Personal Fundraising 101 for Events

Author: Jono Smith on 26 May 2010 | 0 Comments

Tags: personal fundraising

Last week, Fundraising Success magazine held its inaugural Virtual Conference.  I was invited to share my thoughts on harnessing the power of data and personalized communications to encourage people to raise money for your special event. You can watch the 20 minute webinar below.

In addition, all of the presentations are available on-demand on the virtual conference website until August 24, 2010.

• Where It’s At! A fundraising guru opens the virtual conference with Top 10 Tips for fundraising in 2010. Roger Craver, Founder of Craver, Mathews, Smith & Co; Editor-in-Chief of The Agitator; Founder and CEO of DonorTrends
• Bring the Brand! Real-life brand stories, lessons learned and takeaway tips. Sarah Durham, founder and principal, Big Duck, and author of “Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications
• Tell It Like It Is! Fundraising and the Fine Art of Storytelling. Pros talk about crafting stories that work across all mediums. Willis Turner, Senior Copywriter, Huntsinger & Jeffer & Kimberly Seville, creative strategist and freelance copywrite
• Feel the Power! 25 good ideas for improving your fundraising results and one bad idea. Jeff Brooks, Creative Director, TrueSense Marketing
• Working the Web! Social-media fundraising and the online engagement strategies that lead to donor dollars. Frank Barry , Manager, Professional Services of Blackbaud
• Get on Board! How to engage your board members and get them to like – no, LOVE! – fundraising. Gail Perry, Founder and Principal, Gail Perry Associates
• Get it Together! Integrating online and offline communications for maximum engagement. Jenny Kellum Lee, Creative Director, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Kate Millea, Interactive Consultant, Convio; and, Jessica Fraser Sotelo, Manager, Online Marketing, World Wildlife Fund
• Think Fast! Some of fundraising’s quickest wits come together to answer your questions and offer some rapid-fire advice for raising more money NOW! Jo Sullivan, Senior Director of Integrated Marketing, CDR Fundraising Group; Tom Harrison, President and CEO, Russ Reid; Dane Grams, Development Director, GLSEN; Kristin MCCURRY, Principal, MindSet Direct; Geoff Peters, President and CEO, CDR Fundraising Group; Thomas Daubert, Director of Development, NJ Symphony Orchestra

You can watch my 20 minute on-demand webinar, Personal Fundraising 101 for Events, by clicking on the image below: