Elizabeth has been involved in online fundraising for 10 years. In her current position, she works with the Regional Major Gifts Officer and the Executive Director on prospecting, building relationships and renewing lapsed donors. She also creates media and manages the Chapter's website and has created social media for several events and online initiatives. This includes the quarterly newsletter, Constant Contact (with currently over 10,000 active emails) and Facebook and Twitter for events. Previously, as Senior Director of Development at Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Elizabeth was responsible for engaging current and lapsed donors through several avenues, including email, e-newsletters, constant contact and medical updates. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from Augustana College.
Michelle transitioned from the corporate sector to nonprofit and has been involved in online fundraising for the past 4 years. In her current position, she is responsible for setting and executing the strategic direction of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago’s (A&BC) development and fundraising initiatives. This includes prospecting and cultivating relationships with individual donors and corporate and foundation donors; grant writing; and creating e-communications for special events, e-appeals and e-newsletter articles. Previously, as the Development Manager at A&BC, Michelle was responsible for managing the execution of the organization’s monthly e-newsletter. She earned an MBA degree from DePaul University.
Jillian has been involved in online fundraising for 6 years. In her current position, she is responsible for all online fundraising and e-communications with members of her organization. This includes creating and editing online donation forms, strategizing donation processes, creating e-renewals and additional e-appeals as well as weekly e-newsletters for all donors. In 2010, she presented as part of a panel on sustaining membership programs at the Public Media Marketing & Development Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2011, she participated in creating a "Social Media Best Practices" manual along with a small group of public media professionals across the country as part of a Corporation for Public Broadcasting project on social media.
The seminar will be taking place at the University Center Conference Center Chicago, which is located in the heart of Downtown Chicago, at State Street and Congress Parkway. Cabs are continually on call if you have to get back to the office quickly. Parking is nearby, abundant and inexpensive.
The full address is: University Center 525 South State Street Chicago, IL 60605
The March 8th Leadership Series Seminar will take place in the Park/Fountain Room.
For area map and directions, please visit: http://www.universitycenterconference.com/overviewnew/location
Public Transportation: The closest CTA stop is the Library/Van Buren Stop on the Orange and Brown Lines. University Center is one block South on State Street. The Red Line stop is at the corner of Harrison and State which is across the street from the building. Driving Directions: From the Southwest (I-55 Stevenson Expressway) Proceed east to the end of I-55 to North Lake Shore Drive. Continue north (towards downtown) on Lake Shore Drive to Balbo Street. Turn left on Balbo to State Street; turn right on State Street. Continue one block. University Center will be on your right between Harrison Street and Congress Parkway.
From the South (I-57 to I-94 Dan Ryan Expressway) Exit at Congress Parkway. Drive east towards downtown to State Street. Turn right on State Street. University Center will be on your left between Congress Parkway and Harrison Street.
From the North (I-90/94 Kennedy/Edens Expressway) Exit at Congress Parkway. Drive east towards downtown to State Street. Turn right on State Street. University Center will be on your left between Congress Parkway and Harrison Street.
From the West (I-290 Eisenhower Expressway) I-290 turns into Congress Parkway at it nears downtown. Continue driving east to State Street. Turn right on State Street. University Center will be on your left between Congress Parkway and Harrison Street.
Parking: University Center does not have dedicated parking. However, there are a number of parking garages and lots surrounding the building. Parking locations are shown on the Area Map: http://www.universitycenterconference.com/documents/map.pdf
Hotels: Most hotels near the venue are within the $135 - $250 per night range. The following hotels are within a one-mile radius of the venue: Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza BOOK NOW .2 miles from venue Residence Inn Downtown Chicago River North BOOK NOW .5 miles from venue SpringHill Suites Chicago Downtown BOOK NOW .5 miles from venue Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown BOOK NOW .5 miles from venue Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown BOOK NOW .6 miles from venue
Our 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 $0.00 per session. If you register for a full Summit pass, 0 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.
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$ 110.00
8:30 AM-12:00 PM
