IFC Online 2020 sessions

Plenaries Big Conversations Workshops Networking, Social & Wellbeing

Plenaries

The daily opening plenaries at IFC Online are designed to inspire, to educate, and to challenge you to stretch your heart and mind, your ambition and your self-belief.

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  PLENARY TUE 13 OCT: The rise of misinformation and populism

  Peter Pomerantsev (UK), Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Global Affairs, London School of Economics Learn More
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  PLENARY WED 14 OCT: Crisis & change: Weathering the storm

  Jayne George (UK), Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Media, RNLI Rory Stamp (UK), Strategic Content Manager, RNLI Learn More
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  PLENARY THU 15 OCT: The possibilities of people power

  Janaya “Future” Khan (USA), Storyteller, Futurist, Activist Learn More
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  PLENARY FRI 16 OCT: Building a better tomorrow

  Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh), Founder, The Grameen Bank & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Learn More

Big Conversations

Immediately following each daily plenary at IFC Online we will host a Big Conversation - a panel of expert speakers and innovative thinkers tackling one of the biggest issues in the sector today

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  BIG CONVERSATION TUE 13 OCT: Is our sector facing an existential crisis?

  Marcus Missen (UK), Director of Communications and Fundraising, WaterAid Kumi Naidoo (South Africa), Global Ambassador, Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity Clare Farrell (UK), Media Coordinator / Co-founder, Extinction Rebellion Dr Dhananjayan (Danny) Sriskandarajah (UK), CEO, Oxfam GB Learn More
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  IWITOT @ IFC ONLINE WED 14 OCT: The global COVID response edition

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  BIG CONVERSATION THU 15 OCT: Can NGOs and social movements be authentic allies?

  Michael Silberman (USA), Global Director, Mobilisation Lab Madhuresh Kumar (India), National Convener, National Alliance of People's Movements Carys Afoko (UK), Co-Founder, Level-Up Masana Ndinga-Kanga (South Africa), Crisis Response Fund Lead, CIVICUS Kirsty McNeill (UK), Executive Director for Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns, Save The Children Learn More
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  BIG CONVERSATION FRI 16 OCT: #ShiftThePower

  Jenny Hodgson (South Africa), Executive Director, Global Fund for Community Foundations Nana Asantewa Afadzinu (Ghana), Executive Director, West Africa Civil Society Institute Ambika Satkunanathan (Sri Lanka), Chairperson, Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust Wolfgang Jamann (Germany), Executive Director, International Civil Society Centre Barbara Nöst (Zambia), CEO, Zambian Governance Foundation for Civil Society Learn More

Workshops

Workshops at IFC Online are pre-recorded and made available on-demand throughout the event for you to watch at your convenience. They offer a wealth of practical, strategic learning from the best practitioners in the social impact sector. Each workshop will have a interactive live follow-up Q&A with the speaker(s) scheduled during conference week - just make sure you've watched the pre-record first!

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  Activism, people power and digital innovation

  Valeriia Voshchevska (UK), Acting Global Head of Digital Engagement, Amnesty International Rachael Mayo (UK), Global Digital Campaigner, Amnesty International Marta Lobo (UK), Global Supporter Engagement Specialist, Amnesty International Learn More
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  Agile fundraising strategy: How to thrive in changing times!

  Kerren Morris (Australia), Strategy Director, IVE Group Sebastian Grodd (New Zealand), Marketing and Fundraising Manager, Life Flight Learn More
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  Digital strategies to attract funders in a time of crisis

  Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi (USA), Founder / Executive Director, The International Social Impact Institute, City University of New York Learn More
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  Diversifying your fundraising portfolio

  Michelle Chambers (UK), Managing Director, THINK Consulting Solutions Jindy Pal (UK), Senior Consultant, THINK Consulting Solutions Giancarla Pancione (Italy), Fundraising and Marketing Director, Save the Children Italy Wrikdev Sarkar (Malaysia), Fundraising Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Roatchana (Nui) Sungthong (Thailand), Country Director, World Animal Protection Learn More
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  Five key learnings from fundraising through a crisis

  Fiona (Fi) McPhee (New Zealand), Director, Fiona McPhee Ltd Learn More
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  From cause marketing to making good partnerships in the COVID-era

  Thanos Belalidis (Greece), Director Sustainability Implementation & Communication, Sympraxis Team Elsa Stathopoulou (Greece), Communication & Fundraising Director, SOS Children’s Villages Learn More
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  Fulfil your crowdfunding potential

  Anita Gallagher (Mexico), Training Lead, HIPGive, Hispanics in Philanthropy Junueth Mejía (Mexico), HIPGive Manager, Hispanics in Philanthropy Learn More
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  How can NGOs effectively support youth-led groups and movements?

