Session A Workshops -- 8:45-10am

A-1) Engaging High Capacity Donors for Inspired Outcomes -- Part 1
Presenters: Phil Cubeta, Kristin Leutz and Katie Allan Zobel

Development professionals and advisors each play a role in assisting the highest capacity donors to achieve positive impact for themselves, their family, and for the nonprofits they love, lead, and support. Learn how to create a golden opportunity to engage in a dialogue with donors that will elicit their highest aspirations for self, family, and society, which ultimately helps you become a trusted advisor to your donor or client.

A-2) Demystifying Diversity in the Workplace
Presenter: Rosetta Thurman

Can nonprofits ever be fully effective in solving social problems if they don’t include the diverse perspectives of the communities they serve? This thought-provoking workshop will dispel some of the myths surrounding diversity in the nonprofit sector and help participants gain a clearer understanding of how to promote diversity in their own organizations.

A-3) Creating a Culture of Philanthropy, Engagement and Stewardship--Part 1
Presenter:
Karen Osborne

If everyone, understood, embraced, believed in, and acted on his or her role in philanthropy in a collaborative and donor-centric manner, what impact would that level of cooperation, integration, understanding, and passion have on your ability to raise maximum gifts? This powerful workshop will help you define a culture of philanthropy, engagement and stewardship for your organization, assess where you are today, and map a road to success.

A-4) Things Every Development Officer Should Know About Real Estate Gifts
Presenter:
Dennis Bidwell

This session will review the essentials of what all development officers should know to help their institutions attract the right real estate gifts.

A-5) Words Matter: The Art of Grantwriting
Presenter: Deborah Koch

Learn how to structure a proposal and how to use the right words to convey one's logic, passion, sensible project design, and capacity to undertake the project.