N3O Academy 2026

Why Attend?

Because sharper systems and stronger practice mean more impact for the people you serve.

By attending N3O Academy 2026, your organisation will:

• Learn proven fundraising strategy alongside practical, technical application.
• Build internal capability across CRM, website and data systems.
• Walk away with frameworks you can apply immediately, not just theory.
• Connect with N3O's own team and other charities doing this work at scale.

Together, we're helping the sector do more good, with less effort.

Workshop Details

Day One : Growing and Nurturing Your Supporter Community
Day one focuses on practical ways to help your charity raise more and deepen supporter relationships. Sessions cover the new donation and crowdfunding widgets, and why first-party data is becoming the foundation of successful fundraising. You'll also get hands-on training in setting up attribution and analytics for paid advertising, alongside website optimisation techniques, a roadmap to a 10:1 ROI through an internal call centre, and best practice in communications automation and donor retention.

Day Two : Building a Smarter, More Effective Charity
Day two moves behind the scenes. You'll see how to automate the full sponsorship journey from sign-up through renewals and reporting, including a collaborative workshop on the best ideas, plus a deep dive into data management and analysis. The day also covers maximising Gift Aid claims, internal analytics, and how AI is shaping N3O's development roadmap, with practical examples of how better reporting and smarter processes help teams work more efficiently.

Workshop Themes(to be confirmed)

• £10m+ Fundraising Journeys: The widget ecosystem for donations, crowdfunding and data-driven fundraising.
• Launching an Internal Call Centre: A practical roadmap to achieving a 10:1 ROI.
• Automating Orphan Sponsorship: Delivering trust and accuracy at scale.
• Beyond Google Analytics: Setting up an attribution and analytics framework in Engage.
• The Donor LTV Playbook: Maximising retention through data quality and communications.
• The N3O AI Roadmap:; How we're using AI to support planning and development.
• The Water Well Conundrum: Creating hundreds of happy donors, from donation to delivery.
• Mastering Your N3O Website: 11 best-practice, development and optimisation techniques.
• ...and more themes to be announced.

Who Should Attend?

N3O Academy is designed for charity leads, fundraisers, marketing teams, operations staff, and anyone responsible for improving supporter engagement, fundraising, or organisational performance. Whether you're an existing Engage user or simply keen to learn from sector best practice, there's something here for everyone.

Programme Details

N3O Academy 2026 takes place on 15th–16th September at St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ, with parking available on-site.

Your ticket includes refreshments on arrival, tea and coffee throughout the day, lunch, networking with fellow charity professionals, and access to all sessions, demonstrations and workshop materials.

Pricing is as follows:

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To keep things clear:

• The Academy runs over 2 days, intensive format
• Content is pitched at both conceptual and technical/practical levels.
• Spaces are limited to keep sessions interactive, so early registration is recommended.

Reserve Your Org's Place at N3O Academy 2026 below.

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