virginia association of fund raising executives

You asked for it, and now the Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives, in cooperation with the Institute of Philanthropy, the University of Richmond and the Community Idea Stations, has it! You will want to bring your leadership team—board members, volunteers, executive staff, and development officers—to the highly informative workshop, Building a Dynamic Fundraising Board on Tuesday, September 9th at the University of Richmond’s Jepson Alumni Center, to learn how to recruit and sustain an effective fundraising Board of Directors.    

Leadership from the Board is a critical component in nonprofit fundraising success.  Is your Board comfortable in their fundraising role?  Do they know the steps to successful fundraising?  Do Board members know that fundraising is really not about asking for money?  Do you know how to engage your Board in meaningful fundraising?  This interactive workshop will answer these questions and identify resources to assist you in helping your Board fulfill its responsibility to fundraise, including: 

• the reality of today’s nonprofit environment
• why the Board must have a culture of fundraising
• why having the right board is critical for effective fundraising
• how to gracefully retire some board members and recruit others
• how to strategically maintain a strong fundraising board
• the importance of the staff & board team in fundraising
• why mission is critical in fundraising success
• that donor cultivation and stewardship trumps solicitation
• why the Fundraising Committee does not fundraise
• why Board members must make leadership gifts
• how Board members can help in planned giving 

Our Speaker
Chuck V. Loring, CFRE, MBA, is the senior partner of the Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis-based firm of Loring, Sternberg, & Associates, which provides fundraising and governance consulting services to nonprofits.  Chuck is also a Senior Governance Associate for BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) in Washington, DC, offering expertise in board development and other governance issues to nonprofit boards across the country.  

Chuck is a past president of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, is a Certified Fund Raising Executive, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. 

Take advantage of special cost savings for the workshop by registering more than one board member, CEO, or other representative from your organization.

• VAFRE member - $50
• First Non-member guest - $75
• Additional Non-member guests - $65
  (for each additional non-member guest from the same institution)

The participant fee includes the workshop, which qualifies for four hours of CFRE continuing education points, and your lunch.

The experience will be invaluable for its content, as well as for the knowledge and ideas gleaned by multiple people from your organization! Don’t come alone!

Schedule

• 8:30  a.m.                                         Registration (Continental breakfast provided)               
• 8:55 a.m.                                          Presentation               
• 10:30 a.m.                                       Beverage Break               
• 10:45 a.m.                                        Presentation                          
• 12:00 p.m.                                       Break/Lunch Distribution               
• 12:15 p.m.                                         Presentation 
  (Please note: this is a working lunch session. Box lunches will be provided.)                 
• 1:30 p.m.                                         Adjourn

Print a registration form! 

Questions? Contact VAFRE Administrator Mary Kidd, CMP, at (804) 288-2950 or e-mail vafre@catapult-inc.com.