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How to Motivate and Engage Your Board in Fundraising

Engaging and motivating your board is important work that's worth your thought and time. However, working with board members can be intimidating or overwhelming, leaving you unsure of how to […]

A Donor-Centered Approach to Fundraising

Take your knowledge and practice of donor-centered fundraising to a new level. This session provides the backdrop to understand the critical elements of fundraising, cultivation and stewardship and how they […]

Strategic Leadership

Beyond managing a donor-centered fundraising program is the leader’s ability to be strategic.  A strategic leader can express a strategic vision for their organization, project or specific area of influence and motivate others to acquire that […]

Planning and Implementing a Major Campaign

Understanding when and how to enter into a major campaign requires careful planning, leadership, and resources. In this session, we will look at all of the variables for planning and […]

Effective Fundraising Leadership

Leadership is the number one success factor in any fundraising endeavor.  In this session, you will explore: Board and staff leadership in fundraising Ethical practice in fundraising How diversity and […]

Take Your Fundraising to the Top

You are needed daily. Every moment you spend balancing the demands of fundraising employs your unique gifts, skills and knowledge. This session considers the success factors concerning leadership self-awareness, management style that influence you. Bringing your […]

First Things First: Positioning Your Organization for Fundraising Success

Energy Square One 4925 Greenville Avenue, Ste 106, Dallas, TX, United States

Is your organization positioned for fundraising success?  Even an effective fundraising program will be limited in what it can achieve if it is operating in isolation.  A truly successful fundraising […]

Beyond Grant Readiness: Next Level Grant Strategies

Beyond grant basics, this workshop will prepare you with more advanced grant writing strategies and will help you expand your skills as you grow in your grant career. This course […]

Successful Small Shop Fundraising

When you’re part of a small organization and hold responsibility for everything in development from annual giving to planned giving, it can be a challenge to keep all the plates […]

What’s the Secret Sauce to Donor Retention?

Nationally donor retention rates are in the tank and the development office is at its highest turnover in nonprofit history. Let’s explore the varied elements that impact your retention story and discuss […]

Planned Giving: Raise More Money Now

Would you like to raise more money for your nonprofit…now?  For many of us, starting a planned giving program is something we will do “someday.”  Well, together, let’s make “someday” […]

Major Gifts: Anatomy of a Prospect Call

What is your pipeline to cultivating and requesting major gifts for your organization? How do you begin to secure a plan and move a donor forward to making a major gift? […]

Donor Life Cycle: From Acquisition to Planned Giving

Learn to understand the donor life cycle from acquisition to gift planning.  In this session we’ll take a look at the art and science of how donors connect to an organization initially […]

Strategic Leadership

Beyond managing a donor-centered fundraising program is the leader’s ability to be strategic.  A strategic leader can express a strategic vision for their organization, project or specific area of influence and motivate others to acquire that […]

Managing the Development Office

Have you wondered how to build an effective development program and juggle all the infrastructure responsibilities at the same time? There are many roles and competing demands that development staff […]

Building a Culture of Philanthropy in Your Organization

A culture of philanthropy is an organizational culture where everyone in an organization understands the importance of philanthropy and has a role in encouraging it. From the receptionist to direct […]

A Donor Centered Approach to Fundraising

Take your knowledge and practice of donor-centered fundraising to a new level. This session provides the backdrop to understanding the critical elements of fundraising, cultivation and stewardship and how they […]

Major Gifts: Anatomy of a Prospect Call

What is your pipeline to cultivating and requesting major gifts for your organization? How do you begin to secure a plan and move a donor forward to making a major gift? […]

The Art of Conversation

In today’s world, we have so many ways to connect with donors. But, are you truly connecting? It’s the simple art of communication that helps you stand apart in our message-filled world. […]

Strategic Leadership

Beyond managing a donor-centered fundraising program is the leader’s ability to be strategic.  A strategic leader can express a strategic vision for their organization, project, or specific area of influence and […]

