1. Community Fundraising Forum

2. This year is THINK’s Community Forum’s 10 th anniversary. As a member you benefit from: Peer to peer learning and support THINK support on strategic and practical tools Members’ benchmarking Happy 10 th Anniversary Community Forum...

3. 2016 Members

4. Four main goals: 1.To develop community fundraising to its full potential and benchmark best practice 2.To promote community fundraising as a central, cost- effective and growing part of the fundraising mix of any charity 3.To develop the skills and competencies of all the participants 4.To develop a deeper understanding of community fundraising through research and workshops

5. 4 meetings per year - 10am - 5pm, followed by networking session 5pm - 7pm Meetings held in members’ offices with lunch arranged by THINK Chatham House rules Themed discussion with guest speakers Case studies and examples Questions and (honest) answers

6. New members receive reports and studies previously produced: Benchmarking 2015 Community fundraising in America, Canada and Australia Market trends in Community Fundraising Mystery Shopping report 2015 Extra benefits for new members

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8. All meetings include a ‘3H’ session, looking at members’ quarterly highlights, headaches and horizons Session 1 - Guest speaker Session 2 - Member case study Session 3 - Group sharing Proposed meeting outline

9. “I have found the THINK Community Forum to be hugely useful in sharing good practice and learning from peers from across the sector. The benchmarking analysis has been immensely valuable to us in planning future direction and investment.” Luke Mallett, Head of Community Fundraising, British Heart Foundation “I am delighted to be renewing my annual Community Forum membership. The Forums are some of the best meetings I attend and I really appreciate the information sharing, support, personal development and networking opportunities that the Forum provides.” Karen Bolton, Community and Events Fundraising Manager, Mind

10. Annual membership £3,600 plus vat per charity Benefits: Building your network/peer support 3 hours of mentoring from a THINK Consultant Mystery shopping and a detailed report Research piece covering topic of members’ choice Access to a day’s consulting at half price Option to invite additional delegates to a stand- alone, extra session (additional cost of £150) * Charity investment…

11. Contact: Beccy Murrell on beccy@thinkcs.orgbeccy@thinkcs.org Lisa Russel on lisa@thinkcs.orglisa@thinkcs.org Sam Dixon on samanthadixon@thinkcs.orgsamanthadixon@thinkcs.org You can also reach us on 01280 824297 To confirm your place...