IFC 2026
Sessions
Sessions
KEYNOTES
Our keynote sessions open and close IFC and are curated to inspire and challenge you. Keynotes happen live at the in-person event and are streamed for our online delegates.
Track: Keynote
To Be Unstoppable
Nyasha Gwatidzo, Co-Founder, Lucy Gwatidzo Foundation Schools
Track: Keynote
The Next Story We Tell
Rashad Robinson, Author & CEO, Rashad Robinson Advisors
MASTERCLASSES
Held in person ahead of the main event, these intensive, small group sessions are an optional add-on to your IFC experience and are selected when you register for the event.
Track: Masterclass
Building Growth That Doesn’t Break Trust
Put AI to work on the fundraising challenges you face every day, while building the culture & systems that keep trust, relationships, & people at the heart of growth.
Lindsay Marino Long, Vice President, Faircom New York
Ishmam Rahman, Director of Audience & Donor Strategy, International Rescue Committee
Track: Masterclass
Leading Fundraising Systems in Uncertainty
Diagnose issues within your own fundraising systems & leadership practices, redesigning them to function sustainably & effectively in today’s reality.
Damian Chapman, Founder, Fundraiser In The Room
Luke Genevrier-Mallett, Interim Director of Fundraising and Engagement, Ben (UK Automotive Charity)
Track: Masterclass
Power, Wealth, Philanthropy… and Justice?
An in-depth immersion into how you can start to embed equitable practices, anti-racism, and racial and economic justice into your fundraising.
Dee Brecker, Director, Ten Years’ Time, & Executive Coach, Ginko Coaching & Consulting
Rowena Estwick, CEO, Ten Years’ Time
Track: Masterclass
Leading Long-Term Transformation
Transformational leadership is leadership that shifts power – and creates real community impact in the process. But that process is a messy one.
Yadharshini Selvaraj, CEO, Tea Leaf Trust
Tim Pare, Co-Founder, Tea Leaf Trust
Sutharshan Visventhan, CEO, The Cookstove Project
Track: Masterclass
Your Digital Engine Room
The digital fundraising landscape is changing. Get equipped with your digital & fundraising comms toolkit to master social media, email, your website, & more.
Sarah Crowhurst, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
JoAnne O’Donovan, Director of Fundraising, Dogs Trust Ireland
Joshua Leigh, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
Track: Masterclass
Audience-Led Decision-Making
Learn to make better, faster, more audience-led decisions – without getting stuck in endless research cycles or defaulting to the same thing you’ve always done.
Kit Lewis, Partner & Innovation Lead, Aha Agency
Alice Gayner, Head of Campaign Strategy and Planning, Comic Relief
Rosie O’Connor, Strategic Fundraising Lead – Legacy & In Memory, VSO
Track: Masterclass
Major Donor Fundraising in Complex Times
Examine how major donors interpret risk, governance, ambition, & honesty, & learn why confidence is built through coherence rather than persuasion.
Konstantina Papadimitriou, Fundraising & Philanthropy Advisor, Inuksuk Consulting
Vincent Duckworth, President & CEO, ViTreo Group Inc.
Track: Masterclass
Great Fundraising Leadership
Discover the greatest blockers to growth, and the key leadership behaviours that unlock it. More information coming soon!
Colin Skehan, CEO, Revolutionise International Ltd
Jayne George, Chief Fundraising and Media Officer, RNLI
Track: Masterclass
Alternative Financing Models for Impact
To meet today’s challenges, organisations are rethinking how they finance impact. Discover the evolving spectrum of capital available to purpose-driven organisations.
Ruth Davison, Consultant – Grant Making and Governance, SASC Trust
Leana de Beer, Founder & CEO, WaFunda
Richard Hawkes, CEO, Oxfam
Track: Masterclass
From Data Overwhelm to Strategic Impact
Maximise your fundraising potential by learning to harness the power of your data and inspire increased investment in your greatest asset.
Erin Hamalainen, Analytics and Insights Lead, Slingshot Data
Fiona McPhee, Consulting Director, Revolutionise
Track: Masterclass
The AI-Ready Fundraiser
AI tools are well and truly established within fundraising, but the honest question is: What’s actually working versus what’s just hype?
Saarah Abdeen, Fundraising Manager, ActionAid Australia
Andrew Sabatino, Director, Donor Republic
Natalie Gibbs, Head of Individual and Community Giving, Cancer Council Victoria
IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Practical, strategic in-person learning sessions focused on hot topics and led by industry experts.
