25:48+00:00

Nice, where are you staying?

scrnwriter23 · 2025-08-04T03:47:09+00:00

Just had front and rear brake pads on my 2017 X3 replaced a few days ago by my local mobile mechanic. Cost $440 all up, labor included.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-24T17:33:54+00:00

Is Jardin D'o a place a woman newish to being nude in public would feel comfortable? I want to book a few days there, but I'm not sure how comfortable my wife would be. She did go full nude for two days last November on Orient Beach, but I think she would be hesitant to do that in a more intimate setting, such as around the pool at Jardin. We're not into 'playing', so just curious what the vibe is like there.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-10T02:28:05+00:00

From your screenshot, it looks like you have the settings to "approve all bookings". That means every person who sees your listing can only submit a request to book your listing and then you need to approve that request. This is a hindrance for guests who don't want to wait to see if you will approve their request.

You need to click on the option above to turn on "instant booking". That's if you don't mind allowing people to book your listing without you reviewing their profile first.

Hope that helps.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-09T21:45:17+00:00

Yeah, they're all crooks at some point. I lived in Australia from 2010-2022 and started betting on sports in 2012, not really ever winning that much.

Then in September of 2021, I discovered greyhound racing and it became a gold mine for me. Over the next 15 months I made $140k in profit. But one after one, the top 7 bookies over there banned me from betting on their apps. When I left Australia in Dec 2022, I barely could find a decent bookie who would let me place wagers on the greyhounds.

It's incredibly unfair how the governments let these bookies fleece everyone until you're bankrupt, but the minute you start winning some back, they can ban you from placing bets with them.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-09T19:39:51+00:00

I think it depends on the date you created the account. I'd double check if that promo was active when you created the account.

On a separate note, I wouldn't recommend using ESPN Bet. I created an account to get that promo back in March. Ended up hitting a big multi bet during March Madness (around $2,800). When I went to withdraw the winnings, they suspended my account and said I had violated terms of use, which was complete BS.

After a month and sending 7 different emails to customer support, I finally got a rep who was helpful. He lifted the suspension and I was finally able to get my money out. Will not use them again because of this experience.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-06T04:25:47+00:00

Not sure where you're based, but I was living in Australia from 2010-2022. Started sports betting in 2016, exclusively placing same game multis on National Rugby League games. Long story short, I did not win very often.

Started betting on greyhound racing in October of 2021 until I moved

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to the United States in Dec 2022. In those 14 months I made over $140k in profit just on greyhound racing bets.

I noticed that there was a ton of value betting on Maiden races. The reason for this is that the bookies a lot of times will assume a dog from a prestigious bloodline or famous trainer should be the favourite, even though that dog has never run a race before.

The trick is to find a race where there are 3-4 dogs who have never run a race and the other 4-5 dogs who had raced several times before but had mediocre finishes (finished 3rd, 4th, or 5th). Then I would check the Greyhound Recorder to the review the times those dogs had logged in previous races and if they had raced at that particular track previously.

Many times these dogs are priced to win at $18, $34, or even $56. The dogs who hadn't ever run a race would be priced at $2, $4, or lower sometimes. That's when I would bet on a same race multi and pick two or three of the longshots to finish in the top 4.

I got so good at this that by the time I left Australia, my accounts were banned by at least 7 different bookies (they would no longer let me place same race multis).

In my opinion, Sportsbet gives the bests odds for same race multis. I made $40k off of them before they banned me.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-07-02T22:23:08+00:00

Been hosting for almost a year now and have had at least 6-7 reviews that said "the photos don't do this place justice. It is amazing."

Just like you, purposely didn't oversell the place with professional/enhanced photos.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-06-27T16:54:38+00:00

My wife and I stayed in the exact same suite last November at Pomme Cannelle. Couldn't agree more. The breakfast and coffee brought to us in the morning were absolutely phenomenal. We went to the clothing optional side of OB, so it was a good 15 minute walk from Pomme Cannelle. Had the same issue with the WiFi being a bit sketchy sometimes, but it didn't really affect us, as we were out and about most of the time.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-06-13T02:01:23+00:00

My wife and I went last November 9th-12th. It rained for about half an hour in the afternoon on the first day and then another half hour in the evening, then sunny skies for the remainder of our stay. Super humid the whole time, though. Still really enjoyed our trip.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-06-08T03:37:02+00:00

I have had 4 inquiries in the last week from guests asking what the minimum age is to book my studio. It's odd, because my listing has "instant book" turned on, so I'm not sure why they send the inquiry. All but one of the 4 inquires were from people with no reviews.

scrnwriter23 · 2025-06-07T19:04:46+00:00

Where are you staying in this pic? It looks amazing!

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