Taking place on Wednesday 12 February 2025 at Leeds Marriot Hotel, get ready for a day packed with tips, strategies, and networking opportunities to elevate your fundraising career and make a bigger impact!
We are thrilled to announce that the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Yorkshire will be hosting its first conference since before the Covid-19 pandemic!
Join us for the 2025 Yorkshire Fundraising Conference on 12 February at the Leeds Marriott. This full-day event will offer you an exciting opportunity to engage with industry leaders, gain valuable insights, and enhance your fundraising expertise. With inspiring speakers, practical workshops, and networking opportunities, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals and elevate your fundraising strategies.
This year, the conference will feature three key tracks:
- Income Generation and Support
- Strategy, Leadership, and Innovation
- Personal Development and Wellbeing
We are putting together an engaging and lively programme for the day, the full agenda is to follow but to help you plan your day and travel, we've included the schedule with timings.
We are now actively looking for content and speakers for the event, so if you’ve got something interesting to share and would like to speak at the conference, then we want to hear from you!
Our sponsors and partners are vital in helping us to share the best insights in the sector and create a community of fundraisers in Yorkshire. If you would like to get in touch with us about sponsoring the conference, please email yorkshire@ciof.org.uk
We are delighted to announce that we will also be hosting the 2025 Chartered Institute Yorkshire Fundraising Awards!
These awards celebrate and recognise the outstanding contributions of fundraisers from across the region and will be presented at the end of the Yorkshire Conference in February.
Categories will include:
- Fundraiser of the Year
- Fundraising Newcomer
- Fundraising Campaign of the Year
- Fundraising Leader of the Year
- Fundraising Team of the Year
Stay tuned for updates on when nominations will be open!
As part of the commitment to supporting fundraisers, the Yorkshire group will be offering bursaries, including travel expenses, for professionals working in the charity fundraising sector in Yorkshire to attend the conference on Wednesday 12 February 2025.
Bursary applications for our 2025 conference are now closed.