The 2012 National Fundraising Conference will take place on March 21st at the Convention Centre,...

Staff
Director
Mary O' Kennedy, BA in English and Spanish UCD, Dip in legal studies, Kings Inns.
Mary is actively involved in the continued growth and development of fundraising both in Ireland and overseas and is a Board Member of EU Consult, the European Association of Consultants to the Non-For-Profit Sector. Most recently Mary was appointed as the Irish Ambassador for the IFC, International Fundraising Congress, the world's leading education and training conference on fundraising worldwide. She is also a founding member and Chairperson of Fundraising Ireland www.fundraisingireland.ie and a regular speaker at various conference and events focused on the Irish charity sector and fundraising.
Senior Consultant (O’Kennedy Consulting UK)
Nicola Scott BA in French, Literature and History, University of Reading

Nicola had 11 years experience in project management and customer service focused roles including a senior management role in Marks and Spencers before she began working in the not-for-profit
sector as Head of Operations for Fighting Blindness Ireland in 2005.
Gaining on this experience from both commercial and not-for-profit roles she moved into consultancy in 2007 to deliver professional advice and diverse management expertise to organisations
and companies alike. Based in London, Nicola works as part of the O' Kennedy Consulting team focusing on long-term projects in Ireland and the UK with both the not-for profit and corporate sectors
Jim O’Malley, Corporate Consultant
Jim has extensive expertise in developing high-level corporate partnership for not-for-profits having previously held the role of Head of Corporate Partnerships at the Irish Cancer Society. He successfully brought Dell, ESSO, Tesco, VHI Healthcare and Ulster Bank on board as key partners for the Irish Cancer Society. Jim works with O’Kennedy Consulting to research, establish and develop corporate partnerships for our charity clients.
