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PROMOTING
PHILANTHROPY
IN IRELAND
THURSDAY 20th
APRIL 2006
O’REILLY HALL, UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE DUBLIN
A seminar for the not for profit sector
organised and hosted by The Ireland Funds
THE
OBJECTIVE
This is an exciting time in the world of Philanthropy
and many experts are now talking about a ‘Golden Age
of Philanthropy’ around the world. Donations are increasing but so, too,
is the competition and the overall environment
is getting tougher.
There is a great deal of change occurring and staying
the same is
no longer a viable option. This seminar will be
a distillation of
lessons learned by The Ireland Funds in the 11
markets in which
they have been operating. A practical guide to
fundraising
entitled 101 Fundraising Tips will be launched
at the seminar
which will list 101 different courses of action
that Irish
non-profits can take to improve their fundraising
capabilities.
Other topics that will be featured at the seminar
include:
Charity Legislation and Regulation; Major Gifts – Making
the Ask
and Board Development; Funding – A Perspective
from Funders;
and Branding – How to Communicate Your Story.
THE AUDIENCE
The seminar is intended for Development or Fundraising
Directors of not for profit organisations and also
Board members
and trustees who have a vital part to play in any
successful
strategy. The seminar provides an opportunity to
hear about
practices abroad and how they apply to the Irish
situation and
about the experience of fundraising here.
THE
PROGRAMME
8.30am Registration*
9.15am Welcome and Introduction
Senator Maurice
Hayes, Chairman and Caitriona Fottrell, Vice
President and Director Ireland, The Ireland Funds
9.30am 101 Fundraising Tips
Kingsley Aikins, President and CEO
The Worldwide Ireland Funds
11.00am Break for Coffee
11.30am What do Funders Look For?
Colin McCrea, Senior Vice President
Atlantic Philanthropies
12.00noon Giving – A Donor’s
Perspective
12.15pm Questions and Answers
1.00pm Lunch
Lunchtime Address – The
New Physics of Philanthropy:
Charitable Giving as a Biographical Event
Paul G Schervish, Professor of Sociology and Director
Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Boston College
2.30pm Breakout Sessions
4.00pm Cocktail Reception
5.00pm Seminar closes
* Parking
is limited and available on a first come first
served basis. We advise that those wishing to use
the car park arrive early.
SPEAKERS
KINGSLEY AIKINS
Kingsley Aikins is President and CEO of The Worldwide
Ireland Funds. He was Executive Director of The
American Ireland Fund from 1993–2000. Prior
to this Kingsley was the founding Director of both
The Australian Ireland Fund and The Ireland Fund
of New Zealand. He formally worked for CTT and
IDA. Kingsley is a graduate of Trinity College
Dublin.
COLIN McCREA
Colin McCrea is Senior Vice President at The Atlantic
Philanthropies. Mr McCrea is based in the Dublin
office and oversees the global Population Health
Programme as well as the global Reconciliation & Human
Rights Programme. He is Atlantic’s liaison
with senior government officials in Northern Ireland
and the Republic of Ireland. Mr McCrea joined The
Atlantic Philanthropies – Ireland in 1996
and managed the higher education grants portfolio
until 2002. Prior to
working with The Atlantic Philanthropies, Mr McCrea
spent much of his career with the Irish Trade Board.
Mr McCrea completed a Bachelor’s degree in
Commerce from University College Dublin in 1969.
PROFESSOR PAUL G SCHERVISH
Paul G Schervish is Professor of Sociology and
Director of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
at Boston College. He is senior advisor to the
John Templeton Foundation and to the Wealth & Giving
Forum, an
international round-table for wealth holders to
reflect on and discuss their charitable giving.
He has been selected five times to the NonProfit
Times ‘Power
and Influence Top 50’.
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- Four afternoon breakout sessions will give delegates
an opportunity to explore specific topics in more
detail through informal discussion-based workshops.
Delegates will be able to select one breakout
session during the afternoon.
These sessions have limited capacity.
Sessions
to cover: 1. CHARITY LEGISLATION AND REGULATION
Facilitated by:
Sheila Nordon – Irish Charities
Tax Research Ltd
Representative – Department of Community,
Rural & Gaeltacht
Affairs.
This session will provide the most up to date
information on the legal and regulatory environment.
2. MAJOR GIFTS – MAKING
THE ASK AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT
Facilitated by:
Kingsley Aikins – The American
Ireland Fund
Caitriona Fottrell – The Ireland Funds
Kieran McLoughlin – The American Ireland
Fund
This session will deal with how to prepare for
that all important ask and also the issue of recruiting,
developing and motivating board members.
3. FUNDING – A PERSPECTIVE
FROM FUNDERS
Facilitated by:
Liam O’Dwyer – The
Irish Youth Foundation / Philanthropy Ireland
Tina Roche – The Community Foundation for
Ireland
Gillian Wynne – The Ireland Funds
This session will consider the role and function
of Foundations in Ireland and how to interact with
them.
4.
BRANDING – HOW
TO COMMUNICATE YOUR
STORY
Facilitated
by:
Cilian Fennell – Stillwater
Communications
Fergus Finlay – Barnardos
Jonathan Irwin – The Jack & Jill Children’s
Foundation
This session will inform how best to communicate
your story to your donors
and the public.
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John and Pauline Ryan, San Francisco
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Dublin 2
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