Events Forum
The THINK Events Forum is a valuable tool for any senior events fundraising professional.
By discussing the latest trends, individual experiences and sector thought leadership with a supportive and confidential peer group, this Forum will enable you to put into practice innovative methods for overcoming issues surrounding fundraising events, especially in today’s challenging environment.
The Events Forum aims to:
- provide an understanding senior peer group with which to explore opportunities and challenges, and share learnings and experiences
- identify and share good practice via guest speakers and workshops
- address key strategic issues facing events fundraising and explore solutions
- provide valuable networking opportunities for members
- share information and insights about developments and trends in events fundraising
- enhance the skills of members through learning opportunities
Forum hosts
Hannah Hyde
Senior Consultant
Experienced relationship fundraiser and strategist, supporting clients with high-value income, campaigns and cross-team collaboration.
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- four full day meetings with refreshments and lunch
- networking drinks after each meeting
- bespoke THINK insights which can take the form of a sector or member benchmarking exercise, or another piece of sector research
- access to extensive member-only resources ranging from speaker presentations to sector research and charity case studies from previous forum meetings
- access to THINK consultants for support and expertise
- dedicated Teams channel and group chat for members
Topics and themes
- effective stewardship and supporter journeys
- key suppliers – selection, management and troubleshooting
- resourcing and recruitment
- retaining and converting event participants to onwards journeys
- cross-selling fundraising products
- virtual events
- using AI to maximise impact
- growing return through the marketing mix
- managing and balancing event portfolios
- creating accessible and inclusive events
