November 03 - 05 2026
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Get inspired, connect with fundraisers worldwide, and build campaigns that gain momentum and outperform expectations.
WHY ATTEND /
What you’ll learn
Go behind the results to uncover the ideas, decisions and campaign mechanics that inspire generosity and build momentum—and take away practical insights you can apply to your next campaign.
What to expect
A fast-paced mix of standout campaigns, honest insights, bold ideas and fresh technology—all designed to challenge your thinking and show you what’s possible.
Who you’ll meet
The fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, creative thinkers and technology experts shaping what’s next—plus a global community just as ambitious about impact as you are.
FEATURED TALKS /
Ideas worth sharing. Insights worth acting on.
AUS & NZ
Creating a matching moment that matters
Holly Dean
Community Fundraising Manager, Caritas Australia
NORTH AMERICA
Beyond the AI hype: A practical guide for AI-driven nonprofits
Steve MacLaughlin
Senior Vice President, Product, GOBEL
Author, AI-Driven Nonprofits: A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Nonprofits
UK & EUROPE
Low effort, big returns: How The King's Trust transformed drop-offs into their best fundraisers
Sarah Manion
Events Manager (Mass), The Kings Trust
OUR SPEAKERS /
Meet the fundraisers and experts shaping what’s next.
Lacey Todd
Director, Do What You Love to End ALZ, Alzheimer's Association®
Three strategies to build DIY: Lessons from the Alzheimer’s Association, SickKids Foundation, and Pancreatic Cancer North America
Lacey is a nonprofit fundraising professional with 14+ years at the Alzheimer’s Association. She built and leads Do What You Love to End ALZ, the Association’s premier DIY program, generating $15M+ annually.
Sabina Pichler
Digital Marketing Specialist, Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation
Cracking the appeal code: Inside SCHF's recipe for record-breaking growth
Sabina Pichler is a Digital Marketing Fundraiser with 9+ years’ experience and a proven track record of using data, creativity and multichannel strategy to grow revenue, optimize donor journeys and drive meaningful change.
Steve MacLaughlin
Senior Vice President, Product GOBEL
Beyond the AI hype: A practical guide for AI-driven nonprofits
Steve MacLaughlin has worked for more than 20 years at the intersection of data, technology, and philanthropy. He is the bestselling author of Data Driven Nonprofits and AI Driven Nonprofits. MacLaughlin has been featured as a nonprofit and fundraising expert in The New York Times, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and on National Public Radio.
Greg Noel-Butterworth
Digital Strategy Lead, Children's Medical Research Institute
Five campaigns, one month, no chaos
Greg is the Campaign Manager for Jeans for Genes, specialising in peer-to-peer fundraising and campaign strategy. His approach combines supporter insight, digital innovation and creative thinking to build campaigns that engage more people and drive fundraising growth.
Jamie Lamont
Vice President, Events Sinai Health Foundation
Not the usual playbook: How Sinai Health is rethinking peer-to-peer
Jamie Lamont is a seasoned fundraising event leader with 20+ years of experience driving revenue growth, donor engagement, and standout participant experiences for leading healthcare foundations through strategic innovation, collaborative leadership, and high-performing teams. Currently, Jamie is Vice President, Events at Sinai Health Foundation where he oversees a growing portfolio of both peer-to-peer and pay-to-play events.
Sarah Manion
Events Manager (Mass), The Kings Trust
Low effort, big returns: How The King's Trust transformed drop-offs into their best fundraisers
Sarah Manion project manages the Change a Girl's Life campaign and Brilliant Breakfast event at The King's Trust, raising over £1.2m annually to support young women into employment.
Hannah Alder
Events Fundraising Manager, Arthritis UK
Building a home with stewardship: How Arthritis UK created a hub for their supporters
Bio Coming Soon
Ashley Southwell
Account Strategy Director, Donor Republic
Every reader counts: Rebuilding MS Readathon for kids, parents and nostalgic adults
Ashley is a creative and dynamic fundraising strategist with a proven track record of success in community fundraising, peer-to-peer events, digital campaigns, and end-to-end management of multi-channel fundraising events and campaign strategy.
