Keynote Addresses

The majority of the presentations below are available as keynote, or half-day to full-day programs.

Most Popular Speaking Topics

* These are the most-often requested topics by Conference organizers and
not-for-profits

* Where Donors and Philanthropy Are Headed This Year
…highlights from The 2011 Cygnus Donor Survey

* Donor-Centered Fundraising
…how to raise more money by following donors’ advice

* Communication Is the Ask
…how to get your donors’ attention in a world of information overload

* Donor-Centered Leadership
…how to build a high performance fundraising team

We Have to Have the Money Now!
…how charities can raise more money by the deadline by forgetting that there is one

The Donor-Centered Board
…how any board can become a fundraising powerhouse

Down the Up Staircase
…how fundraising may be taking donors in the wrong direction

Philanthropy Under 35
…what fundraisers can learn from their youngest donors

Food and Shelter Are Not Enough
…the case for fundraising for the arts

Compliant No More
…how senior philanthropists are getting wired and giving differently

Could Philanthropy Survive Without Religion?
...how religious conviction is shaping the fundraising future for all not-for-profits

Advancing Advancement
…why Deans have the power to unleash higher education philanthropy at a whole new level

OTHER SPEAKING TOPICS
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