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It's fair to say that the past year has been full of ups and downs. 2017's Charityfair will arm you with the expertise and inspiration you need to continue making a real difference. Get up to date with the climate of the voluntary sector, thechanging digital sphere and don't get left behind in the fundraising fast lane.

We’ve refreshed and packed our programme with brandnew content to address the latest trends and challengesyou face.

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FreeCyber Sessions

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enterprises and care organisations.


Thursday

12.15-12.45

Life streaming of sessions supported by:beinspired Films is much more than just a videoproduction company. Providing long-term strategicsupport and guidance, bringing your Social Impact to life.

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Learning Labs...what’s on?Book your sessions now:

www.charityfair.org.uk09.00-09.40 Event opens with welcome talk & complimentary breakfast

FREE

11.30-12.15 Inspirational TalkLet’s collaborate...connectingcharities with businesses

Volunteers are at the heart of ourorganisations yet, as a senior leader,have you had the opportunity toexplore your role in establishing anenvironment where volunteers canflourish? In this lab you’ll learn:

How your philosophy and dailyactions lay the foundation for thegreatest accomplishment involunteer involvementHow your role is central tocreating a culture of effectivevolunteer involvement.

Maximising volunteer impact:The vital role of senior managers

Guest Speaker: Chris Reed, Head ofVolunteering,

Session Leader:Rob Jackson

£55

LearningLabs:

£150

Day rate:(incl. lunch)

£285

2 Day rate:(incl. lunch)

Targeting the people looking for you at thatexact time they are searching for you is thelowest hanging fruit. Discover how to:

Successfully embrace the opportunitieswith Google AdWords, (including GoogleAdGrants), SEO and Google Analytics

Utilise quick wins that will make asizeable impact on your DigitalMarketing.

Maximising search enginemarketing

Guest Speaker: Kapwom Dingis, upriseUP

Session Leader: JohnOnion, upriseUP

Marketing

2016 was a busy year for regulatory changesthat affect many charities, particularly theCharities Protection (and Social Investment)Act. We’ll get you up to speed with:

Developments to the online register ofcharities

Reviews of the Annual Return

Key Charity Commission guidance and theCode of Fundraising Practice.

Hot issues in charitylaw and regulation

Guest Speaker: AndrewO'Brien, CFG Head ofPolicy and Engagement

Session Leader: Jay Kennedy

Governance

Do you find it hard to create copythat engages your audience whilsttrying to convey the message ofyour charity? This lab will cover:

How to fine-tune your websitecopy

What language packs a punchon social media

How to excite audiences withreports, magazines or otherpublications

10 must-know tips to make yourwriting brilliant.

10 ways to write forany medium

Guest Speaker: MattChittock, Freelancecopywriter and editor

Session Leader:Jennifer Campbell

Marketing Because the board areresponsible for the successfuloperation of your charity, thebenefits of taking a fresh lookat its governance can beboundless. This lab explores:

Best practice techniques

Tools and tips of how youcan use boardeffectiveness review toachieve peak governanceperformance.

Taking your pulse: Evaluating board effectiveness

Guest Speaker: Anne Moynihan,Governance Consultant

Session Leader:Tesse Akpeki

Governance It's competitive out there sogetting your proposal right isvital. Perhaps you don’t knowwhere to start? Is thissomething you struggle with?Are you just writing what yourpredecessor did? This lab willgive you:

Hints, tips and guidance

Help you think about whatto say and why

Enable you to achievesuccess more often.

Trust proposals: What you say andhow you say it

Integrity in leadership –Have you got yours?

Guest Speaker: Jacky Bourke-WhiteCEO Age UK Lewisham& Southwark

Session Leader:Cathy Shimmin

Success in corporate fundraising is oftencentred around your ‘pitch’ but this can be adaunting experience if you don't know whereto begin. So whether it’s for a partnership,sponsorship opportunity or other corporateinvolvement you will find out lots to help youwin that pitch, including:

Helpful information and practical tips tomake the most of the opportunity youhave to be in front of a potential corporatesupporter

Getting the confidence to make your pitchstand out.

Your corporate pitch

Fundraising

Engaging people online means neverletting their attention slip. So, in thislightning-paced session, specialist charitycopywriter Matt Kurton will take youthrough:

30 ways to supercharge your impactonline

Addressing social channels and emails

Grab a coffee and prepare for whistle-stop inspiration...

30 ways to supercharge your digital writing

Session Leader:Matt Kurton

Marketing

09.45-11.15 Choose your Learning Lab::

Wednesday 28 June



Leadership & Management

All Learning Labs includea Q&A session... so have

your questions ready.

FREE

16.30-17.30Open Session

Got something more to say?It’s an open space where you bring the agendaDSC’s Cathy Shimmin will facilitate the talk. We willbring the wine and nibbles, you bring the topic.

FREE

12.15-13.15 & 16.30-17.30 1:1 Consultancy

FREE

It’s been hard to miss that all over the worldthe integrity of leaders is being called intoquestion, so why is this vital characteristic ofgood leadership increasingly absent, orperceived to be absent? This lab will look at:

Why you need integrity

How do you and those you lead know whenthey see it

Why success and progress are harder toachieve without it.

Guest Speaker: to be announced

Session Leader:Gill Jolly



Drinks & Networking

Digital marketing experts upriseUP will discuss your Google Ad Grant Account or review your website home page to improve SEO.Jennifer Campbell will offer advice on websites, newsletters, reports, magazines and annual reviews to proofreading and editing.

