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Engaging your board
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Washington , DC
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$ 55.00
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Engaging your board
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 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:
| | Laura Forman | | Communications Consultant | | Laura Forman Communications LLC | | A veteran of broadcasting, academia, foundations, and associations, Laura Forman has more than 20 years of experience in public relations, marketing communications, development, and broadcast journalism. Prior to establishing her consulting firm, Laura held senior communications positions at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the National Press Foundation, and WAMU 88.5 FM in Washington, D.C. In her current role as a consultant, she works with non-profits, associations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs, helping them manage their message, strengthen their communications and outreach efforts, and build stronger boards. She also provides counsel for donor relations and development projects. Laura is actively involved in the community, serving on the board of Passion for Learning, the advisory board of Round House Theatre, on a grants review panel of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, and on committees of Leadership Greater Washington. She is a graduate of Boston University.
| | | Lee MacVaugh | | Director of Development & Fundraising | | The Character Education Partnership (CEP) | | Lee has had over 20 years of experience raising funds from major donors,
corporations, and foundations. He has dealt extensively with Boards of
Trustees at three non-profits and at two schools. And, he has been
tasked with adding new members at the organizations where he has worked.
He began his career as a college teacher and then transitioned to high
school teaching, coaching, counseling, and administrating. Lee is
Chairman of the Mentor/Mentee Committee at the Association of
Fundraising Professionals/DC Chapter (AFP/DC). He is on the Ohio
Wesleyan Uuniversity (Washington area) Fundraising Advisory Board. And,
he is a Board Member of the Education Policy Institute. He also
contributes to Best Buddies. Lee has a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan
University, an M.A. from American University, and, he began Ph.D. work
at Georgetown University.
| | | David Pichette | | Consultant | | Vineyard Consulting | | David has more than 30 years experience in fundraising and resource and board development, and has served as a board member and treasurer of the board of directors of the Washington Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP.)
He has served as executive director of Transitional Housing Corporation and Mainstream, as well as director of development of Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries and Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. As executive director of Mainstream and Transitional Housing Corporation, he worked closely with his boards to enhance their fundraising effectiveness. He has conducted board training for many non-profit organizations, and is co-author of A Fundraising Tool Kit. He holds Master’s Degrees from Syracuse University (Education) and St. Bernard’s Institute (Divinity). David is also a member of Leadership Washington Class of 2001.
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DC 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 DC 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
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The Summit will be taking place at Catholic University which is 3 miles north of downtown DC, and close to all forms of public transportation. The full address is:
Catholic University of America (CUA)
Edward J. Pryzbyla Center, Room 322
620 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, DC 20064
Public Transportation
CUA is located on the Metro Red Line at the Brookland/CUA stop. Exit left out of the turnstile and the CUA campus is at the top of the Metro escalator. You will cross John McCormack Rd. Continue up the sidewalk between Gowan and Pangborn Halls. Turn south at the Crough Center. The Pryzbyla Center is directly behind the Crough Center.
Directions by car
From the West, I-66:
I-66 from Virginia empties onto Constitution Avenue. Continue east on Constitution Avenue and turn left on 6th Street, NW. Turn right on E Street, NW. Turn left on North Capitol Street. Drive approximately 2 miles and turn right on Michigan Avenue, NE. You will soon see the dome of the Shrine on your left marking a university entrance at 4th Street, NE.
From the South, I-95:
When I-95 intersects the Capital Beltway in Springfield, Virginia, follow I-395 North. After crossing the Potomac River, take the "Route 1 North" exit. The road becomes 14th Street, NW. Turn right on Constitution Avenue. Turn left on 6th Street, NW. Turn right on E Street, NW. Turn left on North Capitol Street. Drive approximately 2 miles and turn right on Michigan Avenue, NE. You will soon see the dome of the Shrine on your left marking a university entrance at 4th Street, NE.
From the East, Route 50:
Take Route 50 West (becomes New York Avenue) and exit on South Dakota Avenue. After approximately 1.3 miles, turn left onto Monroe Street. Follow Monroe Street until it merges with Michigan Avenue. You will see the dome of the Shrine on your right marking a university entrance at 4th Street, NE.
From the Northwest, I-70 to I-270:
From Frederick, Maryland, take Exit 53, I-270 South to Washington. I-270 divides. Take the 495 East, Silver Spring/College Park exit (two left lanes). You will eventually feed onto the beltway, I-495. Continue on I-495 and take Exit 22 B, the Baltimore/Washington Parkway. Continue traveling south on the Parkway and exit at Route 50 West. Take the South Dakota Avenue exit. After approximately 1.3 miles, turn left onto Monroe Street. At Michigan Avenue, Monroe Street ends. Bear left and you will see the dome of the Shrine on your right marking a university entrance at 4th Street, NE.
From the North, I-95 to I-495:
Follow I-95/I-495 South to Exit 22B, the Baltimore/Washington Parkway. Continue traveling south on the Parkway and exit at Route 50 West. Take the South Dakota Avenue exit. After approximately 1.3 miles, turn left onto Monroe Street. Monroe Street ends at Michigan Avenue, NE. Bear left and you will see the dome of the Shrine on your right marking a university entrance at 4th Street, NE.
Parking at Catholic University
Parking for the Pryzbyla Center is available in the nearby McMahon Parking lot. Passes for this parking lot can be purchased in the Pryzbyla Center at $7/day/vehicle.
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