2008-2009 WEBINAR SERIES
DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL MAJOR GIFTS PROGRAM & MAKING THE ASK
When Your Prince Doesn't Come: Developing a Major Gifts Program (Part I)
(This is part one of a two-part series. While you are not required to register for both parts, we strongly encourage you to do so.)
Every nonprofit organization dreams of finding that rich benefactor who willingly donates millions of dollars to its cause. And for many of our agencies, that's the extent of our major donor thinking. And that's a shame — although the One Big Gift is highly unlikely to come knocking, you can still develop a large group of donors who will regularly give donations in the multi-thousand dollar range. Such people exist and their numbers are growing as successful baby boomers continue to retire. But getting them on your side takes time, planning and work. Can you afford to overlook this key fund development strategy? In today's fundraising environment, a successful major gifts program can mean the difference between the thriving growth of your organization and a stalled development effort. In part one of this two part webinar series on major gifts, participants will learn the basics of organizing a major gifts program, including:
- The importance of a major gifts program
- Elements of a major gifts program
- Identification and evaluation of prospects
- Why major donors give and inspiring their philanthropy
- Cultivating relationships with major donors
- Stewardship and ways to say thank you
- Organizing and managing development staff and volunteers for optimum results
When?
November 18, 11am-12noon
How much?
$45 for NEN* and SEN Members
$60 for Non-Members
Limited to 20 participants.
Sharon Vardatira, NEN's Senior Fund Development Specialist since 1996, will facilitate this workshop. She has 27 years of proposal writing experience, including as Development Director and Executive Director of several Boston-area nonprofits. Since 1995, she has provided fund development consultation to NEN and its member organizations, as well as to other regional and national non-profit agencies, educational institutions, and organizations working on a wide variety of issues. In the last three years, Vardatira has written over 350 grants, raising approximately $5.5 million from government, foundation, and corporate funders. Vardatira is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives, Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, and Council on Foundations.
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*Scholarships are available to individuals from NEN member agencies with annual budgets of less than $1.5 million a year. If you'd like to be considered for a scholarship, contact Cindy Carraway-Wilson either by email or by calling (207) 319-6009 before continuing with your registration.
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