CAF hosts event on global philanthropy at its Annual Conference

Howard Lake | 17 October 2002 | News

At its annual conference next month Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is bringing together three prominent individuals in the field of global philanthropy to describe how charities can maximise international donations and discover what motivates overseas donors to lend their support.

Bob Ellsworth, Dr Lilya Wagner and Tae Yoo from the USA will be speaking at the CAF Conference and Exhibition on Thursday 7 November 2002 at a seminar entitled, “Borderless giving – the opportunity, the challenge.”

With their combined experience of global fundraising, e-philanthropy and cross-border giving programmes, the three will pinpoint the major challenges and opportunities facing the sector. They will also consider the role that new

technology can play in breaking down geographical divides.

Bob Ellsworth, Director of Non-Profit Development for Network for Good and Senior Strategic Advisor to the DotOrg Foundation, will address global philanthropy from the donor’s perspective. He plans to discuss how issues of trust, confidence and transparency can impact on giving and how charities can use new technology to identify potential donors.

Using examples from her research as Associate Director of Public Service at Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, Dr Lilya Wagner will examine global fundraising from an NGO perspective and outline current trends in borderless giving.

As Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy at Cisco Systems and President of the Cisco Foundation, Tae Yoo will offer valuable insight into the needs, interests and concerns of companies and their employees wishing to lend their support overseas. Using Cisco Systems as a case study, Tae will demonstrate how companies can bridge the gap between their employees and foreign charities through access to information, encouragement and the right tools.

The speaker session will take place in the morning of the CAF Annual Conference and Exhibition 2002, at One Great

George Street, London. The seminar starts at 11am and costs £65.

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.