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Building on the success of our 5th year celebration last year, SVA hosted the 2008 circle lunch on Friday 6 June 2008 in Sydney.
Over 400 business and community leaders packed the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel. They were treated to amazing stories of hope and success from some of the people who have benefitted from the incredible work of the non-profit ventures in SVA’s portfolio. These inspiring individuals were also joined by keynote speaker Dr Peter Shergold AC, Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Impact, who shared his insights on how we can better work together to increase the impact of Australia's non-profit sector.
Thanks to the generous contribution of supporters, we raised a remarkable $360,000 on the day from SVA's Text Messaging Pledge-Ometer. This will go to support the work we do in our focus areas.
| Presentations from the Day: | Would you like to see any of the inspiring, informing and entertaining presentations from the circle lunch again? You can do so by downloading the footage below. Files are in .wmv format. Click on link to download footage |  | | | If you would like to hear more of Sarah Bennett's superb vocal talents, check out her home page on myspace. |
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Special thanks to our keynote speaker Dr Peter Shergold AC, Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), for his insightful comments on how we can work together to improve the effectiveness of Australia's non-profit sector.
Dr Shergold has indicated that he would be pleased to keep circle lunch guests updated on the Centre's developments. If this is of interest to you, please contact the Centre at csi@unsw.edu.au. You can also download the June 2008 CSI Update for more information.
Were you snapped by our roving photographer? Relive the day by viewing many more pictures in our picture library.
|  | |  | |  | Professor Hal Kendig and SVA's Ross Pulido
| | Master of Ceremonies Patrick Lindsay and special guest presenter Corina Button, a participant of the Beacon Foundation | | Dr Peter Shergold AC, Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Impact, speaks to a packed ballroom of more than 400 business and community leaders
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SVA is extremely grateful to the following organisations for their generous support of the circle lunch.
| ABN AMRO Capital Management
Allco Finance Group
AMP Foundation
Archer Capital
Bain Consulting
Champ Private Equity
Citigroup
Clayton Utz
Foxtel
| Gilbert + Tobin
Insurance Australia Group
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group Foundation
Man Investments
Motor Accidents Authority
NAB Private Bank
Optiver
Trust Foundation
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Without the support, dedication and hard work of many, the circle lunch would never have been possible, much less so successful. Special thanks to the following companies and individuals who provided their services free of charge or at drastically reduced rates.
| | Foxtel | for DVD production services | | CI Events | for staging and event management services
| | Eyconology | for graphic design, logo and invitations
| | Lime Tree Productions | for scripting and MC services
| | Next Digital | for text pledging technology
| | PEP Media | for text pledging services
| | Raphaela Rosella | for photography for opening DVD
| | Scene Change | for technical and audio visual services
| | Staging Connections | for lighting supplies
| | Tony Wragg | for project management and creative services
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Click here to view pictures and videos from the 2007 circle lunch.
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