Agenda
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ¦ OPENING KEYNOTE: Take it From the Top!
OPENING KEYNOTE: Take it From the Top!
Location: Auditorium
FundRaising Success’ 2011 Fundraiser of the Year, Andrew Bales, chief executive officer at Los Angeles’ Union Rescue Mission, opens the conference with insights gleaned from his 25-year-career and URM’s phenomenally successful Save Hope Gardens campaign that will ring true for fundraising efforts across the board.
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11:30 AM - 12:15 PM ¦ AUDIOCHAT: Mind Your Messaging Mix
AUDIOCHAT: Mind Your Messaging Mix
Location: Auditorium
There are lots of ways to communicate with your donors — too many, it might seem. In this session, Carol Leister, fundraising director at McPherson Associates, chats with Shawn Bakker, associate general secretary at the General Board of Global Ministries and director of The Advance and Development, the designated giving channel of the United Methodist Church, about creating the right fundraising messaging mix to keep your donors engaged.
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12:30 PM - 05:00 PM ¦ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Secrets to Success in the Small Shop
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Secrets to Success in the Small Shop
Location: Auditorium
This hour long On-Demand Session Goes Live at 12:30 on May 19th. You can also watch it at your convenience beginning May 23rd during the 90-day archival period.
Fundraising consultants and coaches Sandy Rees and Pamela Grow brings FS’ Little Shop column to the conference, discussing fundraising strategies for small organizations or development offices.
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12:30 PM - 05:00 PM ¦ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: The New Face of Corporate Giving
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: The New Face of Corporate Giving
Location: Auditorium
This hour long On-Demand Session Goes Live at 12:30 on May 19th. You can also watch it at your convenience beginning May 23rd during the 90-day archival period.
Securing a lucrative corporate sponsorship is no longer as easy as just asking. Today's companies want a mutually beneficial partnership that takes planning and results in rewards for both the nonprofit and the company. This session focuses on how to approach businesses for charitable partnerships and how to keep the love alive once the deal is inked.
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12:30 PM - 05:00 PM ¦ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Xerox Technology & Solutions Session: Direct Marketing Services that Deliver Results
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Xerox Technology & Solutions Session: Direct Marketing Services that Deliver Results
Location: Auditorium
This On-Demand session will become available at 12:30. Watch it at your convenience on May 19th or any time during the 90-day archival period.
Xerox and our Premier Partners, EU Services, Lexinet and Print Three have educational materials to help Not-for-Profit organizations gain results from their marketing campaigns. In addition, there are experts in the booth who can answer your inquiries and Scheduled Chats on various topics such as Web-to-Print, How to Use Your Data to Get Results, Direct Marketing programs using multi-channel communications, and more.
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01:00 PM - 01:45 PM ¦ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Calling on Mobile
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Calling on Mobile
Location: Auditorium
Join fundraising guru Roger Craver and his Donor Trends partner Kevin Schulman as they discuss the latest, greatest strategy to come down the pike — mobile fundraising. What’s new? What’s next? And how can nonprofits make the best use of it? Roger and Kevin have the 4-1-1!
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02:00 PM - 02:30 PM ¦ AUDIOCHAT: Going Over Board
AUDIOCHAT: Going Over Board
Location: Auditorium
Your board is more than just a bunch of pretty faces/names. Or at least it should be. Join a group of actual nonprofit board members, hosted by moderator Dane Grams, as they talk about how to get the very best from your board. Topics will include board members as fundraisers, giving expectations, handling “bad” board members, and more.
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03:00 PM - 03:45 PM ¦ ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: When Disaster Strikes: Handling and Retaining All Those New Donors
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: When Disaster Strikes: Handling and Retaining All Those New Donors
Location: Auditorium
Situations like natural disasters can bring out the best in the giving public. Donors come from all corners to give, sometimes even to the point of overloading and crashing an organization’s giving portal. These Herculean efforts raise tons of money, but they raise questions as well. Join our panel of fundraisers as they discuss best practices for dealing with a large influx of new donors and how to retain them once the immediacy passes.
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04:00 PM - 05:00 PM ¦ CLOSING KEYNOTE: Benchmarking Success for Nonprofits
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Benchmarking Success for Nonprofits
Location: Auditorium
So you think your organization is holding its own when it comes to fundraising. But is it? Compared to what, exactly? MINDset Direct’s Kristin McCurry hosts a panel of outspoken fundraising pros to discuss the various metrics that they find useful and what pulse they keep their fingers on for the organizations they serve. Spend some time with this group and start thinking about what your elevator speech ought to sound like the next time you're on for four floors with your CEO. Our panel will provide a lively, thought-provoking end to the day’s events!
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Brian Cowart
(Keynote Speaker)
Senior Vice President of National Direct Marketing
ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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