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Richard Gott: Richard is the Founder of the MemberWise Network; a thriving online good practice and supplier network that represents over 360 professional membership organisations and associations. Richard has carried out varied management roles within high-profile membership organisations including the British Dental Association (BDA) and the College of Optometrists, and is a well-known speaker on the national conference speaker circuit. Richard continues to work as a membership project manager and is an active Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) Steering Group member and IRIS User Group Member. |
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Sean Greentree: Sean is Marketing Manager at netXtra, a website design, development and hosting company specialising in online solutions for membership and not-for-profit organisations. Sean’s wealth of marcoms experience within the commercial, B2B and not-for-profit sectors, and his insightful best practice articles and newsletters for netXtra, has made him a respected advisor and commentator for online and offline marketing communications. |
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Steven Grieve: As the former Director of Membership Services of The British Diabetic Association (now Diabetes UK), Steven was directly responsible for growing the organisation’s membership from around 130,000 in 1993 to over 180,000 by 1997.
This growth was achieved by undertaking a major review of business practice, outsourcing key elements of the work to external suppliers and introducing a number of new initiatives for membership recruitment and retention.
Since forming Membership Plus Limited in 2002, Steven has developed a very successful business using a strategic approach to membership whilst providing print, mailing and project management services to his clients. |
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Jane Hellings: Jane has 25 years experience in the not for profit sector: 12 years leading small cultural sector charities and 13 as a consultant. She specialises in capital project development, fundraising, business planning, and change management. Jane has wide experience of third sector governance and management structures. |
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Geoff Howard: Geoff joined Craigmyle in 1989 and became a director in 1991. He originally trained as a teacher and taught in London, before joining the Theatre Royal, Winchester, as Appeal Director and General Manager and then becoming Campaign Project Co-ordinator at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. At Craigmyle he has worked with a wide range of schools in the UK and overseas, as well as hospices, medical charities, churches and arts organisations. He is a member of the Institute of Fundraising and a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE). |
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Peter Jackson: Peter has been involved in web technologies since 1997 and will be using this extended seminar to explore the meaning of online presence. Peter is Operations Director at e-mango Ltd an award-winning online solutions provider which is very active in the membership and professional association sector. Before joining e-mango in 2004, Peter lead the development of online systems for several UK Plc’s in the aviation, oil and defence sectors. Peter delivers presentations several times throughout the year on web technologies and web solutions, during the past year at the CBI and Excel conference centre. |
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Jerome Josephraj: Jerome is a Director at Bind Technology. He has more than 15 years of experience in rolling out complex software projects for investment banks, large corporates and SMEs |
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Susie Kay: Susie is founder of The Professionalism Group, has worked with professional associations for many years. She has developed standards and strategies both in the UK and overseas and worked with a wide range of organisational structures and stakeholder groups. She is passionate about enhancing professionalism in all sectors of the economy. |
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Kevin Kibble: Kevin is development director at The Supporter Development Team, a fundraising consultancy specialising in donor and supporter relationships. With over 30 years’ experience in communications and marketing, 13 of which have been in fundraising, Kevin is passionate about raising money from individuals. With special strategic interests in donor motivations, online and new media, tribute, in memoriam and legacies, Kevin is a regular presenter at conferences where individual giving is an important element. Kevin is also an executive coach and mentor with team and individual performance his major interests, and also has the misfortune of being a long-standing member of Saracens Rugby Football Club.
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Rayna Kutner: Rayna has been an HR and training practitioner for over 12 years in a variety of sectors including catering, manufacturing and property. She advises and assists clients on issues covering all aspects of employment. In addition to this, she specialises in management training, performance management and immigration issues. |
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Howard Lake: Howard has published UK Fundraising (www.fundraising.co.uk), the online resource and community for professional charity fundraisers, since 1994. It was the world's first web resource for professional fundraisers. He also trains and advises charities on online fundraising, including social media. He's still smitten with Twitter (@howardlake). |
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John Martinez: John has 25 years of experience in software development for the meetings industry and conference management. John comes from a strong PCO background, as past General Manager of Congrex Holland and is the co-founder of Shocklogic. John is a frequent speaker at industry events and has written several papers on project management, abstract management and other meeting related issues. |
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Murray Meeuwis: Murray has more than 25 years of experience in HR management, predominantly in the manufacturing, retail (FMCG) and branded product sectors. He assists clients in a number of diverse areas within HR, including employee and organisational performance, employee and leadership development and all aspects of change management. |
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David Morrey: David is a highly experienced chief internal auditor and head of risk management. He has developed and directed international audit and risk functions in several sectors, including the not for profit sector. He is an acknowledged specialist in risk management delivery having worked closely with boards aiming to take control of their risks. He has also developed detailed operating standards for risk management in many organisations. |
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