How to apply to become a speaker
at the IFC 

The IFC Advisory Panel selects speakers for the IFC programme from a mix of proposals and speakers that have been noticed for their outstanding performance in fundraising and presenting their ideas.

The deadline has now passed for receiving proposals to speak at the 30th IFC in 2010. Details of how to apply to speak in 2011 will be available in August 2010.

Speaker criteria

Workshop speakers will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Be able to fluently and confidently deliver a session in English
2. Have previous conference speaking experience and provide proof of evaluation results
3. Have attended the IFC in the past (in order to demonstrate your familiarity with the event)

Ideally, they should also:

1. Demonstrate expertise in your chosen field
2. Provide evidence of cutting edge/brand new content

In order to ensure high quality of Masterclasses at the event, we only take Masterclass proposals from previous IFC speakers.

Please note we are actively looking for speakers outside the UK and US as well as fundraising practitioners. For more information on our selection procedure, please click here or download the document below.

IFC programme selection procedure - DOWNLOAD 

Timetable of action

Each IFC programme is developed 18 months in advance and the deadline for receiving workshop proposals for 2010 was 1st December 2009. The deadline for Masterclass proposals was 1st October. 

All applicants have received a notification confirming their proposal has been received.

Successful applicants will be notified that their proposal has been accepted once the programme has been finalised in March. If you do not hear from us by the end of April, this means that your proposal has not been accepted.

Contact

If you have any questions about speaking at the IFC, please contact Laura Boulton on +44 (0) 20 7065 0808 or by email at: