# Irish fundraising conference sells out

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/03/27/irish-fundraising-conference-sells-out/
- Published: 2007-03-27T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Institute of Fundraising’s first conference in Ireland yesterday has been a 
resounding success, with over 200 delegates attending. The response to the conference
makes it likely that the IOF will hold similar events in the future, according to
the organisers. 
The conference at the Hilton in Dublin was opened by Alan Clayton
of Cascaid who gave a lively and entertaining talk on the role of fundraisers. Liz
Roche from the Irish Red Cross gave a presentation on the organisation’s use of 
new media. Liz said they had designed their website with new media in mind, particularly
emphaising accessibility and profile on search engines.

A panel of speakers led a discussion on the proposed new charity legislation and
the consultation exercise which will inform the new law. A number of speakers stressed
the importance of public education on what constitutes a ‘good charity’ (one that
conforms to standards) while Sheila Nordon of the Irish Charities Tax Research Ltd
said charities were expected to have the highest standards at the lowest cost.

Nick Sparrow, director of the Trinity Foundation, gave a provocative talk on the
differences between fundraising and philanthropy in Ireland and the United States
from where much of the learning comes.

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Other speakers included Gabrielle Murphy from Barretstown, Ruth Guy from Barnardos,
Liesl Elder of Durham University and John Fleming from Sightsavers.

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