TITLE : Fundraising in the one-person development shop: making the most of a shoestring budget
CITY : Houston , TX
DATE : Friday, October 05, 2007
TIME : 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
PRICE : $ 95.00
Fundraising in the one-person development shop: making the most of a shoestring budget

At the best of times, fundraising can be challenging. However, fundraising in the one person development shop can be daunting, especially when one is working with a shoestring budget. The key in situations like these is to know what areas to prioritize, and how to get the biggest bang for your buck because you can't do it all.  This seminar will focus on the issues unique to one person fundraising departments, and will drill down in the following areas:
  • Keeping your organization on track financially: create and maintain a year-round fundraising plan
  • Research: research your prospects on a shoestring budget
  • Direct mail: work with an established third party service provider to maximize your returns
  • Major gifts program: develop and maintain a manageable high dollar giving club
  • Planned giving: start simple with a wills and bequests program
  • Donor solicitation: make it easy for your donors to give and for you to receive donations
  • Special events: conduct a unique annual event that makes efficient use of volunteers
  • Leadership involvement: find creative ways to get your executive director and/or board involved in the fundraising process
Attendees will walk away with fresh ideas to take their one person development shop to the next level.

Speakers for this session:

Lynn C. Page
Development Director
The Brilliant Lecture Series


In her capacity as director of development of a new nonprofit, Lynn's job responsibilities include coordination of efforts between Community Relations, Marketing and Corporate Development to ensure delivery of maximum community impact. As the Development Director she grew the organization's Annual Fund and special events revenue by more than 80 percent, and developed and implemented strategies to cultivate new donors--particularly among women and youth. Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Texas and Master in Business Administration, from Texas Southern University. She has been invited to speak on many panels included the  Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania. Lynn is an active member of the Associational of Fundraising Professionals and Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.

Martin R. Acevedo
Director of Development
KIPP Aspire Academy


For the past fifteen years, Martin has worked in nonprofit management and marketing for civil rights, education and media organizations.  Martin has worked as a one-person communications and development shop for small and medium nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., Austin and San Antonio, Texas.  He syndicated the Spanish-language radio program (Universo), developed websites and public information for the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) and the National Community for Latino Leadership, and coordinated public relations, project management and fundraising for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and KIPP Aspire Academy.  Martin is a graduate of Yale University, the Institute of Latin American Studies (U.T.-Austin), and the Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program (U.T.-San Antonio).  He is currently a Project Management Professional (PMP) candidate through the international Project Management Institute (PMI).  

Delton McGuire
Director of Development
Cherokee Home for Children


For the past four years, Delton's primary task has been single handedly to maintain existing funding and establish new funding from churches and individuals over the entire state of Texas for his organization. He has met his board's income goal of over one million dollars per year each year.  During his thirteen years in fundraising he held similar responsibilities with other organizations with similar missions.  Delton holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma Christian University in journalism and a graduate degree in communication from Stephen F. Austin State University.  As an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the National Committee on Planned Giving, he holds the Certificate in Fund Raising Management from the University of Indiana/Purdue and the Nonprofit Management Certificate from the Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas.
Speakers for this session:

Senthil kumar
PA
Locust

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Thursday, October 04, 2007

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Panel discussion and dialogue with Grantmakers9:00 AM - 12:00 PM$ 95.00More
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Friday, October 05, 2007

Seminar TitleTimePrice
Special events fundraising8:00 AM - 10:00 AM$ 55.00More
Online fundraising: harnessing technology to build and maintain relationships9:00 AM - 12:30 PM$ 95.00More
Major gifts fundraising10:30 AM - 12:30 PM$ 55.00More
Annual giving campaigns1:30 PM - 3:00 PM$ 55.00More
Fundraising in the one-person development shop: making the most of a shoestring budget1:30 PM - 5:00 PM$ 95.00More
Direct mail fundraising3:30 PM - 5:00 PM$ 55.00More


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