  Millicent Ayaba (Ghana), Assistant Project Officer, Youth Harvest Foundation Natasha Chaudhary (India), Co-Director, Haiyya Elena Mejía (Peru), Activist, Foro Juvenil de Izquierda Learn More
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  How to become a one-to-one storytelling organisation using video

  Niduk D’Souza (Canada), Vice President Strategy & Marketing, Up Fundraising Michael Johnston (Canada), President and Founder, hjc Christoffer Holm (Denmark), Global Director Fundraising Support, Amnesty International Neil Spivack (Canada), President, Up Fundraising Learn More
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  How video can recruit donors to accelerate your fundraising programme

  Saleem Tejani (UK), Head of Digital, DTV Group Learn More
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  Innovation in a pandemic: Your digital-first donor experience

  Maeve Strathy (Canada), Senior Fundraising Strategist, Blakely Inc. Alain McKinlay Tilgner (Canada), Fundraising Coordinator, Ottawa Food Bank Learn More
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  Islamic Philanthropy as a global force for change

  Khaled Khalifa (Saudi Arabia), Senior Advisor & Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, UNHCR Houssam Chahin (UAE), Head of Private Sector Partnerships – MENA, UNHCR Learn More
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  Mindfulness: A path to mental health and wellbeing

  William Van Gordon (UK), Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychology, University of Derby Learn More
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  Partnership opportunities in the pandemic

  Catherine Deakin (UK), Director of Fundraising & Communications at Changing Faces Jonathan Andrews (UK), Managing Director, Remarkable Partnerships Learn More
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  Raising money online through supporter mobilisation and movement building

  Alex Lloyd Hunter (UK), Co-Executive Director, Forward Action Colette St-Onge (UK), Head of Campaigns and Digital, Reprieve Learn More
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  Resilient nonprofits navigating 2021 together

  Kelley Jarrett (USA), Head of Marketing, Blackbaud Nzinga Koné Miller (USA), Senior Vice President, M+R Jessica Sotelo (USA), Senior Director of Integrated Marketing & Membership, World Wildlife Fund Marco Corona (USA), Chief Development Officer, One80 Place Learn More
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  Shaping the new normal: Changing working practices for good

  Abhishek Sharma (UAE), Partner, Oliver Wyman Learn More
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  Taking digital fundraising to the next level

  Paul Boag (UK), Conversion Rate Specialist, Boagworks Ltd Learn More
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  The Case for Support Playbook

  Dana Kohava Segal (Israel), Senior Partner Consultant, =mc consulting Rob Shaw (Spain), Fundraising & Management Consultant, =mc consulting Learn More
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  The cube – influencing systems for change

  Alfredo Carlo (Italy), Designer, Housatonic Learn More
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  The future of F2F

  Elsbeth de Ridder (Spain), Global F2F Specialist, Save the Children International Bruno Da Silva Machado (Norway), Head of Fundraising Mexico (interim) & Sponsor of International F2F Working Group, Medecins Sans Frontieres Gill Marshall (UK), Global F2F Fundraising Specialist, Amnesty International Learn More
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  The future of giving: Unlocking generosity with artificial intelligence

  Beth Kanter (USA), Speaker, Author, Virtual Facilitator, and Trainer ,bethkanter.org Allison Fine (USA), Founder/CEO, Network of Elected Women Learn More
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  The next normal – being relevant in a post-COVID world

  Grant Leboff (UK), CEO, Sticky Marketing Club Learn More
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  The power of art in digital activism

  Hanna Henshall (UK), Director & Co-Founder, If Not Now Learn More
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  Using Chatbots to generate engagement – an accelerated path to fundraising

  Natasha Alexander (Brazil), National Head of Fundraising (Associate Private Sector Partnerships Associate), UNHCR Bruno Farias Benjamim (Brazil), Individual Giving Lead, ActionAid Learn More
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  Innovation Lab: How to solve a problem like Covid

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  Hungry? Get in the kitchen with Innovation Camp 2020

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Networking, Social & Wellbeing

To help you make the most of IFC Online, we’ve put together a wellbeing programme that will help you stay healthy in body and mind, and better prepared to learn and collaborate together.

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  Speed networking: 13th Oct

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  Speed networking: 14th Oct

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  Speed networking: 14-16th Oct

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  Film screening

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  Global Games

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  DJ

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  Global Fundraising Awards

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  IFC Online Wrap Party

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  Meditation

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  Yoga

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