People tend to be supportive of charities but annoyed by fundraisers. As charities need money to do their good work, this is a rather perplexing state of affairs which deserves greater scrutiny.

On Monday 13 February the problematising of fundraising will be a key issue addressed at a major conference on ‘Understanding Fundraising’ which is being held on the Canterbury campus. The event will be opened by Prof Philippe De Wilde, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and is supported by Kent’s Public Engagement with Research Fund, enabling 150 practitioners and academics to gather to discuss a range of issues including whether racial identity matters in fundraising, and the role of fundraising in Higher Education and state primary schools.

The keynote speakers are Adrian Sargeant, the world’s first professor of fundraising, and Sarah Nathan, who is associate director of the renowned Fundraising School at Indiana University in the USA. Additional speakers and attendees are joining us from the Netherlands, Ireland and all across the UK.

Further information and the programme are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-fundraising-tickets-26842702245
To enquire if a place is available please email the organiser, Dr. Beth Breeze (pictured), director of the Centre for Philanthropy at B.Breeze@kent.ac.uk