We invite you to Charity Meetup networking and skill-sharing event

Date and time: Tuesday 08 February 2022, 10am - 11.30am

Venue: Online via Zoom

Hosts: Vicky Kangurs and Hope Drew

Event theme: Diversify your Fundraising

Who is this event suitable for? This event is open to anyone who would like to learn from our speakers and network with others in the sector.

The Meetup will be especially beneficial to fundraisers and social media managers.

Tickets: Early bird tickets are being offered with a 50% discount on the regular cost and will be just £5.00 each until two weeks before the event. Tickets will be £10 thereafter.

We have a limited number of free tickets available for volunteers or anyone whose charity has been financially affected by COVID. We invite anyone who needs to join us free of charge to do so, and we very much look forward to welcoming you, but due to a high number of no-shows with such tickets please keep in mind that they are restricted in number. We understand that situations crop up that prevent people from attending, but we encourage you only to book if you intend to come along.

09.55 - Meeting opens

10.00 - Welcome and mixing game

A fun icebreaker with tickets to the next event on offer to the winner(s). You'll need coloured pens and paper this month

10.15 - Expert talk - Maximising Facebook and Instagram fundraising opportunities

Leah Lewis, Civitas Consultancy

Leah has over 8 years of experience working in the third sector, and specialises in supporting Community Fundraising income streams for small and local charities. Leah has spent recent years working closely with local businesses, organisations, community groups and schools to develop community fundraising relationships and income, providing her with a wealth of knowledge in these areas.

During the pandemic, she was furloughed like most fundraisers and, set up a Facebook group to support fundraisers who were dealing with the challenges of fundraising in lockdown, the group “Community Fundraisers Network” now has over 1,300 members. From here she made the leap into freelancing and in September 2020 launched Civitas Consultancy, where her aim is to provide solutions to enable charities to build key relationships and increase their public presence and raise funds in their community!

Leah was awarded Highly Commended Fundraiser of the year in the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Chilterns Fundraising Awards 2020.

10.35 - Sector showcase - Trading merchandise to boost funds

Charlotte Schofield, Director of Fundraising, and Natasha Burton, Fundraising Officer, University Hospitals Birmingham Charity

Charlotte and Natasha will be talking about how their charity trades merchandise to generate income.

10.55 - Comfort break if running to time

11.00 - Facilitated networking

You will be placed in small breakout rooms where you will introduce yourself and your organisation. You'll then discuss points relating to the theme of the meeting, taken from the most popular answers to the question 'what are you hoping to gain most from this event', which you'll find on the booking page.

When the breakout rooms close, we will explore the findings as a group.

11.30 - Close

The events have a good mix of participants from a range of charities, plus freelancers and agencies who support the sector.

Scroll down to take a look at our highlights video from one of our past events to get a feel of what you can expect when you come to a Charity Meetup event.

Charity Meetup is a friendly and welcoming but useful event.

It is designed to make it easy, affordable and enjoyable for people working in (or with) not-for-profits to gain and share skills, foster and grow connections and develop collaborations.

The events were created by Dawn Newton after she noticed there were an array of meetings on offer, but nothing which supported participants to network in a practical way through facilitated activities.

The Meetups have been running in London and Buckinghamshire since 2015. In May 2020, we brought the group to the Midlands to help support those in the sector through challenging times.

Due to the pandemic, we now have one virtual event per month that everyone is welcome at. It is held every second Tuesday of the month (10-11.30am) and is organised and hosted Vicky Kangurs and Hope Drew.

We have active Facebook and LinkedIn groups which anyone is welcome to join.

Vicky Kangurs

Based in Worcestershire, Vicky’s business is called Tabby Tiger. She offers copywriting and social media services to small business owners and charities who love what they do and put people and the planet above profits. She is also a columnist and team member for SOCIALight, a magazine written by businesswomen for businesswomen.

Before going it alone, Vicky worked for a large charity in a role that covered several elements; internal and external comms, sponsorship, marketing, events management, PR and press officer duties. View Vicky's LinkedIn profile HERE

Hope Drew

Hope is the Head of Media at Colonel Duck, a Birmingham Software and Creative Agency. She has worked with charities to run national campaigns and develop engaging creative media.

Hope also has her own freelancing business tailored to creating digital media, such as videos and graphics, for smaller businesses and charities www.hopedrew.co.uk

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Email Vicky Kangurs: vicky@tabbytiger.co.uk

What's the refund policy?

Refunds will be given with at least 24hrs notice.