TITLE : Annual giving campaigns
CITY : Houston , TX
DATE : Friday, October 05, 2007
TIME : 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PRICE : $ 55.00
Annual giving campaigns

Ask any fundraiser and they'll tell you that the annual fund is the foundation for all other fundraising efforts. Though these campaigns tend to bring in smaller donations, they frequently reach a larger number of donors than many other approaches. Your annual fund also contains a valuable pool of supporters from which major donors will emerge. In order to take advantage of your annual fund, you need to develop a robust campaign that will reach every potential donor - both large and small.

Topics we will cover include:
  • Building a constituent base by focusing on donors' wants, needs and interests
  • How to make a compelling case for annual support
  • Creative ways to match institutional needs with donor interests
  •  Effective solicitation strategies 
  •  Established ways to measure results
Attendees will walk out with new approaches to (i) better understand donors, (ii) segment donors, (iii) communicate to donors, and (iv) match available fundraising vehicles to donor interests. This session is intended for intermediate to advanced fundraisers.

Speakers for this session:

William K. Hawkins
President
GRANDgift SYSTEMS

Bill has served as chief marketing officer for companies in TX and UT, and was president of his own consulting firm, Strategic Marketing Outsource Group, with clients in the U.S. and Canada. Bill has also served as a volunteer fundraiser for the Parent Teacher Association of his son's school, and as stewardship chairman of his church. During this time, he learned the value of small donors to an organization's success, and his organization currently specializes in building small donor bases for nonprofit organizations.

Ryan Dolibois
Chief Development Officer
YES Prep Public Schools


Ryan came to Houston in 1998 as a member of the Teach for America corps. In 1999, he was recognized as the first-year Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas. After teaching for three years in an inner-city elementary school, he became the Development Director at YES Prep in 2001. He has served in that capacity for the last seven years as YES has grown from one school with 350 students to a five-school district that will serve 2,100 students this upcoming school year. During that time, YES Prep’s annual fund goal has grown from $500,000 to an annual need of over $2.5 million. In the past four years, working with the YES Board and Head of Schools, Ryan has helped YES raise more than $27 million for its operations, facilities, and expansion. The fundraising effort has included local and national foundations, corporations, and generous individuals from across the United States. Ryan is a member of the National Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and is active in the local chapter. He has participated as a speaker for a number of AFP events and also been a part of the “Fundraising 101” series at Rice University and the University of Houston.

Sean D. Carter
Director of Development
The Houston Museum of Natural Science

Sean has worked in the non-profit development field for fourteen years, starting his career strictly by chance after serving as Student Body President of Louisiana State University and being thrust into the Student Alumni Association Development Office. Sean joined the development team at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the third most attended museum in the country, after working as a private fundraising consultant for five years. Sean's focus of fundraising has included mental health and social service organizations, youth and education programs, as well as cancer and HIV-related services.  Sean served as the Executive Director of Body Positive Wellness Center, the Senior Program Director of Development/Special Events for the Downtown YMCA as well as the Director of Development for the Montrose Counseling Center.  He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, National Planned Giving Council and is a graduate of Leadership Houston (Class XIX). Sean has served as on officer and board member on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations. Sean has also founded several charity organizations and funds including the L. Bowen Assistance Fund and the Mary Margaret and Dylan Carter Scholarship Fund. Sean is past recipient of the "Houston's Outstanding Fundraiser Award" in the Angle Media Texas Round-Up Awards, and was named Houston's Most Valuable Volunteer by "Up and Out Publications."
Speakers for this session will be announced shortly.

 

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