AFPNS Luncheon: Effective Fundraising – 10 Best Practices to Keep You on Track

April 23, 2012

12:00noon – 1:00p.m.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Park Lane Mall, Level 3

Free for AFP members!

$20 for non-members

Brown Bag Lunch – Bring your lunch with you

This presentation provides some suggestions to help your charity effectively fundraise while meeting donor expectations and maintaining adherence to Canada Revenue Agency guidelines. It is part of the curriculum developed for the Atlantic Charities Learning Exchange http://communitysector.nl.ca/atlantic-charities-learning-exchange   

About the Presenter:

David Oyler is a fund development consultant based in Halifax focusing on assisting charitable organizations to expand their fundraising capacity.  Organizations he has worked with include the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, Independent Living Nova Scotia Association, Make-A-Wish Atlantic Provinces, and the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute.  David was also involved with Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador’s Compliant Fundraising Practices, a project funded by the Canada Revenue Agency that raised awareness amongst registered charities in Atlantic Canada of CRA’s Fundraising Guidance and the importance of accurate reporting of fundraising costs and activities.

Space is limited, reserve your seat today!

Free for Members!

$25 for Non-Members.

Although corporations and businesses contribute just over 4% of all philanthropic dollars (over $14 Billion in 2009) in the United States, much more is given through gifts in kind, corporate sponsorships, and through the personal donations of individual corporate leaders. And, in a typical capital campaign, businesses often provide a much more significant percentage of the overall goal. However many nonprofits fail to touch their local business community for a variety of reasons.  In this webinar, we will discuss how to approach corporate leaders, how to motivate them to become involved in your organization, and how to develop a corporate appeal.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will:

• List the ways corporations and businesses can get involved in their organizations
• List the things corporations are looking for in a nonprofit organization
• Outline the structure for a corporate/business appeal using volunteers

Target Audience:

Mid-level fundraisers, executive directors and development officers.

About the Presenter:

Linda Lysakowski is one of fewer than 100 professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation and has trained more than 18,000 professionals in all aspects of development in Canada, Mexico, Egypt and most of the 50 United States.
Linda is the author of Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers, The Development Plan, Fundraising as a Career: What, Are You Crazy? Everything You Wanted to Know about Capital Campaigns, The Genius’ Guide to Fundraising, a contributing author to The Fundraising Feasibility Study—It’s Not About the Money, co-editor of You and Your Nonprofit, to be published in 2010 and co-author of The Essential Nonprofit Fundraising Handbook.  She is currently working on Raising More Money from Your Business Community, to be published in early 2011.

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*This session is provided On Demand from the convenience of your home or office.

Say hi to all of your Canadian colleagues at the International Conference on Fundraising in Vancouver at the Canadian Reception on Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Pacific Ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Then on Monday night, be sure to hit AFP After Dark, a fun-filled dance and networking event for all conference attendees, with DJ, cash bar and light snacks, from 9 – 11 p.m., also at the Pacific Ballroom at the Fairmont. AFP After Dark is free for all conference registrants!

AFP NOVA SCOTIA HONORED AS TEN STAR CHAPTER

 (Arlington, Va.) – The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Nova Scotia Chapter has been named a 2011 Ten Star Chapter.

Every year, AFP, the largest association of professional fundraisers in the world, honors chapters for achieving goals that align with key objectives in its long-range strategic plan. Chapters receive the Ten Star Award for performing specific activities designed to increase professionalism within fundraising and public awareness of the importance of philanthropy. Ten Star Chapters are recognized at the AFP International Conference on Fundraising.

“I want to congratulate the Nova Scotia Chapter, which is playing a key role in the Canadian Maritimes area in promoting ethical and effective fundraising and educating the public about the importance of philanthropy and wise giving,” said Andrew Watt, FInstF, president and CEO of AFP. “Our Ten Star Chapters have demonstrated outstanding programming and leadership for the fundraising, and I’m pleased to recognize their outstanding efforts. If individuals and organizations in the community have questions about fundraising and philanthropy, they should definitely contact the AFP Nova Scotia chapter.”

Criteria for the award are determined by AFP International Headquarters. A list of several goals is published annually, and chapters must accomplish 10 of these goals during the year and submit a nomination form for verification to be honored.

For more information on the Ten Star Award process, please visit www.afpnet.org.

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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents 30,000 members in 229 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession. For more information, visit www.afpnet.org.

The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada has approved sixteen scholarships, one for each AFP Chapters geographic area.  These $500.00 scholarships are to be used toward the registration fee to attend the AFP International Conference on Fundraising in Vancouver, BC, April 1-3, 2012.

Application Procedure

•           The applicant will submit an application form(s) to the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada. If the applicant is a member of an AFP Chapter, the Chapter may do so on behalf of the member.

•           Applications can be faxed or e-mailed:

AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada
260 King Street East, Suite 412
Toronto, Ontario M5A 4L5
Phone: (416) 941-9144 Fax: (416) 941-9013
Email: cdnfoundation@afpnet.org

CLICK HERE to download the application.

Free for Members!

$25 for Non-Members.

