# Institute of Fundraising's National Convention opens in London

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/07/10/institute-fundraising039s-national-convention-opens-london/
- Published: 2005-07-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

![](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/images/news/3507.jpg)

The Institute of Fundraising’s three-day National Convention gets underway today
at the Hilton London Metropole.
Europe’s largest event for fundraisers, according
to the Institute, comprises a programme of 168 workshops, the national awards that
recognise excellence in fundraising, a major debate on giving, a daily motivational
plenary session, and an exhibition of suppliers.

The workshop programme is divided into eight tracks – current affairs, community
and volunteers, corporate trusts and major gifts, strategic planning and business
management, communications and PR, direct marketing and donor development, personal
development and legacies.
The Giving Debate focuses on the question giving in modern
times is often dramatic, but does it match the vision and impact of Victorian philanthropy?
Panel members include Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, former CEO of Breakthrough Breast
Cancer, TV historian and author Dr Tristram Hunt, and Sir Tom Shebbeare, Director
of Charities for HRH The Prince of Wales.

Delegates attending the daily motivational plenary will hear presentations from 
three of the most engaging speakers on fundraising – Bernard Ross, Director of The
Management Centre; Ken Burnett, Chairman of Cascaid Group; and Tony Elischer, Managing
Director of THINK Consulting Solutions.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

This is the Institute’s 16th annual convention. It has made much of its move from
Birmingham to London as an attempt “to bring the event closer to a larger number
of fundraisers”. The Hilton London Metropole is situated just across the road from
Edgware Road tube station, where one of the suicide bombers struck on 7 July. The
hotel operated as a temporary triage and first aid station in the aftermath.

 * **[Volunteers sought for National Convention](https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/02/07/volunteers-sought-national-convention/)**(
   7 February 2006)
 * **[Russell Thompson Announced as Chair Designate of National Convention Board](https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/08/23/russell-thompson-announced-chair-designate-national-convention-board/)**(
   23 August 2007)
 * **[National Convention 2008 – Ensure Your Input!](https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/09/24/national-convention-2008-ensure-your-input/)**(
   24 September 2007)