Online Events:

Fundraising and Social Networking: Making It All Work

October 28th  Online Webinar   1:00 pm ET/ 12:00 pm CT/ 10:00 am PT

with Ted Hart, ACFRE,   CEO, Hart Philanthropic Services

Use of the Internet for fundraising and communications is an important tool for non-profits. Yet, ever changing and complex technologies can present challenges to nonprofits with sparse resources that still want to capitalize on Internet strategies that work. This session with speaker Ted Hart, CFRE, will teach your organization how to succeed with online fundraising and social networking. Content is based on the six books Hart has written on this topic, with special focus from his latest book, Internet Management for Nonprofits.                              

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Asking Your Colleagues to Give: A Successful Employee Campaign

September 23rd      Online Webinar     1:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 pm CDT/ 10:00 am PDT

with Sarah Fawcett-Lee, CFRE, Sr. Director of Development, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore

The most successful employee giving effort was an integral part of its ongoing capital campaign for a new 259-bed hospital. Using this employee campaign as a case study, Sarah Fawcett-Lee will demonstrate how classic fundraising techniques were used with impressive results. She will provide a step-by-step description of the Mercy campaign and practical tips on using tried-and-true methods to encourage colleagues to give generously.

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Recent Events:

The ASK: Making the Million Dollar Solicitation

August 5th     Online Webinar     1:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 pm CDT/ 10:00 am PDT

with Laura Fredricks, JD,  Principal, Laura Fredricks, LLC  NY     

We all need to raise money, but how you make ‘The Ask’ determines the difference between getting “some money” and “the real money.” This session will focus on the million-dollar solicitation. The session will address participant’s personal relationship with money and the fear of rejection that they may feel when asking for a gift. Participants will be shown how to prepare and what to do before, during, and after they ask for money.

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Using Best Practices in Marketing and Business to Improve Your Annual Giving

Program

July 15th     Online Webinar     1:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 pm CDT/ 10:00 am PDT

with Chris Kasavich, MBA, CFRE, of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Annual Giving programs usually work on a shoestring budget and minimal staff, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t emulate what publicly traded companies are doing to build their customer base in a difficult economy.  The lessons are the same, even if the dollars are a different order of magnitude. Our speaker, Chris Kasavich, will discuss several business examples and show what we can learn from for-profit marketing and business successes (and failures!).

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Special Events: Why Now More than Ever?
June 10th  Online Webinar 1:30 pm ET/ 12:30 pm CT/ 10:30 am PT

with Jan New, VP Development; Sara Cameron, Manager of Annual Giving; and Sue Hardy, Manager of Leadership Giving, St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation, London, Ontario, CA

You know the challenges inherent in Special Events; they can be voracious consumers of resources- both time and money. Many organizations question the role of events; some, during challenging times, have chosen to reduce or eliminate their programs. This webinar will provide one Foundation’s strategic use of events to change perceptions and attitudes; along with processes and development activities.

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Campaign Lessons: Crafting the Perfect Campaign Recipe

May 26th  Online Webinar 12:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am CT

with Joseph Calger, most recently Senior Director of Development Administration with Cleveland Clinic and Campaign Manager for Today's Innovations ->Tomorrow's Healthcare, the comprehensive campaign to raise $1.25 billion.

While campaigns have been a dependable dish for many years, we're

still looking for the ideal blend of ingredients and timing to create the

perfect dish to satisfy both our institutions and our donors. This webinar will examine ways to adjust the basic recipe to create an award-winning and successful campaign for your institution.

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