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Education Committee Chair:
Donna Zuiderweg
2009 EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR
Click here to download a PDF of our 2009 Educational Programs
To RSVP for any event you may either email centralohioafp@cs.com or call our RSVP hotline at 614-884-7780 ext 4
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2009 Monthly Luncheon Programs
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Calendar Color Coding:
g Black: Networking and Monthly Luncheon Educational Meetings (11:30-1:15)
g Green: Advanced Professional Coffees are offered for members with 5 or more years in the fundraising field (10:30-11:30)
g Blue: Fundraising Friends Coffees are a unique opportunity for members to share ideas in an open forum (10:30-11:30)
g Purple: Speed Networking is a chance to spend a short amount of time meeting a large number of fellow Fundraisers (10:30-11:30)
g Brown: Brownbag roundtables free to members and guests
Date
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Topic
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Brief Description
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Presenter
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January 13
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Pre-lunch @ 11:30 a.m.
Speed Networking
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“Governance, Fraud, Solicitations, and Charitable Law”
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Among the topics covered will be working with a board of trustees, fraud prevention and consumer outreach. Presentation will include an interactive discussion on these issues as well as the Charitable Law Section's effort to help consumers make informed decisions regarding solicitations.
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Beth Short and Berena Seifert
Ohio Attorney General's Office, Charitable Law Section
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February 10
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Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m.
Advanced Professionals' Coffee
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Dave and Sue Van Wassenhove
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“Motivating and Involving your Board in Fundraising”
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Dave and Sue will discuss how they have been successful in working with boards of trustees in various institutions such as The Catholic Foundation and Ohio Dominican University. They will offer tips on how to motivate your board to join you in a successful pursuit of your organization's mission.
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Dave and Sue Van Wassenhove
Ohio Dominican University, Director of Planned Giving and Director of Alumni Relations
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March 10
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Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m.
Fundraising Friends
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“A Pound of Mail and Pinch of Personal Calls: How to Create an Annual Campaign from Scratch”
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Dave has been a fundraising professional since obtaining his Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University in 1991. A member of the faculty at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University's Fund Raising School - where he teaches and conducts customized training programs both nationally and internationally - Dave has broad experience: as Chief Development Officer in a one-person fundraising office for a Greek-letter education foundation, raising money at Butler University, and serving as Acting Director of Development for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana. A founding partner of Loring, Sternberg and Associates, a nonprofit and fundraising management consulting firm, Dave also is a member of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, where he has served in a variety of leadership roles. Dave is also the author of Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards published by Boardsource.
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Dave Sternberg
Vice President
Mission Achieve (Indianapolis)
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April 14
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Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m.
Advanced Professionals' Coffee
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Executive Search
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Research suggests that as many as 80% of nonprofit executives will leave their current job in the next 5 years. How can nonprofit organizations minimize the risk-and realize the potential opportunities-of executive transition? A panel of human resource experts will explore traditional and emerging models of search, interim management, and executive transition management
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Panel Discussion
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May 12
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Pre-lunch @ 11:30 a.m.
Speed Networking
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“Serving Donors with a Difference”
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Having a disability does not mean that a potential donor has an inability to be involved with your organization. Come join us for this opportunity to learn how to make your philanthropic opportunities more easily accessible to all people, whatever their ability or disability.
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June 24
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OSU/AFP Education Summit
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July 14
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Brown Bag: Silent Auctions
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Roundtables
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August 11
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Brown Bag: Fundraising Software
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Learn from your fundraising colleagues about the many software options available to meet your donor database needs. Here first hand what works and what doesn't from those who know best, the users!
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Roundtables
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September 8
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Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m.
Fundraising Friends
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Public Speaking / Working with the Media
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Panel Discussion
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October 13
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Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m.
