Does your narrative feel stale? Have your read your needs statement so many times you can’t objectively evaluate its impact? Have you been using the same language to describe your program for the last five years? Many grant professionals work in offices where they are the only grant writer. We all need someone to review our work and who better ...
This workshop will teach you how to craft messaging that attracts donors to your organization. You will create a brand promise to ground and guide all your messaging, create a tagline that is meaningful and memorable, develop talking points (not an elevator speech!) to engage new potential donors. You will also learn how to create and support a culture is ...
Stu on Stewardship will explore the four key fundamentals of donor stewardship and will then delve into how organizations can approach stewardship as an integral part of the overall fundraising cycle. The session will include a discussion on best-practices for capturing stewardship data, the most effective ways to use data to support stewardship activities, and why effective stewardship relies on ...
The Saint Louis Planned Giving Council and the Association of Fundraising Professionals are again partnering to host a three-part Planned Giving 101 Boot Camp Series. The series is designed to introduce the concepts of planned giving to development professionals, executive directors, board members and others who are either new to planned giving or interested in starting a planned giving program. It ...
Volunteers can support your organization in a myriad of ways: time, resources, connections, and more. But how do you effectively recruit volunteers which meet the needs of your programs? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore best practices for volunteer recruitment, such as: Designing your recruitment strategy Creating targeted recruitment communications Writing attractive recruitment appeals Sweetening the deal: volunteer-benefits-centered recruitment Utilizing ...
Having a culture of both impact and enjoyment is no easy task. We know we have to start by setting goals and recognizing achievements. From there though, we can’t have an enjoyable workplace simply by using the word "fun." Fun committees and fun days are just a small part of building the right culture. We have to have meetings employees ...
A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) is a fundraising professional who has gone the extra mile to confirm their own mastery of fundraising practices. The CFRE is the only accredited, globally recognized certification for fundraising professionals. The 2018 Compensation and Benefits Study conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals shows that in 2018, CFREs in the United States earned on ...
The core of successful administration is the ability to assess our approach to the concepts that define human resources and personnel as well as our understanding of professionalism, the importance of exhibiting and supporting a defined work ethic and addressing the challenges of staffing, training and delegation. This session will cover the critical issues as they relate to developing and ...
In this live webinar, lead by Diane Leonard, owner of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, will help participants learn: How to reach approved budgets as a forecasting framework How to use the tools that are available to assist with forecasting, including Grants.gov, Sam.beta.gov, Federal and State agency websites How to find where and to whom dollars have been previously ...
Whether you have a new pilot project that is under resourced or your budgets overall have grown increasingly constrained, odds are you have been asked (and will be asked again!) to deliver marketing success with limited financial resources. Limited dollars don't have to mean limited impact if you consider a few key principles - both the tried and true and ...