Events

November 25, 2019 to November 27, 2019

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

AFP Congress 2019 - Raise The Work

Sessions

Monday, November 25 - Morning Sessions for Monday November 25, 2019

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

G-01 - Building a Strong Prospect Pipeline & Creating Great Habits

Speaker:Jennifer Williams

G-02 - Gliding Through Grants

Speaker:Stachen Fredrick

G-03 - DIY Lead Generation: The new Sources for New Donors

Speaker:Shoni Field

Y-01 - Extreme Engagement for Major & Mega Gifts

Speaker:Laurel McCombs

Y-02 - True Grit: Keeping the Wheels On In Your Professional Life When Your Personal Life Is Falling Apart

Speaker:Kimberley Blease, Josh Bowman, Cathy Mann, & Jaya Mootoo

Y-03 - A Deep Dive into The Data of Fundraising

Speaker:Jon Biedermann

Y-04 - Legacy Lab

Speaker:David Kravinchuk & Lynne Boardman

Y-05 - Finding Purpose, Story and Your Proposition; How to Engage, Inspire and Ask for More Money

Speaker:Stephen George

Y-06 - The Cannabis Conundrum; How Charities are Addressing the Cannabis Donor

Speaker:Anne (Coyle) Melanson

R-01 - Swimming with the Sharks or the Dolphins: Red Ocean or Blue Ocean Strategy

Speaker:Bernard Ross

R-02 - Coaching Staff to Ask the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

Speaker:Bill Bartaloni

Monday, November 25 - Afternoon Sessions for Monday November 25, 2019

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

G-04 - Another Teddy Bear? Strategies for Monetizing Gifts in Kind

Speaker:Judy Noordermeer & Candice Gurwitz

G-05 - Online Fundraising Testing: Why? How? What?

Speaker:Brady Josephson

G-06 - Oh No! Are You Ready for a Crisis? Learn How to Prepare for the Day You Hope Never Comes!

Speaker:Sam Laprade

G-07 - You're Gonna Love Me!

Speaker:Tammy Zonker

Y-08 - Sudden Impact

Speaker:Tanya Rumble & Hava Goldberg

Y-09 - Culture Club 2.0: The Connection between Culture and Our Ability to Thrive!

Speaker:Kesheyl Van Schilt, Caroline Riseboro, Cathy Barrick, Mide Akerewusi, Kishshana Palmer

Y-10 - How to Raise Major Gifts

Speaker:Amy Eisenstein

Y-11 - Leadership: Being the Best YOU Can Be

Speaker:Tony Myers

Y-12 - KCI's Philanthropic Trends

Speaker:Susan Storey

R-03 - Using Art, Science, and Smart Moves Management to Close the Ultimate Gift

Speaker:Gail Perry

R-04 - What You Can Do in the Wake of #MeToo Nonprofit Leadership in a Time of Unprecedented Change

Speaker:Liz LeClair & Michelle McCann

Monday, November 25 - Closing Sessions for Wednesday March 25, 2020

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

G-07 - Ableism in Fundraising - How to Include the Disabled Community in Our Work

Speaker:Liz Chorneki, Matt Shaw, Rasheed Clarke & Alison Hughes

G-08 - Size Doesn't Matter: Making Major Gifts Work in Small Charities

Speaker:Christine Harris & Siobhan Aspinall

G-09 - Tiny Tweaks: Creating a Better Donor Experience Through Small Continuous Change

Speaker:Rickesh Lakhani

Y-13 - Amplify Your Ability to Close Major Gifts: Network with Donor Advisors and Bringing Clarity to Complexity in Philanthropic Conversations

Speaker:Alexis Gaiptman & Serena Hak

Y-14 - Challenging Othering: How to Navigate This Emerging Trend in Fundraising

Speaker:Farheen Khan

Y-15 - The Power of Thanking

Speaker:Rachel Hunnybun

Y-16 - Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Board

Speaker:Erin Prendergast

Y-17 - Learning from Small Organizations: Using Advocacy to build a Sustainable Monthly Donor Program

