CAF to highlight innovative planned giving at conference

Howard Lake | 14 April 2005 | News

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) will be bringing together innovators in planned giving from around the globe at this year’s Family Philanthropy Conference on Wednesday 8 June 2005.

Throughout the day, speakers from the fields of commerce, charity and finance, will lead discussions on all aspects of international philanthropy from providing local support through to micro-credit, venture philanthropy and social investment.

The event is aimed at those involved in philanthropy, from financial advisers and lawyers to donors themselves. CAF created this annual conference against a backdrop of the dramatic rise in wealth of the world’s richest people, together with a growing sense of social responsibility on the part of some of them.

Dr Maritta Koch-Weser, CEO of Gexsi, (the Global Exchange for Social Investment) will be exploring the dynamic new approaches being taken to charitable giving; Mike Murray, Chairman of Unitus, will demonstrate his
organisation’s success in the field of microfinance; and Geoff Burnand,
Chief Executive of Investing for Good Limited, will look at the potentially
pivotal role of the adviser in the giving process.

The conference rounds off with a Q&A session led by the day’s speakers, followed by an opportunity for delegates and speakers alike to share their thoughts and exchange ideas at an evening reception.

The event will be held at the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall, London and costs £150 plus VAT to attend. It starts at 9am on Wednesday 8 June 2005.

Update (11 May 2005): this conference has been cancelled.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.