Advanced Professionals' Coffee
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“Learning Just Enough about Planned Giving Not to be Dangerous”
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A joint meeting with the Central Ohio Planned Giving Council
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November 24
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National Philanthropy Day
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December
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Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception
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Revised: 12/16/08
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2009
Audio-
conferences
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Audioconferences are a member only benefit! Members may bring their CEO, Development Chair or a fundraising volunteer but reservations are required.
Date
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Topic
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January 15
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Recession-Proof Your Annual Campaign
By Stanley Weinstein, ACFRE
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February 26
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Introducing “Donor Touch Point Management” A Marketing Approach to Donor Relations
By Janet Hedrick, CFRE
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March 24
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Mobilizing Generation 2.0
By Ben Rigby
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April 23
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Twelve “Deadly” Mistakes of Major Gift Campaigns and How to Avoid Them!
By Julia Walker
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May 6
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Weaving Ethics Into your Organization's Fundraising
By Paula Maehara, CFRE, CAE
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May 20
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Giving Circles and Fundraising in the New Philanthropy Environment
By Angela Eikenberry and Jessica Bearman
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June 10
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Evaluating Your Development Program: How Do You Measure Up?
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
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July 23
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A Blueprint for Fundraising Success in Any Economy: Creating a Sustainable, Comprehensive Development Program
By Ken Dove
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August 12
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Creating a Successful Fundraising Culture: Twelve Tools for Motivating Your Board
By Carole V. Rylander, CFRE
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September 17
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Title and Presenter TBD
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October 8
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How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength
By Diana McLain Smith
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November 5
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Title and Presenter TBD
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December 9
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How to Have Conversations with Donors about Planned Gifts
By Katharyn W. Miree
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Revised: 12/16/08
Copies of many previously-offered audioconferences hosted by the Central Ohio Chapter may be borrowed from the Chapter Administrator. Please verify continuing education credits with CFRE.org.
Each Audioconference will be hosted by Tim Montgomery, CFRE, held at Grace Brethren. You must still register to attend. Each Audioconference is held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Grace Brethren Church, Long Distance Learning Lab - Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, Westerville, OH 43081. The Long Distance Learning Lab is on the northwest side of the building. (Directions: http://www.gracebrethren.org/contact/direction.html)
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2008
2008 EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR
Click here to download a PDF of our 2008 Educational Programs
To RSVP for any event you may either email centralohioafp@cs.com or call our RSVP hotline at 614-884-7780 ext 4
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2008 Monthly Luncheon Programs
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Calendar Color Coding:
g Black: Networking and Monthly Luncheon Meetings
g Green: Advanced Professional Coffees offered for members with 5 or more years in the fundraising field
g Blue: New Program for 2008 - Fundraising Friends Coffees are a unique new opportunity for members
to share ideas in an open forum discussion group
g Purple: New Program for 2008 - Speed Networking is a chance to spend a short amount of time
meeting a large number of fellow fundraisers.
January 8, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: “Changes to The Columbus Foundation Grants Process”
Presented by Lisa Courtice
Vice President for Community Research and Grants Management, The Columbus
Foundation
February 12, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Fundraising Friends Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
Topic: “Annual Reports” (Bring samples to share and discuss)
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: "Branding"
Presented by Bev Bethge, Partner and Chief Creative Officer, Ologie
March 11, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Speed Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic "Making Events Truly Special”
April 8, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Advanced Professionals Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
Topic: TBA
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM (Co-hosted with the Central Ohio Planned Giving Council)
Topic: "Planned Giving: Getting Started and Raising New Money Through Bequests"
Presented by David Valinsky
May 13, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Fundraising Friends Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
Topic: “Communicating with Donors”
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: “From the Donor's Point of View”
Panelists: Mary Cusick, Jeff Lyttle, Bonnie Milenthal, and Lewis Smoot, Jr.
June 10, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Advanced Professionals Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
Topic: What is the CFRE All About?
