Thursday 15th October @ 11:00 BST
Individual Giving Conference 2026
Join us at the Individual Giving Conference for the vital tools and insights you need to supercharge donor acquisition, boost retention, and gain clarity on the future of individual giving.
Unlimited access from £25.00 / month
Become a member to gain unlimited access to our extensive content library, packed with valuable resources and insights on fundraising. Plus, stay ahead of the curve with free entry to all our upcoming events.
What's on?
Individual giving is under pressure. Targets are up, budgets are tight, and the donors you worked hard to recruit aren’t staying as long as they used to. You already know what needs to change – but knowing and doing are two very different things when you’re stretched thin and pulled in every direction.
This is the conference that closes that gap.
On 15th October, the UK’s individual giving community comes together for an afternoon of practical, honest, expert-led learning built around the three things Individual Giving fundraisers told us matter most right now: keeping the donors you have, building a regular giving programme that actually retains, and unlocking the mid-value donors hiding in your existing database.
Every session is designed to give you something you can use the week you get back. Not theory. Not inspiration without application. Real strategies, real case studies, and real conversations with peers who are navigating exactly the same challenges you are.
- What you’ll leave with:
A retention and stewardship plan you can actually deliver with your team size and budget. - A clear picture of what’s working in regular giving acquisition, onboarding and upgrade – and what isn’t.
- Practical tools for identifying and stewarding mid-value donors without a dedicated officer.
- Honest answers to the questions you’ve been too busy to research yourself.
And because we know you’re busy, all sessions can be watched live or on-demand in your own time until November 15th (or for an unlimited time if you join as a Member).
All Fundraising Everywhere events are subtitled and held online on our own virtual event platform.
You’ll receive a bonus digital delegate bag full of extra goodies, and live attendees can access our online networking room to meet other attendees.
For questions about the conference, please contact hello@fundraisingeverywhere.com
Are you a non-charity that wants to partner with this event? Contact nikki@fundraisingeverywhere.com
If you have any additional access needs, such as BSL interpretation or anything else that would help you take part, please let us know at least 7 weeks before the event. This helps us explore any additional support that may be possible.
Session Details
Room 1
The Art of the Stewardship Touchpoint: Personal, Affordable, Scalable
Speaker: Lesley Pinder
Soft Opt-In 2026 and Beyond: What IG Fundraisers Actually Need to Know
Speaker: Josh Leigh
The Email Soft Opt-in guidance has landed. Now what? We’ll explore what you can do to start planning for Soft Opt-in, and how you can use it to grow your email list ethically and effectively. How can fundraising and engagement teams make the most of these changes without compromising trust or compliance? In this session, we’ll break down what’s changed, what it means for your supporter acquisition and retention strategy, and what you could do next to start discussing soft opt-in in a way that’s smart, sustainable, and aligned with your charity’s values.
The First Six Months Problem: Fixing Early Attrition in Regular Giving
Speaker: Veronica Jaguite, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
Raise More From The Core: How To Develop A Successful Appeal Ecosystem
Speaker: Tim Longfoot, Open
Catching feels: what emotion really does for donor retention
Speaker: Paul Seabrook and Steven Dodds
Charities spend a lot of time asking whether their communications are working. Not enough time asking how they make supporters feel, and what that actually does to giving behaviour over time.
This session shares findings from the SAFE Index, built around data from over a dozen charities, on the emotional drivers that keep supporters giving and the warning signs that show up long before lapse hits your income figures.
You’ll see how positive and negative emotions translate differently to donor commitment and value, how motivational profile shapes the way supporters respond to your communications, and how the emotional map helps charities understand where they stand relative to peers across the sector. If you want to build donor value and stop losing donors before you know you’re losing them, this session gives you the tools to start.
Raise More From The Core: How To Develop A Successful Appeal Ecosystem
Speaker: Tim Longfoot, Open
Digital Fundraising for the Time-Poor: The Essentials That Actually Move the Needle
Room 2
Beyond Lead Generation: Rethinking Supporter Growth in a Changing Consent Landscape
Speaker: Rhiannan Sullivan, Care2
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Unlocking F2F Performance: Partnerships, KPIs & Scalable Growth
Speaker: Kelvin Hopkins, The Professional Fundraiser
Face-to-face fundraising is a powerhouse for donor acquisition, yet many charities find themselves stuck in a cycle of underperforming campaigns and mismatched agency partnerships. If your results aren’t meeting the mark, it’s time to look under the hood.
This high-impact session dives deep into the mechanics of a successful charity-agency partnership. We’ll move beyond the basics to explore how to build radical trust with partners, manage attrition with insider experience, and scale campaigns without sacrificing quality. We will also reveal the single most important KPI that most charities and agencies overlook.
Introducing Legacy Conversations in an IG Programme: When, How and Who
Speaker: Sinem Bilen Onabanjo, Oxfam
Digital Fundraising: turning your community into community fundraisers
Speaker: Eoghan Beecher, iRaiser
From Mass to Mid: How to Spot, Steward and Grow Your Mid-Value Donors
Speakers
Paul Seabrook
CEO
Steven Dodds
Managing Director
Tim Longfoot
Co Founder
Eoghan Beecher
Country Manager UK and Ireland
Rhiannan Sullivan
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Kelvin Hopkins
Founder & CEO
Lesley Pinder
Founder
Veronica Jaguite
Senior Individual Giving Manager
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