# Fifty funders to talk at Funding the Future conference

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/10/24/fifty-funders-talk-funding-future-conference/
- Published: 2004-10-24T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Fifty representatives from grant-making organisations including five government 
ministers will speak at next month’s Funding the Future conference, organised by
Action Planning in association with ACEVO.
Fifty decision makers from Lottery, statutory
and trust funders – including five Government Ministers will address this year’s‘
Funding the Future’ conference on 17 November 2004 at the Royal Horticultural Halls
in Westminster.

Organisers Action Planning and ACEVO say that the event gives “voluntary organisations
a valuable opportunity to question in depth the funders interested in their field
of work.”

The one-day event is divided into a morning plenary session, followed by eight afternoon
seminars in separate halls. The afternoon sessions cover:

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 * Building community and developing skills.
 * Health, Disability and Welfare
 * Arts, Heritage and Museums
 * Children and Young People
 * International Development
 * Environment and Animals
 * Faith-based organisations
 * Housing and regeneration

Speakers include the Chief Executives and senior policy staff of the Big Lottery
Fund and Futurebuilders together with the Ministers and key officials responsible
for Health, Children and Young People, the Home Office, the Arts, Regeneration and
Regional Funding.

Other speakers include Lord Best, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation;
Jitinda Kohli, the new Director of the Home Office Active Communities Unit; Richard
Graham, Head of International Grants for Comic Relief; Alan Riddell, Director of
Neighbourhood Renewal at ODPM and four senior staff from the Sainsbury Family Charitable
Trusts.

The fee is £145 and includes VAT, lunch and wine reception. The brochure and booking
form can be downloaded from Action Planning’s Web site.

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