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: Strategic Planning, presentation by Laura MacDonald and small-group roundtables
facilitated by Central Ohio CFREs
July 8, Tuesday
(Location: Columbus Museum of Art)
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: “Grants”
Panel Discussion
August 12, Tuesday
(Location: Columbus Museum of Art)
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: “Organizational Transparency-Gift Policies, Fundraising Policies and Ethics”
September 9, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Speed Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Presenter: Richard C. McPherson, author of "Digital Giving: How Technology is Changing Charity”
October 14, Tuesday
(Location: Buckeye Hall of Fame Café)
Advanced Professionals Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
Topic: TBA
Networking 11:30AM-Noon
Membership Meeting, Noon -1:30 PM
Topic: “Winning Campaigns”
November 25
December 9
Annual Meeting and Holiday Social
Columbus Museum of Art
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2008 Audioconferences
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Audioconferences are a member only benefit! Members may bring their CEO, Development Chair or a fundraising volunteer but reservations are required.
Copies of many previously-offered audioconferences hosted by the Central Ohio Chapter may be borrowed from the Chapter Administrator. Please verify continuing education credits with CFRE.org.
Each Audioconference will be hosted by Tim Montgomery, CFRE, held at Grace Brethren. You must still register to attend. Each Audioconference is held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Grace Brethren Church, Long Distance Learning Lab - Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, Westerville, OH 43081. The Long Distance Learning Lab is on the northwest side of the building. (Directions: http://www.gracebrethren.org/contact/direction.html)
January 16, Wednesday
“The Fundraising Feasibility Study- It's Not About the Money”
Martin L. Novom, CFRE
February 19, Tuesday
“Listening to Donors-Essential Skills for the Win-Win Ask “
Thomas D. Wilson
March (Date TBA; will not be offered on March 11 as that date conflicts with our monthly luncheon)
“Fundraising in a Diverse World”
David Brown
April 24, Thursday
“Creating Your Policies and Procedures Manual”
Barbara L. Ciconte, CFRE
May 8, Thursday
“Ethical Fundraising: What's the Effect on Your Bottom Line?”
Janice Gow Pettey, CFRE
June 3, Tuesday
“How to Create Benchmarks for Naming Opportunities”
Terry Burton
July 9, Wednesday
“Keep Your Donors Part 1: Building Donor-Centered Relationships”
Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE
August 13, Wednesday
“Keys to Fundraising Success”
Carole V. Rylander, CFRE
September 4, Thursday
“Redefining Fundraising Success Through Analytics”
Josh Birkholz
October 2, Thursday
“Marketing Planned Giving- Maybe We Have It All Wrong?”
Ken Ramsay
October 29, Wednesday
“Boom Generation Women Create New Horizons for Fundraisers”
Margaret May Damen, CFP, CLU, CHFC, CDFA
December 10, Wednesday
“Guerilla Tactics: Motivating Your Board and CEO to Raise More Money”
Paula K. Parrish, CFRE
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All Monthly Lunch Meetings will be held in the lower level Ballroom of the Buckeye Hall of Fame Café (1421 Olentangy River Rd. between 5th and King). Free valet parking. Meetings start at 11:30 with social time followed by a noon lunch. Lunches will be served; therefore we must have an RSVP for each person attending. Cost is $20 per member and $25 for each guest.
Advanced Professionals with 5 or more years experience are invited to attend special one-on-one coffee meetings with the guest speaker. No additional cost for this opportunity, although you must be registered for lunch to attend.
The Roundtable Meetings in July and August will be held at the Columbus Museum of Art. These events and are free to both members and guests, but RSVPs are required. Lunch can be purchased at the Museum or carried in. AFP will provide beverages and desserts.
Audioconferences are a member only benefit! (Members may bring their CEO, Development Chair or a fundraising volunteer but reservations are required.) Each Audioconference will be hosted by Tim Montgomery, CFRE, held at Grace Brethren and are free to members. You must still register to attend. Each Audioconference is held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Grace Brethren Church, Long Distance Learning Lab - Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, Westerville, OH 43081. The Long Distance Learning Lab is on the northwest side of the building.
