Charity Retail Conference 2018 - Charity Retail Association

The Charity Retail Conference 2018 will be held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham between 24-26 June. Our annual flagship event brings together delegates from all over the United Kingdom to share ideas, network with their peers, plus hear a fantastic selection of speakers.

On Monday 25 June 2018, delegates will relax and celebrate working in charity retail at the Charity Retail Awards 2018 , sponsored by Nisyst and hosted by comedian Stuart Goldsmith at the Colwick Hall Hotel. This is a fantastic networking, learning and business opportunity.

How to purchase

Our members can purchase tickets by visiting the following link: http://delegates.eventprouk.com/login.php?msg=Logged+Out&

The primary contact we have for each charity will already have received details of how to log-in and purchase delegate tickets. If you need more information or would like access details, please contact our Events Manager, Alex Angelakis, via email at alex@charityretail.org.uk.

Download our Step by step Conference booking guide (pdf format) to help you through the booking process.

Event admission prices

Conference, Exhibition and Awards (Monday accommodation only)

Member residential ticket: £399 plus VAT
Member non-residential ticket: £351 plus VAT
Non-member residential ticket: £699 plus VAT
Non-member non-residential ticket: £651 plus VAT

Sunday night accommodation:

Sunday night accommodation tickets
Sunday Bed and Breakfast, Student Halls: £49.50 plus VAT
Sunday Bed and Breakfast, Orchard Hotel: £75 plus VAT

Monday night accommodation upgrade

Orchard Hotel, single occupancy: £25.50 plus VAT
Orchard Hotel, sharing a twin room: £35.50 plus VAT per room (£17.75 per person)
Jubilee Conference Centre, single occupancy: £16 plus VAT

Bursary Places

This year, the Charity Retail Association and Kudos Software are offering ten bursaries to those from charities or hospices with five shops or fewer that need financial assistance. Each bursary will cover the following:

Half the fees for a residential delegate including session attendance. Bursary winners from Charity Retail Association membership are required to pay £199 + VAT towards their place
All meals and refreshments
Attendance at the Drinks Reception & Awards Dinner
Overnight standard accommodation in Halls of Residence

If you are interested in attending our Charity Retail Conference and would like to apply for a bursary place, please read the main selection criteria below.

Bursaries are available to those who work in charity retail
Your charity must run five or fewer charity shops
This is the first year you are attending the conference
Only one delegate per charity may apply
Both Charity Retail Association members and non-members may apply

Please download the Bursary Application Form below and send to Alex Angelakis, Events Officer alex@charityretail.org.uk to apply.

For the full terms and conditions, please download our Conference Bursary Guide.

Conference brochure

Download the Conference brochure here (pdf format – 3.4mb)

Sunday Symposium

Included in the cost of the ticket will be free food and drink accompanying extra networking and discussion on Sunday 24 June from 7pm – 9.30pm.*

This year the Symposium is sponsored by Charity Fleetcare who, working with Gone for Good, have been developing the technology platform to create “The Perfect Donor Journey”.