Themes & Speakers
Themes of #F2FCongress25
The 2nd International F2Fundraising Congress provides a unique platform to learn, engage and connect with fundraising professionals from all over the world. In interactive, outcome-driven sessions we will explore crucial issues and share best practice around the following key themes:
Global Trends and Best Practices
Global trends in F2F fundraising, with insights into enhancing F2F effectiveness, and the importance of self-regulation and collaboration in the nonprofit and charity sector.
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- Sharing is Caring: the importance of interconnectedness of international F2F networks – Nadine Kölzig & Cristina Beldarrain Gonzalo – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
- From Silos to Synergy: Uniting Programme and F2F Fundraising Teams for Excellence – Ram Ranjan Prasad & Wannaphen Silaphusith – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
- The Third Way: Transforming F2F with Cooperation – Joyce Broways – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 11;30-12:45
- Building Trust and Sustainability: How Self-Regulation Strengthens and Future-Proofs Your Charity’s Fundraising – Angela Norton – Monday, 14:45-16.00
- Understanding Global Trends in Fundraising and the Evolving Role of Face-to-Face – Emily Bracken – Monday, 16:30-17.15
Collaboration and Innovation
- Emphasis on interconnectedness between international fundraising networks, including the introduction of a new cooperative model for ethical and sustainable fundraising, with insights from Belgium’s Greenpeace, Amnesty, Plan International, Oxfam, and Stichting tegen Kanker.
- New models of cooperation (like the Belgian F2F Cooperative “Goodturn”)
- Breaking traditional fundraising approaches
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- Sharing is Caring: the importance of interconnectedness of international F2F networks – Nadine Kölzig & Cristina Beldarrain Gonzalo – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
- The Third Way: Transforming F2F with Cooperation – Joyce Broways – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 11;30-12:45
- Why turf management and incidents are an NGO management issue – Allana Carson-Woodley – Tuesday, 11;30-12:45 and Wednesday, 11:30-12:45
- Relaunching from a Standing Start – Oxfam GB’s F2F Journey – Josh White – Tuesday, 15:15-16:00
Digital Transformation
- Exploring digital training methods for F2F fundraisers, including challenges and future trends
- Integrating technology into fundraising strategies
- Adapting to changing donor communication methods
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- The Future and Challenges of Digital Training in F2F Fundraising – Jules D’Oca – Monday, 14:45-16.00
- From Silos to Synergy: Uniting Programme and F2F Fundraising Teams for Excellence – Ram Ranjan Prasad & Wannaphen Silaphusith – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
Ethical and Sustainable Fundraising
- Self-regulation frameworks for F2F
- Focus on transparency and accountability
- Developing principles-based codes of conduct
- Creating trust with donors and the public
- Quality Test: Strategic approaches to fundraising, quality acquisition, and real-world success stories from UNICEF in Thailand and Panama.
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- Building Trust and Sustainability: How Self-Regulation Strengthens and Future-Proofs Your Charity’s Fundraising – Angela Norton – Monday, 14:45-16.00
- Quality Quest – Karla Cordero – Tuesday, 10:15-11:00
- Helping you fundraise sustainably, ethically and effectively. In any circumstance. – Angela Norton & Matt Radford – Tuesday, 11;30-12:45 and Wednesday, 11:30-12:45
- The Value of 1% – Shifting the dial and raising more in your Face2Face program – David Pettigrew – Tuesday, 11;30-12:45 and Wednesday, 11:30-12:45
Donor Retention and Engagement
- Strategies to improve long-term supporter relationships
- Reducing donor attrition
- Creating meaningful donor experiences
- Innovative approaches like prize-based campaigns
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- From Silos to Synergy: Uniting Programme and F2F Fundraising Teams for Excellence – Ram Ranjan Prasad & Wannaphen Silaphusith – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
Organisational Capacity Building
- Making F2F fundraising accessible to smaller nonprofits. With case studies from the American Children’s Cancer Benevolence Fund and Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation.
- Bridging gaps between programme and F2F fundraising teams
- Developing skills and empowering F2F fundraising professionals. Including how coaching can transform connections and leadership, with practical exercises and tools.
- Creating a “winning culture” in fundraising organisations. With practical insights into creating a win-win culture with F2F agencies, including considerations for regular giving programs and retention strategies.
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- F2F IS for Small Nonprofits too! – Sherry Bell & Ken Petterson – Monday, 14:45-16.00
- From Silos to Synergy: Uniting Programme and F2F Fundraising Teams for Excellence – Ram Ranjan Prasad & Wannaphen Silaphusith – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
- The Circle of Success – Creating a Winning Culture for you and your F2F agency – Carl Young – Tuesday, 10:15-11:00
- Coaching and the Art of Empowering Relationships – Jules D’Oca & Alin Dinu – Tuesday, 16:30-17:45
Data-Driven Fundraising
- Utilising behavioural science and analytics
- Improving F2F fundraising effectiveness through data
- Tracking and optimising key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Leveraging data to improve donor experiences and outcomes
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- Global Face-to-Face Fundraising Survey 2024/25 – Daniel McDonnell & Jacob Møllemose – Monday, 15:15-18:00
- Instant Clinique / Burning Questions and Instant Clinique / The Fireside Talk – Roland Csaki & Ruth Williams – Monday, 18:00-18:30 and Tuesday, 14:00-14:30
- Challenges and issues in F2F fundraising – Combining science and data processing to fix your fundraising – Ilja De Coster – Tuesday, 14:30 – 15:15
Evolution and Future of F2F Fundraising
- We’ll be exploring the evolution of F2F fundraising with a look ahead to the future.
- We’ll also examine how programme and fundraising teams to improve collaboration and achieve sustainable results, with a case study from UNICEF Thailand
Our sessions and workshops on this theme:
- Sharing is Caring: the importance of interconnectedness of international F2F networks – Nadine Kölzig & Cristina Beldarrain Gonzalo – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 16;30-17:45
- The Third Way: Transforming F2F with Cooperation – Joyce Broways – Monday, 14:45-16.00 and Tuesday, 11;30-12:45
- Building Trust and Sustainability: How Self-Regulation Strengthens and Future-Proofs Your Charity’s Fundraising – Angela Norton – Monday, 14:45-16.00
- Carrying the message: The evolution of face to face fundraising – Daniel McDonnell – Tuesday, 09:30-10:15
- Quality Quest – Karla Cordero – Tuesday, 10:15-11:00
- The Future of F2F – Gill Marshall – Wednesday, 10:15-11:00
Together with our Programme Committee of international fundraising leaders, we have created an exciting and engaging programme around topics like ethical standards and self-regulation, innovation and technology, donor journey, recruitment and team motivation, business models and many more.
Our speakers are:
Elsbeth De Ridder
Save the Children International
SPAIN / UNITED KINGDOM
Filipa Morais
SOS Children’s Villages International
PORTUGAL
Ruth Williams
Austrian Fundraising Association
AUSTRIA
Simon Scriver
Fundraising Everywhere
IRELAND
Nadine Koelzig
Action Against Hunger
GERMANY
Cristina Beldarrain Gonzalo
Action Against Hunger
SPAIN
Sherry Bell
Grow Fundraising & Consulting Inc.
USA
Ken Petterson
Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation
USA
Jules D'Oca
diDo F2F Training
UNITED KINGDOM
Alin Dinu
diDo F2F Training
ROMANIA
Ram Ranjan Prasad
UNICEF Thailand
THAILAND
Wannaphen Silaphusith
UNICEF Thailand
THAILAND
Joyce Browaeys
S&L
BELGIUM
Angela Norton
PFRA New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND
Emily Bracken
Daryl Upsall International
SPAIN
Daniel McDonnell
UNICEF
UNITED KINGDOM
Jacob Møllemose
MM Fundraising
DENMARK
Roland Csaki
IFRC
HUNGARY
Karla Cordero
UNICEF
PANAMA
Carl Young
Jigsaw Fundraising
AUSTRALIA
Matt Radford
Vulnerable Paths
UNITED KINGDOM
David Pettigrew
GivingInsight
AUSTRALIA
Allana Carson-Woodley
Public Outreach
CANADA
Ilja De Coster
The DonorVoice
BELGIUM
Josh White
Oxfam GB
UNITED KINGDOM
Gill Marshall
Amnesty International
UNITED KINGDOM
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