Below is the Conference schedule by date.
For the schedule by track, please click here.
For the overview schedule, please click here.
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Monday, September 29
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Time
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Track
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Title
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSION #1
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Direct Marketing
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Welcome to the Post Office in 2008: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Event/Track:
Direct Marketing
Audience:
Intermediate
Description:
A year after the latest postal changes, what has this meant for Catholic fundraisers? What can we expect to see in the future? Postal experts weigh-in on current trends and future possibilities.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Emerging Markets
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Using Interactive Media to Connect with the Hispanic Community
Event/Track:
Emerging Markets
Audience:
Beginner/Intermediate
Description:
How do nonprofit organizations engage with Hispanic communities using the internet as a sole media channel and integrated with traditional media channels? This session will give examples of Hispanic interactive websites and outline what factors contribute to effective communication with an Hispanic audience.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Fundamentals
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Who and Where are Our Donors and How Can We Find More?
Event/Track:
Fundamentals
Audience:
Beginner
Description:
Understanding who makes up your donor base and where they come from is the most important aspect of fundraising. Learn how to determine if your donor list is active and current and how to acquire new donor sources, from both within and outside of your organization.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Leadership Development
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Recent Developments Concerning Fundraising and other Temporal Matters
Event/Track:
Leadership Development
Audience:
Executive Level/Religious Leadership
Description:
[Cross-listed with Leadership Development Track] A presentation regarding recent canonical developments and trends concerning the new USCCB norms for fundraising and other temporal matters since the promulgation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law 25 years ago. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Chicago, canon and civil lawyer and NCDC Episcopal Advisor, previews a presentation that he is scheduled to make at the Annual Conference of the Canon Law Society of America in October 2008. There will be time allotted for questions.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Major Gifts
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Five Major Gift Programs that Worked and Why
Event/Track:
Major Gifts
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
How do you develop ordinary donors into major gift prospects? Where do you find that major gift that you need to jump start your Campaign? How do you get someone who has no connection with your organization to make a large gift? How do you get a donor to go from a five -figure gift to a seven figure gift? How do you increase the number of prospects who are capable of making large gifts? This session will address all these issues and more.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Planned Giving
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Working with Your Donors' Professional Advisors
Event/Track:
Planned Giving
Audience:
Advanced
Description:
Donors rarely travel the planned giving path alone: they have accountants, attorneys, bankers and brokers. This session will address when to contact an advisor, what the advisor can and cannot do and how to work with these advisors to build the best possible relationship with your donor.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Religious Leadership
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Recent Developments Concerning Fundraising and other Temporal Matters
Event/Track:
Religious Leadership
Audience:
Executive Level/Religious Leadership
Description:
[Cross-listed with Leadership Development Track] A presentation regarding recent canonical developments and trends concerning the new USCCB norms for fundraising and other temporal matters since the promulgation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law 25 years ago. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Chicago, canon and civil lawyer and NCDC Episcopal Advisor, previews a presentation that he is scheduled to make at the Annual Conference of the Canon Law Society of America in October 2008. There will be time allotted for questions.
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10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
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Supplemental
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Organizational Management Under Stress: Managing Your Staff and the Media in Good Times and Bad
Event/Track:
Supplemental
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
In the era of information and media overload, press coverage of your organization can be a blessing when things are going well, and a curse when they're not. This session will study a case of managing a crisis within a nonprofit, including both internal and external communications.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSION #2
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Direct Marketing
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Names, Names, Names…When to Rent and When to Exchange.
Event/Track:
Direct Marketing
Audience:
Intermediate
Description:
What are the options when it comes to new donor acquisition? This session will explore the benefits of renting and exchanging names and look at the lifetime value of both.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Emerging Markets
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Techniques in Monthly Giving: A Case Study
Event/Track:
Emerging Markets
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
This session will look at the basics of monthly giving by examining the results one organization achieved over a four-year period. Learn how monthly giving works, who can use it and the potential spill-over effects into areas like planned giving and donors relations.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Fundamentals
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All Aboard! Building a Cooperative Relationship with your Finance Office
Event/Track:
Fundamentals
Audience:
Beginner
Description:
Teamwork is essential for successful development programs. Learn how to establish and maintain cooperative liaisons with leadership, finance and communications offices.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Leadership Development
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Good Stewardship Means Having a Succession Plan
Event/Track:
Leadership Development
Audience:
Executive Level
Description:
This year, NCDC once again conducted a Compensation Study. Succession plans were among the many the issues the survey addressed. Join the survey designers, who have expertise in nonprofit leadership as they discuss the what, why and how of good succession planning.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Major Gifts
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New Strategies for Major Gifts
Event/Track:
Major Gifts
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
This session will explore how current trends are affecting major giving and how new, focused strategies can help you move your major gift program to the next level. By refreshing your current approaches and adding new techniques to your program, this workshop will give you the tools and incentive to enrich your program immediately.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Planned Giving
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Difficult Gifts: HH Bonds, Real Estate, Stock and Mutual Funds and the IRS
Event/Track:
Planned Giving
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
A gift is always appreciated, but accepting some types of gifts can be more complicated than others. This session will address the technical aspects of accepting these types of gifts. IRS requirements will be specifically discussed.
