virginia association of fund raising executives

[ February 3, 2009; 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Topic: Donor Communications Boot Camp with Tom Ahern, ABC

Be more successful as a fundraiser. Raise more money. Retain more donors. Attract lots more bequests and other planned gifts.

And how do you achieve all those gains? By understanding how donor communications really work.

In this 3-part seminar, customized for the Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives, attendees will [...]

[ January 6, 2009; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Topic: Fundraising Strategies: Lessons from Barack Obama’s Campaign  

This session will examine fundraising techniques in the 2008 presidential campaign, with particular emphasis on Barack Obama’s fundraising operation. As the first candidate to refuse public financing in both the primary and general election campaigns, Obama’s fundraising machine was unprecedented. How did it work? And, what does it [...]

[ December 9, 2008; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Topic: Nonprofits as Leadership Labs

No doubt, nonprofits have a significant direct economic impact in Virginia.  But they also generate “spillover” effects.  Leadership studies scholars point to the influence of nonprofits in raising awareness, providing early indicators of a need (to be filled by for-profit, nonprofit or government), and developing leaders.  Nonprofits are key sources of [...]