| Free Web Seminar on Raising More Money from Independent Fundraising Events |
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| Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00 | |||
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What: Blackbaud, in partnership with Event 360, is offering a free web seminar next week on “Raising More Money Online from Independent Fundraising Events.” The web seminar will provide an overview of a recently released study from Blackbaud and Event 360 that took a deep dive into several nonprofits’ independent fundraising programs and will provide best practices for taking a programmatic approach to independent fundraising. The study analyzed the ROI of investing in certain businesses processes, technical infrastructure, and relationship management of this revenue segment.
When: February 3, 2010 at 2 p.m. EST Who: Mark Davis, Blackbaud’s event fundraising nonprofit expert will be joined by co-author of the study, Meghan Dankovich, director of consulting for Event 360. Canadian Cancer Society will also provide highlights of their successful independent fundraising event program. Where: Register for the free web seminar and download the study at www.blackbaud.com/IFE. About Blackbaud Blackbaud is the leading global provider of software and services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, enabling them to improve operational efficiency, build strong relationships, and raise more money to support their missions. Approximately 22,000 organizations — including University of Arizona Foundation, American Red Cross, Cancer Research UK, The Taft School, Lincoln Center, In Touch Ministries, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ursinus College, Earthjustice, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the WGBH Educational Foundation — use one or more Blackbaud products and services for fundraising, constituent relationship management, financial management, website management, direct marketing, education administration, ticketing, business intelligence, prospect research, consulting, and analytics. Since 1981, Blackbaud’s sole focus and expertise has been partnering with nonprofits and providing them the solutions they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. Headquartered in the United States, Blackbaud also has operations in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com. About Event 360 Event 360 is an event fundraising company helping nonprofits create powerful experiences that inspire record levels of interest, giving and loyalty. This strategy builds on over seven years of experience in event fundraising and production, strategic consulting, and technology services that have helped nonprofits raise over $500 million. Visit www.event360.com to learn how Event 360 can help your organization connect more donors with your cause. | |||
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About the Author: Dianne Crampton is Group Development Consultant and Leadership Coach. For the past twenty years she has helped not-for-profit leaders and their teams learn how to work well together to consistently achieve goals with high levels of group and individual satisfaction. She is also the founder of the TIGERS group development model. The model addresses six collaborative core values necessary for creating an ethical, quality-focused and successful team culture. The values are trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success. The TIGERS model passed a rigorous validation study through Gonzaga University and was Crampton’s dissertation for her Master’s of Arts designation in Organizational Leadership. As president of TIGERS Success Series, Dianne has published in a business anthology endorsed by Stephen Covey and written for trade magazines. Merrill Lynch nominated her business for Inc. Magazine’s regional small business and entrepreneurial awards. Her work with Native Americans was recognized at a United Nations sponsored conference in 1994. Dianne is also the creator and distributor of the TIGERS Team Wheel game. This game helps Board Chairs and Executive Directors identify behaviors that build collaborative groups and behaviors that cause conflict, morale problems, production failures, and misunderstandings. For more information go to http://www.corevalues.com/Game.htm |