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Sandra Nelles works on communication and fundraising at Mamas for Africa, a non-profit organisation that supports African women and girls in their struggle against violence and exploitation. As Mamas for Africa works for a very specific target group, Sandra finds it challenging to also distinguish themselves in their fundraising.

Procurios, partner of the FAB, provides a powerfull softwareplatform to support fundraisers. They want to help organisations build valuable relationships with their donors and show them just how big a difference their donations make. James Ross is digital architect at Procurios Belgium.

FAB has 3 new workshops planned out for September - October 2021.

With legacy fundraising becoming increasingly important for nonprofits globally, a new online platform has launched this month, sharing news, research, blogs and interviews on legacy giving.

Direct Result, partner of the FAB, is one of Europe’s biggest face-to-face marketing agencies. During the past COVID year they were forced to reinvent themselves and make the best of it. Jef Van den Bergh, operations manager Direct Result Belgium, describes how the company has lived through the past year and how they look toward the future.

Elke Saron works as a full-time fundraiser for MS-Liga Vlaanderen. In June 2020, Elke graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Economics. She immediately got the chance to start as a junior fundraiser at MS-Liga Vlaanderen. She strongly believes in creating a supporter base that both creates awareness and offers financial support.

Simone Joyaux, fundraising consultant, author and international speaker passed away on Sunday 2nd of May. She was an activist, a critical thinker and greatly contributed to the fundraising sector worldwide.

At the beginning of February 2021 WoW Community was launched in the Netherlands, an online community of fundraisers eager to learn and exchange experiences.

Béatrice Best is in charge of Communication and Development at the KANAL Foundation, better known under its brand name KANAL-Centre Pompidou. She has over 10 years’ experience in fundraising and has a strong belief that working on ‘real’ partnerships is the future for fundraising in the cultural sector.