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Engaging your board
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Detroit , MI
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Wednesday, September 10, 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:
| | Paula Brown | | Chief Development Officer | | Starfish Family Services | | Paula Brown, CFRE, has more than 20 years of professional fundraising experience. She has served as chief development officer for a number of different agencies, and has been very involved in board development for both governing boards and advisory boards. Paula has worked for health care, educational and human services agencies in New York, New Jersey and Michigan, including Covenant House, Brandeis University, Planned Parenthood and the YMCA. Paula has served as a member of the AFP-NJ Board, Offender Aid & Restoration-NJ Board and is a new member of the Plymouth YMCA board. She is a graduate of Central Michigan University and briefly taught elementary music education in the Roseville and Mt. Clemens school districts while continuing her education in early childhood development. Paula is Chief Development Officer for Starfish Family Services and chair of the 2008 AFP-National Philanthropy Day Dinner. | | | Sharon Maier | | Executive Director | | Services for Older Citizens | | Sharon Maier is the Executive Director of Services for Older Citizens. Sharon has tripled the agency budget through creative fundraising and promoting philanthropy among board members and the community. Sharon credits the agency`s growth to the strong board that she help recruit and empower. She increased the donor base from 1000 to 6000, expanding annual donations from $10,000 to $110,000. Sharon will receive her Masters degree in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary`s of Minnesota in December 2008 with extensive studies in board development. She serves on the board of the 501 Alliance | | | Patricia Warner | | Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations | | Eastern Michigan University Foundation | | Patricia Warner leads the strategic management of EMU’s corporate and foundation relationships for the purpose of maximizing the investments of these constituencies. In past positions, she served as the director of development at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University, the first executive director of the Humane Society of Livingston County, and as the Vice President of Advancement for the Capital Area Humane Society. Patty is successful building volunteer boards to support organizational missions and maximizing their major-gift performance through development coaching, progressive involvement in relationship-building, and donor-centered stewardship . She is a member of AFP, since 1987, and a board member for EMU’s American Humanics program. She earned a Bachelors degree from Michigan State University in Communications with a minor in public relations, and a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in Public Administration with certification in nonprofit management. | |
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| Detroit 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 Ann Arbor 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 take place at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, which is located on Wayne State University’s Main Campus. The Michigan League is easy to reach by public or private transportation. The full address is:
McGregor Memorial Conference Center
495 W. Ferry Road
Detroit, MI 48202
Public Transportation
Wayne State University is Bus accessible. The DOT buses are from Dexter, Hamilton, Warren and Woodward.
Directions by Car
Detroit from the west via I-94
The general campus area is accessible from I-94, I-75, or U.S.10. Those who coming to Detroit from the west via I-94 should take the Trumbull Ave. exit. They should travel south on Trumbull and then go east (left) on Warren Ave. Proceed east on Warren to Anthony Wayne Dr. (Third Ave.). Turn left onto Anthony Wayne and follow this for several blocks until it curves to the right and intersects Palmer. Go right on Palmer for one-half block for parking. Those approaching campus via I-94 east should take U.S.10 south and follow directions in the next paragraph.
North on U.S.10 (the John C. Lodge Freeway
Those coming to the campus from the north on U.S.10 (the John C. Lodge Freeway) should take the Warren/Forest exit. Crossing over the freeway, turn left on to the Lodge Service Drive. Continue north on the Service Drive for one block. At the light, turn right (east) on to Warren. After one block, turn left onto Anthony Wayne and follow this for several blocks until it curves to the right and intersects Palmer. Go right on Palmer for one-half block for parking.
North or South via I-75 (the Chrysler Freeway)
Those coming to the campus from the north or south via I-75 (the Chrysler Freeway) should take the Warren exit and proceed west on Warren to Cass Ave. Turn right on to Cass and proceed to intersection with Palmer. Turn left onto Palmer. Parking Structure #1 is on your right.
Parking at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center
The McGregor Memorial Conference Center is located on Ferry Mall on the main campus of Wayne State University. Visitors may park in Parking Structure #1, which is the north side of Palmer. Visitors must use Gate #3. Parking is paid when entering the structure, which is $3.50 per day. From the parking location, McGregor is one block to the south.
Hotel Accommodations
Most hotels near the Summit venue are within the $109-$139 per night range (please ask for the Wayne State rate). The following hotels are within a three-mile radius of the hotel.
1. Inn on Ferry Street BOOK NOW Approx $139 2.5 blocks (<1/4 Mile) 2. Omni River Place BOOK NOW Approx $185 3.0 miles away |
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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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