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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hannah Alder

Events Fundraising Manager, Arthritis UK

Building a home with stewardship: How Arthritis UK created a hub for their supporters

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Courtney Allen

Fundraising Events Lead, MS Queensland

Every reader counts: Rebuilding MS Readathon for kids, parents and nostalgic adults

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Alexa Dizon

Challenge Events Manager, Combat Stress

March in March: How Combat Stress keeps improving their virtual event year after year

Bio Coming Soon

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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