Fundraising in a changing world is the focus of this year's National Association of Hospice Fundraisers conference.

The annual gathering takes place at Leeds' Marriott Hotel from Friday, March 19, to Sunday, March 21 – and donorflex will be there in the shape of NAHF regulars Jo Davies and Steve Mason.

St Gemma's Hospice chief executive Bill Kilgallon opens the conference after lunch next Friday, with Think Consulting's Tony Elischer – an inspiring speaker at the 2007 donorflex user conference – providing the main focus of the afternoon session.

Flat caps are optional for a "reet good Yorkshire night" that evening, while dress code will be a little more formal for the gala dinner on the Saturday.

Future Challenges for Hospices is the title of Martyn Callaghan's opening address on the final day, and the conference theme is picked up again in Mark Butcher's concluding session.

"The conference is one of the dates in the year that Jo and I look forward to most," says Steve Mason. "It's always a great opportunity for us, as client development consultants, to keep up to speed with the issues and the ideas that are important to donorflex users."