Charity Retail Conference
The only event specifically for the charity retail sector
Charity Retail Conference, Exhibition and Awards 2012
Date: Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 July 2012
Location: Keele Conference Park, Keele University, Staffordshire
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About the Conference and how to book
Booking is now open for the 2012 Charity Retail Conference. Our Charity Members receive priority booking until 20 April, so BOOK NOW to guarantee your place. This year’s theme is Making the Difference, designed to recognise the sector’s successes and to look at new and better ways of doing things. This Conference brings together those who work in charity retail for two days of networking and learning in an informal environment.
Mike Barry of Marks & Spencer will speak on how charity shops can benefit from partnerships. Other speakers include: Dr Avril Maddrell, University of the West of England; Jayne Cartwright, YMCA and Paul Farmer, Mind.
This year’s programme has a wide range of sessions to choose from, including:
Opportunities for success in a changing sector
Can you teach seasoned staff and volunteers new tricks?
Standing out on the High Street
The future of Charity Retail Today
Social Media and Charity Retail
Our Conference also allows delegates to meet potential commercial suppliers at our Exhibition, featuring 50 leading companies. In the evening, delegates can network in a relaxed setting at our drinks reception and Awards Dinner.
>> Book here (before 20 April is Charity Members' priority booking)
For more information contact Paula at paula@charityretail.org.uk or call 020 7255 4470.
Patrick Monahan to present Charity Retail Awards!
This year’s after-dinner speaker will be comedian Patrick Monahan, who will also be presenting the Awards. Pat was best known to comedy audiences around the world for his long-running shows and puppyish charm, and to viewers of the ‘Show Me The Funny’ ITV series, as the competition winner in 2011.
Following his sterling turn on BBC’s ‘Let’s Dance For Sport Relief’, millions also know him as a Rihanna impersonator, he having donned a red wig and cropped shorts to dance to her ‘Only Girl In The World’.
Sadly, Pat did not make it through to the final. Though he did help raise thousands for Sport Relief. So that is well worth the tights.
Conference Bursary Places - 10 available
To help support smaller retailers, the Charity Retail Association and Choice Textile Ltd are offering 10 bursary places to those from charities or hospices with 5 shops or fewer. Each bursary will cover the following:
- Half the fees of a residential Charity Member. Winners are required to pay £162.50 towards their place*
- All meals and refreshments
- Attendance at the Drinks Reception and Awards Dinner
- Overnight Accommodation
* Full members’ rate is £325, full non-member rate is £495.
To ensure our Conference is relevant and valuable to all our charity delegates we offer a number of focus sessions aimed specifically at smaller charities and hospices.
Download the Conference Bursary application
Charity Retail Awards 2012 - accepting applications now!
Don’t miss your opportunity to enter the Charity Retail Awards. Previous years’ winners said it was a great way of showing staff and volunteers how valuable their work is. This is what Dawn Charlesworth, Retail and Fundraising Manager at Barnsley Hospice said about their Barnsley town centre team’s Shop Team of the Year win last year:
“We found winning the award really valuable. It helped to raise our profile in the local community and to reward the retail team. It was a great boost for everyone who had worked so hard.”
Download the Awards brochure and entry form
This document contains details about the criteria, deadlines, submission information etc. The closing date is Friday 18 May. Start taking photos for the WOW! Factor Awards and think about the other awards your shops could enter.
Entry Tips:
- Make specific reference to the criteria given in the Award leaflet.
- Spend some time writing your entry.
- Make sure your entry is within the word limit, otherwise the application won’t be considered
The awards are externally judged and all the entries are anonymised before they are sent to the judges. The awards are open to all charity retailers, whether or not they are members of the Association. For more information please contact Cristina cristina@charityretail.org.uk
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Conference 2011: Unlocking Potential with a Winning Strategy
Planning for a successful future in charity retailing
Date: Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 July 2011
Location: Keele Conference Park, Keele University, Staffordshire
These images can be seen on our Flickr page. If you would like any high-res copies please get in touch.
The Association would like to thank David from JeuxD images who provided some great Conference photography.