# Russell Benson – Rising Star at Fundraising Convention 2016

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/24/russell-benson-rising-star-fundraising-convention-2016/
- Published: 2016-07-24T11:10:59+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**One of the outstanding sessions at this year’s Fundraising Convention from the
Institute of Fundraising was the Rising Stars session. **

New to Convention, this session featured nine fundraisers from across the sector
speaking at the event for the very first time. Those selected from a range of applicants
for the session were all supported before the event in presenting and speaking in
public by some experienced fundraisers.

In the opening slot, [Russell Benson](https://twitter.com/russellbenson), Community&
Events Manager at MS Society, spoke about the importance of individual storytelling.

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The Rising Stars session took place in the Barbican Concert Hall in London, a daunting
venue for these fundraisers’ first experience of a conference presentation.

We’ll present each of the Rising Stars sessions over the next week or so, to demonstrate
that the fundraising sector has some very thoughtful, able and driven future leaders.

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