Anne LeMesurier
Director, Philanthropy and Donor Engagement, Pancreatic Cancer North America
Three strategies to build DIY: Lessons from the Alzheimer’s Association, SickKids Foundation, and Pancreatic Cancer North America
Anne LeMesurier is a donor engagement and communications leader with 11+ years of expertise in digital strategy, giving and mission-driven communications, using data and creativity to strengthen relationships and advance pancreatic cancer research and care.
Holly Dean
Community Fundraising Manager, Caritas Australia
Creating a matching moment that matters
Holly is the Community Fundraising Manager at Caritas Australia, with a background in fundraising and community engagement. She leads Project Compassion, inspiring schools, parishes and communities across Australia to put faith into action through solidarity and social justice.
Tracey Matsugu
Senior Manager, Program Development, Community Programs, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Test, learn, repeat: How Heart & Stroke Canada is growing virtual challenges
Tracey Matsugu is a fundraising leader with more than 15 years of experience helping people turn personal passions into meaningful impact. At Heart & Stroke, she leads peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives that use digital engagement and social fundraising to inspire communities to take action.
Courtney Allen
Fundraising Events Lead, MS Queensland
Every reader counts: Rebuilding MS Readathon for kids, parents and nostalgic adults
Bio Coming Soon
Adrian O’Flynn
Founder & Head of New Product Development, GYSS
Test, learn, repeat: How Heart & Stroke Canada is growing virtual challenges
Adrian O'Flynn has over 15 years' experience in social media advertising. He started GYSS, an agency that specializes in turning scrollers into fundraisers for nonprofits. The virtual challenges that GYSS have run for their clients have raised over $178 million.
Lucy Simpson
Mass Events Executive, The Kings Trust
Low effort, big returns: How The King's Trust transformed drop-offs into their best fundraisers
Lucy Simpson works across the Mass Event portfolio at The King's Trust, creating impactful experiences through Change a Girl's Life, Palace to Palace and Future Steps
Samara Rakhraj
Manager, Community Partnerships SickKids Foundation
Three strategies to build DIY: Lessons from the Alzheimer’s Association, SickKids Foundation, and Pancreatic Cancer North America
Samara Rakhraj brings 9+ years' experience in fundraising and donor engagement, specializing in community partnerships, supporter stewardship, and philanthropy strategy. She is passionate about building meaningful relationships that inspire communities to support life-changing healthcare and charitable initiatives.
Sean Edington
Senior Events Manager, World Bicycle Relief
One campaign, 47 countries: How World Bicycle Relief makes global feel local
Sean Edington is Senior Events Manager at World Bicycle Relief, leading global events, immersive donor experiences and fundraising activations across international markets, with a focus on experience design, supporter engagement and scaling meaningful campaigns across diverse audiences.
Jo Easom
Senior Challenge Events Officer, Combat Stress
March in March: How Combat Stress keeps improving their virtual event year after year
Bio Coming Soon
Natalie Young
Fundraising Administrator, World Bicycle Relief
One campaign, 47 countries: How World Bicycle Relief makes global feel local
Natalie Young is a Fundraising Administrator with five years' experience in digital content and user interface development and nearly two years leveraging Funraisin to drive data-informed global peer-to-peer fundraising strategies, strengthen donor stewardship, and maximize global impact.
Alexa Dizon
Challenge Events Manager, Combat Stress
March in March: How Combat Stress keeps improving their virtual event year after year
Bio Coming Soon
Holly Michaelson
Principal Client Strategy Partner, Funraisin
Three strategies to build DIY: Lessons from the Alzheimer’s Association, SickKids Foundation, and Pancreatic Cancer North America
Holly Michaelson is a nonprofit fundraising strategist with 25+ years of experience. From leading special events at JDRF to working at the intersection of technology and peer-to-peer fundraising, she helps nonprofits turn digital opportunities into greater impact.