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Religious Leadership
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Development: Mission Focused and Donor Centered
Event/Track:
Religious Leadership
Audience:
for religious leadership
Description:
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1:30p.m.- 2:30p.m.
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Supplemental
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Staying in the Black: A Diocesan Fundraising Program in Good Times and in Bad
Event/Track:
Supplemental
Audience:
All levels
Description:
This session will study the case of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, specifically their Annual Bishop's Appeal. Learn how, despite the Archdiocese's need to declare bankruptcy, they actually increased giving. Specific strategies for maximizing gross revenues while cutting back payroll and operating expenses will be covered.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSION #3
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Direct Marketing
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Keeping the Home Fires Burning: Outsourcing vs. In-House Production
Event/Track:
Direct Marketing
Audience:
Intermediate
Description:
This session will discuss pros and cons of having production capabilities on-site. Hear from a panel of fundraisers including: an organization that completely outsources, and organization that produces all pieces in-house, and an organization that does a combination of both.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Emerging Markets
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Pass it On: Using the Social Networks of Your Supporters for Viral Marketing and Team Fundraising
Event/Track:
Emerging Markets
Audience:
All levels
Description:
Every constituent who visits your website has a network of friends, family and colleagues who could be tapped for support. And the key to acquiring these new supporters is empowering your current constituents with the ability to pass-along a personal invitation to support your cause. Learn the essentials of team fundraising and viral marketing and see the benefits of integrating online and offline information.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Fundamentals
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ABC’s of Working with Consultants and Vendors
Event/Track:
Fundamentals
Description:
An honest look at how vendors can support your development efforts and when and if you should call in a consultant. How can you be a smart, competitive shopper and choose the right consultant for your organization? Learn how to create a healthy relationship with your consultants without creating dependency.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Leadership Development
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"The Religious Landscape of the United States" — Implications and Challenges
Event/Track:
Leadership Development
Audience:
Description:
A diverse panel will highlight some of the findings of the Pew Forum’s latest study, which was published earlier this year. They will engage the participants in discussing insights gleaned from the study that impact our fundraising efforts.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Major Gifts
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The Role of Planned Giving in Major Gifts
Event/Track:
Major Gifts
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
[Cross-listed with Planned Giving track] Planned giving is a natural extension of your current relationship with the donor. Major gifts officers must learn to recognize opportunities, and to move opportunities forward, if they are to further those relationships. The good news, building that relationship and introducing planned gift concepts is as easy as listening, taking notes, and using the charity’s resources to develop ideas that will add value to the donor’s planning.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Planned Giving
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The Role of Planned Giving in Major Gifts
Event/Track:
Planned Giving
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
[Cross-listed with Major Gifts track] Planned giving is a natural extension of your current relationship with the donor. Major gifts officers must learn to recognize opportunities, and to move opportunities forward, if they are to further those relationships. The good news, building that relationship and introducing planned gift concepts is as easy as listening, taking notes, and using the charity’s resources to develop ideas that will add value to the donor’s planning.
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Religious Leadership
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Stewardship for Mission: Collaborating for the Sake of Mission
Event/Track:
Religious Leadership
Audience:
for religious leadership
Description:
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3:45p.m.- 4:45p.m.
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Supplemental
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Adapting "Big Ideas" to Your Organization
Event/Track:
Supplemental
Audience:
All levels
Description:
Any organization can learn how to adopt (and adapt) successful marketing techniques from such big names as Wal-Mart, Apple and Coca-Cola. Learn to view a total marketing strategy and refocus on branding and public relations while examining case studies. This session is for those who want to get big ideas from their small budgets.
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Tuesday, September 30
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Time
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Track
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Title
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSION #4
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Direct Marketing
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Who Should Receive What?
