2008 Conference Brochure and Registration Form

Sponsored by

This is a great time to visit exhibitor booths. 
 

Finding Your Organization’s Unique Position in the Market
Monica Gould, MBA, CMC

What makes your organization unique, different and especially qualified to deliver the products and services that it does? What are the perceived strengths of your organization and what are the weaknesses and challenges that it struggles with?  this session will use SWOT analysis to help determine the market niche for your organization and how you can use it to strengthen relationships and build new ones!


A Blueprint for a Successful Special Event
Tara M. Davis      Tina Nixon        Sherri Collins

Planning a special event takes organization and hard work.  Learn key steps that will help you plan your special event efficiently and effectively.


Leadership...Is Yours Showing?
David L. Wauls, CCE

Fundraising is viewed as a credible and respected profession for civic betterment throughout the world.  To achieve this vision, you must be a leader in your organization and community.  In this session, you'll discover characteristics of a good leader that will enable you to provide guidance and support for your organization's development efforts.  Your style of leadership will help you make a good impression in your community and with potential investors, will give you the credibility to convey your message to the community and support your efforts to secure resources.                      
 

June Mansberger-Royer, CFRE
President, AFP, Central PA Chapter

Sponsored by


 

Just Ask
Una S. Martone, CFRE

Asking isn’t just about major gifts and volunteers. The practice of asking can and should be extended to just about anything needed by non-profit organizations. Beyond the typical in-kind donations, this session will review the who, what, where, when and how to make the ask and get the yes! Everyone in the development office should be skilled in making “the ask.” Come together and learn how much fun it can be to Just Ask!


How to Spot Planned Giving Opportunities
Shirl Shaffer, M.A., CFRE               Renny Magill

Sponsored by


This is an entry level planned giving session. Learn how to get started to spot planned giving opportunities; then learn how to spot planned giving opportunities in conversations, in your database, through networking with professionals, and by observing your community. Finally, learn what pitfalls to avoid once you have spotted planned giving opportunities.


One, Two, Three… Balance
Thanh T. Nguyen

If you’ve been looking for permission to turn off work for a while and recharge your battery, then this session is for you!  Realize your current life balance and use tips from this session to improve your effectiveness and happiness in all areas including work, family, spirituality and more. Learn how to let the past rest; remain present in the moment; and wait (patiently) for the future.
 

Open only to persons with at least eight years’ full-time professional fundraising experience as an employee of a charitable organization, and who are currently employed as such.

Developing a Body of Shared Life Experience… Top 10 Outcome Findings to be Presented to AFP Central PA Chapter
Ann Moffitt, ACFRE

Professional fundraisers with no less then eight years of experience will want to attend this session to discuss, in a confidential conversation, those moments of enlightenment concerning the field of philanthropy, the things you most wish you knew when beginning your career.

The outcome of the discussions will result in a body of information to be shared with AFP attendees at a regularly scheduled meeting. The topic stated: Ten Things I Would Have Liked to Have Known All Along! This confidential discussion will be moderated with Tim Whelan, Tom Stone and Jim Heckman.

It is expected that many other concerns and ideas will permeate the conversation resulting in an enlightened, entertaining and potentially stress relieving session.  This session offers senior executives an opportunity to discuss critical issues in their work in a confidential setting. Doors will be closed 10 minutes into the session time frame. If attendees would like to send comments prior to the session please direct them to amoffitt@keystonehumanservices.org
 

Being Good is Good for Business
Joe Geiger

There are hundreds of scandals chronicled across the United States on a monthly basis. Even though charities are performing great works, their accomplishments get tarnished when a member of the community of charities behaves inappropriately and or illegally. The enforcement agencies have made a commitment to go after the bad guys. That includes the well-intended that do not comply with the law. This session will go beyond the expectations of the law to consider dos and don’ts on how we work with donors.
 

Young Professionals Seminar
Chad Barger, CFRE                       Heather Morris-Davis

The seminar is designed for those with three years or less experience in fundraising. Are you new to Fundraising? Do you have questions and concerns you’d like to discuss with others doing similar work? Here’s an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals and share ideas, strategies, successes and challenges. Join our co-facilitators and your peers for a lively and informative discussion of issues common to those relatively new to this field. If attendees would like to send comments prior to the session please direct them to davish@e-lcds.org

 
Just Ask
Una S. Martone, CFRE        Repeat Session