Digital transformation and data compliance featured at IoF Technology conference
Howard Lake | 26 April 2017 | News
The three keynote speakers at next month’s Institute of Fundraising’s Technology Conference will address the key issues of data compliance, digital transformation and crowdfunding.
The one-day annual conference takes place on 12 May in London. It is organised by the IoF Technology Group, a voluntary special interest group of the Institute of Fundraising.
Keynote speakers
The keynote speakers are:
- Charles Wells, CMO for JustGiving and COO of JustGiving Crowdfunding, who will share JustGiving’s data and lessons on how individuals align themselves to a cause and how they use their social networks to fundraise
- John Mitchison, Head of Preference Services, Compliance and Legal at the Direct Marketing Association will demystify the GDPR and challenge some lingering myths.
- Digital strategist Zoe Amar will close the conference with some thoughts and advice on the importance of digital transformation – of aligning technology with your organisation’s strategy – and vice versa.
#ioftechconference Keynotes crowdfunding @charleswellsON of JG, digital @zoeamar, GDPR @johnmitchison of DMA https://t.co/Pr30CzR35J
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Three streams
The event also features 12 sessions across three streams:
- The Nuts and Bolts of Compliance
- New Fundraising – New Tech
- Speaking Each Other’s Language
Speakers from Christian Aid, Save the Children UK, Alzheimer’s Society and other charities will showcase recent projects. Independent experts like Protecture’s Gary Shipsey and FPM Dingo’s Dawn Varley will also offer advice.
The IoF Technology conference takes place at America Square, near Tower Hill in London. It is open to IoF members and non-members.
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.