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Community Ventures 2008 Program

Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising

Agenda for the Day

7:00 – 7:30 am
Registration and Breakfast Buffet

7:30 – 8:45 am
Board Breakfast
Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising
Kim Klein, Adjunct Faculty, Institute in Management and Community Development
How can development permeate all aspects of the organization? It starts with the board. Kim Klein will discuss the symbiotic relationship between fundraising and all other aspects of an organization.

8:45 – 9:00 am
Welcome and Overview of Day
Josie Heath, President of The Community Foundation

9:00 – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions: Development Planning

We’re All in Development: How to get out of the development silo and include everyone in your goals and message
Eric M. Hozempa, Senior Development Associate, Richard Male & Associates
Do you feel that your fundraising and marketing efforts could be improved? In this session, you’ll learn 10 ways to successfully integrate marketing and fundraising and how to break out of the development silo and involve everyone in fundraising.

Development in Long Term Focus
Ann Goldman, President, Ann Goldman Consulting, Inc.
A strategic look at how to enhance your development program through growth, efficiency, inclusiveness and impact.

10:30 – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 – 12:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Board Capacity Building

The Board: Have vs. Need
Natalie Monarch Baumgartner, Social Ventures Partners’ Partner
Organizational conversation about board structure and focus. Is the board you currently have positioned to complete work that your organization needs? Are you a working board disguised in fundraising board clothing?

Creating Champions & Ambassadors
Kerry Lupher, M.S.W., Colorado Compassion Initiative Director, JVA Consulting, LLC
How to channel board energy into fund development by empowering your board members to be champions in the community.

12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising
Kim Klein, Adjunct Faculty, Institute in Management and Community Development
Continuing the breakfast discussion in a broader organizational context: how development can permeate all aspects of the organization.

1:30 – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Strengthening Donor Relations

Getting The Most Out of Your Donor Database
Joe Contrino, President, and Kathleen H. Contrino, Vice President, The Contrino Group
Strategies and Tactics for Effective Fundraising.

Show Us That You Know Us
Enid M. Ablowitz, CFRE, CSPG
Explore donor motivations, interpretive listening, and the art of deepening your relationships with donors. The goal of the session is to develop your personal insight about the people behind the gifts.

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Ice Cream Social

 

Community Ventures 2008 Program

Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising

Agenda for the Day

7:00 – 7:30 am
Registration and Breakfast Buffet

7:30 – 8:45 am
Board Breakfast
Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising
Kim Klein, Adjunct Faculty, Institute in Management and Community Development
How can development permeate all aspects of the organization? It starts with the board. Kim Klein will discuss the symbiotic relationship between fundraising and all other aspects of an organization.

8:45 – 9:00 am
Welcome and Overview of Day
Josie Heath, President of The Community Foundation

9:00 – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions: Development Planning

We’re All in Development: How to get out of the development silo and include everyone in your goals and message
Eric M. Hozempa, Senior Development Associate, Richard Male & Associates
Do you feel that your fundraising and marketing efforts could be improved? In this session, you’ll learn 10 ways to successfully integrate marketing and fundraising and how to break out of the development silo and involve everyone in fundraising.

Development in Long Term Focus
Ann Goldman, President, Ann Goldman Consulting, Inc.
A strategic look at how to enhance your development program through growth, efficiency, inclusiveness and impact.

10:30 – 10:45 am
Break

10:45 – 12:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Board Capacity Building

The Board: Have vs. Need
Natalie Monarch Baumgartner, Social Ventures Partners’ Partner
Organizational conversation about board structure and focus. Is the board you currently have positioned to complete work that your organization needs? Are you a working board disguised in fundraising board clothing?

Creating Champions & Ambassadors
Kerry Lupher, M.S.W., Colorado Compassion Initiative Director, JVA Consulting, LLC
How to channel board energy into fund development by empowering your board members to be champions in the community.

12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Eat, Drink, Breathe Fundraising
Kim Klein, Adjunct Faculty, Institute in Management and Community Development
Continuing the breakfast discussion in a broader organizational context: how development can permeate all aspects of the organization.

1:30 – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Strengthening Donor Relations

Getting The Most Out of Your Donor Database
Joe Contrino, President, and Kathleen H. Contrino, Vice President, The Contrino Group
Strategies and Tactics for Effective Fundraising.

Show Us That You Know Us
Enid M. Ablowitz, CFRE, CSPG
Explore donor motivations, interpretive listening, and the art of deepening your relationships with donors. The goal of the session is to develop your personal insight about the people behind the gifts.

3:00 - 3:30 pm
Ice Cream Social