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Saturday, April 10
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A2	AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising (2.5 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A1	AFP CFRE Review Course (2 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)
A3	AFP Faculty Training Academy (1.5 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)	Bischoff
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A4	Introduction to the AFP/Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University Diploma in Fundraising Program (1/2 day session) (fee extra)	Sargeant
Sunday, April 11
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A1	AFP CFRE Review Course (2 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)
A2	AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising (2.5 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A3	AFP Faculty Training Academy (1.5 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)	Bischoff
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A5	Planning to Keep Your Donors (1/2 day session) (fee extra)	Sargeant  Joslin  Birkholz  Lindahl
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
BUZZ1	Cheating the Meeting Reaper: Avoiding Death by Meeting	Detwiler  Sherk
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
BUZZ2	Navigating the Waters in the Sea of Social Media Options	Young
IE2	Publishing Your Book Through AFP
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
A6	Faculty Training Academy Graduate Summit (fee extra)	Bischoff
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
BUZZ3	One Stop Shopping for: Ideas, Learning, Benchmarking and Best Practice	MacKenzie
IE3	Becoming a Certified Fund Raising Executive
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
BUZZ4	The Omega Circle: How a Planned Giving Program Works	Deane
IE4	How To Become a Conference Presenter
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
IE5	Getting Involved in the ACFRE Process	Williams
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
	General Session Lee Woodruff
Monday, April 12
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
ACFRE1	A Debate and Dialogue: Educating the Next Generation of Development Professionals: But, NOT THE SAME OLD WAY	Sargeant
AG1	Make Improving Your Donor and Prospect Database a Priority	Peak Hoffmann
BD1	Getting Board Members to WANT to Give	Bradham
CC1	The Parkland Experience: Employing Business Models to Plan for Campaign Success	Scarpucci  Lange  Krause
DN1	Stimulating Giving from the Asian American Community	Agrawal
DR1	Direct Response the Old Fashioned Way - Without inserts, envelopes or email	Watkins
FR1	Introduction to Form 990s for Grant Writers	Byers
LE1	Out of the Woods Without a Map: Philanthropic Strategy for the Post-Recession World	Raymond
MKT1	The Intersection of Art and Ethnicity: Attracting the Next Generation of Visitors for a Sustainable Future	Rinker  Dibble  Evans
PD1	Best Practices in a Small Consulting Firm	de Keratry  Smith
PP1	Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Donors?	Phelps
SP1	God, Government and Grants!	Red Wing  Pinneo
TN1	How Tweet It Is!: Mastering Social Media for Fundraising Success	Noble  Sullivan
VL1	Finding, Recruiting, Motivating and Training Fundraising Volunteers to Achieve Your Mission	Crouch
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	General Session Peter Thum
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
BUZZ5	Yeah, Yup, Right On – Getting the Younger Donor to Say “Yes” to Your Nonprofit	Groves
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
IE7	Becoming a Certified Fund Raising Executive
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
ACFRE2	A Debate and Dialogue: Leadership Dysfunction: Why Can’t We Get “Board Development” Right?	Axelrod
AG2	Understanding Impact of Cell Phones, Gen X and Gen Y on Annual Giving	Rountree  Song
BD2	Create a Fundraising Action Plan for Your Board Members: Easy Jobs for Every Single Board Member	Perry
CR1	To Fund or not to Fund: An Insightful Discussion with Corporate and Foundation Grant Makers	Suarez  Printz-Platnick  Harman
D1	Murray Banks presents: The Trouble With The Future Is.... It's Not What It Used To Be! – Keeping Our Focus In Times Of Change	Banks
DN2	How You Can Create Experiences That Foster True Loyalty	Brandt
DR2	Donor DNA, Cracking The Code to Online Fundraising	Baker
MA1	Effective Relationship Management Systems	Howley
MG2	Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits	Dietlin
PG1	Will Your Will Be Known?	Henningsen
PP2	AFP Ethics & Accountability: Weaving Ethics Into Your Fundraising	Soto-Acosta
SP2	Emergent Philanthropists: America’s Evolving Ethnic Donor Groups	Swank
TN2	Everything You Need to Know About Measuring Online Results But Were Afraid to Ask	MacLaughlin
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
AG3	How to Incorporate Online Giving With Your Annual Fund…And Track It!	Lambert
CC2	Fabulous Case Statements Made Easy	Ahern
CR2	Integrating Corporate Campaigns and Individual Giving	Croneberger  Goodman
D2	Murray Banks presents: The Trouble With The Future Is.... It's Not What It Used To Be! – Keeping Our Focus In Times Of Change	Banks
FR2	Strengthening Foundation Relationships	Greenhoe
HC1	Converting Your Patients Into Donors: Developing a Grateful Patient Program	Logan  Schumacher
MA2	Earned Revenue: A Worthy Fundraising Channel for Nonprofits	Strathmann
MG3	Setting the Stage for a Successful Major Gifts Program	Boucher  Pippert
PD2	CEO: Cultivation, Engagement and Obligation to Raise Money	Gaiter  Ryan
