Education Sessions
Below please find the education sessions approved to date for the 2014 conference. This page will be updated regularly, so please check back to see all the exciting offerings in San Antonio!
Please note: The room assignments and time slots assigned to the sessions below are subject to change up to the time of the conference.
Time
Session Title
Speaker(s)
Sunday, March 29
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
First Timers Orientation
Fritschner, Annie
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Under the Radar ... How to Unleash Young Donor's Philanthropy
Burk, Penelope
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
What Does Your Employer Want? Aligning the Boss's Expectations With the Realities of Fundraising
Upsall, Daryl
Racette, Nancy
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Writing a Fabulous Case for Support
Ahern, Tom
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Achieving Effective Interpersonal Relations: How to Lead Others by Managing Ourselves
Fogal, Robert
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Advanced Level Storytelling: How to Combine Your People Stories and Your Money Story
Jacobwith, Lori
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Comprehensive Corporate Relations: Forging Mutually Beneficial Corporate Partnerships
Schwartz, Jennifer
Hedding, Dale
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
How to Build a Highly Successful Monthly Giving Program
McKinnon, Harvey
Oliver, Rosemary
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Making the Basics Better: Improving Every Aspect of Your Annual Giving Program
Gordon, Gretchen
Kasavich, Chris
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
More face and less book. What you need to lead your fundraising team to succeed
Becerril-Palacios, Leticia
Noriega-Foster, Maria Elena
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Stewardship In A Small Shop: Building Lasting Relationships With Donors
Pelton, Jennifer
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Preparing for any Future That Could Come Along
Joyaux, Simone
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Building Donor Loyalty: What's New?
Sargeant, Adrian
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Ethics of Working with Aging Donors
Miner, Jodie
Madison, Catherine
Madson, David
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Frontline Focus: Fundraiser Training in a Large Shop Setting
Melvin, Anne
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
How to Reinvigorate a Capital Campaign with New Leadership Gifts, Augmented Campaign Leadership, and a Bold Vision for the Future: A Case Study of St. Paul Academy and Summit School's $19.2 Million Campaign
Goldie, Dorothy
Hoskow, Peter
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Replacing a Hero: Succession Planning after Years of Successful Leadership
Eddy, Heather
Duncan, Gary
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Getting Involved in the ACFRE Process
Doorley, Mary
Pranger, Jill
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
How to Become a Presenter at the AFP International Fundraising Conference
Pena, Ligia
Ryan, Steven
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
The Future of Fundraising: npExperts Panel
Wilkins, Donna
Barry, Frank
Doolittle, Shanon
MacLaughlin, Steve
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Becoming an Organizational Architect: A 7-Step Formula for Leading Happy & Healthy Fundraisers
Williams, CFRE, Tycely
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Donor Relations the Walt Disney Way
Olson, Wayne
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Making Friends with Funders: Best Practices for Creating Real Partnerships
Patton, Kim
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Strategies for Winning Crowd-Sourced Corporate and Foundation Grant Funding
Bischoff, B.J.
Hand, Nathan
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Are You Living Up to Your Publishing Potential?
Mohler, Benjamin
Miller, Steven
Cory, Stephanie
Wahlers, Robert
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Do You Have the Tools to Make the Right Ethical Decisions for your Organization?
