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Action Planning – Summer School

The Action Planning International Summer School Programme is designed specifically to bring consultants and those aiming to become consultants together in a series of modular workshops. David Saint uses his 25 years of experience & expertise in the not-for-profit consulting sector to deliver a programme designed to meet the needs of professionals regardless of their level of consultancy. The school... read more

AFC Annual Forum 2015

Money, power, influence - integrity in major gifts consultancy This years keynote speaker will be the Rt Revd Graham James - Bishop of Norwich. Rt Revd Graham James has been an active member of the House of Lords since 2004. Currently he is Chair of the Ministry Division. This involves him being responsible for both the selection and training of... read more

AFC Annual Forum 2014

The Association of Fundraising Consultants held its 2014 annual forum on the 2nd of December at the seasonally decorated Liberal Club in London. We welcomed David Price CBE from the committee on standards in public life, for a presentation and discussion on the seven Nolan principles - Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, honesty, openness and leadership. David explained how the Committee... read more

Charities – It is a hard job.

Charities face demanding challenges to overcome on a daily basis. The role of running a charity is becoming more and more challenging with the changing regulatory environment, un-secure funding and the essential task of managing multiple relationships and partnerships with limited resources. In order for a charity to deliver a better world for its beneficiaries and service users, they must... read more

CFRE International Launches New Website and Online Application Portal

I am happy to share some great news with you! This year, CFRE International took on a project to serve its certificated fundraising professionals better: a total overhaul of their website and online application portal. Now, after months of planning and development, the new CFRE International website and application portal went live on Tuesday, 5th November. In addition to having... read more