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
We are delighted to announce the date of our 2012 Charity Retail Conference, Exhibition and Awards. This sell-out, residential conference, allows delegates to learn and share ideas in practical focus sessions, be inspired by leading speakers and meet suppliers at our Exhibition. In the evening, delegates can network in a relaxed setting at our drinks reception, dinner and Awards ceremony.
This year's Awards will be presented on Monday 2 July by Patrick Monahan, a comedian who recently won the ITV stand-up comedy contest Show Me The Funny, and is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Booking opens in April, but you can get involved now by taking part in our Annual Awards 2012! These are the ONLY awards made specifically for charity retailing and they aim to recognise, celebrate and motivate charity retail performance. The Awards entry brochure will be sent to members at the beginning of March but we wanted to encourage you to start thinking about it, and get your regional and shop managers involved at an early stage.
Take part in the Annual Awards 2012! As in previous years, the awards will include:
- Shop Team of the Year
- Retail Staff Member of the Year
- Volunteer of the year
- Young Volunteer of the Year
- Green Initiative Award
- Innovation in Charity Retailing Award
- Most Valuable Item donated
- Most Unusual Item donated
- Most Supportive Supplier to the Sector
- WOW! Factor Awards (best shop window and best interior)
What you can do now...
Get your shop teams ready to take photos of those GREAT WINDOW DISPLAYS and LOVELY INTERIORS, or BIZARRE DONATIONS. We have seen some very interesting press releases about unusual donations this year.
Get them to think about a YOUNG PERSON that is GOING THE EXTRA MILE to help you raise funds for your cause.
Think about a SHOP TEAM that has been AMAZING through these difficult times and deserves to be rewarded.
Please do not hesitate to contact Cristina if you would like more information about entering the Awards at cristina@charityretail.org.uk or call 020 7255 4471.
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
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This sell-out event brought together those who work in charity retail for two days of learning and networking in an informal environment. The programme, driven by feedback from the 2010 Conference, concentrated on looking at practical ways you can drive your shops profitability as well as offering sessions on many of the legal and regulatory matters which concern charity retailers.
Feedback from charity retailers is very important to our Conference planning, if you would like to be involved in planning the 2012 Charity Retail Conference please email mail@charityretail.org.uk.
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- Profit, profit and profit and a lot of fun too…
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Profit, profit and profit and a lot of fun too
Arthur Smith, BBC radio comedian and Grumpy Old Man hosted the Awards Night Dinner and enjoyed another riotous evening. The final plenary on Tuesday afternoon was followed by Josie Long's look at charity shops from an enthusiastic buyer's perspective which was very much enjoyed by all. Josie has featured on TV shows such as 'Skins' and '8 Out of 10 Cats', and was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award at last year’'s Festival.
The programme concentrated on looking at practical ways for charities to drive their shops profitability as well as offering sessions on many of the legal and regulatory matters which concern charity retailers.
Problems with obtaining enough good quality, saleable stock, have been affecting many of our members, the Tuesday morning plenary session presented by Paul Burke of Acona set out the findings of a major initiative undertaken by the Association to establish how best to tackle this. The plenary was followed by a practical session on dealing with the implementation of the findings.
- Charity Retail Awards 2011
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These are the only awards specifically for charity retailing which aim to recognise, celebrate and motivate charity retail performance. Congratulations to all our Award winners.The Awards were presented on Monday 4 July at our Awards Dinner by Arthur Smith a comedian, broadcaster and playwright, who you may recognise from the television series 'Grumpy Old Men' or the BBC Radio Four programmes 'Excess Baggage' and 'Loose Ends'. Details of all the winners and photos of the evening will be available soon.
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- Exhibition 2011
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The Exhibition provides a wide variety of products and services for charity retailers. This year we have over 40 companies exhibiting, ranging from jewellers to waste management companies.
"The best place to see all your charity retail customers and have an opportunity to talk in a relaxed atmosphere."
Aspects Shop Supplies Ltd, 2011 Platinum Member"95% of charity delegates felt the selection of exhibitors was good or excellent."
Conference feedback 2011If you would like to exhibit at next year's Charity Retail Conference, please call 020 7255 4470.
- 2011 Bursary Places
To help support smaller charity retailers, the Charity Retail Association and Choice Textile are offered 10 bursary places to those from smaller charities or hospices, with 5 shops or fewer that needed financial assistance.
The 2011 Bursary winners are:
- Jane Bain, Asperser East Anglia
- Susan Wright, Blythe House Hospice
- Jane Russell, Children in Distress
- Karen Thomson, Crossroads Caring for Carers
- Sophie Chill, Dove Cottage Day Hospice
- Kim Challinor, High town Praetorian and Churches
- Hazel Brown, Local Solutions
- Andy Mariner, NOAH Enterprise
- Cathryn McNaughton, Vana Trust
- Gill Perkins, Wandsworth Oasis Trading Co Ltd
- Charity Retail Conference Brochure
- Conference 2011 speaker presentations to download
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Presentations from the Charity Retail Conference 2011 are now available to download from the Members' Area.
>> View the presentations to download here (user name and password required)
