Welcome
and Keynote

Keynote
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Breakout
Sessions

Escaping the Pitfalls of Annual Fundraising - There is a better way!
Tom MacAdam, Senior Consultant
Evangeline Pattison, Consultant
Are your organization’s fundraising results dependent on a series of events and mass appeals throughout the year - creating donor, staff, and volunteer fatigue? Are your field staff chronically under-funded, without a sustainable plan for raising support? There is a better way! Learn a more strategic and relational approach to raising the funds that are critical to fulfilling your mission.
For Board Members Only! -- Essentials of A Successful Fundraising Program
Ted Rodgers, Executive Consultant
Jay Barber, Executive Consultant
Join Jay Barber, Senior Consultant, Murdock Fellow & President Emeritus of Warner-Pacific University, and Ted Rodgers, Executive Consultant, to gain the insights you need as a board member to understand, guide and help lead your ministry's fundraising program.Topics will include: The importance of the case for support; strategy distinctive of annual fund and campaigns; the leadership of the CEO/President; the role of the Chief Development Officer; and, the important ways you as a board member can contribute to the fundraising success of your ministry.
How to Cultivate Donors in a Virtual World
Ame Eldredge, Senior Consultant
Chad Borgestad, Consultant
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all nonprofits, including how they develop and nurture relationships with their key supporters. What do you do when you can’t invite a donor to visit for an event or a tour? When you can’t meet with them in person? The key is still relationships, and we’ll consider several approaches and lots of ideas for being relational when being together in person is not possible.
How to Convert New Donors to Major Donors
Tom MacAdam, Senior Consultant
Brian Robinson, Research Analyst
Every year, your database grows with the addition of new donors and prospects. Some of those first-time donors have the potential to become significant financial partners to your organization! Learn some great techniques to understand their giving potential, and strategies for cultivating relationships with new donors in a way that transforms them into significant supporters of your mission.