# NI Fundraising Conference announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/10/02/ni-fundraising-conference-announced/
- Published: 2012-10-02T16:05:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland’s annual conference will be held
on 8^(th) November in Belfast, the Institute has announced.**

The full programme is yet to be agreed but includes **Mark Astarita** of the British
Red Cross, **Damian O’Brion** of Ask Direct, a representative of CFP who will discuss
lotteries and raffles and **Kevin McCaughan** of Advantage Fundraising consultancy.

The venue for the conference is the offices of the Northern Ireland Council for 
Voluntary Action at Duncairn Gardens, Belfast. Registration for the conference will
be from 9am with the conference closing at 5pm

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Marcus Cooper, Chairman of IoF Northern Ireland says:

> “We are delighted to welcome internationally renowned fundraising professionals
> such as Mark Astarita and Damian O’Brion to this year’s Convention as well as 
> a number of local and national professionals.  It is a great opportunity for anyone
> involved with fundraising in Northern Ireland to avail of top class training locally.“

For those interested in attending Early Bird and group discounts are available. 
For more information on the IoF NI Annual Convention or to book a ticket [download a brochure](http://www.bit.ly/iofni2012)
or email [no*************@**************************rg.uk](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/10/02/ni-fundraising-conference-announced/no*************@**************************rg.uk)
for more details.

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