“I will never apologise for who I am and where I came from” – #IWITOT 2021 write-up

As ever, the I Wish I'd Thought Of That (Europe & UK edition) event which took place recently was excellent. It's a session with a difference because fundraisers aren't pointing at their own achievements, but instead presenting on fundraising ideas, events or concepts that they wish they'd thought of. All my session notes are below. I think I captured pretty much everyone, albeit in note form! Here's Joe Burnett and @Megan640 introducing this year's #IWITOT the excellent event at which fundraisers talk about fundraising campaigns they wish they'd thought of. I'll live tweet here in this thread, hopefully! 1st up #IWITOT is @daniglez on Top Manta, a clothing line created by an association of African street vendors in Barcelona."It's not just about doing it, it's about doing it right""Not just solidarity but a really cool brand."Tying together awareness, fundraising & impact. "I don't usually dress like this, but I want to set the scene."Now at #IWITOT it's awesome @NikkiFundraiser on The Great British Campout for @NHSCharities."It allowed us to stop focusing on the scary stuff, if only for a little bit."Easy to participate and to donate. Shareable and inclusive. But @NHSCharities staff didn't create this. It was created for the people by the people.Amazing fundraising idea raised over £200k! A life saving sum raised & created a community.Stop pushing ideas from top down! Look at ideas like Ian's. "I want