Workshop Offerings

Check out these two CFRE - certified development classes that will be offered in Spring 2012:


1. Blackbelt Fundraising: Seven Drills to Improve Your Nonprofit's Fundraising Function

2. Special Events as Fundraisers: Art or Science?

1. Blackbelt Fundraising:

Seven Drills to Improve

Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Function

Crown Point Nonprofit Advisors

Workshop Offerings - Christa J. Mannarino, CFRE

Running time: 6 hrs (9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

Issue:

Nonprofits are facing unique challenges in today’s fundraising landscape. CEOs and Development Directors are focused more on securing organizational income that ever before, but working harder doesn’t necessarily equal more funds. It’s time to work smarter and more efficiently in order to succeed.

The impact of a comprehensive development function can be the difference between the success or failure of an organization. This highly interactive workshop will feature a step-by-step, hands-on process that will result in a basic, but strategic fundraising function outline.

Benefits to Participants:

Direct benefits include:

- Current fundraising function assessment;

- Focused fundraising strategy;

- Improved donor relationships;

- Stronger team board, staff and key volunteers;

- Improved donor stewardship efforts.

Indirect benefits include:

- Professional development tools for staff;

- Improved record keeping systems;

- Strong rational and narrative material for future grant writing;

- Increased teamwork between board and staff.

Topics of Discussion and Handouts include:

- Organizational fundraising assessment;

- Basic fundraising plan outline;

- Staff and board roles in fundraising;

- Stages of fundraising (donor research, qualification, solicitation, stewardship);

- Ethics of fundraising (review of AFP’s Donor Bill of Rights);

- Reading and resources list;

- Metrics and reporting tools.

2. Special Events as Fundraisers: Art or Science?

Crown Point Nonprofit Advisors

Workshop Offerings - Christa J. Mannarino, CFRE

Running time: 4 hrs

Issue:

Are special events the best way to raise funds? It depends. So before planning that next one, learn the important questions that the board and staff should answer before choosing the caterer or ordering the centerpieces.

Participants will learn some essential planning techniques that include best practices research and conducting an environmental scan of your local landscape. We will also create a detailed planning guide including adequate resource allocations to ensure a professionally run event.

By planning carefully and adding enough creativity and attitude, your organization could very well be on the way to a successful and profitable fundraiser.

Benefits to Participants:

Direct benefits include:

- Understand the value of focus groups and constituent input;

- Get a realistic environmental scan of fundraising strategies in your community;

- Utilize your limited resources (staff and volunteer time) in the most efficient way;

- Put your team: board, staff and key volunteers on the same page regarding special events;

- Cultivate donor relationships.

Indirect benefits include:

- Professional development tools for staff;

- Improved best practices research;

- Increased teamwork between board and staff.

Topics of Discussion and Handouts include:

- Organizational fundraising assessment;

- Staff and board roles;

- Community focus groups;

- Creating realistic timelines and resources allocations;

- Monitoring and evaluation.