# Line-up for Researchers in Fundraising conference announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/08/07/lineup-researchers-fundraising-conference-announced/
- Published: 2005-08-07T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Speakers at this year’s Researchers in Fundraising conference in September have 
been announced.
The confirmed speakers are:

* Fraser Alexander: Senior manager, The Foundation for the Blind, New Zealand. His
session will cover the donor decision process, understanding the relative importance
of factors involved in making a

charitable giving decision, and his work on researching and reaching out to the 
right people at the right time with the right message.

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* Ann Shadrake: Development Director, Eureka! The Museum for Children. Using examples
from recent projects at Eureka! Ann will illustrate how good research feeds into
business planning, an organisation’s

direction and how it can influence the shape of projects.

* Jonathan Glasspool: Publishing director of A&C Black, publishers of “Who’s Who”.
Jonathan will talk about how Who’s Who is compiled and researched.

* Susie Blundell: Membership Co-ordinator, Institute of Fundraising: how the Institute
can work with prospect researchers.

The event is sponsored by ProQuest Information and Learning, who will be presenting
KnowUK, the online collection of over 100 of the top UK reference titles, and NewsUK,
an online database of UK’s national and regional newspaper titles. They will be 
demonstrating their use in the area of researching for fundraising and donors.

The conference will be held on 22 September at NCVO, London N1.

 * **[Wealth Management Survey features philanthropy](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/17/wealth-management-survey-features-philanthropy/)**(
   17 November 2005)
 * **[Newsco discount for Researchers in Fundraising members](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/19/newsco-discount-researchers-fundraising-members/)**(
   19 November 2005)
 * **[Sunday Times Rich List published in book form for first time](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/21/sunday-times-rich-list-published-book-form-first-time/)**(
   21 November 2005)