Oh no! FOMO in slo-mo! Day 2 at IFC2017

“It’s going on right now and I’m missing it!” cries Homer in the cute gif shared by Joe Jenkins, who sadly wasn’t able to attend the International Fundraising Congress (IFC) this year. Suffering from major #FOMO #IFC2017 as first year in ages I've not attended - hoping I can still be part of the conversation online pic.twitter.com/nqVpXVvTeA — Joe Jenkins (@MrJoeJenkins) October 17, 2017 Well, it may not be any consolation, Joe, but I felt the feeling of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) even more acutely as an attending delegate at IFC. There’s just so much going on, so many high-quality sessions, you can’t possibly attend them all. Decisions, decisions. Do I go for known quantities, who I know are going to be good, but I can see pretty easily in my own country, or do I take a punt on something new, which may not be appropriate, but could be fantastic? How do I ensure I don’t get overwhelmed by the burden of choice? In the end, I went for a bit of both. And here’s my first report of some of the many things I learned from their workshops. After the masterclass, my first workshop was a presentation about presenting – meta, man – given by Jen Love and Beate Sørum. This was superb, and not just because the lunch was also good. When presenting, find a friendly face to support you, a hostile person to win over, and give the whole room your attention.#ifc2017 pic.twitter.com/8qxDdeHlnn — Richard Sved (@richardsved) October 18, 2017