Asia Pacific

Passion Forward - The 2007 Asia Pacific Fundraising Conference

12 – 16 November 2007
The Aquino Centre, Plaza Luisita, Tarlac Province, the Philippines.

The 2007 Asia Pacific Fundraising Conference was a 5-day event focused on delivering sustainable fundraising solutions for NGO activities from all over the Asia Pacific region.

The Passion Forward conference featured a diverse range of topics, sessions and speakers, including:

• A 1-day masterclass - The Joy of Donors - led by Sean Triner of the Pareto Group
• 7 plenary sessions, inlcuding Mythbusting, Sunshine Solutions, an ethics discussion and a donor panel 
• 15 breakout workshops covering topics such as Development Research, Direct Mail, Major Donors, TV Appeals, Social Entrepreneurship and Strategic Financial Management, run by local and international experts including: Charlotte Grimshaw, Ernest Custodio, Andrian Lee, Rafael C. Lopa, Timothy Ma, Joel MacCollam, Ned Roberto, Ph.D, John L. Silva, Christiana Stergiou, Simon Collings, Jessie Tong, Sean Triner and Sue-Anne Wallace.

The 2007 Asia Pacific Fundraising Conference was organised in conjunction with the Fundraisers Network for Development (FuND Philippines). The Fundraisers Network for Development (FuND Philippines) aims to address the professional capability building and standardisation concerns of fundraisers and fundraising organisations working in the Philippines. It is comprised of professionals and advocates working with a variety of causes determined to help each other become more effective in resource generation for non-profit organisations.