Nonprofit Center Webconferences

We are pleased to make available webconferences presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. All are 90-minute sessions qualifying for 1.5 points toward CFRE requirements. The webconferences are held at Tacoma Goodwill (714 South 27th St. Tacoma 98409) unless otherwise noted and begin promptly at 10 am.

Creating Your Policies and Procedures Manual
Thursday, April 24, 2008; 10:00am-11:30am
Presenter: Barbara L. Ciconte, CFRE

In today's environment of increased scrutiny of nonprofit organizations by government agencies, regulators, donors and the general public, it is important for nonprofit leaders to understand that public trust is vital to the nonprofit sector's mission, and their organizations must be transparent and accountable in order to succeed.

Key to gaining donor trust is keeping to established guidelines for handling donations and other business practices. Written policies and procedures for nonprofits' development-related activities are critical not only for showing they adhere to ethical fundraising practices, but also for enhancing relations with donors and funders and improving development staff efficiency and effectiveness. This session will cover the basic policies and procedures needed and the steps to follow in creating or updating a policies and procedures manual for your organization.

Ethical Fundraising: What's the Effect on Your Bottom Line?
Thursday, May 8, 2008; 10:00am-11:30am
Presenter: Janice Gow Pettey, CFRE

Ethical dilemmas can impact your fundraising bottom line. Join Janice Gow Pettey, author of "Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisers" in a dialogue on fundraising dilemmas involving appearance of impropriety, conflicts of interest, privacy, honesty and full disclosure and more. Fundraisers, Executive Directors, and board members are encouraged to attend this essential audioconference on one of the hottest topics today - ethics.

Advanced Annual Giving Techniques
Tuesday, May 20, 2008; 10:00am-11:30am
Presenter: Kathleen E. Pavelka, CFRE

Annual giving is both art and science. This session will discuss techniques to create annual leadership donors including utilizing prospect screening tools and applying them to a broader base constituency. Participants will learn how to maximize renewals to limit the "loss" of donors each year as well as advanced techniques to most cost-effectively acquire new donors. Finally, we will discuss the Case for Support and elements needed for the best response.

How to Create Benchmarks for Naming Opportunities
Tuesday, June 3, 2008; 10:00am-11:30am
Presenter: Terry Burton

The use of benchmarks can assist in setting realistic price tags on naming opportunities. Explore why benchmarking your naming opportunities is critically important in today's marketplace. Learn how to use current market value information to develop and evaluate the information and improve the effectiveness of the decision making process.

In this session we will briefly examine the top five emerging trends in naming rights and how these have a strategic impact on fundraising campaigns. We will go through the process of creating benchmarks for naming opportunities including naming a facility, interior spaces and endowments. You will have take-away Benchmark Worksheets that we will complete during the session. We will also touch on the use of multi-year terms for naming rights as part of the benchmarking approach.

Note: Attendees are encouraged to bring a short list of two to three current naming opportunities so they can apply the benchmarking process to those naming rights scenarios.

Easy & Essential Risk Management for Fundraisers
Tuesday, June 17, 2008; 10:00am-11:30am
Presenter: Peggy M. Jackson, DPA, CPCU

Risk management planning centers on identifying, prioritizing and dealing with those areas of potential loss or adverse impact within any organization. Fundraisers need to develop effective risk management plans. Similarly, fundraisers need to have strategies in place to deal with a wide variety of business interruptions including internal crises such as the departure of a key staff member or investigations by outside authorities. The presentation will emphasize a practical, hands-on approach to risk management planning.

PLEASE NOTE:

The starting time shown is the beginning of the webconference. Check-in opens one half-hour earlier. We appreciate your promptness.
Pre-registration and prepayment are required.

Credit card and billed registrations may be faxed to 253-272-0916 or sent by email to . Please send registrations with checks to The Nonprofit Center, 1501 Pacific Avenue, Suite 320; Tacoma, WA 98402. Refunds, less 15% handling fee, will be given for withdrawals made no less than two business days prior to the scheduled webconference. No refunds or credits are available after that time or for no-shows. The Nonprofit Center reserves the right to cancel webconferences with insufficient enrollment. Cancellation will be made no later than two business days prior to the scheduled date, and full refunds or credits will be given for any cancelled webconferences. Please call us at 253-272-5844 if you have any questions.