Tag: Covid-19 Fundraising

Location: Online Webinar

With COVID-19 there seem to be more questions than answers, particularly for funders who want to respond effectively and efficiently. This series of webinars brings expert panelists together to address some of the most pressing issues, including getting money out the door quickly, supporting vulnerable populations and investing in local communities.

This COVID-19 webinar will explore the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and its impact on nonprofits and vulnerable communities. The webinar will address the limitations of governmental responses and how philanthropists can act directly, and act as advocates, for better protections for at-risk populations, including approaches for developing a public policy agenda for philanthropy, based in equity. This webinar is presented in partnership with The Humana Foundation.

CDP Director of Strategic Initiatives Sally Ray will moderate the discussion.

Panelists: (Additional panelists will be added as they are confirmed)

This webinar series is co-sponsored by Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Health, National Center for Family Philanthropy, Grantmakers in Aging, the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, National VOAD, InterAction and United Philanthropy Forum.

NEDRA

Location: Online Webinar

Join colleagues  for a roundtable discussion on special events. Open to all interested development professionals, at any experience level, this program will be driven by an interactive discussion about the challenges researchers and prospect managers are facing around special events during Covid-19, including questions, challenges, and innovative solutions. 

FACILITATOR: Kate Hanson is Director of Research and Prospect Management at Facing History and Ourselves.

AFP MA

Boston University’s first-ever fundraising campaign has led to tremendous success with alumni and parents who have gone from no giving history to six- and seven-figure commitments to the institution in under 18 months. What are some of the factors that account for this success, which disrupts the traditional giving cycle predicated on pipeline-building through annual gifts? What motivates prospects to become major donors to an organization that they have never supported before and what role does targeted cultivation strategy play in this process?

In this panel, we will present several case studies where BU major gift officers developed effective strategies to identify a prospect’s specific interest areas and provide highly-customized cultivation experiences that led to accelerated solicitations and gift closures. We will consider the role that institutional leadership, deans, faculty members, and students can play in advancing gift conversations at a high pace and discuss ways of tailoring cultivation strategy to create deeply meaningful opportunities for donor engagement and support.

Using the case studies, we will address ways in which the lack of prior engagement with the organization can be made into an opportunity. How can institutions with a limited history of prospect outreach and lack of philanthropic culture lead prospects toward meaningful engagement? What are some of the most productive cultivation strategies that can be used in this process and are some campus partners more effective than others?

Finally, we will consider the challenges major gift officers encounter when faced with the task of identifying those never-givers that warrant attention and cultivation from a vast pool of prospects. What are some of the signs we can look for that indicate potential for further engagement and support?

Please note, the attendance for this session is first come, first served. However, the session will be recorded and if you do not attend live, you will receive the recording once it’s available.

Presenters
Hank Geng, Senior Leadership Gift Officer, Arts & Sciences, Boston University
Omer Ziyal, Director, Leadership Gifts, New England, Boston University
 

This webinar is FREE to attend, but prior registration is required.