Education

Under the guidance of the Education Committee we continue our commitment to an annual roster of educational seminars and workshops.

Members may visit scholarship guidelines to explore education scholarship opportunities offered by our chapter.

2008 Schedule

• February 8: Elevating Your Fundraising through Strategic Communications
  Kalamazoo – Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University

• April 18: Developing the Case for Support
  Grand Rapids – GVSU's Pew Campus, Eberhard Center, Room 215
  Presented by Carole Pence of Pence Consulting

• June 13: Dollars & Sense About Campital Campaigns
  Holland - Evergreen Commons
  Mary Louise Avery along with distinguished panelists Sara DeMann, Kate Frillmann, CFRE, Bill Rose, Ph.D., and Marcie Lewis share their campaign experiences and will inspire you to push your organization to excellence through the benefits of a capital campaign.

• September 12: Prospect Research
  Traverse City

• October 10: Fundraising Metrics/Best Practices
  Grand Rapids

• November 6: National Philanthropy Day 2008
  Kalamazoo

2008 Audio Confrences

The following AFP audio conferences will be held in Traverse City at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center Campus:

• January 16 - The Fundraising Feasibility Study: It's Not About the Money

• February 5 - Lead to Succeed: How to Take Charge and Be Recognized

• February 19 - Listening to Donors: Essential Skills for the Win-Win Ask

• March 20 - Key Negotiation Skills for Fundraisers

• April 10 - Demystifying Online Marketing for Nonprofits

• April 24 - Creating Your Policies & Procedures Manual

• May 8 - Ethical Fundraising: What's the Effect on Your Bottom Line?

• May 20 - Advanced Annual Giving Techniques: Taking Your Program to the Next Level

• June 3 - How to Create Benchmarks for Naming Opportunities

• June 17 - Easy & Essential Risk Management for Fundraisers

• July 9 - Keep Your Donors, Part 1: Building Donor-Centered Relationships

• August 13 - Four Tried & True Keys to Fundraising Success

Each workshop is a 90-minute audio conference that offers the opportunity to learn the latest from the best in the field and qualifies for 1.5 points toward CFRE education requirements.

Cost for each session is $12/person. Advanced registration requested. To register, contact Brian Hartzell at (231) 935-2301 or , or Nikki Sobkowski at (231) 223-4452 or .

All events will be held at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center Campus from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Please arrive ten minutes early to confirm registration as each session starts promptly at 1 p.m.

This series is sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals with the support of the NorthSky Nonprofit Network, Northwestern Michigan College and the Northern Michigan Charitable Giving Council.

2008 Regional Education Offerings

The following educational opportunities are available through the Johnson Center and the Western Michigan Planned Giving Group, respectively. For Johnson Center events, contact Jane Kreha at or visit www.johnsoncenter.org. WMPGG’s Education Chair, Todd Jacobs, may be reached at .