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Charity Investment Forum 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Over two days, the Charity Investment Forum is built around thought-provoking plenary sessions, topical panel discussions, focused workshops, structured networking and peer-to-peer exchange.

Designed to help delegates come to grips with the complexity of the current investment climate, identify global opportunities and avoid investment traps, the Charity Investment Forum is the ‘must attend’ event of the charity investment year for anyone with responsibility for substantial charity investments.

Trustee Exchange 2012

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Trustee Exchange one-day conference is an excellent opportunity for all trustees to benefit from stimulating presentations, workshops and interactive sessions to gain fresh insights to help your board operate more effectively and efficiently. The day also gives you the perfect chance to network face-to-face with other board members who tackle similar issues, share ideas and find solutions to develop best practice.

Charity IT Conference 2011

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Charity IT Conference is the perfect opportunity to gain key insights and knowledge, leaving you confident of returning to your organisation more informed to understand and advise. With your choice of specialist sessions through the day and three breaks for informal networking, you will be brought into contact with some of the leading minds shaping IT strategies in the charity sector and beyond, making this one-day conference a valuable investment of your time and money.

Mobile and Digital Conference 2011

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With case studies from the frontline of fundraising and visions for the future, Fundraising’s ‘MAD 2011’ is the perfect opportunity to quickly gain insight into the cutting edge of digital fundraising. A lot of conferences will talk about social networking, text-to-donate or new technology like mobile check-in, but MAD will deliver real examples of real success and what other charities are learning to do differently in the future. You will return to your organisation more informed about trends and opportunities and be ready and able to act on both.

Charity Finance Leadership Forum

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exclusively for FDs of larger charities, delegates will collaborate and debate the common challenges you face as finance leaders. Over the four sessions we will hear from some of the leading names, both within and outside of the charity sector, who will provide their perspectives on the key strategic financial and non-financial issues of the day.

Charity Investment Conference

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A successful investment strategy can play a key role in the effective management of a charity. Opportunities are always present, but in the volatile market that we find ourselves in there is also a heightened sense of potential risk. Moreover, with many charities facing changes in the way they receive their funding, more and more are relying on their investment returns.

Charity Property Conference

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Experts from the charity and commercial sectors will come together to present their strategic outlook for the property market, providing property managers with the insight to make the most from their charity’s property portfolio.

This conference focuses on the two main dynamics that charities perpetually face: the maximisation of value from owned property assets with all its associated issues and the control of risks and costs as tenants or landlords.

Charity VAT & Tax Conference

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Split over advanced and less complex streams so that your tax specialist can be confident that presentations will be pitched at an approriate level, our expert speakers will provide essential guidance and critical updates to ensure your charity is not left behind in the ever-evolving world of taxation.

Trustee Exchange 2011

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Charity Investment Forum 2011

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Running for a 9th successful year, the Charity Investment Forum comprised thought-provoking plenary sessions, topical panel discussions and focused workshops to help delegates benchmark their investment performance.

Civil Society IT Conference 2010

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The fifth annual Civil Society IT Conference 2010 returned to get to grips with how the land lies for small and large charities in 2010 / 2011 and what technologies and trends IT managers should be focusing on. Delegates heard from charities who have already started to migrate cloud computing and virtualisation into their IT strategy and discovered what benefits have been reaped so far.

Digital Fundraising Conference 2010

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The 2010 digital fundraising conference presented delegates with an excellent opportunity to get to grips with establishing where exactly they were in their digital journey and what their charity needs to be doing in order to achieve their digital fundraising and marketing goals.

Charity Finance Live 2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Charity Finance Live is a one-day conference that will enhance your personal development and deliver insights that enable you to drive forward the financial strategy of your charity.

Charity Finance Property Conference 2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At this strategic one-day conference our expert speaker panel provided delegates with all they needed to stay up-to-date with current property issues allowing them to drive forward their organisations estate management strategy.

VAT & Tax Conference 2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This one-day technical update provided attendees with expert direction, clarification and guidance to aid the formulation of a winning strategy to keep their charity’s VAT and tax to a minimum.

Trustee Exchange

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Charity Investment Forum

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Organised by Charity Finance, Charity Investment Forum will be held on Monday 8 March 2010 to Tuesday 9 March 2010. Comprising a stimulating mixture of thought-provoking plenary sessions, topical seminars and focused workshops, this complimentary, invite-only event will help you create the optimal investment strategy for your charity. If you have responsibility for substantial charity investments, join your peers at this annual gathering of major investing charities. Thanks to the support of leading investment managers, places are free for qualifying charities. To see if you qualify, register your interest.

Charity IT Conference

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

The fourth annual Charity IT Conference 2009 returns to explore both some of the inspirational and exciting developments in technology and its use across a wide range of charitable organisations, as well its role as an enabler of change – whether of internal working practices or in service delivery. With sessions aimed both at technicians and strategic managers your Charity IT Conference this year looks at the differing roles technology plays across the breadth of the organisation from frontline services to back-office processes with speakers from a wide range of smaller and larger charities.

Charity Finance Live

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Charity Finance Live is a one day conference that will enhance your personal development and deliver insights that enable you to drive forward the financial strategy of your charity. Researched and designed with our senior sector advisory panel, who understand the increased financial and delivery pressures you face. Charity Finance Live provides you with a clear grasp of how the financial crisis of 2008 has impacted on the sector, how lessons learnt can be applied to your charity and what the future holds for civil society.

VAT & Tax Conference

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

This one-day technical conference provides you with expert direction, clarification and money-saving guidance so you can formulate a winning tax and VAT strategy for your organisation. Faced with the challenge of staying up-to-date with continuously changing legislation and minimising VAT and tax contributions whilst avoiding the many pitfalls, even experienced charity managers will benefit from a day reviewing and refreshing knowledge across a broad range of issues.