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Special events fundraising
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Chicago , IL
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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$ 65.00
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Special events fundraising
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One of the best ways to educate the public about your nonprofit, recruit volunteers and solicit donors face-to-face is to hold a special event. This event could be related to the mission of your organization, or just an event like a blood drive, art showing or a concert that you organize.
Topics we will cover include:
- Is a special event right for your organization? A look at the pros and cons of planning award receptions, sports tournaments, auctions, and other fund-raising events
- How much money should your event make? Revenue considerations for a nonprofit event
- Should you underwrite the event? Understanding the strings attached to corporate sponsorship
- How should you market your event? Segmenting and positioning yourself for your target market
Attendees will walk out with key insights on whether a special event is feasible, and how to make it a roaring success. This session is intended for intermediate to advanced fundraisers.
| | Speakers for this session:
| | Kathleen Altonji | | Associate Director Special Events | | Kellogg School of Management/Alumni Relations & Development | | Kathleen has broad experience working with fundraising boards, engaging donors, managing volunteers and creating and executing events where fundraising and organization awareness are the goals. After a decade of managing multiple non-profit boards and events as a volunteer, Kathleen launched Alt Events, a full-service event planning business specializing in resource development and events for non-profit organizations. Recently Kathleen joined Kellogg School of Management`s Alumni Relations and Development team as the Associate Director of Special Events. In this role Kathleen is responsible for managing the annual reunion, as well as for planning and executing events for the Development and Alumni Relations teams to assist in their goals of connecting with alums. | | | Eric Johnson | | Deputy Chief Development Officer | | Golden Apple | | Eric has over eight years experience planning, coordinating and managing special events. In 2002 he served as a Development Assistant at City Year, Inc. in Boston where he coordinated the production of Starry, Starry Night, City Year’s annual gala, which raised $750,000 that year. Eric also managed the Starry, Starry Night gala for City Year’s Rhode Island site in 2003 and 2004, both of which ranked among the top fundraising events in Rhode Island based on revenue over cost. After moving to Chicago in 2005, Eric directed the Time for School gala for the Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) in 2005 and 2006. In 2006 Eric joined Golden Apple where he manages strategic planning for the Golden Apple Awards, Golden Apple’s annual gala. Golden Apple Awards revenue increased by 20% from 2007 to 2008. Eric received his B.A. in sociology from the University of Virginia.
| | | Kevin Morrissey | | Senior Account Manager | | The Scofield Company | | As a Senior Account Manager at The Scofield Company, Kevin assists a variety of nonprofit clients with their galas and other special event fundraisers, managing committee composition and operations, marketing, publicity, printed materials and overall logistics.
Previously for PAWS Chicago and The Anti-Cruelty Society, he also created and oversaw fundraising event budgets, initiated corporate sponsorship programs and managed auctions, raffles and other collateral revenue generating activities. The PAWS Chicago walk/run became the largest pet-oriented fundraiser in the Chicago area, while Anti-Cruelty events saw substantial revenue increases under his direction through targeted marketing and sponsorship solicitation. For Equality Illinois, Kevin orchestrated all aspects of a black-tie benefit with an attendance of 1,000 that netted a record $200,000.
He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Publicity Club of Chicago and is active in the development and public relations communities.
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| Chicago 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 Chicago 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. In 2009, we are also introducing a two-day pass so that attendees can attend all sessions at a reduced price.
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.
ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS
In 2009, we are adding an exciting new component to our Summits: one on mentoring sessions. In these 30 minute sessions, you can sit down with an experienced nonprofit fundraiser to discuss specific questions not addressed by the seminars. Mentoring sessions will cover the same topics as the seminar topics.
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
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The Summit will be taking place at the Illinois Institute of Technology which is located just south of the Loop at:
Hermann Union Building (Hermann Hall)
HH Ballroom East
3241 South Federal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616-3793
Public Transportation
The Summit venue is accessible from the following stations:
- CTA Red Line (Howard-95th/Dan Ryan) to Sox-35th station
- CTA Green Line (Ashland-63rd or 63rd-Cottage Grove) to 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station
- CTA Bus lines with stops on Main Campus (#29-State, #35-35th, #24-Wentworth, #4-Cottage Grove)
Driving Directions
From the North:
Dan Ryan Expressway east to 31st Street exit, continue south to 33rd Street, turn left (east).
From the South:
Dan Ryan Expressway west to 35th Street exit, continue north to 33rd Street, turn right (east).
From Lake Shore Drive:
Exit at 31st Street, go inland (west) to State Street, turn left (south).
Parking - PLEASE CONSIDER USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. PARKING IS LIMITED! IF YOU DO DECIDE TO DRIVE, PLEASE ALLOW 30-45 MINUTES TO FIND PARKING IN ONE OF THE LOTS.
Metered parking (max 4 hours, 30 minutes per quarter) is available to all visitors in Lots B6 and C1 located along Federal Street north and south of 33rd Street. If you wish to park for longer than four hours, parking is available in the Visitor's Parking Lot ( Lot A2-V, A3, A4). When you park in these lots, look for a cash-only pay box in the lot. Park your car, and pay at the cash box. Place the receipt on your dashboard as proof of payment. Rate is $10 for the entire day.
THE LOTS ARE NOT DEDICATED TO THE FUNDRAISING SUMMIT AND WILL BE USED BY OTHER PATRONS. PARKING IS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS IN EACH LOT.
Lot A2-V is located at 31st and State Street. Entrance is on 31st Street. (A2V: 40 spaces/A2: 96 spaces)
Lot A4-V is located at 32nd and State Street. Entrance is on State Street. (50 spaces)
Lot A3 is located at 31st Street and State Street. Entrance is on 31st Street. (LARGEST LOT - WILL BE USED FOR OVERFLOW)
Hotel Accommodations
Most hotels near the Summit venue are within the $133 - $389 per night range. The following hotels are within a four-mile radius of the hotel:
1. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place BOOK NOW 1.3 miles from venue
2. Best Western Grant Park BOOK NOW 2.4 miles from venue
3. The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel BOOK NOW 2.7 miles from venue
4. W Chicago City Center BOOK NOW 3.1 miles from venue
5. Hampton Inn Majestic Chicago Theatre District BOOK NOW 3.2 miles from venue |
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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 $50.00 per session. If you register for a full Summit pass, 2 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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