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Special events fundraising
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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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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:
| | Matthew Holiday | | Professional Auctioneer, CAI, BAS | | Holiday Auctions | | Matt works with all types of nonprofit
organizations from schools to foundations, helping their auction committees increase their benefit auction revenue and plan record-breaking auction gala events. Matt encourages his clients to focus on three objectives when planning a special event: (1) increasing revenue; (2) increasing awareness about the organization and its mission; and (2) ensuring supporters have fun
at the event. Matt, a licensed auctioneer, was part of the first groups of auctioneers to earn the Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation from the National Auctioneers Association and is a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute. Matt is the current President of the South Carolina
Auctioneers Association. | | | Nikki Outhier | | Development Director | | Michigan Community Blood Centers | | Nikki has been employed with Michigan Community Blood Centers (MCBC) for 14 years. Her first 10 years she worked in the Recruitment Department where she served as Director, and was responsible for blood donor recruitment. Four years ago Nikki changed positions at MCBC and now serves as Development Director. Her responsibilites include planning, implementing, managing and evaluating a comprehensive fundraising program including annual campaigns, events and grants.
Nikki has broadened the scope of fundraising at MCBC, which has locations in Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Saginaw, and Saint Joseph, Michigan. During her time in Development, Nikki has successful funded several large pieces of medical equipment by grant writing and has also added several successful events to the annual fundraising calendar. In addition to her work at the blood center, Nikki is a graduate of both Leadership Grand Rapids and Leadership West Michigan programs, and is in the current Leadership Michigan class. | | | Patricia Valleau | | Manager Development Services and Public Relations | | The Teen Health Centre | | Patricia Valleau successfully completed CFRE Certification December 2006. She is presently the Manager of Development Services and Public Relations at the Teen Health Centre in Windsor Ontario. Ms. Valleau graduated June 2008 from Leadership Windsor Essex. She previously managed the Together In Caring a $38 million dollar capital campaign for the three hospitals in Windsor and Essex County. She is a development professional with strong experience attracting donors, crafting events and identifying major gift prospects, and she has an excellent success record in event production from concept to implementation. Ms. Valleau has demonstrated the ability to work with donors, professional advisors, volunteers, and others. She is the Membership Chair of AFP Canada South Chapter in Windsor and proud to be a member of Executive Womens International.
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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. |
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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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