Bernie HollywoodOBE

12.30-13.00 Cyber SessionScrutton Bland Insurance Brokers have a dedicated division that specialises in the provision of insuranceand risk management solutions for charities, social enterprises and care organisations. Our charityinsurance specialists will be discussing how the insurance industry has reacted to the increasing threataround cyber security and advising on solutions which are available to further protect charity.

Session Leader:Gill Jolly

In this economic climate, more charities are looking to corporatepartners to help diversify their funding. However, businesses havemuch more to offer than just financial input- including time, skills andcommitment of employees. We’ll explore 6 ways to help make thatconnection: Think local and informal, get talking, find a good match,make use of your networks, sell yourself and weigh it up.

Session Leader:David Barker

Learning Labs... what’s on?Book your sessions now:

www.charityfair.org.uk09.00-09.30 Registration and refreshments

FREE

11.15-12.00 Inspirational TalkWe know that the work of charities doesn’t come without its challenges but thisinspirational talk will leave you feeling ready to face anything that comes your way.

All organisations need a fundraising strategyto ensure that there is a long-term plan forgrowing and diversifying income. This labcovers:

An overview of how to prepare afundraising strategy for your organisation

Key areas of content and structure for thedocument itself

Research that needs to be undertaken toensure that your strategy is realistic.

Effective fundraisingstrategy


Session Leader:Kathy Roddy

£55

LearningLabs:

£150

Day rate:(incl. lunch)

£285

2 Day rate:(incl. lunch)

Fundraising Digital transformed posted letters into email,bookshops into Amazon, and now it’stransforming charities too. For many charities,it’s innovate or die. It’s about taking a newapproach to solving old problems - oftenusing technology that’s been around a while.Don’t get left behind, attend this engagingsession filled with:

Practical examples of successful digitaltransformation from both existing charitiesand plucky new ones

Rethinking how you deliver services, how toconnect with supporters and even howyour organisation is structured.

Digital transformation

Marketing

Sue Tibballs, CEO of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation,will provide invaluable insight to organisations seekingto make change happen efficiently and effectively. Inthis lab you will hear about:

Networked campaigning – making change happen ina complex world

Activism and social movements – how to make themost of public engagement in campaigning

Campaigning eco-systems – how to create the rightenvironments for campaigns to thrive.

New ways to maximisecampaigning impact

Today charities face unprecedented challenges asthe political and economic climate continues tocreate uncertainty, with Brexit just the latest andmost visible example. This lab will cover:

Ways for you to be more personally resourcefulwhen times are tricky

Ways to have more meaningful conversationsthat result in action

Ways to navigate challenges with more impactand less stress

Leading change in aBrexit world

This lab will explore governance and therole of trustees in fundraising, including:

The roles and responsibilities of being acharity trustee

What trustees need to know about thefundraising regulations and theirresponsibilities

Governance andfundraising

Governance Fundraising regulations are changing - areyou absolutely up to speed? Although dataprotection legislation and the Code ofFundraising Practice are perhaps unlikely tomuster much enthusiasm, it has never beenmore crucial for all fundraisers to be in-the-know.

Understanding the basic definitions and termsis important, but this lab will take it one stepfurther and arm you with the practicalities ofputting them into practice.

Fundraising playing field -Put your best footforward

Writing a letter to agrant-making trust

Take a tour through the digital tools andtrends that are set to reshape the sector.Don’t miss this if you want an accessible,engaging introduction to what’s next forcharities. This lab will cover:

How the latest tech is set to impact thesector in surprising ways - fromaugmented reality, to chatbots, to DNAtesting

How some charities are alreadyharnessing these new tools to get results.

Future of charity digital

Marketing

Be the change you want tosee in the world

Session Leader: Mike Phillips

Session Leader: Paul Ticher


Thursday 29 June




Drinks & Networking

FREE

Many funders ask for a written letter ofapplication as opposed to providing anapplication form, but it can be hard knowingwhere to start. This lab will cover:

What grant-making trusts are looking for ina letter of application

The ‘dos and don’ts’ of letter writing,communication and language style

A template for structuring letters ofapplication.

Leadership & Management Fundraising

Fundraising

Guest Speaker: Alan Arnett


Session Leader:Kathy Roddy

Session Leader: Daniel Fluskey,Institute ofFundraising

Session Leader: Sue Tibballs

Session Leader: Matt Haworth, Co-Founder ReasonDigital

Governance

Session Leader: Matt Haworth, Co-Founder ReasonDigital

All Learning Labs includea Q&A session... so have

your questions ready.

Julie Bentley,

Chief Executive of Girlguiding

Women & LeadershipJulie Bentley will consider how well the UK is doing to support women in leadershiproles. She will share some personal reflections and tips and will talk about the workGirlguiding does to empower the next generation of female leaders.

16.30-17.15ClosingInspirational Talk

FREE

12.15-12.45 Cyber SessionScrutton Bland Insurance Brokers have a dedicated division that specialises in the provision of insurance andrisk management solutions for charities, social enterprises and care organisations. Our charity insurancespecialists will be discussing how the insurance industry has reacted to the increasing threat around cybersecurity and advising on solutions which are available to further protect charity.







For charities, core values and our beneficiariesare at the heart of everything we do to helpothers. Nevertheless, it can be easy to losesight of this, amongst the hustle and bustle ofour daily work.

You will learn how to use your coreorganisation values to motivate, encourageand support your colleagues and staff.

Learn and share the fundamental tools tounlock the potential and growth of yourcharity’s vision and values.

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