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AFP Presents the Distinguished Speaker Series & Hot Topics

Presenters for these sessions are scholars and authors on contemporary topics including leadership, management, philanthropy, marketing and communications, and inclusiveness. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from these thought-provoking speakers!

 

Claire Diaz Ortiz, author of Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time and How to Fundraise on Social Media

Tuesday, April 3, 8:00AM - 9:00AM and 9:15AM - 10:15AM
Book Signing from 10:15AM - 11:00AM

Bio: click here

The Power of online Fundraising!

It is no secret that big businesses and nonprofits are enamored with social media: how to do it, why to do it, and the ways to do it better.
 
But using it to fundraise comes with its own particular challenges.
 
Claire Diaz Ortiz, author of Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time and How to Fundraise on Social Media will give an in-depth talk on the power of fundraising online – and what new funding avenues social media campaigns can offer.
 
Drawing on her experience leading social innovation at Twitter, Inc., Diaz-Ortiz will give participants the practical tips and tools to launch powerful, successful fundraising campaigns on social media. 

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Lisa Shannon, author of A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

Monday, April 2, 1:15PM - 2:30PM and 2:45PM - 4:00PM
Book Signing from 4:00PM - 4:30PM

Bio: click here

Lisa Shannon had what many would consider a good life--a successful company, a fiance, security. But one day, while watching Oprah, she was awakened to the atrocities in the Congo: women gang-raped and demoralized, millions dead from the worst war since World War II. She decided, at that moment, to become an activist and a sister. As the first grassroots activist in the U.S. working to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in the Congo, she began with a lone 30-mile run and from there, founded Run for Congo Women and, based on her experiences, penned a striking book titled, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman.

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Hot Topics

The Hot Topics for the conference are education sessions chosen based on the Hottest Topics compiled in the AFP Resource Center, which are determined by YOU!

Orrin Hudson, of Be Someone, Inc., presents, Creating Visibility for The Least, The Last & The Lost

Monday, April 2, 8:00-9:15AM

USA Today's Life section ran a full front page and a galf on Orrin Husdon's journey from Alabama state trooper to teaching chess to at-risk children that he describes as the least, the last and the lost. Orrin Hudson begins with a short video of the publicity that has been generated to get visibility and funding for Be Someone, Inc., his nonprofit organization dedicated to using nuremous tools, including the game of chess, to promote self-esteem, responsibility and analytical thinking. In this presentation, fundraisers will discover the street smart common sense that Orrin uses to attract and harness visibility for low to no cost publicity.