Davis-Quarrie, Yulanda
Taylor, Art
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Embracing an Ethical Standard for Raising More Money
Coates Madsen, Amy
Baker, Don
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Bridge the Resource Gap to Bring Big Data to Your Nonprofit
Hutchins, Velma
Kopp, James
Dobrzeniecki, Jim
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Turn Passionate Staff and Board Members into Fundraisers ... Egypt Story
Fasih, Khaled
Soliman, Abdel Aziz
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
It Doesn't Have to Be Cold to Be Cool: Crowdfunding Is In
Shoaff, Andrew
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Latest Trends in Giving and What They Mean for Your Organization
Wilklow, Jeffrey
Palmer, Stacy
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
The Rules of Dating - Mentor/Mentee Relationships
Banks, Samantha
Rhoten, Don
Zanotti, Robin
Burke, Bradley
Bond, Kristol
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
What Really Matters? 2015 Donor Engagement Study - Aligning Nonprofit Strategy with Donor Preferences
Druart, Tad
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
45 Fascinating Nonprofit Statistics in 45 Minutes
MacLaughlin, Steve
Monday, March 30
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Corporate Sponsorship: Making the Strategic Shift
Harrington, Barbara
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
The Digital Fundraising Revolution: The Top Trends and Skills Necessary to Supercharge Your Pipeline
Greenberg, Michael
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Treat Every Donor Like a Major Donor
Dietz, Rich
Tucker, Ellen
Keller, Brandy
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
5 Killer Apps to Supercharge Your Annual Giving
Kravinchuk, David
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
CSI: Baltimore -- Copy Scene Investigation
Swiridjuk, Sonya
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Fact vs. Fiction: What's New Online That Really Works
Chadwick, Carla
Lynch, Harry
Habig, Paul
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
How to Avoid Fundraising's Quiet Killer: Donor Attrition
Wilkinson, Jay
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
How to Create Inspiring and Successful Millennial Peer Fundraising Programs
Feldmann, Derrick
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Moving through the Ranks: Career Advancement for Young Professionals
Berberovic, Dzenan
Wicker, Brandy
Rann, Paul
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Navigating Your Fundraising Career: Developing a Roadmap for Professional and Personal Success
Huff, Jason
Heinrich, Bret
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
The Cutting Edge of Discovery Calls: Best Practices, Surveying the Field
Greenhoe, John
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM
I Wish I'd Thought of That - AFP & SOFII
Pletcher, Valerie
Ahern, Tom
Bartolini, William
Eisenstein, Amy
Joyaux, Simone
Upsall, Daryl
Pidgeon, Stephen
Wolfe, Amy
Fredricks, Laura
Healey, Robbe
Ferris, Alice
Ryan Penland, Missy
Barry, Frank
Sargeant, Adrian
Feldmann, Derrick
Williams, CFRE, Tycely
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
How To Become a CFRE
Aldrich, Eva
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Loverizing: The Lucrative Difference a Few Well-Chosen Words Will Make in Your Donor Communications
Ahern, Tom
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Fountain of Youth: The Case & Resources for AFP Youth in Philanthropy Programs
Pletcher, Valerie
Bjorhovde, Patricia
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
What Road Will Get You There: Your Development Plan
Healey, Robbe
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Women Leading Philanthropy: Transforming the Philanthropic Landscape
Osili, Una
Brown, C. Sylvia
Boyce, Ann
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Amp Up Communications Without Sapping Your Energy
DeLong, Kathryn
Lear, Liz
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Behavioural Economics: everything you know about donor decision making is wrong
Hutson, Alan
Ross, Bernard
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Calling up the Reserves: Engaging Auxiliary Boards to Significantly Increase Fundraising
Tiknis, Sharon
Lohse-Busch, Emily
Irmen, Sara
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Fundraising - Especially Stewardship - is a Team Sport
Higgins, Stephen
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Hop on Board: It's Not Too Late to Launch an Individual Giving Program, even for a Niche Cause
Klein, Paul
Boardman, Lynne
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Social Media and Ethics in Fundraising #frethics
Tinker, CFRE, David
Chmiola, Lisa
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain: The Rising Popularity of Donor-Advised Funds, and the Opportunities and Challenges for the Nonprofit Sector
Steuerle, Eugene
Cantor, Alan
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Analytics: A Journey of Change
Sullivan, Gilman
McCarthy, Dennis
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Ethics and Accountability from the Mailroom to the Boardroom
Taylor, Art
Broun, Amanda
Healey, Robbe
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Making Sense of Metrics
Looney, Claudia
Looney, James
Looney, Christopher
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
The 3 Gs - Give, Get and Get Off from a Board Member's Perspective
Martin, Marty
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Understanding CSR from the Corporate Perspective
Racette, Nancy
Solinger, Diane
McClimon, Timothy
Temple, James
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Operation Rubber Tree: A Case Study on Doubling Fundraising Results in 24 Months.
Zonker, Tammy
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Soliciting Your Major Donor...Getting Them to Yes!
