Britain's largest one-day conference for third sector leaders is called Raising Funds from the Rich.  Attended by 1,200 people last year, the conference is attended by some of Britain’s most generous charity donors, and leading experts on how to secure major donors - the fastest growing source of charity funding in the UK. One of this year’s key speakers was Genesis Founder and Chairman, John Studzinski. Here is the transcript of the presentation by John Studzinski to Raising funds from the Rich conference for charity leaders, organised by fundraising consultants, Action Planning, and the Association of chief executives of Voluntary Organisations and held at Central Hall, Westminster, London on 8 October 2008.

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AT THE Chelsea Flower Show on Monday night, John Studzinski bought The Secret Life of Trees. While other City highrollers networked furiously, Studzinski slipped away and browsed the book stall. "I love dogs and I love trees. Not because dogs pee on trees. I love them both separately."

Elyse Dodgson has been running the International Playwrights programme at the Royal Court Theatre since its inception. Nearly ten years ago, Genesis Foundation founder, John Studzinski, began supporting this project that has become one of the cornerstones of London theatre. With the tenth anniversary of this partnership coming up in 2007, Elyse talked to the Genesis Foundation about her work and about this especially exciting year at the Royal Court.