Fundraising

Award-winning fundraisers Nikki Bell and Simon Scriver, who have overcome anxiety and self-doubt to become public speaking contest winners & successful relationship fundraisers, will share their learnings of how to achieve your fundraising goals when all you really want to do is hide behind your desk. You’re empathetic, creative and skilled in spotting opportunities, all qualities to be a great ...

About the Session Choose your own adventure! At this event, you'll be able to select the two sessions that most interest you. We'll have advanced professionals (those with 15 years or more of experience) host conversations around some of the biggest challenges we face as fundraisers - from projecting development revenue to getting your Board involved. Price $30 - AFP ...

Price $10 - AFP Member $20 - Non-member Agenda 5:30 pm - Registration/Networking 6:00 pm - Panel Discussion 6:45 pm - Q&A About the Session Ohhhh….now I get it! For most of us hindsight is 20/20. Just as in life, as fundraising professionals, we make mistakes. If we are smart about it, we look at those mistakes as opportunities, and ...

About the Session At this session Martin will discuss a set of foundational principles that he has observed, experienced and practiced that led to the raising of over $500 million dollars during his 24 year fundraising career. During the talk he will answer several questions: How does fundraising benefit our organizations; What does fundraising do for donors; and What's in it for us? This is an opportunity to gain ...

August 26, 2019 7:30 AM to August 27, 2019 3:00 PM PRICE $400 - AFP Members $500 - Non-members SCHEDULE August 26 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.    - Registration/Check-in 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.   - Morning 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.  - Afternoon August 27 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.     - Registration/Check-in 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   - Morning ...

Join AFP St. Louis for a full day of learning and dialogue about the basics of fundraising. Designed for those new to the fundraising and nonprofit management professions, this interactive seminar offers an overview of a range of topics in fundraising, development, and management including the nature of nonprofits, prospect research and management, annual giving strategies, donor cultivation and stewardship, ...

$140 for AFP members ($165 after July 14) $185 for non-members ($210 after July 14) About the Conference  What is changing and what is staying the same? How can we evolve to keep up with new technology that can develop agile and adaptive fundraising campaigns, while at the same time maintain strong relationships through traditional face-to-face cultivation and stewardship?  We must ...

About the Session Just like surgeons need to know the shape of the skeleton, the physical layout of the internal organs, and the connective tissues of the muscles and ligaments in order to perform a delicate surgery, fundraisers need to know the essentials of a good letter in order to effectively reach their audience and encourage maximum giving. From what ...

This hands-on workshop explores the value of moves management for major gift programs. You can make moves management a "healthy habit" by institutionalizing this vital process into your development program. Embracing moves management will make you a more intentional fundraiser and you won't have to scramble through the tyranny of the annual fund because you will know - at a ...

More and more, funders are asking nonprofits to describe how their work advances diversity and inclusion in our community. As grant and fundraising professionals, we must be prepared to respond to this question and understand how programs are (and are not) addressing these issues, and how that might impact our ability to meet our fundraising goals. At this half-day conference, ...