Pranger, Jill
Smith, Steven
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Starting Your Planned Giving Program--The A,B,C's
Logan, Timothy
Mielke, Jeffrey
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
What in the World Matters to Fundraisers? Why You Need to Pay Attention to Global Fundraising
Cagney, Penelope
Stettner, Jon
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Bequest Asks: Getting It Right
Pidgeon, Stephen
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Capital Campaigns -- It Doesn't Take a Magician
Conklin, Michelle
Dale, Deborah
Johnson Smith, Angie
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Got Your Moves Going? Using Moves Management to Manage Up and to Manage Others
Bartolini, William
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
It's Easier Than Frozen Pizza: Teaching Your Board Members to Ask
Joyaux, Simone
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Join Now! Membership Programs as a Base for Fundraising
Rich, Patricia
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Integrating Grant Proposals into your Funding Plan
DiVirgilio, Debbie
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
It's All About Who You Know: Harnessing Connectors and Relationship Mapping for Fundraising Success
Bechhofer, Mark
Snyder, Lesley
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Love Your Job, Love Your Life: 10 Rules for a Thriving Fundraising Career
Locke, Beth Ann
Doolittle, Shanon
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Meet the Grantmakers
Patton, Kim
Denlinger, Jonalyn
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Stewarding Event Donors: From one transaction to major engagement & major gifts
Skinner, Shiree
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Year in Review: Impact of Court Decisions and Legal Developments on Philanthropy
Sudol, Ted
Tuesday, March 31
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Challenging Conversations in a Changing Philanthropic Landscape
McManus, Andrea
Schumacher, Martha H
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Happiness, Habits and Major Gift Fundraising: Strategies to Help You Survive and Thrive
Eisenstein, Amy
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
An urgent message... S.O.S. Save Our Solicitations!
Hugg, Matt
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Date your Donors: How to Attract and Engage a New Generation of Philanthropists
Halper, Jonah
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Gift Planning in a Capital Campaign
Ierardi, Lynn
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Making Friends with Financial Statements: Accounting & Budgeting Concepts for Fundraisers
Cory, Stephanie
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Massive Fundraising
Sargeant, Adrian
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
So You Want to Be a CEO? How to Prepare for a Successful Transition
McCombs, Laurel
Turgeon, Nichole
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Successful Utilization of Volunteers During a Campaign
Pyron, Susan
Sowell, Ashlyn
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The #telltaledonor: Communicating with Younger Donors
Chmiola, Lisa
Blakemore, Dan
Tinker, CFRE, David
Reed, Emily
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Yes - you CAN turn direct mail donors into major donors and here's how to do it (and how not to do it)
Murphy, P.J.
Neill, Tiffany
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Changing Landscape of Philanthropy: Examining Diversity in Giving
Loeb, Pam
Molina, Mariel
McCarthy, Dennis
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Become a Better Major Gift Negotiator
Lynch, Shaun
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Coaching Boards To Success: A Case Study of How One Small Nonprofit Transformed the Board's Capacity to Raise Funds and Attract Friends
Helgerson, Sheila
Pelton, Jennifer
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Expect to Close: And Keep the Door Open
Smith, Jerry
Wellbaum, Rob
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Game Brains: How Gamification Can Amplify Success in Social Fundraising and Engagement
Snyder, Lesley
Keane, Bridget
Murcott, John
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Holistic Corporate Relations
Pugliese, Gloria
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Maximizing Year-End Giving
Moore, Stephanie
Shroyer, Natalie
Gillmer, CFRE, CSPG, Joseph
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Navigating Change...Why some organizations successfully navigate change and others fracture
Tartaglia-Poure, Barbara
Hall, Myrna
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Setting Performance Expectations for Gift Officers
Collins, Carrie
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Donor Experience
Muir, Rachel
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Rebrand Effect: Accellerating your fundraising through communications
Durham, Sarah
Knight, Kristina
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Developing a Marketing and Communications Plan
Ahern, Tom
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Going Beyond Plain Vanilla, Crafting Meaningful Corporate Partnerships in a Competitive Marketplace
Lynch, Anthony
Suarez, Joseph
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
What's Your Return? Leveraging ROI Metrics in Your Fundraising Strategy
Rice, Robert
O'Connor, Bill
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Concierge Stewardship and the Seven Touches Philosophy to Use with Your Donors
Wahlers, Robert
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Dealing with Board Bullies - When Values Conflict
Fortnum, Scott
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Know thy donors: the comprehensive donor feedback project
Wester, Lynne
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Major Donor Fundraising: Preparing to Make the Ask
Lonsbary, CFRE, Patricia
Aspin, Louise
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Taking Out the Intimidation: Building and Implementing a Donor Stewardship Plan
McGovern, Katie
Rickard, Angela
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