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Finding Funders: the art of successful research
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Atlanta , GA
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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$ 55.00
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Finding Funders: the art of successful research
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 According to a recent survey of grantmakers, between 40% and 75% of the proposals that they receive do not fit their guidelines. It is now recognized that the more thoroughly you conduct your research, ask smart questions, and cultivate foundation contacts, the more your organization will stand out from the crowd.
This session will cover the following topics:
- Prospecting for new money: how to find suitable grantmakers in expected and unexpected places
- Computer resources and technology: where to find the best information on grantmakers on the web
- Making sense of foundation guidelines: and how to read between the lines
- Is there a fit: how to decide whether a foundation's priorities are compatible with your mission
This session is ideal for beginning grant seekers who are getting their feet wet, and need step by step guidance on how to find appropriate funding.
| | Speakers for this session:
| | Marisa Goodwin | | Executive Director | | | Marisa Goodwin is Executive Director of the Eating Disorders Information Network. Her primary responsibility is ensuring the organization’s financial and operational stability. Ms. Goodwin is in charge of all fundraising including donor cultivation, grant writing, event planning, prospect research and database management.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Goodwin served as Annual Fund Manager at MedShare International. Before that, she worked for the fundraising consultant firm, O’Neill & Associates. Her responsibilities included managing capital and endowment campaigns, conducting campaign planning studies, coordinating campaign leadership activities and researching prospective donors.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Goodwin has a Masters in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia. Ms. Goodwin is active in the community and has held numerous volunteer positions. She is an active alumnus of the Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s Destiny Fund and past Board member of the Association of | | | Kim Pace | | Director of Research & Grants | | EARTH University Foundation | | Kim Pace has worked as a fundraising professional for eight years. She began her career in Annual Giving at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA as manager of the telephone program. She continued her work in Annual Giving at Georgia State University and was a part of the team that converted the call center to an automated dialing system. In 2001, she transitioned into research and has served Georgia State and Spelman College in that area. Kim joined EARTH University Foundation in October 2007 where she does research and is responsible for developing proposals in support of EARTH University, an agribusiness university located in Costa Rica. Kim serves on the Ethics Committee of APRA International and as secretary of the board of APRA-GA. She is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Kim earned her Bachelors degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. | | | Dr. Bruce Sliger | | President | | ECS Grants, Inc. | | Dr. Sliger, President of ECS Grants, possesses twenty-four years of grant writing experience. ECS Grants maintains its office in Atlanta, Georgia. ECS Grants was established fifteen years ago to provide complete grant writing services (proposal writing, funding searches, and grant training) to schools, communities and non-profit organizations. Dr. Sliger has trained thousands of individuals in the grant writing process throughout the nation. His workshops have been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the grant writing process. Recently, Dr. Sliger was awarded the “excellence in teaching award”. Currently, Dr. Sliger is completing a book on grant writing (just finished the chapter dealing with funding searches). Dr. Sliger received his Ed.D. from the University of Georgia.
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| Atlanta Fundraising Summit
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A relationship approach to fundraising
Nonprofit fundraising has become highly specialized, and each segment of your donor market requires a different set of relationship management skills. Whether you are reaching out to private foundations, wealthy individuals or your own members, you need to understand who they give to, and why. The Atlanta Summit focuses on the relationship aspects of fundraising, and offers you several ways to enhance your relationship management skills:
Day One:
In the morning, listen to a panel of private, corporate and community grantmakers who will openly discuss their philosophy on grantmaking, how they operate, and most important, how you can build a more successful relationship with the grantmaking community. In the afternoon, participate in seminars led by experienced grant seekers who have successfully secured many foundation grants, and have built successful relationships with the grantmaking community.
Day Two:
Attend a series of fundraising seminars covering the hottest areas of fundraising (capital campaigns, major gifts, annual giving campaigns, and many more). Panels of experts will discuss the latest developments in these fields, and then enter into a dialogue with the participants that addresses their most pressing questions.
WHY ATTEND THE FUNDRAISING SUMMIT?
Fundraising is primarily a relationship business, and with increasing pressures facing all nonprofit professionals to build key relationships, it is becoming more important, though much more difficult to meet people face-to-face. Our innovative Summit format provides the most efficient and cost effective use of time away from the office by enabling attendees to interact with experts in the field, as well as other nonprofit leaders.
CAN ONE ATTEND SPECIFIC SESSIONS ONLY?
We understand the demands that are placed on you and on your time. That’s why you can attend only the seminars that are of interest to you. Come for the day or stop by for a couple of hours. You pay for only the seminars you wish to attend and only for the information relevant to you. It’s a novel approach to learning that allows you to get exactly what you’re looking for in a short amount of time.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE SEMINARS?
