TITLE : Engaging your board in fundraising
CITY : San Francisco , CA
DATE : Wednesday, October 27, 2010
TIME : 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
PRICE : $ 60.00
Engaging your board in fundraising
 

Your board can be among your most powerful fundraising assets. That is, if you use it correctly. Too often, the board is not involved in fundraising or views fundraising as a daunting task. The result is that many board members neglect their responsibilities, which are then left to staff members who have too many other responsibilities already. To address this problem, your board members need to be reminded of the importance of their fundraising responsibilities, and learn concrete tools and techniques that make fundraising a rewarding task.

Topics we will cover include:
  • Why board members fear fundraising, and what you can do about it 
  • What board members need to know to start fundraising
  • Steps for energizing your board even when you are not on the board
  • How to deal with board members who won't fundraise even when they know they should
  • Building and maintaining the fundraising partnership between the board and  development staff
Attendees will walk away with fresh ideas to energize theirs board members about fundraising. The session is designed for beginning to intermediate fundraisers.
Speakers for this session:

Mary Flaherty
Major Gifts Officer
U of the Pacific/Dugoni School of Dentistry

Mary has been involved in development for 25 years. In her current position, she is responsible for major gifts and has closed $10 million for the Dugoni School, where board members are invaluable partners in cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors. She identifies and mentors board members and staffs the major gifts and wine auction committees. Previously, as Director of Development at San Francisco Day School, Mary was responsible for a $6 million capital campaign. She managed the board’s development and major gifts committees, trained volunteers to solicit gifts of up to seven figures, and supervised a 94-member committee for the personal solicitation of every family. Before that, she worked as Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations at University High School where she was responsible for staffing the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association Board. For a $5.6 million campaign, she recruited and managed the alumni board committee for the first-time capital solicitation of the school's young alumni. Mary currently volunteers as a consultant for the Florence Crittenton Society. She earned a BA in Psychology from University of New Hampshire and is a member of CASE.

Lisa Nash
CEO
Blue Planet Network

Lisa has been involved in different aspects of fund raising for most of her career. Currently, she is CEO of Blue Planet Network, responsible for all aspects of the organization, including development. Lisa created the integrated Board of Directors fund raising strategy currently used by Blue Planet Network. She is responsible for working with each Board Director to identify and engage their network of potential supporters. Previously, as President of LN Marketing Associates, Lisa helped clients develop marketing and fund raising strategies and measure success. Before that, she worked as CMO at Prosper.com where she was responsible for all aspects of marketing, including working with Prosper's venture capital Board to increase their investments over time. Prior positions include senior marketing positions at Yahoo!, E*TRADE, Charles Schwab, VISA and American Express. Lisa earned her B.A. with Honors in Political Science from Swarthmore College and a Graduate Certificate in Mandarin Chinese from Taiwan Normal University. Among others, she is a member of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, and the American Marketing Association.

Kate Shilvock
Director of Development and Administration
Pets Unlimited

Kate Shilvock has been a member of the Pets Unlimited Leadership Team since May of 2008. During that time she has increased department net revenue by 320%, increased donor base by over 100%, increased direct mail revenue by over 150%, increased event revenue by 140% and secured the largest unrestricted gift in 63 years of organizational history among her other responsibilities. With ten years of fundraising, marketing and operational experience, Kate has held development management positions in Bay Area organizations such as the San Francisco Opera, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, and the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her BA in Sociology and Business from Wake Forest University and her Masters degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of San Francisco where her primary research focused on how nonprofits differentiate themselves in competitive metropolitan areas. Kate is also the sole proprietor of Nonprofit Solutions where she helps nonprofits troubleshoot their fundraising, event and organizational problems.

 

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