Collaborative Fundraising: Promises & Pitfalls

About this event

Panel

Deborah Ameen, Chief Development Officer
Asante Health System
Dee Anne Everson, Executive Director
United Way of Jackson County
Jackie Schad, Deputy Director
ACCESS Inc.

Facilitator

Maryn Boess
National Nonprofit Trainer & Consultant

Lunch & Networking at 11:30
Presentation at 12:00

Thinking and working collaboratively can lead to higher returns in your fundraising efforts, but creating and sustaining meaningful partnerships can be challenging. In this thought-provoking session we’ll take a look at some components involved in effective collaborations, including:

• Cooperation to collaboration—the partnership continuum
• The four essential stages in the lifecycle of a collaboration—what to expect and how to manage each
• Five major steps to developing a collaborative grant proposal
• Partnership protocols and issues

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear strategies and insights about collaborative fundraising promises and pitfalls from a panel of local leaders and a national consultant.

About the Presenters

Deborah Ameen, Chief Development Officer at Asante Health System, has been an advocate for healthy communities for over 30 years. She currently has responsibility for the philanthropic work of the Asante Foundation (Rogue Valley Medical Center and Three Rivers Community Hospital), Kids Health Connection, Francis Cheney Family Place in Medford, and the GPAR Family Place in Grants Pass. Deborah is a native of the upper peninsula of Michigan. She has worked as a medical technologist in large and small hospital settings, as a development director in university and healthcare philanthropy, and as a volunteer for a broad variety of non-profit organizations in Michigan, Washington state and Oregon. She is a senior examiner for the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Program and is currently bringing the passion for excellence and process improvement to her work within the southern Oregon community.

Dee Anne Everson is the Executive Director of United Way of Jackson County, having been appointed in November 1997. She is past president of the Association of United Ways of Oregon and is a graduate of Stanford University’s Nonprofit Leaders Program. Dee Anne serves on numerous local and statewide planning committees and boards, and chairs the Ashland City budget Committee. Dee Anne spent 13 years in the corporate financial sector. Making the switch to nonprofits, she became the economist at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce in 1990 and has been recognized by Oregon Business Magazine as one of Oregon’s 50 great leaders in 2005. In March 2011, she awarded the Community Hero Award by the American Red Cross. She regularly lectures on leadership and the nonprofit sector.

Jackie Schad brings over 30 years experience working with nonprofit agencies in a variety of different capacities. As Deputy Director since April of 2009, she is responsible for the daily oversight of ACCESS program operations, including developing and implementing plans for systems and personnel designed to help the organization accomplish its strategic objectives. Jackie manages the organization’s physical resources to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness and a safe environment for clients and employees. She also participates with the Executive Director and the Finance Director in organizational development and fiscal management.

Maryn Boess is a 22-year grant professional with more than $30 million in grant funding to her credit. As founder of GrantsUSA LLC, she created a portfolio of high-quality, low-cost grants information, tools, publications, websites, and training curricula. Among these: the multi-level Grantsmanship Academy certificate course and the “Ultimate Grants Toolkit” resource notebook and CD set. A leader in the national grantsmanship field, Maryn travels extensively to share her highly-regarded workshops and seminar presentations on strategies for nonprofit success. Since October 2006 she has also been “on the other side” managing about $2 million annually in grantmaking for higher education through the Arizona Board of Regents.

About the Network

Each session of the Rogue Valley Nonprofit Network is designed to strengthen your development and management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development and meeting with the experts, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.

After this session of the Rogue Valley Nonprofit Training Series, join us for the Southern Oregon Nonprofit Town Hall at Southern Oregon University’s Higher Education Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. There is no cost to attend the Town Hall meeting.