# Beth Swarbrigg – Rising Star at IoF Fundraising Convention 2016

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/31/beth-swarbrigg-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016/
- Published: 2016-07-31T08:55:12+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Beth Swarbrigg, Fundraising Director at Hospice in the Weald for three years, 
was one of nine rising stars in the fundraising firmament selected to speak at the
Institute of Fundraising’s Fundraising Convention earlier this month.**

New to Convention 2016, the Rising Stars session featured fundraisers from across
the sector speaking at convention for the very first time. They spoke on stage at
the Barbican concert hall in London, with just nine minutes to get their fundraising
idea across.

Swarbrigg argued, contentiously, that “there is no place for hope in fundraising”.
As her presentation unfolded, however, it became clear she meant by this that there
should be no room for hoping that a fundraising campaign might work. Instead she
urges her colleagues to plan, understand and measure what they do to help ensure
they reach their fundraising targets.

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Missed the other Rising Stars whom we’ve featured so far? Watch them:

 * [Russell Benson](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/24/russell-benson-rising-star-fundraising-convention-2016/)
 * [Sali Gray](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/25/sali-gray-rising-star-fundraising-convention-2016/)
 * [Michael Winehouse](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/26/michael-winehouse-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016)
 * [Lizzi Hollis](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/27/lizzi-hollis-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016/)
 * [Rachael Tyler](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/28/rachael-tyler-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016/)
 * [Laura Hewitt](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/29/laura-hewitt-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016)
 * [Suzanne Treharne](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/29/suzanne-treharne-rising-star-iof-fundraising-convention-2016/)

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