PG2	Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Planned Giving Efforts	Blizard
TN3	Online Strategies, Tools and Trade Secrets	Hart
VL2	Building Volunteer Capacity to Attain and Sustain Greatness	Viall  Bolas
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ACFRE3	ACFRE SUMMIT: ACFRE Education and Certification: A Global Mandate *(This session will take place at the Marriott. Additional details to follow)
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
PD3	Savvy Everyday Networking Skill: Attracting More Donors and Developing Strong Alliances	Nierenberg
Tuesday, April 13
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
ACFRE4	A Discussion and Dialogue: Money vs. Mission	Duschinsky  Watt
CC3	Internal Readiness: Getting Your House In Order	Fissinger  Poston
CR3	Cultivating Corporate Alliances	McCarty
DN3	The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks	McKinnon  Boardman
FR3	What Now?! What to Do After You Get The Grant	Kester
HC2	Legacy Giving Building Blocks – A Simple Approach to Attracting Long-term Support	Rick
LE2	Effective Strategic Planning: How? Who? What? When?	Rylander
MA3	Assessing and Building Your Development Teams’ Skills	Martz
MG4	Why Bill Gates Is Most Likely Not a Prospect for Your Campaign	Hoak  Young
PD4	Strategically Negotiating Your Next Job Offer...Without Appearing Greedy!	Carlson
SE1	Walkathons From A to Z: Aggressively Seeding Your Donor Pyramid	Biondolillo
SP3	A Planned Gift is a Planned Gift, Right?	Phelps  Mersky  Carter  Peck
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
	Tuesday General Session Speaker: Desmond Tutu	Tutu
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
BUZZ7	The Next Big Thing: Camera Phone Fundraising	Baguley
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
IE9	How to Become a Conference Presenter
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
ACFRE5	A Presentation and Dialogue: Our Nonprofit Leadership Models Are Failing Us: What every fundraiser needs to know	Williams  Daubert
AG4	Tapping the World's Largest Donor - Securing Line-item Appropriations from the U.S. Congress	McIntyre
CR4	Getting More from Corporate Donors: How to Maximize Corporate Sponsorship and Foundation Dollars Together to Develop More Robust Partnerships	Goldberg
D3	Reggie Van Lee presents - Introduction to Megacommunities	Van Lee
D4	Dan Heath presents: Making the Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard	Heath
DR4	All About Email: Isn’t it Just Like Direct Mail But With An E?	Lynch  Habig
HC3	Let’s Go Back to School - What can the Higher Ed Model Teach Healthcare about Effective Fundraising?	Stampe  Murphy
LE3	How to Raise More Money by Getting Your Boss Involved in Fundraising	Eisenstein  Ryan  Mercer
MA4	It’s A Two-Way Street: How Consultants & Clients Work Together To Achieve Success	Raybin  Cramer  Fellows
MKT4	The Golden Era of Online Fundraising – The Next 50 Years	Bhagat
PG3	America Speaks: Views on Planned Giving in the Economic Downturn	Stelter
PP3	AFP Ethics & Accountability: Weaving Ethics Into Your Fundraising	Levy  Lister
SE2	Making Your Special Event Special and Profitable	McNair
SP4	Use the Box for Kindling: Fundraising in Rural Communities	Ferris  Peck  Anderson
TN4	Fundraising in the Blogosphere	Rees
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
ACFRE6	A Presentation and Dialogue: Good or Bad Behavior in the Workplace: Whose responsibility is it anyway?	Wagner
CC4	7 Reasons Campaigns Fail: And How to Avoid Them	Stroman  Lakin
CR5	Reaching Your Goals: An inspiring and energetic look at state-of-the-art alliances and corporate fundraising	van den Tweel
D5	Reggie Van Lee presents - Introduction to Megacommunities	Van Lee
FR4	Community Foundations...More than Grants	Rhodes  Wiegand
LE4	I'm Leaving...How To Hold Onto Good Fundraisers And Raise Much More Money	Burk
MA5	A Topic We Love To Hate: Putting Your Gift Policies In Order	Sagrestano
MG5	Bring Your Donors Closer in a Cross-Cultural Context	Onyemelukwe  Porcher
MKT5	Supersize My Online Savvy: Surefire Steps to Online Fundraising and Social Networking Success	Andresen
PD5	Fire In Your Belly Infects the Donor's Mind: Act Your Way to Fundraising Success!	McFarland
PG4	Partnering with Advisors for Inspired Gifts	Cubeta
SE3	Events Sponsorships: The Art of Relationship Building	Palmenberg
SP5	The State of European Fundraising and What the U.S. Can Learn from It	Mosawi
TN5	How to Harness Twitter and Other Social Media for Your Fundraising	Tinker
Wednesday, April 14
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
D6	Jeff Salz presents: Adventures of Ultimate Success ... Timeless Certainties for Uncertain Times	Salz
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
A2	AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising (2.5 day course starts on Saturday, April 10) (fee extra)
A7	AFP CEO School – CEO 2.0: Innovator, Change Agent, Leader (1/2 day workshop) (fee extra)	Gilmore  Cluff
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AG5	5 Key Steps to Creating Sustainability in the Small Nonprofit	de Keratry
BD3	ALL Things Possible: Bringing Your Board on Board To Raise More Money	Hanson
CR6	Free Money - Are You Reaching Your Matching Gift Potential?	Pitruzzello
DN4	Reaching the Heart of the Donor: Donor Touchpoint Management	Hedrick
E3	A Case for Legacy Gifts!	Wahlers  Sagrestano
LE5	Securing Future Growth: A 10 Point Plan To Get You Through Tough Economic Times	Grapsas
MKT	*CANCELLED* Passionate Philanthropy: A Fundraiser's 10 Best Practices	Green
PG5	Building a Sustainable Funding Model Using Legacy Gifts	Johnson
PP4	Ethics and Opium: Why YOU Need Both	Brown  Laudick