Each seminar features a panel of 3-4 experts who will give a short overview of the key developments in that field. After that , we will move into a moderated discussion to explore what these developments mean for nonprofit organizations. During the seminar, panelists will engage with the audience in an interactive manner to ensure the real-world implications of these developments emerge, and the session will end with a summary of practical next steps.
HOW IS THE SUMMIT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS?
The Summit offers a unique format to help you accomplish the following:
- Build relationships: to ensure maximum exposure to the experts and other nonprofit leaders, each seminar offers structured networking before the session starts
- Hear different perspectives: the experts are drawn from different sectors of the nonprofit community to ensure cross-pollination of ideas and practices
- Provide a global view: speakers give an overview of key issues so that you can eliminate any gaps in your understanding of the subject
- Drill down to the specifics: speakers will also focus on providing specific answers to real-world questions that are common to most attendees
- Obtain information you can use: the emphasis in all sessions is on avoiding theoretical discussions in favor of practical tools and techniques that nonprofit leaders can actually use
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUMMIT?
The Summit is organized by the Center for Nonprofit Success, a nonprofit organization that specializes in bringing highly relevant information that nonprofit leaders need to run their organizations successfully. We developed the Fundraising Summit series as a follow-on to the Nonprofit Success Forum, a highly successful educational series on grantmaking that has been taking place around the country for the past two years. The Fundraising Summit drills down into specific areas of fundraising to give nonproft leaders cutting edge tools and techniques.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT?
Simply click on the seminars listed below to learn more about the topics that will be covered in each seminar. Then select only those seminars that you wish to attend. |
| | Location/Directions
|  The Summit will take place at the Cobb Galleria Centre, which is situated 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta, and is easy to reach by public or private transportation. The full address is:
Cobb Galleria Centre, Room BR A
Two Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Public Transportation
The Cobb Galleria Centre is Bus accessible. Take the # 10 CCT (Cobb County Transit) From the Art Center Train station, or the # 50 from Powers Ferry, or the # 70 from South Cobb Drive to Cumberland Parkway. The Galleria Mall and Cobb Centre are connected by the pedestrian sky-bridge.
Directions by car
If Traveling Northbound on I-75 (or coming from Atlanta Airport):
If traveling north on I-75 take Exit 258/Cumberland Boulevard. Go west on Cumberland Boulevard and proceed to Cobb Parkway/US 41. Turn right on Cobb Parkway and go 7/10ths of a mile to Galleria Drive. Turn right onto Galleria Drive and right again into the Cobb Galleria Centre parking deck.
If Traveling Southbound on I-75:
If traveling south on I-75 take Exit 258/Cumberland Boulevard. Go west on Cumberland Boulevard and proceed to Cobb Parkway/US 41. Turn right on Cobb Parkway and go 7/10ths of a mile to Galleria Drive. Turn right onto Galleria Drive and right again into the Cobb Galleria Centre parking deck.
Directions from I-285 Eastbound:
If traveling east on I-285 take Exit 19/Cobb Parkway/US 41. Turn right onto Cobb Parkway and move into the left -hand turning lane. Turn left onto Galleria Drive and right into the Cobb Galleria Centre parking deck.
Directions from I-285 Westbound:
If traveling west on I-285 take Exit 20/Cobb Parkway/US 41. Turn left onto Cobb Parkway and go under I-285. Make a left hand turn at the second traffic light onto Galleria Drive and turn right into the Cobb Galleria Centre parking deck.
Parking at the Cobb Galleria Centre
Parking is available in any of the three Cobb Centre parking garages. The Cobb Centre offers complimentary parking.
Hotel Accommodations
Most hotels near the Summit venue are within the $150-$200 per night range. The following hotels are within a two-block radius of the venue:
1. Sheraton Suites Galleria - Atlanta (770) 955-3900
2. Courtyard by Marriott: Cumberland Center (770) 952-2555
3. DoubleTree Guest Suites Galleria Atlanta (770) 980-1900
4. Renaissance Waverly Hotel (770) 953-4500
5. Embassy Suites Hotel Atlanta-Galleria (770) 955-4183
6. Wingate Inn and Suites Atlanta Galleria Center (678) 214-6000 |
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One-on-one mentoringOur unique one-on-one mentoring sessions offer you the opportunity to sit down with an experienced fundraising professional for 30 minutes to discuss any questions that are specific to your organization. Mentoring sessions cover the same topics as the seminars, and we will assign you a mentor based on his/her availability at your requested times. Mentoring sessions are available for the cost of $ per session. If you register for a full Summit pass, mentoring sessions are included in the pass. Below is a list of mentors who will be available at the Summit. Please note that you must register to attend at least one seminar in order to sign up for a mentor. |
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