"50 Asks in 50 Weeks -- How to Jump Start Your Small Development Office"

"50 Asks in 50 Weeks -- How to Jump Start Your Small Development Office"

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
11:45 am - 1:30 pm

Audio/Web Conference

Location: TAMU-CC Lee Welcome Center, 6129 Ennis Joslin, Corpus Christi

Presenter: Amy M. Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE
Length: 90 minutes

The Program:

50 Asks in 50 Weeks is a "back to the basics" concept for executive directors and development directors who want to raise more money for their organizations. It specifically targets non-profit organizations with small development offices (0-3 paid staff members), and provides clear steps on how to create a simple plan for raising more money. Most development directors are so busy doing day to day tasks of fundraising, including writing thank you notes, grant reports and newsletters; managing databases; creating budgets; and more, they don't have time or forget the most important thing - asking! This session will help participants create a development plan which ensures a diverse funding stream, a system for asking for gifts in smarter, more efficient ways, and ensuring they ask for gifts all year long. Brief discussions on event planning, grant writing, individual solicitations, and direct mail will be included.

About the Presenter: 

Amy M. Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE

is the Principal and Owner of Tri Point Resources, a full service consulting firm for non-profit organizations and foundations. Before creating Tri Point Resources, Amy served for more than ten years in the non-profit sector as a director of development in large and small non-profit organizations, including the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College at Rutgers University, and Shelter Our Sisters, a battered women's shelter. For these organizations, she raised millions of dollars through event planning, grant writing, capital campaigns, direct mail, and major and planned gifts. Amy currently serves on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals - New Jersey Chapter. She received her Master's Degree in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management from the Wagner Graduate School at NYU and her Bachelor's Degree from Douglass College at Rutgers University.

Event Fees:

AFP Member: $25.00
Non-AFP Member: $35.00

Bring a friend for $10: Current AFP members can bring a potential new member for only $10. One discount session per person, please.
Prices include lunch and presentation.

To reserve your space, please email Mary McQueen at mmcqueen@txstateaq.org. Send checks made payable to AFP Coastal Bend to P.O. Box 417, Corpus Christi, Texas  78403. Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be given to registrants who are unable to attend an event if the Chapter receives notification via email (above) or telephone (361-881-1255) at least 48 hours before the event. The Chapter will accept substitutions for your reservation. Registrants who either notify the Chapter after the 48 hour window or are no-shows are the day of the event are asked to honor their commitment to offset the cost of food, speakers and other event costs. Thank you for your understanding.

Grantsmanship Training Program

Coming to Del Mar College, July 12-16, 2010

Designed for both novice and experienced grantseekers, the Grantsmanship Training Program® is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers researching funding sources and writing and reviewing real proposals. The program will teach you to use The Grantsmanship Center's®proposal writing format, the most widely used in the world. During the workshop you will search out funding sources and, as part of a team, you will develop a proposal for your own agency or help a classmate develop one. You will leave this workshop with new skills and the ability to apply those skills to the needs of your own organization.

Register directly through the Grantsmanship Center Website.

·         Workshop Agenda

·         Del Mar College Workshop Information - July 12-16, 2010

·         Questions: Contact Lindsy Adamson, ext. 2344 or ladamson@delmar.edu

·         Tuition: $895 ($845 for each additional participant from the same organization).

·         Feel free to invite others from the community.

·         Gather a team from your department and plan to develop a grant proposal together during the week of training.

Thank you! I hope you join us for our professional development programs. For more information about joining AFP-Coastal Bend Chapter, please contact Debbie Vickery, Membership Chair, at debbiev@haloflight.org or 361-289-2516.

Sincerely,

Mary McQueen, CFRE
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Coastal Bend Chapter