Speaker:Whitney Brown & Laura Satin Levin

Y-18 - Building a Culture of Courageous Philanthropy

Speaker:Cathy Mann & Lisa Watson

R-05 - Everything we Know about Fundraising is (Mostly) Wrong

Speaker:Steve MacLaughlin

R-06 - Tax Smart Strategies for Corporate Giving

Speaker:Tina Tehranchian

Tuesday, November 26 - Morning Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

G-10 - Lessons in Pot: What Have we Learned about Combining Charities and the Cannabis Industry - A Year after Legalization

Speaker:Sam Laprade

G-11 - Getting to the Heart of Tribute Giving

Speaker:Kimberley Blease, Liza Jerome & Rachel Hunnybun

G-12 - Facebook Ads and You: Getting Set-up, Getting Automated, and Getting Into Market

Speaker:Sarah Ali

Y-19 - Exercising Your Ask Muscle

Speaker:Guy Mallabone

Y-20 - Considering a Capital Campaign? 6 Critical Tools You Need to Succeed

Speaker:Amy Eisenstein

Y-21 - Predictably Irrational: Behavioural Economics, Neuroscience & the Future of Fundraising

Speaker:Bernard Ross

Y-22 - How to Build and Lead a Great Fundraising Team

Speaker:Stephen George

Y-23 - Better Boards in the Making: How YOU Can Make the Difference

Speaker:Tony Myers

Y-24 - Women Philanthropist

Speaker:Caroline Riseboro

R-07 - Harnessing the Power of Government Relations to Simultaneously Advance Your Mission and Turn Government into a Major Donor

Speaker:Puneet Luthra, Gary Gladstone & Marsha Josephs

R-08 - Creating a Culture of Philanthropy: Getting the Whole Organization Supportive of Fundraising

Speaker:Gail Perry

Tuesday, November 26 - Afternoon Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

G-13 - If We Could Turn Back Time: Learning from the Mistakes and Successes of Major Donor Fundraisers

Speaker:Christine Harris & Siobhan Aspinall

G-14 - Where Are You From?

Speaker:Edgardo Gonzales

G-15 - Can you say 90% Open-Rate? Adventures in Text Fundraising

Speaker:David Smith & Rachel Zant

Y-25 - Never Write Another Major Gifts Proposal Again - and still Secure the Gift!

Speaker:Sue McCoy

Y-26 - You got a New Email...Now What?

Speaker:Brady Josephson

Y-27 - Activating Your Board in Fund Development

Speaker:Laurel McCombs

Y-28 - The Never-Ending Annual Giving Story

Speaker:Tammy Zonker

Y-29 - The Magic of Video Fundraising

Speaker:Michelle Carter

Y-30 - The Sponsorship Prospecting Masterclass

Speaker:Chris Baylis

R-09 - Your MegaGift Mindset – Changing your Thoughts and Words to Raise More Money

Speaker:Marcy Hiem

R-10 - Laughing Our Way to Meeting Our Goals: Exploring Humor in Philanthropy

Speaker:Bill Bartaloni

Tuesday, November 26 - Afternoon Sessions - 2nd Block for Tuesday November 26, 2019

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

G-16 - Small Towns, Big Hearts & Big Cheques: A Primer on Rural Fundraising

Speaker:Malcolm Radke, CFRE

G-17 - More Than a Movement: The Power of Youth Philanthropy

Speaker:Gerri Nakirigya Lutaaya

G-18 - Fish in Your Own Pond: Analytics and Stewardship Strategies for your Donors

Speaker:Sam Laprade

Y-31 - Gateway to Healing: Exploring How Donors Deal with Grief Through Philanthropy

Speaker:Alexis Gaiptman, Nancy Horvath & Denise Fernandes

Y-32 - Building, Growing and Nurturing Digital Teams

Speaker:Ryann Miller & Shoni Field

Y-33 - Overcome Your Fear: Marketing Audits can Help you do Your Job Better

Speaker:Lelia MacDonald

Y-34 - Fundraising Ethics: Doing the Right Thing? But what is the Right Thing, and for Whom Should you Do It?

Speaker:Ian MacQuillin

Y-35 - Re-branding a Much-Loved Signature Fundraising Event

Speaker:Lisa Marchitto & Patricia Pazos

Y-36 - Having Difficult Conversations

Speaker:Candice Gregoris

R-11 - Are You Brave Enough to Lead?

Speaker:Diane Lloyd

R-12 - Do You Want that Name on Your Building? Disruption in Philanthropic Naming in Canada

Speaker:Vincent Duckworth

Tuesday, November 26 - Closing Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

G-19 - I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours!

Speaker:Kimberley Mackenzie & Jason Patterson

G-20 - Let's Get Real! Fundraising for Social Justice

Speaker:Farheen Khan

G-21 - As a Professional Fundraiser, How do you Sleep at Night with a Never-Ending to-do List?

Speaker:Janice Moro

Y-37 - A Global Perspective of Legacy Giving

Speaker:Ligia Pena

Y-38 - Video Game Streaming and Fundraising: The next Big Thing?

Speaker:Brady Hambleton & Lucibelle Tan

Y-39 - Back by Popular Demand – Marcy Heim and Ask for Anything Artfully!

Speaker:Marcy Heim

Y-40 - Cause Marketing vs. CSR

Speaker:Laura Richard

Y-41 - Craft the Business Case for Corporate Giving

Speaker:Andrew Reddin

Y-42 - Diversity in Philanthropy

Speaker:Stachen Fredrick & Fatou Jammeh

R-13 - Gift Acceptance Policies

Speaker:Terrance Carter & Theresa Man

R-14 - Transitional Questions and the ART of Being Meaningful

Speaker:Jenny Mitchell

Wednesday, November 27 - Morning Sessions for Wednesday November 27, 2019

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

G-22 - Top Ten Lessons for Building a Major Gift Program

Speaker:Guy Mallabone

G-23 - A Christian, a Muslim & a Jew Walk into a Room...

Speaker:Lori Guenther Ressor, Irshad Osman & Ann Rosenfield

G-24 - Thriving as a Fundraiser in Work & Life

Speaker:Diane Lloyd

Y-43 - Working & Embracing your Legacy Pipeline

Speaker:Ligia Pena

Y-44 - Learning Outside the Books: Your Soft Skills for Stewardship (and How to Keep Learning)

Speaker:Jenny Mitchell & Kathleen Provost, CFRE

Y-45 - Leadership & Management: Making the Switch from Player to Coach

Speaker:Tara George

Y-46 - 9 Simple Things to Increase your Legacy Gifts

Speaker:Ryan Garnett & Hala Al-Madi

Y-47 - Are you One Heart Attack Away from your Next Gift? (Q&A)

Speaker:Kishshana Palmer

Y-48 - Alvin's Laws of Life...How to Overcome Anything!

Speaker:Alvin Law

R-15 - The Making of a Million Dollar Sponsor: 5 Steps to Major Multi-Year Partnerships

Speaker:Chris Baylis

R-16 - A New Narrative for Professional Fundraisers

Speaker:Ian MacQuillin

November 25, 2019 to November 27, 2019

AFP Congress 2019 - Raise The Work

Sessions

Monday, November 25 - Morning Sessions for Monday November 25, 2019

Monday, November 25 - Afternoon Sessions for Monday November 25, 2019

Monday, November 25 - Closing Sessions for Wednesday March 25, 2020

Tuesday, November 26 - Morning Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

Tuesday, November 26 - Afternoon Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

Tuesday, November 26 - Afternoon Sessions - 2nd Block for Tuesday November 26, 2019

Tuesday, November 26 - Closing Sessions for Tuesday November 26, 2019

Wednesday, November 27 - Morning Sessions for Wednesday November 27, 2019

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