Audioconference tapes and a lending library will be available at each lunch for members to check-out for one month. This is a member only benefit!
2007
2007 EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR
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January
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January 9, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 AM -1:30 PM
“How to Benchmark Your Work Relationships”
Presented by Celia Crossley, President
Celia D. Crossley & Associates, Ltd
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February
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Cause Marketing for Nonprofits: Partner for Purpose, Passion and Profits
Jocelyne Daw
February 13, 2007
Advanced Professionals Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
"There are No Million Dollar Gifts without Million Dollar Dreams"
Presented by Doug Allinger
Allinger Fund Raising Consulting, Inc.
Membership Meeting, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
"Big Gifts Are More Fun and You Can Do It...a How to Primer"
Presented by Doug Allinger
Allinger Fund Raising Consulting, Inc.
Confronting the Elephants in the Room: How to Become an Exceptional Nonprofit
Pamela J. Wilcox
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March
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New Demographics Call for New Approaches in Fundraising
Samuel N. Gough, Jr., CFRE and Alandra L. Washington
March 13, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
Panel Discussion on "Mergers- How Non profits Can Survive and Thrive"
Kathy Rayder - CEO - Girl Scouts - Seal of Ohio Council, Inc.
Bill Dolan - CEO - Children's Hunger Alliance
Chuck Gehring - CEO - Lifecare Alliance
Steve Votaw - CEO - Directions for Youth and Families
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April
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April 10, 2007
Advanced Professionals Coffee, 10:30-11:30 AM
“Trends in Emerging Funding Sources- How to Tap into Them”
Presented by Gail Sudore
Director of Resource Development
Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
“Emerging Funding Sources- How to Tap Into Them”
Panel Discussion on giving circles, rural philanthropy, intellectual property, etc.
How to Write Donor-Centric Communications and Raise Lots More Money
Tom Ahern
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May
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Involving Your Board in Fundraising, Even When They Aren't Perfect
Sandra Renner, CFRE
May 8, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
“Leadership Societies”
Presented by: Tom Suddes, CEO, “For Impact.org”
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June
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A Planned Giving Program Anyone Can Create
Alexander (Sandy) Macnab, FAHP, CFRE
June 12, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
“Lessons from the 2007 AFP International Conference
Presented by Chapter Scholarship Recipients Katie Mellett and Ruth Watkins
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July
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July 10, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
Roundtable Forum at the Columbus Museum of Art, Bellows Room.
Open Forum with Local Fundraising Consultants
Pick the brains of Central Ohio's most knowledgeable fundraisers on varied topics
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August
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Avoiding Ethical Nightmares!
(Chapters may use this for ethics programming)
Barbara R. Levy
August 14, 2007
Advanced Professionals Coffee: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
“AFP Mentoring Program”
Presented by Terry Schavone
Vice President for Donor Services and Development
The Columbus Foundation
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
Presented by Terry Schavone
Vice President for Donor Services and Development
The Columbus Foundation
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September
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September 11, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
“Philanthropy in Diverse Communities”
Presented by Guadalupe A. Velasquez
New Americans Coordinator
City of Columbus Community Relations Commission
AUDIOCONFERENCE: September 20
Turning Passion into Action: Creating a Rainmaker Board
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October
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AUDIOCONFERENCE: October, 3, 2007, Wednesday
Never, Ever Use Public Relations Without Measurement…New Metrics for Fundraising!
Clarke L. Caywood
October 9, 2007
Membership Meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 PM
Roundtable Forum/Book discussion
"Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell
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November
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November 20, 2007
National Philanthropy Day Celebration
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December
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AUDIOCONFERENCE: December 11, 2007, Tuesday
Navigating Beyond “No”: The Nuances of Negotiation for Major and Planned Gifts
Pat Moline, CFRE, CFP and Bradley R. Shafer, J. D.
December 13 2007
Annual Meeting and Holiday Social
Columbus Museum of Art
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