About this event
Donor Relations is the comprehensive effort of any nonprofit that seeks philanthropic support to ensure that donors experience high-quality
interactions with the organization that foster long-tern engagement and investment. Since stewardship is at the core of a great fundraising strategy, WVDO brings you workshops that will help you create a stewardship plan and others that will inspire new and fresh ideas.
In the last 8 years, our regional conference has attracted more than 1,200 individuals representing 850 different nonprofit organizations. Attendees’ evaluations tell us the strength of this conference lies in the quality and friendliness of our staff, the diversity and relevance of speaker and topics, the inspiring keynotes, and the Meet the Funders session. Both newcomers and experienced professionals give the conference similar high marks in content,
atmosphere, and professionalism.
REGISTER now for the early bird rate!
(Early Bird registration closes February, 1, 2014)
Through 2 keynote presentations and 12 sessions presented by experienced speakers, we offer you:
• A fresh outlook on philanthropy designed to give you renewed professional energy
• Effective techniques on how to develop relationships leading to gifts, making meaningful asks, working with boards, and showing gratitude
• Ways to identify and research prospective major givers
• Multifaceted marketing strategies that speak to multiple generations
• How to create dynamic relationships that will inspire long term engagement and funding for your organization
• Insights on generational demographics affecting your work
• Implement metrics to improve your fundraising success
• Capacity building through grants with tools and frameworks for developing the right approach
• Using social networking to expand your reach and build relationships
• Networking opportunities with other professionals
• Open discussions focusing on your issues
Who should attend:
Anyone contributing to the operations of a nonprofit organization will benefit from this program. Whether your role is to increase gifts to the annual fund or to search for those elusive major gift donors, you will walk away from this conference with usable techniques that will return your investment in the program many times over!
Typical titles of attendees include: Development Director, Development Manager, Executive Director, Stewardship Manager, Event Manager, Fundraising Committee members, Development Coordinator, Annual Giving Coordinators,
fundraising staff and volunteers.
Schedule
7:30am – Registration — Meet The Funders
8:00am – 9:00am — Meet The Funders Session
8:30am – Registration — Regional Conference
9:15am – 10:30am — Session I
10:45am – 12:00pm — Session II
12:15pm – 1:30pm — Lunch with Vanessa Van Edwards: Art of Reading Faces
1:45pm – 3:00pm — Session III
3:15pm – 4:00pm — Keynote Speaker Susan Howlett: Donor Stewardship
4:15pm – 5:00pm — Advanced Donor Workshop with Susan Howlett