Successful Small Shop Fundraising

How do you handle being the annual giving director, event planner, grant writer, major gift officer, and planned giving expert? When you’re part of a small organization and hold responsibility […]

How to Motivate and Engage Your Board in Fundraising

Engaging and motivating your board is important work that's worth your thought and time. However, working with board members can be intimidating or overwhelming, leaving you unsure of how to […]

Acquisition to Planned Giving

Learn to understand the donor life cycle from acquisition to gift planning.  In this session, we’ll take a look at the art and science of how donors connect to an […]

Building a Culture of Philanthropy in Your Organization

A culture of philanthropy is an organizational culture where everyone in an organization understands the importance of philanthropy and has a role in encouraging it. From the receptionist to direct […]

Planning and Implementing a Major Campaign

Understanding when and how to enter a major campaign requires careful planning, leadership, and resources. In this session we will look at all the variables for planning and implementing a […]

Building Successful Events

How to make sure you have the right people in the room for event night success and future donor cultivation. Learning Objectives: Leading with Mission – everyone knows why they […]

Secret Sauce to Donor Retention

Nationally donor retention rates are in the tank and the development office is at its highest turnover in nonprofit history. Let’s explore the varied elements that impact your retention story […]

Major Gifts: Anatomy of a Prospect Call

What is your pipeline to cultivating and requesting major gifts for your organization? How do you begin to secure a plan and move a donor forward to making a major gift? […]

Acquisition to Planned Giving

Learn to understand the donor life cycle from acquisition to gift planning.  In this session, we’ll take a look at the art and science of how donors connect to an […]

Strategic Leadership

Beyond managing a donor-centered fundraising program is the leader’s ability to be strategic.  A strategic leader can express a strategic vision for their organization, project, or specific area of influence and […]

How to Motivate and Engage Your Board in Fundraising

Engaging and motivating your board is important work that's worth your thought and time. However, working with board members can be intimidating or overwhelming, leaving you unsure of how to […]

Successful Small Shop Fundraising

How do you handle being the annual giving director, event planner, grant writer, major gift officer, and planned giving expert? When you’re part of a small organization and hold responsibility […]

Take Your Fundraising to the Top!

You are needed daily. Every moment you spend balancing the demands of fundraising employs your unique gifts, skills, and knowledge. This session considers the success factors concerning leadership self-awareness, management […]

Major Gifts: Anatomy of a Prospect Call

What is your pipeline to cultivating and requesting major gifts for your organization? How do you begin to secure a plan and move a donor forward to making a major gift? […]

The Art of Conversation

In today’s world, we have so many ways to connect with donors. But, are you truly connecting? It’s the simple art of communication that helps you stand apart in our message-filled world. […]

Strategic Leadership

Beyond managing a donor-centered fundraising program is the leader’s ability to be strategic.  A strategic leader can express a strategic vision for their organization, project, or specific area of influence and […]

Successful Small-Shop Fundraising

When you are part of a small organization and hold responsibility for everything in development from annual giving to planned giving, it can be a challenge to keep all the […]

How to Motivate and Engage Your Board in Fundraising

Engaging and motivating your board is important work that's worth your thought and time. However, working with board members can be intimidating or overwhelming, leaving you unsure of how to […]

Acquisition to Planned Giving

Learn to understand the donor life cycle from acquisition to gift planning.  In this session, we’ll take a look at the art and science of how donors connect to an […]

CNM Funders Forum

The CNM Funders Forum is your opportunity to interact with leaders of prominent local organizations and learn what they look for when funding nonprofits! Representing Communities Foundation of Texas, The […]

Building a Culture of Philanthropy in Your Organization

A culture of philanthropy is an organizational culture where everyone in an organization understands the importance of philanthropy and has a role in encouraging it. From the receptionist to direct […]

Planning and Implementing a Major Campaign

Understanding when and how to enter a major campaign requires careful planning, leadership, and resources. In this session we will look at all the variables for planning and implementing a […]