The open mic conference giving fundraisers a voice. The sector is crying out for a shake-up – to be listened to and for things to change. Conversations on social, articles in magazines, and chats in WhatsApp groups are fizzing with ideas, injustice, and potential….
In this session, Lila Dowie shares how the Demelza Hospice team have overcome this barrier to build major partnerships, including with Active International, Axis Europe and Berkeley Homes.
In this heartfelt and moving session from Festival 2020, Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin, discuss their own experiences as bereaved parents looking for peace in Palestine and Israel.
This session looks at what happened when events returned in 2021, lessons learnt, challenges faced and what that means for those planning a return to real life events in 2022.
In this session Simon Scriver, Cherian Koshy, Tereza Litsa and Matt Radford discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the nonprofit sector, specifically focusing on vulnerability management.
It’s a widely shared lesson in major donor fundraising: your biggest gift will come from someone you already know, who is already giving.
Jen and Fraser promise that at session’s end you’ll have inspiration, confidence and ability to engage in the legacy conversations – and raise a LOT more money!
The panel discuss their roles in ‘Collecting Courage’, a book featuring stories from 14 black fundraisers.
David and Megan will share the successes and challenges of managing a strategic partnership in an ever-changing world, highlighting the importance of being agile and seizing opportunities along the way.
This session is a discussion on why involving colleagues is important for corporate partnerships, with some examples from bigger/smaller charities, and practical tips as to how to build relationships, influence and work together to create and grow mission-led partnerships.
You’ll discover how to align strategic outcomes, set mutually agreed KPIs as well as give partners white-space assets to truly shine.
Join me as I share my fundraising origin story with you – the story about the making of a Black woman activist fundraiser.
Join Kevin, Kitty and Caroline – three people, right in the thick of it, to discover how they’re coping in the current environment, what’s working for them as well as how they’re equipping themselves for the road ahead.
Whether you’re picking up the phone yourself or managing others who are, this session will leave you with a clear blueprint for what a great call sounds like, and how to create more of them.
In this session Simon will give you the tools you need to make calls your supporters WANT to receive.