Take control of your learning! Make plans to join VAFRE for this special meeting where you can tailor the program to fit your own professional development needs. As a member benefit, the regular registration fee of $18.00 applies for this meeting. Guests may register for just $35.00 – still a great deal for two hours of CFRE credit (applied for) and a box lunch!
Schedule of Events
10:30 a.m. Registration
11:00 a.m. Workshop I
(each participant may select one of the four sessions below)
Top Priorities for a Small Development Shop
A small development shop demands that you prioritize to maximize results. Lisa Freeman and Judy Lankford will give you practical tools you need and help you focus for success, whether you’re a development officer, CEO or fundraising volunteer.
Lisa Freeman, E. L. Freeman, and Judy Lankford, CFRE, Lankford & Associates
Running a Successful Volunteer Program
Volunteers become engaged for many reasons – some would say in search of a variety of rewards: a passion for your project, a chance to “give back,” a way to meet people, an opportunity to use or enhance their talents, or simply to make a difference. Organizations seek volunteer help to achieve their goals that might otherwise be beyond reach. This workshop explores ways to build into your volunteer program the kinds of opportunities that attract and retain volunteers by matching the specific opportunity to both the volunteer’s and your own needs.
Camille Bennett, Historic Christ Church Foundation
Development Professionals and the New IRS Form 990
Charities and their fundraisers must confront several reporting and disclosure issues on the newly expanded annual information return, IRS Form 990. This session will highlight fundraising and corporate governance considerations in the new form and offer practical suggestions for how to report prior transactions and what policies and procedures may make future reporting easier and more accurate.
J. William Gray, Jr., Hunton & Williams
Crafting a Marketing Plan with Impact
Crafting a marketing plan is sometimes like creating artwork on the beach. Have you accounted for the tide? Have you accounted for the beach combers? Have you accounted for the rain, the wind and other unexpected (and expected) events? If you want to have any impact at all you have to consider and plan for those things over which you have very little control, and that’s what we are going to talk about in this session. A marketing plan outline will be provided, definitions will be clarified, and we’ll have plenty of conversation.
Deborah Usry, Usry Strategic Partners
Noon Box Lunches
12:30 p.m. Workshop II All Sessions Repeat.
(each participant selects a second session to attend)
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
Qualifies for 2.0 hours of CFRE Credit (applied for).
Location: Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, 1700 Lakeside Avenue. Click here for directions.
Cost to attend: $18 for members and $35 for guests. The meeting fee is included in the Season Pass cost for prepaid members. Fees support program costs and administration. Registration will open soon.
Questions? Contact VAFRE Administrator Mary Kidd at (804) 288-2950 or by e-mail to vafre@catapult-inc.com.