Track: Leadership, Systems, & Organisational Change
Creating Conditions for Growth
Jayne George, Chief Fundraising and Media Officer, RNLI
Colin Skehan, CEO, Revolutionise International Ltd
Track: Innovation, AI, & Future Practice
Scaling Personalisation with AI Personas
Josh Hirsch, Director of Business Intelligence, NIVA Health
Joy McKee, Assistant Dean, Advancement for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Power, Wealth, Philanthropy… and Justice?
Dee Brecker, Director, Ten Years’ Time, & Executive Coach, Ginko Coaching & Consulting
Rowena Estwick, CEO, Ten Years’ Time
Track: Leadership, Systems, & Organisational Change
Leading Change Without Losing Your Mission
Sutharshan Visventhan, CEO, The Cookstove Project
Tim Pare, Co-Founder, Tea Leaf Trust
Yadharshini Selvaraj, CEO, Tea Leaf Trust
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Alternative Financing Models for Impact
Ruth Davison, Consultant – Grant Making and Governance, SASC Trust
Leana de Beer, Founder & CEO, WaFunda
Richard Hawkes, CEO, Oxfam
Track: Mobilisation, Campaigning, & Civic Action
The Mamdani Campaign & the Future of Social Media
Gabriella Zutrau, Independent Digital Strategy Advisor
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Audience-Led Decision-Making
Kit Lewis, Partner & Innovation Lead, Aha Agency
Alice Gayner, Head of Campaign Strategy and Planning, Comic Relief
Rosie O’Connor, Strategic Fundraising Lead – Legacy & In Memory, VSO
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Your Digital Engine Room
Sarah Crowhurst, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
JoAnne O’Donovan, Director of Fundraising, Dogs Trust Ireland
Joshua Leigh, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Reimagining Digital Donor Journeys
Cheryl Gunning, Digital Marketing Manager, Debra
Carla McLuskie, Head, the Digital Fundraising Academy, & Independent Consultant
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
Dignity-Led Fundraising Narratives
Tehzeeb Lalani, Associate Director – Partnerships, Head Held High Foundation
Madan Padaki, Board Chair, Head Held High Foundation
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
The Unstoppable Bequest Pipeline
Nadia Aden, Head of Legacy Giving, The Fred Hollows Foundation (Australia)
Adriana Aguilera, Head of Acquisitions, The Fred Hollows Foundation
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Mobile Messaging for Sustainer Growth in Crisis
Hank Walter, Associate Director, Retention and Integrated Marketing, International Rescue Committee
Heather Foye, Associate Vice President, Avalon Consulting Group
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
The $8 Trillion Islamic Finance Opportunity
Perihan Abou El Ela, Regional Fundraising Director, Greenpeace MENA
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Partnerships That Scale Impact
Allwell Akhigbe, Co-Founder and CEO, Travaille Ensemble
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
Reimagining Impact, Agency, & the Giving Experience
Bec Stott, General Manager of Philanthropy, Anglicare WA
Stephen Ellis, Managing Director, Third Culture
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
What You Can Learn From the Radical Right
Ali Walker Davies, Co-CEO, Forward Action
Cristina Praz, Senior Expert in Strategic Communication and Gender Equality, Centrul FILIA
Track: Innovation, Change, & Learning
The Power of Film for Impact Storytelling
Kristie Robinson, Impact Strategist, Lupa
Nicole van Schaik, Founder & Director, Conditions for Change
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
The Power of Coalition-Based Fundraising
Abel Aniley, Project Coordinator, Development Expertise Center
Berhanu Demissie, Executive Director, Development Expertise Center
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Millennial & Gen Z Philanthropic Trends
Olumide (Mide) Akerewusi, Founder & CEO, AgentsC Inc.
