Scotland Fundraising Leaders Forum
The Scotland Fundraising Leaders Forum provides a platform for senior fundraising leaders, with remits for income generation across Scotland, to discuss and share.
This Forum provides a platform for leaders to meet with peers, discuss shared challenges, exchange ideas, share insights into trends and further individual personal and professional development.
The Scotland Fundraising Leaders Forum aims to:
- Peer support and a safe, confidential, space to discuss and debate challenges and opportunities
- Access to specialist support and insight (latter is not widely available)
- Production of specially commission insight on market in Scotland
Forum hosts
Gary Kernahan
Executive Director
Award-winning fundraising strategist who also leads THINK’s interim service – matching clients with brilliant short-term talent.
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John Brady
Consultant
Senior fundraising leader with 25 years’ experience across strategy, compliance and individual giving.
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- 2 x virtual half day sessions
- 2 x full day in person sessions with lunch followed by networking drinks
- 4 x 60 mins drop in calls
- Annual Scotland specific benchmarking exercise
- Teams site with resource library
- Ongoing access to THINK consultant
- 15% discount of THINK Recruitment services
Topics and themes
- Working with and managing Boards including expectation setting and management
- Talent management strategies including recruitment and retention.
- Building resilience within the workforce and equipping managers to handle the increased pressure of people bringing their whole selves to work
- Internal influencing and persuading to help others in the organisation to understand fundraising, how it works and what we need
- Key trends and strategies to drive growth in individual income streams.
- ROIs – limitations of and how best to use.
- How AI is and could be used to support fundraising
- Effective stewardship – key trends and good practice
