The workshop delivered by Holly Ball presented the interesting findings of recent quantitative/qualitative research on the profile of the contemporary Catholic Donor and provided the basis for a fruitful discussion on implications for successful fundraising strategies and targeted communication with (potential) donors.   

Contributions in the following session highlighted different aspects related to "NGO-Corporate Relations" such as a recent evaluation published by Secours Catholique, examples of successes and pitfalls presented by a CORDAID representative, and the Microsoft experience in running Community Affairs programmes.

Stephen Pidgeon looked at "Stewardship" as the very best way to create relationship with supporters. According to the guest speaker good stewardship builds lifetime value and leads to legacies. It is also deeply satisfying for fundraisers as it is at the heart of everything a fundraiser tries to do.

In line with previous Annual Meetings where initial ideas were collected, Caritas Europa has been pursuing preparation for a Caritas campaign on the occasion of the EY 2010. Elements of this campaign were presented to participants during a joint session with attendees of the briefing seminar for contact persons for the EY 2010.