Training
Faith-Based Organizations Learn Ways to Improve Fund-Raising
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Center for Continuing Education will be offering a workshop that will focus on fund raising strategies for Faith-Based organizations. The workshop “Faith-Based Fund Development” will be held Thursday, March 19, 2009 on the UW-Superior campus in the Rothwell Student Center, room 111. The cost is $115 (or $99 if enrolled in the program).
This program is designed for faith-based organizations to help identify ways to increase gifts and donations. Focus on the basics of fund development including: national trends, motivating donors; and the roles of volunteers and staff. Clarify our case for support and develop an action plan that reflects your mission. Instructor: Reid Zimmerman
For more information or to register, call Continuing Education/Extension at (715) 394–8469 or 1–800–370–9882 or via the Web at http://www.uwsuper.edu/seminars
Conversation with Local Grantmakers & What's New with Foundation Directory Online Professional
FREE session
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Grants Information Collection
728 State St.
Rm. 126, Memorial Library
Madison, WI 53706
Directions to the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Memorial Library
| 12:00pm–1:30pm: | Brown Bag Lunch: Conversation with Local Grantmakers Join us for a lunch discussion with local grantmakers that will provide helpful hints and insights into their grantmaking activities. They will detail how their organization prefers to be approached by grantseekers, and what they like (and do not like) to see in submitted proposals. They will also share a few words on how they see the current economic situation affecting your grantmaking. Speakers to include Ann Flynn, Executive Director, Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation; Marthea A. Fox, Executive Director, Alliant Energy Foundation; and Tom Linfield, Vice President, Grantmaking and Community Initiatives, Madison Community Foundation. |
| 1:30pm–2:30pm: | What's New with Foundation Directory Online Professional This session provides an introduction to the Foundation Center's comprehensive database, Foundation Directory Online Professional. Learn how to create customized searches to develop targeted lists of foundations that will match your organization's funding needs. Free use of this database is available in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial Library. |
MSSA conference
The MSSA conference is the largest, most comprehensive human service conference in the Midwest. , March 24 - 27, 2009, Minneapolis, MN. There are workshops and institutes for everyone-from county commissioners to financial workers, child support officers to social workers, foster parents to volunteers. We attract more than 2800 attendees from across the United States and Canada. In addition to more than 190 workshops and institutes (up to 20 hours of CEUs), the conference offers a nationally recognized keynote speaker, networking opportunities, and more than 150 exhibitors to update your knowledge on current programs being offered throughout Minnesota and the United States--and all at great price. For more information on the conference visit www.mssaconference.org or contact Stephanie Kibler, Director of Program Development, stephanie@mnssa.org.
Online Fundraising
Nonprofit Tech Tuesday
Topic: Online Fundraising
Asking for the Major and Planned Gifts
Learn how to end procrastination and call reluctance; how to prospect and obtain favorable interviews; exactly what to say on the phone; ways to close the gift and follow up; what you need/don’t need to know about taxes, investments and planned gifts; and how to plan and measure success. Instructor: Gordy Lund