Grace Hinsley
Mass Participation Manager (Virtual Projects), Dementia UK
From Facebook to Funraisin: How Dementia UK is using advanced data to reach new audiences and increase conversion to fundraising.
Bio Coming Soon
Lance Melton
Chief Product Officer, Funraisin
What comes next: The future of fundraising
Lance Melton is Chief Product Officer at Funraisin, bringing more than 20 years in nonprofit technology across CRM, digital fundraising, and peer-to-peer platforms. He builds practical products that help fundraisers raise more and work smarter.
Ellie Paskell
Head of Client Experience, GYSS
From Facebook to Funraisin: How Dementia UK is using advanced data to reach new audiences and increase conversion to fundraising.
Ellie Paskell leads client accounts at GYSS, a digital fundraising agency specialising in virtual fundraising programmes that raise millions for charities across the UK, Ireland and North America.
Noel Beebe
Managing Director, North America
What comes next: The future of fundraising
Noel Beebe is a tenured nonprofit digital fundraising expert. From building digital platforms and mobile solutions to leading digital fundraising at the Alzheimer's Association, she has dedicated her career to helping fundraisers increase their impact through technology.
Keith Williams
Chief Revenue Officer, Funraisin
What comes next: The future of fundraising
Keith is a passionate fundraiser who loves endurance events. His career has focused on his passion for developing and using technology that connects more people with meaningful experiences that have immediate and lasting impacts at the individual, community, and global levels. Keith has led some of the largest social-giving and event-registration platforms the world has seen. For the past six years, Keith has served as Chief Revenue Officer, supporting the Funraisin team and its ambitious charity partners in expanding current and future giving opportunities worldwide
Ellice Ball
Product Marketing Manager, Funraisin
What comes next: The future of fundraising
Ellice Ball is Product Marketing Manager at Funraisin, bringing over 9 years' experience in fundraising technology. As a former Funraisin client, she combines hands-on fundraising experience with a product background to shape technology that helps charities connect with their audiences and create impactful giving experiences.
Tim Brack
Analytics & Optimisation Lead, Funraisin
A year of split-testing at Funraisin
Tim has 20 years of digital experience across in-house, freelance, and agency roles. He's passionate about simplifying data and helping nonprofits enhance their digital fundraising through smart conversion optimisation. Currently, he serves as Analytics and Optimisation Lead at Funraisin.
Shiloh Fallon
Principal Solutions Consultant, Funraisin
Making magic: 10 inspired moments from two million fundraising pages
Shiloh Fallon is a Solutions Consultant focused on helping organizations maximize their revenue and efficiency through technical innovation and has worked in non-profit fundraising for decades, including at Convio, Blackbaud, Active.com, and Twilio.
Melanie Monteil
Charity Development Lead, Funraisin
Making magic: 10 inspired moments from two million fundraising pages
With 9 years spanning tech and the NFP sector, Melanie works alongside nonprofit teams across ANZ to unlock new fundraising opportunities and help turn ambitious ideas into real-world impact.
Karen Cincotti
Senior Customer Success Manager, Funraisin
Making magic: 10 inspired moments from two million fundraising pages
With 15+ years in the industry, Karen Cincotti, Sr. CSM, is dedicated to fostering strong, positive relationships with our customers and empowering organizations to achieve their goals by maximizing their use of the Funraisin platform.
Anna Harré
Senior Partnerships Manager, Funraisin
Making magic: 10 inspired moments from two million fundraising pages
Anna Harré heads up Funraisin's ANZ sales team, bringing a decade of fundraising industry experience to the role. She offers strategic guidance to help charity partners create engaging campaigns, optimise donor journeys and harness data-driven insights to boost fundraising success.
EXPERIENCE UPLIFT 2026 /
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