Breakout Sessions

Session 1

Wednesday, February 5 - 9:30-10:30 a.m.

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• Multichannel Marketing can IGNITE Your Fundraising - Alyssa Jefferies

• Dispelling Myths About Millennial Charitable Giving: How to Acquire and Retain Gen Y Donors - Zach Busekrus and Tony Fraga

• Leveraging Your Fundraising Overhead to IGNITE Contributor Confidence - Mark Hofman

• Fundraising Boards: Building Blocks for a Sweet Ask - Jennie Wolf Smith

• Lighting a Fire That Needs to Be Lit: Increase Legacy Giving Through a Focus on Women’s Philanthropy - Jenny Norris Peterson

• Donor Retention ... Fired Up! - Sue and Ron Rescigno

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Session 2

Wednesday, February 5 - 1:45-2:45 p.m.

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• Map Your Marketing - Casey Fuerst

• Move Over Three Rs – Time to Communicate, Collaborate, and Celebrate - Paige Craig

• The Lost Art of (Major) Donor Relations - Al Koepke

• Unstoppable: Leading With Joy Through Crisis and Transition - Andrea Oslikova, Conor Brooks, and Lisa Dubay

• The High Stakes of Planned Giving - Brenda Moore

• The Case 4 Support Playbook: A Flexible Approach to Getting Your Organization to STICK - Alan Hutson

• Building the Fundraising Capacity of Your Board - Brian Becker

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Session 3

Wednesday, February 5 - 3:15-4:15 p.m.

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• Communications Strategies That Increase Giving and Loyalty - Elizabeth Holler Hunter

• Push the Right Buttons: The Truth About How to Raise More Money — and Make a Bigger Impact - John Sebald

• Creating a Culture of Generosity - Mike Ward

• Competing for Top Talent in A Candidate-Driven Market - Eliakim Thorpe

• Growing Your Legacy Society — Why Aren’t We Asking? - Anthony Alonso

• Giving and Getting Young Donors - Jason Gerdes

• The Quick and Dirty — Using Data to Strategically Drive Fundraising - Jessica Cocciolone

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Session 4

Thursday, February 6 - 9:30-10:30 a.m.

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• Fundraising IS a Calling - Jon Dize

• Reboot Your Annual Fund - Tim Kurth

• It Starts With a Solid Fundraising Strategic Plan - Stephen Mally

• Break Through the Noise – How do we stay relevant in the modern digital era? - Mark Versen

• Endowments in God's Word: Good or Bad? - Philip Meinzen

• Ethics 101: Learning to Pay Attention - Paul Pribbenow

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Session 5

Thursday, February 6 - 1:30-2:30 p.m.

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• Women's Philanthropy: Heart and Soul Stories - Jenny Norris Peterson

• Giving Days: One Day to Make a Big Impact - Katie Schroeder and Megan Torkelson

• Managing the Ask … Essential Steps When Soliciting Major Donors - Diane Carlson

• The Doctrine Of Development - Paul Dunne

• Transitioning Section 179 Business Property to Fund a Charitable Remainder Trust - Jim Schade

• Leading From the Seat "Your" in: A Millennial’s Guide to Evoking Change - Jamie Lennon

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Session 6

Thursday, February 6 - 3:15-4:15 p.m.

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• Debunking Telefundraising Myths - Anthony Alonso 

• The House Always Wins! Policies and Procedures That are Understandable, Organized, and Needed for any Organization - Rich Duncan

• Taking the Scare Out of Fundraising - Mark Versen 

• Collaborative Fund Development Planning - Jessica Cocciolone and Alan Hutson

• IPOD: A Tool for Exploring Complex Assets - Steve Slotemaker

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