Conference will examine fundraising regulation
Howard Lake | 26 October 2005 | News
A conference planned for 9th November in Dublin will discuss proposed government legislation on the regulation of fundraising. Organised by the Irish Charity Tax Reform Group, the conference ‘From Policy to Practice – Charity Regulation,’ will focus on what can be learned from regulation of UK charities.
In anticipation of the publication of new charities’ legislation early next year in Ireland there will be discussion on self regulation of fundraising, SORP and special legal structures for charities. The opening address of the conference will be given by Sean Fleming, chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service, on government policy in relation to charities and in particular taxation policy in the context of the new legislation.
Key speakers from the UK include Lindsay Boswell, CEO of the Institute of Fundraising, Luke Fitzherbert, a director of the Directory of Social Change and Gavan Smith from conference sponsors, Triodos Bank. Lorcan Colclough, chairman of the Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants, and Patricia Clarke, Law Reform Commissioner, will provide the Irish perspective.
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The conference will be chaired by Aine Lawlor from RTE’s ‘Morning Ireland’ programme and businessman Fintan Drury will be the guest speaker.
The conference is taking place at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, on 9th November and will begin at 9:30am.
About Howard Lake
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.