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Setting Up and Running Charity Shops book

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Setting Up and Running Charity Shops - an Essential Guide by John Tough - promotional prices for 2013.

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Help us collate evidence for the police on bogus collections and theft of collection sacks.

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All you need to know to ensure you benefit charities, not commercial set-ups.

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Charity Retail Conference

Talking Tactics: Developing your strategy

1-2 July 2013, Keele Conference Park, Staffordshire

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ONLINE BOOKING

The Charity Retail Conference 2013 promises to be another fantastic networking, learning and business opportunity, and is expected to SELL OUT quickly. Please book as soon as you can to guarantee your place and take a look at the Conference Notices for important information on booking and the programme.*

Talking Tactics is this year's theme, which has an exciting and challenging programme geared towards helping you develop your strategy. This two-day Conference provides time out to reflect and devise some genuinely creative ideas that will keep your shops as vibrant and successful as they have ever been.

Fantastic plenary speakers

We welcome Katharine Kirk, Primark's Director of Ethical Trade, Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis MP and Campbell Robb, the Chief Executive of Shelter.

Tailored focus sessions

This year we have introduced focus session streaming, to make it easier to choose from the array of sessions on offer. Whatever your level and specialism, we have interactive sessions to suit your development needs!
Consult the brochure for the full list of sessions, which include:

Volunteer led of paid managers? The arguments (A4)
Which Gift Aid provider? (B7)
Charity Tax Group session (C7)
Fundraising across the divide: why work with other income generators? (D5)

Awards

Stu Goldsmith On Monday night, delegates can relax and celebrate all that is wonderful and uplifting about working in charity retail at our Awards gala dinner, hosted by award-winning comedian Stu Goldsmith. Don't forget to enter for an award yourself. Closing date for Awards entries is Friday 17 May.

Download the Awards entry form

Bursaries: Deadline 10 May

Fantastic opportunity for newer members with 5 shops or fewer
10 half price places are available through our bursaries for operations with 5 shops and fewer. A fantastic opportunity to obtain a part-funded place at an event you may not usually have the chance of attending. T&Cs apply.

Download the Bursary entry form

Contact Paula Melville for further information on 020 7697 4080 or paula@charityretail.org.uk

* Cancellation charges apply. Please refer to your conference fee invoice.

** Please note that the Leaders’ Masterclasses (sessions A1, B1, C1 and D1) are for Heads of Retail and Senior Managers within larger retail chains only. Due to the popularity of these sessions, we cannot allocate spaces at this time. If you have selected any of these sessions, please ensure you have also indicated second choices.