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We’ll argue for and against the traditional gala ball, as well as providing alternative event solutions to help organisations raise vital funds by engaging high net worth individuals.

We chat with Director of Fundraising, Louise McCathie, about how they planned the event and what key things you need to consider when organising for online and in-person audiences.

GivePanel’s Simon Varley is joined by a panel of fundraising events experts from a number of UK charities to share their thoughts on the evolution of Facebook Challenges and their predictions for the coming year.

Alderson Fundraising provide charities with expert Facebook Group Moderation designed to increase engagement and improve outcomes.

In a year when many charities found event fundraising extremely difficult, find out how small charity TRIBE Freedom Foundation raised over £200k across two events.

This session provides ways to surprise and delight your event participants.

It’s a widely shared lesson in major donor fundraising: your biggest gift will come from someone you already know, who is already giving.

We’ll take a look at why due diligence matters, what it is and where you should start when undertaking your checks.

What do we know about major donors and how can we harness what we know to support the organisations we work for?

Louise Morris is a major donor specialist and has worked with over 200 charities and interviewed 100 philanthropists. She’s helped hundreds of fundraisers become confident and comfortable securing support for their amazing causes, so join her for this session so you can be too.

Panel discussion on innovations in grant fundraising.

This talk will break down the skills and techniques we actually need for good research, focusing on those issues that perhaps are most overlooked.

In this session, you’ll hear about what keeps Nirali motivated in her role and in philanthropy fundraising, and what have been the biggest drivers of success at Prostate Cancer UK during a period of immense change in the organisation.

Getting invitation-only funders to take notice isn’t quick or easy, but it is possible. Over the years I’ve seen charities do this brilliantly, and helped organisations to open doors that they previously thought were bolted firmly shut.

This session is a journey from anger to hope. It’s a (short) rant about the state of the world followed by some practical advice for continuing a successful fundraising practice, despite the challenges in the world around us. It’s for tired fundraisers, who still have the spark of a flame inside them and want to do the best they can with what they have.