Success Stories

The 2021 Lang Walker Family Foundation philanthropic gift of $20 million to Powerhouse Parramatta is one of the largest ever to an Australian arts institution. Yvonne was instrumental in developing the ground-breaking proposal for the Family and brokering the discussion to reach the unprecedented outcome.

The Powerhouse Parramatta $75m Capital Campaign is one of the largest arts Capital Campaigns ever undertaken in Australia. In 2020, Yvonne developed the Campaign strategy, team structure and resourcing, Case for Support and donor pipeline. By the end of the Campaign's first year, Yvonne secured a $10m partnership with Western Sydney University.

In 2018, Opera Australia's sponsorship portfolio lacked a banking partner. Yvonne's work over a 12-month period - from potential partner identification, relationship cultivation, pitching and negotiating - resulted in the signing of a six-figure multi-year corporate sponsorship deal between HSBC and Opera Australia.