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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 2d

What if your next fundraising campaign could raise $1 million in just 24 hours—& was driven by a 23-year-old YouTuber?

This workshop, free to attend as part of IFC Online, will reveal how you can turn influencer engagement into a core driver of donor acquisition & income growth 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 16d

#IFC2025 is almost here!

Today, we are delighted to share that our closing keynote will be given by Brave Mhonie, the inspiring changemaker behind Malawi's push for 100% access to electricity by 2030.

Learn more about Brave's vision 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025CK

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 18d

10... 9... 8... We're down to our final few #IFC2025 masterclass spots! When they’re gone, they're gone—are you going to miss out?

There's a reason they sell out every year: the chance to take advantage of an immersive learning experience like this doesn't come around often.

👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 22d

Join us next week to learn about the ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change - and the youth-driven campaign that led to this decisive step towards international accountability.

The keynote is free to join 👉 bit.ly/3VNjjyP

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · 24d

📣 It's here! And this year... It's FREE!!

IFC Online is back for 2025 with a programme of workshops chosen to reflect the diverse needs of fundraisers, campaigners, activists, and changemakers working in very different global contexts.

Dive into the programme 👉 bit.ly/IFCO2025

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tomorrow’s practical two-hour masterclass could be the foundation that gets your organisation funded. It’s not about chasing money, but about leveraging strategic knowledge and building confidence in your application approach.

Find out more about the masterclass and book your spot 👉 bit.ly/475W8GP

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 8

This year's workshops are divided into five tracks covering key aspects of your work:

✊ Revolutionising Fundraising & Funding
🚀 The Power of Communications
🦸🏾‍♀️ Redefining Leadership & Power
🫶 Restructuring for Impact & Inclusion
🦾 Technology for Good

Prices go up TONIGHT! 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 6

Long used by governments and commercial entities, decision science is increasingly being used by nonprofits to effect change for good.

Find out how you can apply it to your fundraising at #IFC2025 in NL this October!

Hurry… early bird ends MONDAY.

Save £100 on your ticket now 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 5

Techniques, innovation, insight, collaboration… whatever it is you’re missing in your social impact work, you’ll find it at #IFC2025.

Learn new ways to:

✊ Mobilise supporters
🌱 Grow income
💌 Reach more people
🧭 Move the needle

Is this an event you want to miss?

Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 2

Tomorrow, Kaz McGrath, brings us back to basics with a groundbreaking interactive session on AI fundamentals for fundraisers & nonprofits introducing key concepts, practical applications, and the ethical considerations of using this new technology.

Secure your last-minute spot now 🏃‍♂️💨 bit.ly/40GWZtK

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Sep 1

Is it time to cancel cancel culture?

We are delighted to announce activist, intellectual, author, & feminist Loretta J Ross for #IFC2025, providing insight into an approach that reframes cancel culture through a lens of respect and radical empathy.

Prices go up next week 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025reg

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 28

This year’s Gala Night theme, Break Through and Bloom, celebrates the quiet strength you draw on every day in your work, the growth that brought you where you are today, & the actions that are shaping who you will become.

Explore #IFC2025 - early bird ends in just over one week! 🧚🏼‍♀️ bit.ly/RAxIFC2025

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 22

We said it would happen... Masterclasses at the International Fundraising Congress are selling out!

You have just over two weeks left to save £100 on your early bird ticket – and be part of an immersive learning experience.

Explore masterclasses – while you still can! 👉 bit.ly/IFC2025MC

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 20

Purpose-led partnerships build stronger connections, lasting collaborations, and better campaigns, but how do you make that initial outreach? And how do you find partners who are aligned with your mission?

Find out at our next corporate partnerships masterclass on 17 September: bit.ly/4fcjixj

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 18

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲?

That's one of the questions we will be attempting to cocreate solutions to in the all-new Big Topic sessions at #IFC2025!

You can explore sessions revealed so far here 👉 bit.ly/4oG5q2B

Or feed into the IFC Manifesto for Change here 👉 bit.ly/45hOckH

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 15

While not something we are sufficiently educated on the specifics of to address, Marlene has spoken publicly of her deep shame of the origins of her family’s wealth & she is giving most of her own away.

If you’d like to hear what she had to say, the session is here & free to access: bit.ly/45ge5js

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 15

The latest edition of The Fix, explores the tensions between power and agency and the role of philanthropy, social investment, and financial tools in balancing these tensions.

Join the conversation 👉 bit.ly/3UBGnAz

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Aug 1

Capitalism. Patriarchy. Racism.

What activist & heiress Marlene Engelhorn calls the Holy Trinity of Property Fetish.

In our most recent keynote, she called out the foundational systems shaping our world & the complicity of philanthropy in maintaining them.

Watch it back free 👉 bit.ly/45ge5js

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 29

Open Discussions at #IFC2025 create an unfiltered, collaborative space to debate hot topics in the sector like how the hell are we going to counter the right wing media ecosystem and what do we need to do to dismantle patriarchal fundraising practices?

👉 bit.ly/IFC2025sessi...

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our recent Leadership Summit contained a crucial reminder: We can't tackle today's problems using yesterday's models. The resource crisis facing our sector isn't just about funding gaps; it’s about power, purpose, and a failure to reimagine how we generate and allocate resources.

🔗 bit.ly/RALP2025

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 24

There's a reason masterclasses at the International Fundraising Congress sell out every year: the opportunity to take advantage of a focused, immersive learning experience like this doesn't come around very often.

Right now, save £100 on your #IFC2025 early bird ticket!

🤿 Dive in: bit.ly/IFC2025MC

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pihcanada.org @pihcanada.org · Jul 24

Following this along! #Taxmenow founder talking about the importance of reducing #wealthinequity and asking hard questions about whether philanthropy resolves wealth inequity, or reinforces the system that causes it.

The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 23

Tomorrow, activist & heiress Marlene Engelhorn will lead our free keynote: a provocative conversation confronting uncomfortable truths at the heart of modern philanthropy.

Join us to reflect on tensions between charity & justice, & the urgent need for new models of accountability 👉 bit.ly/3GMgk5Q

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 23

Tomorrow, activist & heiress Marlene Engelhorn will lead our free keynote: a provocative conversation confronting uncomfortable truths at the heart of modern philanthropy.

Join us to reflect on tensions between charity & justice, & the urgent need for new models of accountability 👉 bit.ly/3GMgk5Q

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 17

Accessing the resources to attend an event like the International Fundraising Congress is an equity issue—and that affects us all.

That's why we created the Emerging Leader programme, which provides access to #IFC2025 at cost: bit.ly/IFC2025ELP

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The Resource Alliance @resourcealliance.bsky.social · Jul 16

What made MSF—an organisation that typically accepts the danger of providing humanitarian services in war zones—call for a ceasefire in Gaza?

Watch back last month’s keynote with Jinane Saad, Director of Communications at MSF Lebanon: bit.ly/4ldp4R3