Event/Track:
Direct Marketing
Audience:
Intermediate
Description:
Exploring your own donor data can help you customize what each donor receives from your organization. This session will address the latest techniques for mining data and segmenting house files to maximize results.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Emerging Markets
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Improving Your Online Fundraising Results (Part 1 of 2)
Event/Track:
Emerging Markets
Description:
Are you leveraging the full potential of this powerful web tool to engage, communicate with and nurture donors? If not, you are missing a significant opportunity to inexpensively grow and retain donor relationships. In this session, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of search engine marketing, social networking, interactive fundraising campaigns, methods for attracting a younger or more ethnically-diverse audience, and much more.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Fundamentals
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Building a Winning Direct Mail Package
Event/Track:
Fundamentals
Audience:
Beginner
Description:
Using direct mail to communicate your mission will help build relationships while gathering needed support. In this session, learn fundamental and effective copywriting techniques and package design that will help build your fundraising program.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Leadership Development
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Leading with Conviction (Part 1 of 2)
Event/Track:
Leadership Development
Audience:
Description:
This session will challenge the participants to lead from a sense of understanding and commitment to mission. Michael Wiest, Vice-President of Catholic Relief Services, will talk about how to inspire our staffs to be mission-focused in the midst of the daily routine so that ordinary work becomes extraordinary because it is infused with meaning and purpose.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Major Gifts
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Capital Campaigns Involve Good Stewardship and Collaboration
Event/Track:
Major Gifts
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
Capital campaigns are perhaps the most comprehensive fundraising project a nonprofit can undertake and require the cooperation of all departments. This session will study a case of one campaign and specifically address the collaboration between the development office and leadership.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Planned Giving
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A Measure of Success- Metrics for Planned and Major Giving (Part 1 of 2)
Event/Track:
Planned Giving
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
Measuring the success of your planned giving program can be tricky, especially in relation to major and deferred gifts. This session will address crunching the number of your planned giving program so you can accurately compare annual totals and evaluate the overall effectiveness of your program.
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10:15a.m.- 11:15a.m.
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Supplemental
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Code of Stewardship and Ethics
Event/Track:
Supplemental
Audience:
All levels
Description:
Implications of NCDC's code of ethics. Open discussion. Hypotheticals
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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BREAKOUT SESSION #5
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Direct Marketing
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Donors, Donors, Donors…Enhancement, Advancement and When to Throw in the Towel.
Event/Track:
Direct Marketing
Audience:
Beginner/Intermediate
Description:
Once you've acquired a donor, your challenge is to raise them to the next level. Learn successful techniques and explore packages for conversion, dollar upgrade and reactivation strategies.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Emerging Markets
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Improving Your Online Fundraising Results (Part 2 of 2)
Event/Track:
Emerging Markets
Description:
Are you leveraging the full potential of this powerful web tool to engage, communicate with and nurture donors? If not, you are missing a significant opportunity to inexpensively grow and retain donor relationships. In this session, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of search engine marketing, social networking, interactive fundraising campaigns, methods for attracting a younger or more ethnically-diverse audience, and much more.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Fundamentals
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A Donor Isn't a Donor Until you Get the Second Gift
Event/Track:
Fundamentals
Audience:
Beginner
Description:
Once you've acquired new donors, you have a critical window of opportunity to turn them into loyal and generous long-term supporters. As more time passes, it's less and less likely that a new donor will make a second gift, but once they do, they are much more likely to become loyal donors. Find out what strategies and creative approaches work best to get the second gift.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Leadership Development
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Leading with Conviction (Part 2 of 2)
Event/Track:
Leadership Development
Audience:
Description:
In this second session, Mr. Wiest will give practical examples of how being mission-focused can be transformative. He will address work as ministry and invite participants to dialogue with him by asking questions and offering their own insights from their own experiences.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Major Gifts
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Using the Insurance Policy as a Tool for Major Gifts and More
Event/Track:
Major Gifts
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
Life insurance is an important, little understood and flexible tool to complement and/or expand your development efforts. This session will introduce you to this new practice and outline the pros and cons of incorporating it into your program.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Planned Giving
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A Measure of Success- Metrics for Planned and Major Giving (Part 2 of 2)
Event/Track:
Planned Giving
Audience:
Intermediate/Advanced
Description:
Measuring the success of your planned giving program can be tricky, especially in relation to major and deferred gifts. This session will address crunching the number of your planned giving program so you can accurately compare annual totals and evaluate the overall effectiveness of your program.
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2:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
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Supplemental
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School Budgeting/Foundations/Finding Supplementary Funds
Event/Track:
Supplemental
Audience:
for school fundraisers
Description:
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