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Completely Revised and Updated for 2010!

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
Seminars run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with lunch and refreshments included.

MORNING
  • What Donors Want – the essential definition of Donor-Centered Fundraising
  • Donor Attrition – how to bring the #1 problem in fundraising under control
  • Acknowledgement IS Recognition – why a brilliant thank you letter means more to donors than having their names in lights
  • *NEWHow donors’ giving priorities are shifting and what that means for fundraisers
  • *NEWHow to communicate with young, middle-aged and older donors in an age of information overload
  • *NEW How to overcome the confusion about fundraising roles and responsibilities among Board Members, CEOs and professional fundraisers
  • ...and much more
AFTERNOON

*ALL NEW – Let your creativity soar with a full afternoon of original, real-life case studies that will demand innovation, common sense and an open mind. We’ll cover subjects such as…
  • We Have to Have the Money Now! – How to help leadership volunteers make more strategic decisions about fundraising
  • We Have to Have the Money Unrestricted – How to offer compelling evidence to turn decision-makers around on this troubling issue
  • I’m a Person, Not a File Number – How to recognize donors who are signaling their interest…before you lose them altogether
  • You Expect Me to Do What? – How to mobilize CEOs, Board Members and Fundraisers into a winning leadership team that raises more money faster
  • The Best Boss Ever – How to get the very best performance out of your fundraising team


“After 10 years in fundraising,... this is the most important information that I’ve heard.”

Dave Clause | VP Hardeman University, Freed-Hardeman University

“Penelope's approach to enabling philanthropy should be made into a vaccine. The health benefits to the sector would be immediate and obvious.”

John Webster Hochstadt | Editor, Gift Planning in Canada

“An eye-opening, mind-expanding, skills-developing approach to raising much more money; an amazing worthwhile experience. Don’t miss this opportunity.”

Marion Ringe | Corporate and Foundations Relations, Wayne State University


2010 DATES

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TORONTO, ON
October 6

CHICAGO, IL
October 7

WASHINGTON, DC
October 14

BOSTON, MA
October 15

SEATTLE, WA

October 22


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Full participation in Donor-Centered Fundraising - Now More Than Ever is applicable for 6.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

 

 
 


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