Welcome to the Major Donors Collection

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.

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.

In a time where many funding sources are drying up and trusts have changed their criteria, we’ll practice one tool that helps generate leads in a holistic community-centered way.

Working with a disability/chronic illness can be very challenging. In this session Emma will talk about how she maintains a successful career in fundraising and volunteering whilst managing her 3 chronic health conditions.

In this session, I will provide you with tips and tricks based on my experience with how to conduct successful prospect research and donor profiling for your organisation.

This session will look at making the most of fundraising that isn’t reliant on having a little black book of contacts.

In this session I will share tops tips on how to make the best of your internal relationships to maximise your fundraised income.

Hear from two recovering perfectionists about how to have your very own sustainable and joyful fundraising career.

The session will share insights into what you should expect from your organisation and what you should do yourself if you experience or receive a report of inappropriate behaviour.

This session will look at integrating across high-value fundraising so you can maximise the fundraising happening on your doorstep.

This quick-moving panel will chat and share insights on how different organisations have found success with donor recruitment. From small orgs to large, online and offline – there’ll be a take-home tip for everyone.

As the fundraising landscape changes along with how we work within it, how we approach fundraising relationships, strategies, and success planning needs to change too.