BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.drfonline.org//event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nonprofit-Fundraising UID:FFAB850CDA9E486DEEB630566DB01B3E ORGANIZER:MAILTO:lmerricks@drfonline.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160608 DTSTAMP:20260516T194233 DESCRIPTION: John Curtis, Ph.D., jcurtis@iodinc.comThis event is part of a the Nonprofit Management Intensive Track Program series. Click to regist er for this series.Most nonprofits know their board has a key role in fu ndraising -- but few know exactly what it is nor how to get them to do i t. While nonprofit leaders may wish for a competent and committed fundra ising board, unfortunately, they often lack the strategies needed to dev elop a “Culture of Philanthropy” within their Board.In those special circumstances when it “clicks” when there is a &ldq uo;Culture of Philanthropy” in place, nothing is as productive or satisfying. The energy of the Board becomes contagious, permeating the e ntire organization, and when it does, everyone feels the effects -- the staff and volunteers, and most important, the donors who can make major gifts to the organization.But a “Culture of Philanthropy” an d a fundraising board that reflects it cannot be mandated, and it doesn& rsquo;t happen by chance. Instead, a fundraising board must be developed over time within a specific plan that teaches the skills and confidence needed to raise major gifts. Great fundraising boards are not born, the y’re built!This workshop will teach the board’s role in rais ing major gifts, show how to elevate a board member’s competency i n fundraising, and demystify how to find new donors and new dollars in y our community. This will be a short-shot, fast-paced and intensive sessi on appropriate for new or experienced nonprofit leaders and their board members.Key Learning Objectives:Understand the board’s role in cap acity-building by doing proper strategic planning and major gifts fundra ising.Identify the characteristics of a Culture of Philanthropy and how to close the gap between a traditional “hand-to-mouth” fundi ng model and the foundation for a major gifts campaign.Identify why dono rs give and why they don’t, and how to elevate the credibility and visibility of their nonprofit to build lifelong investors with existing and new donors.Define the elements of a successful and diverse plan to raise funds through events, institutional, and donor-driven fundraising. Bio: John Curtis, Ph.D., has 40 years’ experience as an organizati onal development consultant and researcher in the nonprofit sector. He h as a proven track record bringing sound organizational development princ iples and evidence-based capacity building practices to hundreds of nonp rofits nationwide. John regularly teaches strategic planning, board deve lopment, change management and fundraising. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n

John Curtis, Ph.D., jcurtis@iodinc.com

This event is part of a the N onprofit Management Intensive Track Program series. Click to register for this series.

Most nonprofits know their board has a key role in fundraising -- but few know exactly what it is nor how to get them to do it. While nonprofit leaders may wis h for a competent and committed fundraising board, unfortunately, they o ften lack the strategies needed to develop a “Culture of Philanthr opy” within their Board.

In those special circumstances when it “clicks” when there is a “Culture of Philanthropy& rdquo; in place, nothing is as productive or satisfying. The energy of t he Board becomes contagious, permeating the entire organization, and whe n it does, everyone feels the effects -- the staff and volunteers, and m ost important, the donors who can make major gifts to the organization.< /p>

But a “Culture of Philanthropy” and a fundraising boar d that reflects it cannot be mandated, and it doesn’t happen by ch ance. Instead, a fundraising board must be developed over time within a specific plan that teaches the skills and confidence needed to raise maj or gifts. Great fundraising boards are not born, they’re built!

This workshop will teach the board’s role in raising major gif ts, show how to elevate a board member’s competency in fundraising , and demystify how to find new donors and new dollars in your community . This will be a short-shot, fast-paced and intensive session appropriat e for new or experienced nonprofit leaders and their board members.

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Bio: John Curtis, Ph.D., has 40 years’ experience as an organizational deve lopment consultant and researcher in the nonprofit sector. He has a prov en track record bringing sound organizational development principles and evidence-based capacity building practices to hundreds of nonprofits na tionwide. John regularly teaches strategic planning, board development, change management and fundraising.

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