Charles Handy to address major donor conference
Howard Lake | 15 August 2006 | News
Charles Handy, the reknowned author and thinker on management, will be speaking at this year’s ‘Raising funds from the Rich’, the annual conference from Action Planning on how to secure high net worth individuals as major donors.
Charles Handy has interviewed 23 of the new wave of self-made philanthropists about their interests and motivations for his forthcoming book “The New Philanthropists” and will discuss the challenge that this new class of potential donors poses for charities seeking their support.
This event has been organised by Action Planning’s major donor fundraising team with ACEVO, Coutts & Co and Third Sector to help more organisations benefit from the extraordinary recent growth in giving by the wealthy. Institute of Fundraising research indicates that charities’ income from major donor fundraising has almost trebled over the past year.
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The full programme also includes:
* Sunday Times Rich List author, Dr Philip Beresford, on key changes in the distribution of wealth and the pattern of major donor giving in Britain.
* Felix Dennis, who has built a £700 million fortune from publishing and is now one of the new generation of ‘hands on’ philanthropists, on how to build relationships with the rich.
* Lord Joffe, former Chairman of Oxfam and the Giving Campaign, on his experience of seeking and making charitable donations.
* Lord (Robert) Gavron, founder of St Ives plc and one of the Sunday Times ‘top ten’ givers.
* Dr Salvatore LaSpada, Chief Executive of the Institute for Philanthropy and former adviser to the Rockefeller family and Ford Foundation, on key trends in UK major donor fundraising.
* Dr Frederick Mulder who chairs the Funding Network, a group of major donors who meet to share their giving strategies, on how to put an effective proposition to wealthy people.
* Coutts & Co Head of Philanthropy, Mark Evans, who advises many private clients on their giving strategies and will share donors’ feedback from Coutts’ Forums for Philanthropy.
* Case studies from a range of charities to demonstrate that major donor programmes can be successfully developed by charities of all sizes.
* Action Planning Research Director, Kerry Rock, on the latest innovations in wealth screening which are helping a wide range of organisations locate high net worth supporters.
The conference will be held on 19 October 2006 at Central Hall Westminster in London from 10.00 to 16.00, followed by a networking reception until 5.30 pm to which major donors are also being invited.
The attendance fee of £135 includes VAT, lunch, presentation materials, the reception and a copy of “The New Philanthropists” by Charles Handy, which usually retails at £20.
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.