Success Comes in All Sizes

This session will discuss how small to mid-size development offices can maximize their resources and make the most of their efforts to achieve success.  Discussion will focus on effective management and use of tools in the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship processes in the context of a busy development office.

Topics will include: How to leverage time and resources in a variety of environments; strategic execution of best practices and prioritization to build a culture a philanthropy;  execution of the annual fund as a key communication and engagement strategy; examples of accessible prospect identification tools and engagement strategies; creating a vital and committed board and volunteer team; identifying and managing donor expectations; donor recognition vehicles, reporting and accountability; and the optimization of systems, budgeting process and development plan.

At the conclusion of this session, participants will have a better understanding of:

• How to build effective staffing models with clearly identified roles and responsibilities,
• Effective and efficient tactical and strategic planning and
• Resource allocation in a small to mid-size operation

Target Audience:

Staff of all levels in small- to mid-size non-profit institutions

About the Presenters:

Monique Hanson, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of YMCA of the USA, has more than 20 years experience soliciting gifts through all giving channels.  Additionally, she has led comprehensive development efforts for two of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations.

Sally McMillan has worked in non-profit fundraising for 12 years. As Director of Development for YMCA of the USA, she is responsible for corporate and foundation solicitation as well as oversight of Financial Development operations, stewardship and re-granting from Y-USA to local YMCAs. Sally honed her institutional fundraising experience at Providence-St. Mel School, Gateway Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Association (national office), and Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area before joining Y-USA. She graduated from Princeton University and has completed coursework at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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*This session is provided On Demand from the convenience of your home or office.

Please be advised that the annual general meeting for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Nova Scotia Chapter has been called for Monday, February 6, 2012.

You are invited to join us at 4:00pm at the following location:

QEII Foundation
5457 Spring Garden Rd.
Park Lane Level 3
Halifax NS.

Members who cannot attend can access the 2012 Voter Proxy Form Here.

Please submit your proxy to info@afpns.ca by Friday, February 3, 2012.

Free for Members!

$25 for Non-Members.

Foundation professionals agree: their best grantees are the ones who look beyond the check and seek a mutually beneficial relationship.  Learn how the relationship unfolds and how both grant makers and grantees benefit from good communication and mutual understanding of risk and reward.

Learning Objectives

• Learn a strategic framework for choosing your best prospects
• Understand who works in a foundation and how to communicate with them most effectively
• Understand the role of risk and reward in a grant making relationship
• Learn “seven best practices” to help you succeed in building long term funding relationships

Target Audience

Non-profit professionals who include foundation grants as a key portion of their funding portfolio, particularly those who must cultivate and manage relationships with foundation professionals.

About the Presenter

John W. Hicks, CFRE is President and CEO of J.C. Geever, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in helping not-for-profits build effective grant seeking programs. John is a featured presenter for The Foundation Center and a contributing author to the Center’s newest book, After the Grant.  He is an active volunteer for AFP International and Immediate Past President of the Greater New York Chapter of AFP.

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*This session is provided On Demand from the convenience of your home or office.

Free for Members!

$25 for Non-Members.

Why does it cost nonprofits $20 for every $100 raised, when companies spend $4 for every $100 raised?  The answer is that we may well be raising money from the wrong people. Most nonprofits focus on selling the “psychic benefits” of our work to donors and foundations who have no direct stake in our outcomes.  Today, we need to offer more than “feel good” if we want to create leverage.  This webinar teaches nonprofits how to convert their good work into high value outcomes and how to identify a new set of stakeholders who directly value and are willing to pay for those outcomes.

About the Presenter:

Jason Saul is one of the nation’s leading experts on measuring social impact. He is the founder and CEO of Mission Measurement LLC, a strategy consulting firm that helps corporations, nonprofits and public sector clients to measure and improve their social impact. He has advised some of the world’s largest corporations, government agencies and nonprofits, including: Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Kraft Foods, Levi Strauss & Co., Easter Seals, American Red Cross, the Smithsonian and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Prior to founding Mission Measurement, Jason practiced as a public finance attorney at Mayer, Brown in Chicago.

Jason serves on the faculty of Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches corporate social responsibility and nonprofit management. He also serves on the faculty of Boston College’s Center for Corporate Citizenship. Jason is the founder of the Center for What Works, a national nonprofit focused on benchmarking and performance measurement. He is the author of numerous books and articles on social strategy and measurement, including: Benchmarking for Nonprofits: How to Manage, Measure and Improve Performance (Fieldstone Press 2006); Social Innovation, Inc.: Five Strategies to Drive Business Value through Social Change (Jossey-Bass, October 2010); and The End of Fundraising: How to Raise More by Selling Your Impact (Jossey-Bass, February 2011).

Jason was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for leadership and public service and was selected as a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow. In 2008, Jason was recognized as one of Crain’s Chicago Business “40 under 40” business leaders, and in 2010, he was named by Businessweek Magazine as one of the Nation’s 25 Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs.

Jason holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, an M.P.P. from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. in Government and French Literature from Cornell University

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*This session is provided On Demand from the convenience of your home or office.