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Ahern, Tom
Alexander, G. Douglass
Allen, Nick
Axelrod, Terry
Bellingham, Julia
Bennett, James
Booth, Nick
Brown, John
Burk, Penelope
Burnett, Ken
Carlson, Kristina
Carmichael, Marc
Carson, Jon
Chaplin, Angie
Ciconte, Barbara
Clardy, Betsy
Clarke, Cheryl
Conover, Martin
Damen, Margaret May
DeLucia, Michael
Duffield, Ann
Dungan, Nathan
Durel, Anita
Durel, John
Dvorak, David
Eddy-Harbath, Heather
Elischer, Tony
Farr, Lona
Feagin, Susan
Feinglass, Art
Foote, Ray
Fox, Susan
Fredman, Ron
Fredricks, Laura
Freedman, Harry
Fritschner, Ann
Gasman, Marybeth
Gedeon-Martin, Diane
Gillespie, James
Goettler, David
Goldstein, Henry
Goodwin, Laura
Guellich, Margaret
Guillot, Michael
Hansen, Paul
Harrison, Bill
Healey, Roberta
Heath, Chip
Hechinger, Debbie
Hill, Marnie
Hunter, Rebecca
Immordino, Phil
Johnson, Betty
Johnston, Michael
Joyaux, Simone
Keeney, Martin
Kremer, Joan
Lawson, Anita
Lawson, David
Lawson, Douglas
Linderman, Vivian
Lintelmann - Dellaripa, Sondra
Longo, Mark
Lysakowski, ACFRE, Linda
Macnab, Alexander
McDaniel, J. Douglas
McKinnon, Harvey
Mesch, Deb
Moline, Patricia
Mueller, Robert
Mummert, Joan
Nolan, Robert
Olberding, John
Olson, Wayne
Osborne, Karen
Parker, Rob
Parrish, Paula
Payne, Mariann
Perlman, Seth
Perry, Gail
Peters, Geoffrey
Pranger, Jill
Rhodes, Charlotte
Richard, Carole
Rinker, Dirk
Rogers, Michael
Ross, Bernard
Roybal, Russell
Sargeant, Adrian
Scarpucci, Penny
Schulze, Billie Sue
Scola, John
Scott, Margaret
Sedgwick, Katherine
Settles, Lorraine
Shafer, Bradley
Sharpe, Robert
Silverstein, Amy
Sinclair, Calder
Skeels, Dennick
Smith Love, Ruby
Spears, Marnie
Spire, Henry
Sternberg, David
Stock, Cheryl
Talisman, Barbara
Taylor, John
Temper, Roy
Thorsen, Jon
Toliver, Bill
Vandeventer, Dee
Wagner, Lilya
Wahlers, Robert
Warwick, Mal
Weiner, Robert
Wells, Michael
Will, Sharon
Wilson, Tom
Worrall, Brian
Zeeb, Rodney
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Skill Development
Saturday, April 1
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A7
Writer's Workshop - Developing Creative Packages and the Case for Support
Guellich
Lysakowski, ACFRE
A8
Building the Bridge as You’re Crossing the River: Key Steps in Managing Change
Guillot
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A1
Consultants School
A2
Management School
Ross
Bellingham
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A12
Raising More Money: Building Lifelong Donors
Axelrod
A9
Major Gifts Master Class
Hunter
Sunday, April 2
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
A13
After the Feasibility/Planning Study- What Next?
Lysakowski, ACFRE
Ciconte
A14
Empowering Your Board To Succeed vs. Challenging Them To Fail
Talisman
A16
Capital Campaigns with Limited Staff & Budget
Macnab
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SN1
Getting Involved in the ACFRE Process
SN2
Publishing Your Book Through AFP
SN3
Becoming a Certified Fundraising Executive
SN4
How to Become a Conference Presenter
SN5
How to host an AFP Course for Your Chapter
SN6
How to Apply for AFP Research Grants
SN7
Youth in Philanthropy
SN8
How We Did It
Gasman
Sedgwick
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
AG1
Ready, Set, Raise: Small Groups in Fundraising
Roybal
Monday, April 3
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
AG4
The Beginner's Guide to Raising Millions Through Monthly Giving Pledges
McKinnon
CF2
The Story Behind the Golden Halo
Peters
PD2
Leading up - Transformational Leadership for Fundraisers
Wagner
Sternberg
PP1
Promoting Ethics as a Guiding Force in Philanthropic Fundraising
TN2
Raising Big Bucks with E-mail
Allen
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
M2
Building Personal Credibility: How to Make a Personal Impact of Authority and Confidence
Ross
M3/M7
Strategic Planning
Spears
M4
Trends and Issues in Consulting
Goldstein
2:45 PM - 4:45 PM
M3/M7
Strategic Planning
Spears
M6
Whole Brain Fundraising- Using the Psychology and Neurology Toolbox in Fundraising
Ross
M8
Affluenza & Philanthropy - Be Part of the Cure
Smith Love
Zeeb
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
CF3
Sponsor Proposals: What Are Sponsors Looking For?
Freedman
SP3
Changing the Odds: Lessons Learned from the Kresge HBCU Institute
Schulze
TN3
Flash Philanthropy, Blogs and Cellular Phones - A Fresh Look at Online Giving Post-Tsunami
Johnston
Tuesday, April 4
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
LM4
So, Where Do I Go From Here?
Guillot
MG5/7
New Proven Ways to Raise Major Gifts
Lawson
SP4
Hospice Roundtable
Will
Mueller
Bennett
Hill
Richard
VL4
Governing or Fundraising? What’s a Board supposed to do?
Hechinger
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
M10
Developing a Strategic Donor Communications Cycle to 'Graduate' Your Donors to their Optimum Value
Elischer
M12
Leadership and Management: Making Things Happen
Farr
M13
High Impact Leadership
Parker
M9
What Do You Really Mean by Philanthropy? Challenging Assumptions and Defining Underpinnings
Joyaux
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
LM8
What is Development Services and Why Should You Care?
Lawson
Longo
Thorsen
Weiner
MG5/7
New Proven Ways to Raise Major Gifts
Lawson
Wednesday, April 5
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DN9
Stewardship Lessons From Across the Atlantic
Booth
Burnett
Osborne
LM7
Essential Principles for Fundraising Success
Alexander
Carlson
M11
Organizational Politics: The Power of Personal Style with Staff and Donors
Rhodes
M14
The Organic Fundraiser: Improving Relationships through Adaptive Management
Olberding
PD6
Mini Faculty Training Academy: Improving Your Skills as a Presenter
Healey
PG6
Basics of Planned Giving for the Small Shop
Macnab