Fundraising Leaders Forum
This forum provides a learning and networking experience for leaders who work across income streams and departments: those with responsibility for multiple income streams and/or an organisational remit, such as engagement, strategy or innovation. It provides an opportunity to both hear from expert speakers on hot topics and to discuss and debate day-to-day opportunities and challenges faced.

The Fundraising Leaders Forum aims to:
- provide networking opportunities both during and between forum sessions, where issues of common interest and concern can be discussed and common problems solved
- share insights into sector trends and developments that are crucial for all leaders to understand
- share case studies that provide valuable insights on how to approach an activity or issue
- develop skills and confidence in running multi-functional teams and securing support and buy-in to projects from individuals and teams across your organisation
Forum hosts
Michelle Chambers
Chief Executive
Strategic leader with decades of sector experience spanning fundraising, commercial income and organisational growth.
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Matt Smith
Managing Director
Fundraiser, futurist and strategist – helping organisations navigate innovation, transformation and digital change with confidence.
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- four half-day sessions per year taking place in the afternoon, followed by networking drinks for those attending in person
- agenda content driven by members
- highlights, headaches and horizons session for members to share the highs and lows since the previous meeting, opportunities that are ahead and to solve common problems
- external speakers when relevant to agenda topics
- access to THINK consultants and expertise


Topics and themes
- working with trustees to develop their understanding of fundraising
- recruitment and retention
- influencing upwards
- internal collaboration and breaking down siloes
- cultural change
- storytelling and creative use of case studies
- lifetime value and single supporter view
- supporter journeys
- artificial intelligence