Third Sector's Fundraising Conference 2018

Third Sector’s Fundraising Conference 2018 offers a highly engaging delegate experience that explores major innovations across the digital space, individual giving, major donors, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations and more.

The 2018 conference will be brimming with innovative ideas and fresh thinking to inject into your fundraising strategy, helping you take it to the next level. With a choice of various energising sessions, plus The Business Charity Awards on the Wednesday night, this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to celebrate, learn, and network with your peers in fundraising.

Key themes for 2018

• Impact of GDPR on the fundraising model: The biggest concern of the sector, this theme will be running through the two days with a number of sessions addressing it in a different capacity, from exploring new income streams to identifying major donors in
• The change in giving trends: With the rise of online giving platforms and crowdfunding, how are giving trends shifting?
• Social media strategies and supporter journey: With the introduction of GDPR, charities are really focusing their efforts on retention, therefore it is important to have a consistent and interesting message on social. How can charities use social to convey their cause and mission, how can they convert followers into a regular-giving programme, and how can they keep donors engaged?
• Video: How do you use video to raise funds (not just brand awareness), how do you shoot and edit without using a studio and how and where do you push it out?
• The changes to corporates CSR model: How has the model evolved and how charities will need to evolve approach to align with this?

Key speakers for 2018

• Ed Aspall, Executive director of fundraising and marketing, Cancer Research UK
• Mandy Johnson, Chief executive officer, Small Charities Coalition
• Alex Smith, Founder, Harrison’s Fund
• Greg Secker, Founder, Greg Secker Foundation
• Jonathan Andrews, Managing director, Remarkable Partnerships
• Ed Walker, Founder, Hope Into Action
• Edward Tait, Director of fundraising, Crisis
• Richard Davidson, Director of engagement, Anthony Nolan
• Georgina Cannon, Head of major gifts, University of Cambridge
• Geoff Lindell, Board trustee, Family Fund
• Zillah Bingley, Chief executive, Rainbow Trust
• Michael Duncan, Head of giving programmes, RBS

Book here for 2018.