DSC and IoF NW to host conference in Liverpool
Howard Lake | 23 February 2017 | News
Next month the Directory of Social Change and the Institute of Fundraising’s North West group will hold a joint conference in Liverpool which will feature 15 training sessions plus keynote speakers.
The conference will focus on topics covering marketing and promotion, fundraising and managing others, with sessions on:
- Make social media work for you
- The pleasure and pain of working with people
- Attracting Major Donors
- Learn to love change
- Tackling Trustees
- How to avoid fundraising gaffs
- Love your donors to death
- Presentations with punch
- Big marketing ideas for small organisations
- Writing for impact
It takes place on 8 March 2017 at Partnership for Learning in Speke, Liverpool.
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The plenary at the beginning of the afternoon session will address the question “What does it mean to be professional in our sector in 2017?”. Speakers will include:
- Debra Allcock Tyler, Chief Executive, Directory of Social Change
- Peter Lewis, Chief Executive, Institute of Fundraising
- Sarah Jones, Chief Executive, Mencap Liverpool
The DSC/IoFNW conference costs £125 for charities, and £95 if you are an IoF North West member. The first 50 bookings received from non-IoF members will also qualify for the £95 rate.
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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.