Liz Alberto, Program Officer for Social Development, The Asia Foundation
Quincy Wiele, High Value Fundraising Officer – Institutions, Amnesty International Canada
Track: Innovation, AI, & Future Practice
Building Growth That Doesn’t Break Trust
Lindsay Marino Long, Vice President, Faircom New York
Ishmam Rahman, Director of Audience & Donor Strategy, International Rescue Committee
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Fundraising Benchmarks Beyond Silos
Jessica Bernat, Senior Director, Mass Marketing & Stewardship, Canadian Red Cross
Charly Jarrett, Associate Director, Integrated Fundraising and Innovation, Public Outreach
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Shifting Power Through Fundraising
Cathrin Sarll, Programme Development Manager, Saferworld
Meryem Aboushala, Partnership Manager, MARS Organisation, Turkey and Syria
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Reengaging Lapsed Donors with Reimagined Tech
Lou Barton, Strategy Principal Consultant for Engagement, manifesto
Alex Cross, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Dotdigital
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Investing for Impact
Erin Hamalainen, Analytics and Insights Lead, Slingshot Data
Fiona McPhee, Consulting Director, Revolutionise
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Grassroots Fundraising Lessons for Resilience
Puja Biswas, Head – Partnership & Communications, INDIAdonates
Track: Leadership, Systems, & Organisational Change
Scaling Fundraising Impact
Barbara Gerold-Wolke, International Fundraising Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières
Emily Bracken, CEO, Consulting, Upsall International
Inés McCormick, Fundraising Director, Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
Track: Leadership, Systems, & Organisational Change
Multi-Agency Partnership Bids, Proposals, & Tenders
Christopher Richardson-Wright, Lead Consultant, Air Balloon Consulting
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Rebuilding Digital Donor Retention
Cirkeline Buron, Head of Fundraising & Marketing, DanChurchAid/Folkekirkens Nødhjælp
Gitte Blemings, Teamleader – Fundraising & Loyalty, DanChurchAid
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Hopeful, Human, & Practical Legacies
Mackenzie Darbyshire, Strategic Growth Director, Kittiwake
Joanne Bath, Founder & CEO, Kittiwake
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
Building Narrative Power
Berry Cochrane, Co-CEO, Forward Action
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Fix Your Broken Funding Model
Rebecca Davies, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, CARE Canada
Cameron Becker, Director of Resource Mobilisation, CARE Canada
Track: Mobilisation, Campaigning, & Civic Action
Mobilising Under Pressure
Agustina Oliveri, Head of Digital, Campaigns, and Comms, Good Law Project
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Building Strategic Gaming Partnerships
Wayne Emanuel, Founder & Director, CTRL+IMPACT
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
How One Sentence Can Transform Your Campaign
Charlotte Grette Osmundsen, Fundraising & Strategy Consultant, b.bold
Vegard Hauge, Fundraising Advisor, Cerebral Parese-foreningen
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
One Ask, Many Cultures
Khalila Hassouna, Senior International Development Director & Campaign Coordinator, ESCP Business School
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
Rebranding Aid
Hannah Johnson, Partnerships and Funding Director, Shape History
Lydia Piddock, Director of Strategy and Insights, UK for UNHCR
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Market Development for Sustainable Income
Inés McCormick, Fundraising Director, Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
Track: Mobilisation, Campaigning, & Civic Action
Rebuilding Trust Across Borders
Dumezwani Dlamini, Regional Coordinating Committee Member, Southern African People’s Solidarity Network
Lameck Mununga Kabaso, Communications and Community Engagements Officer, Zambia Social Forum
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Beyond Competitive Fundraising
Melissa Castrillon, Executive Director, País de Raíz
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Major Donor Fundraising in Complex Times
Konstantina Papadimitriou, Fundraising & Philanthropy Advisor, Inuksuk Consulting
Vincent Duckworth, President & CEO, ViTreo Group Inc.
Track: Innovation, AI, & Future Practice
Acquisition Innovation
Nathalie Ormrod, Senior Media Director, Blue State
Arantza Espinosa, Head of Global Digital Experience, Save The Children International
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
Metrics-Based Decision-Making for Major Gifts
Laurel McCombs, Senior Philanthropy Advisor, The Osborne Group
Track: Power, Partnerships, & System Change
The Inner Work of Trust-Based Philanthropy
Caroline Mbuvi McCoy, Founder, Red Soil Strategies
Sharon Afandi, Equitable Giving Officer, Segal Family Foundation
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Shock-Proof Your NGO Finances
Andrew Myhill, Director of Public Affairs – UK & EMEA, Aon
Emma Karhan, Head of Development Finance Risk Solutions, Aon
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Designing Digital Experiences That Convert
Danielle Rice, Senior Director of Solutions, Fundraise Up
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
What Your Donors Want From You
Matt Derby, Partner, M+R
INNOVATION HUB
This is a platform for our partners to showcase innovative solutions to our sector’s problems. It’s a space where we will match the need and demand for change with existing evidence-based innovations to achieve impact.
Track: Innovation Hub
Does Your Fundraising Run On Hindsight?
