Stephen Ainger heads CHASE speaker list

Howard Lake | 10 January 2003 | News

The new Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) will be speaking at The Charities and Associations Exhibition (CHASE) next month.

Ainger will give this year’s Kingston Smith Charity Lecture, the flagship presentation of CHASE for the last six years, which enables leading personalities in the charity

movement to air their views on the sector and its future direction. Ainger will speak on “CAF and the Charity Sector: the Next Five Years”.

CHASE, now in its eleventh year, will be held at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 on 19/20 February this year. It is one of the leading business to business events for the non-profit sector.

Exhibitors at CHASE cover a broad spectrum including IT, conferences, professional services, printing & publishing, investment management, and fundraising goods, etc.

The event also features a seminar programme of nearly 50 sessions. Stephen Bubb of ACEVO will be speaking on “Why Leadership Matters”, David Hanley on “How to get a Grant from the Community Fund” and Sue Douthwaite on “Personal and Career Development”. Delegates can also obtain expert advice from non-profit sector specialists and event sponsors Kingston Smith by booking a “surgery” session at the CHASE Exhibition.

An innovation for 2003 will be a series of networking forums allowing delegates to participate more actively on key sector issues such as fundraising, PR, tax & VAT and membership. These will encourage visitors to interact and share experiences with their peers in moderated discussion

groups.

Entry to the CHASE Exhibition and all seminars is free. Visitors can register online or call 08707 367367 for a complimentary invitation ticket.

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.