# UK Fundraising launches first event blog

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/16/uk-fundraising-launches-first-event-blog/
- Published: 2006-07-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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UK Fundraising has published its latest blog, its first to focus on and support 
an event or conference. The Fundraising Ireland 2006 blog will feature contributions
from some of the speakers taking part in the Dublin event, and encourage interaction
with delegates and other interested parties.
The Fundraising Ireland 2006 conference
will be held on 28 September 2006 at The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Billed as
a one-day conference for the fundraising community in Ireland, it has been put together
by Back Page Books, run by Penny Stephens, former editorial director of Professional
Fundraising magazine.

An opening plenary by Deirdre Garvey, chief executive of The Wheel, will offer an
overview of the fundraising sector in Ireland. She will be followed by speakers 
including Mary O’Kennedy of O’Kennedy Consulting, Kieron Kent from Forward Emphasis
International, Andrew Scadding of Pattaya Orphanage Trust, Damian O’Broin of Ask
Direct, Howard Lake of UK Fundraising, Bryan Miller of Whitewater and Professor 
Adrian Sargeant of Bristol Business School.

UK Fundraising is media partner for the event, and is publishing the blog to help
maximise the effect of the conference.

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Speakers are likely to publish thoughts, ideas and challenges on the blog, and to
encourage comments from readers. The blog will run throughout the conference and,
it is expected, continue after it, offering delegates in particular a chance to 
share ideas gained from the event and ask follow-up questions from the speakers.

UK Fundraising’s blog network now comprises five blogs, including individuals’ blogs,
multi-author blogs and now an event blog.

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