Welcome to the Major Donors Collection

This session will provide an intro to Mid-Value giving, highlighting what it adds to your organisation’s fundraising strategy and why it looks different for everyone.

Speaker Joanna Roberts is a Senior Relationship Manager at Stewardship, a Christian charity and Donor Advised Fund founded over a century ago, and will share practical insights informed by an experienced background in philanthropy and major gifts fundraising.

This session won’t promise innovation or shortcuts, but it will give you a realistic, replicable approach that builds confidence and momentum.

A session on creative writing.

This session will look at the steps Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls, took to develop a new gift acceptance policy

Whether you’re in a large or small charity, big budget or no budget, existing major donor programme or just starting, there will be something to takeaway for everyone.

Join this session to be uplifted and inspired (and be prepared to steal their ideas with pride).

We’ll talk you through our tried-and-tested approach for writing a funding proposal that does your work justice and stands out from the crowd.

This session will highlight the key ingredients that came together at the right time to facilitate this transformational philanthropic gift, while making it clear that this was something João worked on for three years, on and off, before the gift landed.

Led by Christa Orth, a seasoned major gifts consultant with a community-centric fundraising approach, this engaging session will share key aspects of how to get more face to face meetings, overcome obstacles (both internal and external), and build stronger, more authentic relationships with your supporters.

This session covers non-financial KPIs and other indicators to ensure a fundraiser is on the path to success, whilst pushing back against unrealistic targets and help us maximise our chances of raising philanthropic gifts in spite of the turbulence of raising money.

Sarah’s session will explore how to increase your success rates with major donors, trusts and foundations.

This session will dive into the intricacies of building genuine relationships with donors and the essential practices for effective stewardship.

In this session we will move the focus from fundraiser to mission partner, discovering how to cultivate authentic, lasting relationships with high-net-worth donors, grounded in shared values, trust, and genuine partnership. This session flips the script, guiding you to connect with these individuals as people first, authentic partners in your mission second, and financial supporters third.

Are you a trusts, grants, or major donor fundraiser that’s looking for a way to define success, increase your impact, and reduce your workload? The Trusts and Major Donor conference is back for another year of shared learning, case studies, and best practice to help you focus on the areas that will help you succeed.