Angela Glover has over 10 years of fundraising experience. A lawyer by education, Ms. Glover has leveraged her practical experience and education in all aspects of fundraising from annual giving to planned giving. She has worked with various non-profits including colleges and universities, hospitals, social and legal services organizations. She has successfully built many of the development programs from the ground up. Currently, she serves as the Director of Philanthropy for the Southern Education Foundation (SEF). SEF is the oldest professionally staffed foundation in the country and the only charity dedicated to addressing fairness and equality in education for students in the southeast.
As Executive Director of The Ludacris Foundation (founded in 2001), Kim`s responsibilities include reviewing and funding over 30 proposals per year. She is responsible for initiating partnerships with corporations and other nonprofit organizations, and serves as representative for The Ludacris Foundation at local and national events. In addition to her duties with Ludacris, Kim is an entrepreneur, mentor and a member of NABFEME-National Association of Black Females Executives in Music and Entertainment.
At Atlanta Union Mission, Zenobia is responsible for increasing financial support of the programs and services of the Mission by researching, completing and monitoring grant applications required by foundations, governmental funding sources, and selected corporations and churches. For the last 7 years, Zenobia has worked for non-profits, where she has increased funding using her exceptional ability to share a vision and procure support from individuals and groups. Among her accomplishment, she organized and co-facilitated the fund raising efforts for a trip to South Africa for 39 at-risk students and 12 chaperones for a 10 day journey. A native of Georgia, Zenobia attended Beulah Heights University, in Atlanta Georgia, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts and received the honors as Summa Cum Laude. She is a member of The Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Nonprofit fundraising has become highly specialized, and each segment of your donor market requires a different set of relationship management skills. Whether you are reaching out to private foundations, wealthy individuals or your own members, you need to understand who they give to, and why. The Atlanta Summit focuses on the relationship aspects of fundraising, and offers you several ways to enhance your relationship management skills: Day One: In the morning, listen to a panel of private, corporate and community grantmakers who will openly discuss their philosophy on grantmaking, how they operate, and most important, how you can build a more successful relationship with the grantmaking community. In the afternoon, participate in seminars led by experienced grant seekers who have successfully secured many foundation grants, and have built successful relationships with the grantmaking community. Day Two: Attend a series of fundraising seminars covering the hottest areas of fundraising (capital campaigns, major gifts, annual giving campaigns, and many more). Panels of experts will discuss the latest developments in these fields, and then enter into a dialogue with the participants that addresses their most pressing questions. WHY ATTEND THE FUNDRAISING SUMMIT? Fundraising is primarily a relationship business, and with increasing pressures facing all nonprofit professionals to build key relationships, it is becoming more important, though much more difficult to meet people face-to-face. Our innovative Summit format provides the most efficient and cost effective use of time away from the office by enabling attendees to interact with experts in the field, as well as other nonprofit leaders. CAN ONE ATTEND SPECIFIC SESSIONS ONLY? We understand the demands that are placed on you and on your time. That’s why you can attend only the seminars that are of interest to you. Come for the day or stop by for a couple of hours. You pay for only the seminars you wish to attend and only for the information relevant to you. It’s a novel approach to learning that allows you to get exactly what you’re looking for in a short amount of time. WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE SEMINARS? Each seminar features a panel of 3-4 experts who will give a short overview of the key developments in that field. After that , we will move into a moderated discussion to explore what these developments mean for nonprofit organizations. During the seminar, panelists will engage with the audience in an interactive manner to ensure the real-world implications of these developments emerge, and the session will end with a summary of practical next steps. HOW IS THE SUMMIT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS? The Summit offers a unique format to help you accomplish the following:
