Three one-day conferences for charities featuring top-level presentations from the main statutory, lottery and trust funders.

Attendance fee: £125 per person including VAT, lunch, presentation materials and networking receptionProgramme includes:

Winning statutory contracts and delivering public services

Speakers include Campbell Robb, Director General of the Office of the Third Sector, Richard Gutch, Chief Executive of Futurebuilders, Alan Riddell, Director of Regeneration at DCLG (on the implementation of the Local Government White Paper), Sue White, Head of the Dept of Health Social Enterprise Unit, Carolyn Heaney, Manager of Third Sector Partnerships at the Dept of Health, local case studies presented by the Chief Executives of Pathfinder Councils, Primary Care Trusts and charities, and practical guidance from Derek Smith, who runs Action Planning’s ‘Preparing successful bids’ course.

Lloyds TSB Foundation

Linda Kelly, Chief Executive of the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, on the Foundation’s recent review of funding priorities and new funding programmes.

Lottery Distributors and the Olympics

Policy presentations from the Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England on how Olympics funding will affect grant recipients and future funding policy. Mark McGann, Deputy Policy Director of the Big Lottery Fund will also speak on new, non-Lottery funding streams, and how to apply.

Transforming your board and finding the right trustees

Andrew Hind, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission, Stephen Bubb and Nick Aldridge, Chief Executive and Strategy Director of acevo (on the acevo Commission of Enquiry into Governance), Cynthia Hansen, Director of Management Consultancy at Action Planning, and case study presenters including Rupert Evenett, Chair of BTCV.

Securing major donors

Verity Haines, one of the leading UK experts on big gift fundraising, on how a wide range of charities can supplement income by identifying, engaging and retaining high net worth individuals as major donors.

Regional funders’ panels

A valuable opportunity to meet the leading statutory and trust funders serving your region.

Conference Chair

The events are chaired by David Senior, Director of Development at Action Planning, one of the leading UK strategy and fundraising consultancies.