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How To Make Your Major Gift Program Successful

Virtual

Click HERE to view the slides from this presentation. June Professional Development | How To Make Your Major Gift Program Successful In these uncertain times, Major Gifts may be more important to your development program than ever before. Join fundraising consultant and expert, Richard Perry, for this presentation focusing on the ins and outs of major gift work. The workshop begins with sharing the underlying philosophy that major gifts fundraising is not about money. Other topics that will be covered include best practice economics of major gifts, finding major gift prospects in your donor file, the importance of [...]

FREE

Your Annual Fund During a Worldwide Crisis

Virtual

This presentation will discuss the tools and techniques you should be using to communicate effectively with your donors and how the fundraising landscape has changed since the coronavirus pandemic.

FREE

Five Mistakes Boards Must Avoid

Virtual

August Professional Development Five Mistakes Boards Must Avoid Serving on a board of directors is a significant commitment. Yet some board members may not be aware of the nuances of that commitment and how their actions can either accelerate or impede the progress for their nonprofit. In this session, we will discuss five essential mistakes made by boards that can hold your institution back. Make sure to invite your board members to this important discussion! Presented By Doug Hartjes Doug Hartjes is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and is a past president of the Association of Fundraising [...]

FREE

Foundations of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Virtual

Understanding equity, diversity, and inclusion is key to untangling the complexity of social issues. In this presentation, Aisha will lay the groundwork for professionals to make meaning and draw distinction between diversity, inclusion, and equity to help create safe spaces with the communities they serve.

$10 – $15

Privilege, Power & Philanthropy: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Fundraising World

Virtual

The goal of fundraising is to raise money for good causes. In our effort to do “good work”, might we also be causing harm? In this session, we will think more deeply about who we approach for fundraising and how, and how- without an understanding of power and privilege- we might be upholding and maintaining old systems of oppression.

$10 – $15

National Philanthropy Day Virtual Celebration

Virtual

You're Invited to a National Philanthropy Day celebration! This year’s celebration will take place virtually. National Philanthropy Day is a special day to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy – and those active in the philanthropic community – make to our lives, communities and world. Please join us on November 18 for a virtual celebration to recognize our 2020 Honorees and their contributions to philanthropy in the Western North Carolina community. The event is free, but registration is required. The video of the event will be available to registered participants only for two weeks following the event. [...]

Free

Is Prospect Development Donor-Centered? Yes! The Ethics and Process of Donor-Centered Prospect Development & Data Privacy

Virtual

December Professional Development AFP Webinar: Is Prospect Development Donor-Centered? Yes! The Ethics and Process of Donor-Centered Prospect Development & Data Privacy In the wake of data scandals, security concerns and a growing number of new data privacy laws, is traditional prospect research still relevant and appropriate for fundraising? How does this ever-changing landscape affect how we fundraise and manage our donors’ data? What are the ethical implications in managing information and using publicly available data? This session will explore the new realities in research and data, discuss the ethics surrounding them and how best to ensure your [...]

Free – $15

Thanking Donors – a Six Month Update of the Impact of COVID on Donor Relations

Virtual

February Professional Development (Rescheduled from January) Thanking Donors - a Six Month Update of the Impact of COVID on Donor Relations The Heurista team has compiled a list of suggested reading which can be found HERE. You can access the recording of the program HERE. Heurista and Eleven Fifty Seven collaborated in March 2020 to survey donor relations professionals to identify the immediate effects of the COVID-19 stay-at-home regulations on the work of thanking donors and to forecast anticipated changes in donor relations practice. The survey questions explore the role of technology with regards to team function, communication with [...]

$10 – $15

Six Great Ideas for Helping Donors Plan Their Most Significant Gifts

Virtual

February Professional Development Six Great Ideas for Helping Donors Plan Their Most Significant Gifts The slides for this event are available HERE. The recording of this event will be available HERE. How can you help the people who love your organization make a plan for a significant gift - now or as part of their legacy? We’ll walk together through six giving strategies, covering gifts from retirement accounts, bequests and beneficiary designations, gifts that pay lifetime income and more. The emphasis will be on describing these gifts in easy-to-understand ways that are proven to inspire donors. [...]

$10 – $15

Managing the Ask…Essential Steps When Soliciting Major Donors

Virtual

March Professional Development Managing the Ask...Essential Steps When Soliciting Major Donors The recording of this event is available HERE. For more than 30 years, Diane M. Carlson has been helping her clients ask for and receive millions of dollars in support for their organizations. In this 45-minute webinar, Diane will walk us through the process of managing the “ask”, starting with prospect identification and ending with how to handle saying “thank you”. Presented by Diane M. Carlson Diane M. Carlson is natural born leader and entrepreneur with over several decades of fundraising and nonprofit consulting [...]

$10 – $15

How To Manage Your Career In Fundraising

Virtual

April Professional Development How To Manage Your Career In Fundraising The recording of this event is available HERE. This session will explore how to know what you want to do, how to change jobs effectively, how to read the signs about when and why to move, and how to make a plan for your career.  Doing what is right for you is incredibly important in your life and career happiness. Presented by Alex Comfort Alex Comfort, CFRE is President of Mountain Non-Profit Solutions, a consulting company he formed in 2009 after 23 years as a [...]

$10 – $15

Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Virtual

April Professional Development Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion The recording of this program is available HERE. Additional DEI resources from the presenters are available for download HERE. University of North Carolina Asheville Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Institutional Equity, and General Counsel Heather Parlier will lead the group in an open discussion about our individual organizations’ commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We will discuss how individually we gauge that commitment and how we actively work towards it. Attendees should submit questions before May 10, 2021 and bring along their individual organization’s statements of commitment [...]

$10 – $15
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