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DSC is delighted to partner with Forum3 for the first time and present a wide-range of practical one hour seminars for those working within or looking to get into the charity sector. The event takes place on 24th and 25th September (DSC seminars on 24th September) at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. Sessions are priced at £30 each.
| Streams/ Time | Fundraising | Relationship Management |
| 10-11am | Raising Money from Trusts Ideal for those finding their way around trust funding, this session will present the different tools you can use, and how to get the best out of them. Speaker: Supriya Horn | Commissioners and Correspondents Competition for grants and local authority support has never been tougher, and having fundraisers with the right skills never been more important. This session will concentrate on the skills of building rapport with decision makers as an excellent route to success. Speaker: Chris Wells |
| 11-12pm | Using social media 54% of social network users are over 35 years old; Silver Surfers are the fastest growing group. Social media users have higher disposable incomes, and visit your website more often than average. With 18 million Facebook users in the UK, can you afford not to learn the benefits of internet fundraising. Speaker: Noam Kostucki | This session helps you get your message across effectively when you need to persuade others, including: how to overcome barriers to active listening, what factors influence others choices, and how you will create a win-win situation for both parties. |
| 12-1pm | Writing effective funding proposals | Getting money from companies |
| 1-2pm | How to make the Ask 50% of those who give to charity, only give because they have been 'asked'. Many are uncomfortable asking others for money, so this session is about taking the sting out the ask! Speaker: Supriya Horn | |
| 2-3pm | Community fundraising tips and tools Explore the principles of local community fundraising; learn to use volunteer networks to best effect; hear the best management models for community fundraising. Discover the secrets of motivating volunteer fundraisers to raise even more. Speaker: Noam Kostucki | Fundraising through cuts 2010, and 2011, are likely to be tough for fundraisers – but this is neither first, nor last, recession and government cuts we will experience. The best fundraisers not only survive, but prosper during difficult times. So, what are their great secrets? Speaker: Chris Wells |