Salvatore Salpietro, Chief Growth Officer, Dataro
Jade Deeley, Head of Individual Giving, Samaritans UK
Samuel Visser, Principal and Fundraising Specialist, Visser & Verhoeven
Track: Innovation Hub
Direct Mail Just Got Smarter
Rebecca Sijl, Senior VP, Innovaire
Ludo Longin, CEO, Direct Social Communications
Maria Grazia Zollo, Country Manager, Cherrity
Track: Innovation Hub
Following the First Click
Paul Hayward, Strategic Director, Engaging Networks
Track: Innovation Hub
Ask For More
Romain Coetmellec, Senior Advisor, Digital Growth and Engagement, Save the Children US
Rhiannan Sullivan, VP, Care2
Ruarai McKenna, SVP, Care2
Track: Innovation Hub
Why Data Alone Is Not Enough
Julia Narkeviciute, Business Development Manager, Giveclarity.org Ltd
Jeremy Garcia, Director Giveclarity.eu, Giveclarity
Oliver Holt, Head of Product, British Red Cross
Track: Innovation Hub
How to Execute Your Biggest Goals
Deborah Abramson Kroll, Principal, Skeleton Key Strategies
Amanda Perkins, Managing Consultant, Skeleton Key Strategies
Richard Liebowitz, Managing Consultant, Skeleton Key Strategies
BIG TOPICS
High-impact sessions designed to challenge your assumptions and drive collective action on global issues. Each Big Topic kicks off with a short opening panel discussion to frame the interactive conversation that follows.
Track: Big Topic
Supercharging Climate Justice
Gavin Coopey, Insights Director, More Strategic
Kristie Robinson, Impact Strategist, Lupa
Nicole van Schaik, Founder & Director, Conditions for Change
Track: Big Topic
Competing for Attention with the Radical Right
Paul de Gregorio, Founder, Rally
Martijn Lampert, Co-Founder and Research Director, Glocalities
Zuzana Suchová, Fundraising, Marketing, and PR, Donio – Fundraising Platform
Daniel Gamboa, Growth & Fundraising Director, Amnesty International Argentina
Julia Ivan, Senior Human Rights Officer, Amnesty International
Track: Big Topic
Can Civil Society Fund Itself?
Ingrid Srinath, Chair of the Board, The Resource Alliance
Robert Osborne, Principal, The Osborne Group
Sharon Afandi, Equitable Giving Officer, Segal Family Foundation
Glen Galaich, CEO, Stupski Foundation
Zviko Tsiga, Consulting Director, Revolutionise
OPEN DISCUSSIONS
These highly interactive end-of-day sessions put you in the driver’s seat! Open Discussions are lightly facilitated, but don’t expect panel discussions or presentations – your ideas and opinions are what count here.
Track: Open Discussion
What Keeps Us Building?
Nyasha Gwatidzo, Co-Founder, Lucy Gwatidzo Foundation Schools
Track: Open Discussion
How Can Civil Society Move From Pressure to Flourishing?
Martijn Lampert, Co-Founder and Research Director, Glocalities
Daniel Gamboa, Growth & Fundraising Director, Amnesty International Argentina
Track: Open Discussion
Can We Disagree Without Disconnecting?
Loretta J. Ross, Associate Professor, Program for the Study of Women and Gender, Smith College
Track: Open Discussion
Who Gets to Shape the Story?
Rashad Robinson, Author & CEO, Rashad Robinson Advisors
Track: Open Discussion
IFC Wrapped
Kit Lewis, Partner & Innovation Lead, Aha Agency
Claire Daniels, Co-founder, Aha Agency
IFC ONLINE
Practical, strategic online learning sessions focused on hot topics and led by industry experts.
Track: Keynote
To Be Unstoppable
Nyasha Gwatidzo, Co-Founder, Lucy Gwatidzo Foundation Schools
Track: Keynote
The Next Story We Tell
Rashad Robinson, Author & CEO, Rashad Robinson Advisors
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
The $8 Trillion Islamic Finance Opportunity
Perihan Abou El Ela, Regional Fundraising Director, Greenpeace MENA
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
What You Can Learn From the Radical Right
Ali Walker Davies, Co-CEO, Forward Action
Cristina Praz, Senior Expert in Strategic Communication and Gender Equality, Centrul FILIA
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Your Digital Engine Room
Sarah Crowhurst, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
JoAnne O’Donovan, Director of Fundraising, Dogs Trust Ireland
Joshua Leigh, Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
Track: Financial Reality & Funding Models
Fix Your Broken Funding Model
Rebecca Davies, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, CARE Canada
Cameron Becker, Director of Resource Mobilisation, CARE Canada
Track: Narratives, Influence, & Public Trust
Dignity-Led Fundraising Narratives
Tehzeeb Lalani, Associate Director – Partnerships, Head Held High Foundation
Madan Padaki, Board Chair, Head Held High Foundation
Track: Innovation, AI, & Future Practice
Acquisition Innovation
Nathalie Ormrod, Senior Media Director, Blue State
Arantza Espinosa, Head of Global Digital Experience, Save The Children International
Track: Core Fundraising & Supporter Growth
Designing Digital Experiences That Convert
Danielle Rice, Senior Director of Solutions, Fundraise Up