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Education Sessions

Below please find the education sessions approved to date for the 2016 AFP International Fundraising Conference. This page will be updated regularly, so please check back to see all the exciting offerings in Boston, MA!

Please note: The room assignments and time slots assigned to the sessions below are subject to change up to the time of the conference.

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Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	2018 & Beyond: Building A World of Good Through Fundraising Excellence	Pletcher, MinstF (Adv Dip), Valerie Law, Vincent Kulik, Nicholas
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	50 Plus Ways to Love Your Donors	Lepp, John Paulin, Holly
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	A Deep Dive into the Data Of Fundraising	Biedermann, Jon Dietz, Nathan
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth	Weimer, Kent Watkins, Rebecca
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Ambassadors ALL - Fundraising and Engagement are TEAM SPORTS!	Heim, Marcy
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Asking Styles: A Revolutionary Concept in Fundraising	Saber, Brian
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Authentic Organizations	Eustace, Leah Fortnum, R. Scott
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Being a Diverse Fundraising Professional in an Alt-Right Era	McFarland, B.Michael Brown Jr, Alphonce Huebler, John Phelps, James Poppers, Penelope
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Best Practices on Managing a Face-to-Face Fundraising Program: Data from the Door, Street and Mall	Cheung, Jerome Bloom, Ashley
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Better Together: Building Strong Volunteer/Staff Relationships for Organizational Success	Wilkins, Juliana Smith, Jermaine
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Building Crowdfunding into Your Moves Management Strategy	Mendez, Robyn Ely, Mike
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Building Trust for Collaboration and Impact: The Importance of Best Practices in Transparency and Accountability	Perlman, Seth Taylor, Art
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Building Trust to Skyrocket Results	Zonker, Tammy
Monday, April 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Building a Leadership Pipeline	Racette, Nancy Churches, Kimberly
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Building a Major Gifts Program with No Alumni and Little Budget	Zumaya, Armando
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	CANCELED SESSION: Stewarding Donors with Dementia	Hofmann, Robert Martin, Jolene
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Clean Donor Data: A Fundraiser’s Best Friend	Dix, Alan
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Corporate Partnerships Are So Much More Than Sponsorship and What You Don't Know Could Be Costing You Millions in Fundraising	Carlson, Maureen Perry, Chris
Monday, April 16
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Cracking the Code of Facebook Fundraising - How to Turn Facebook into a Sustainable Source of New Donors	Giddens, Jeff
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Data Democratization: Unleash the Power of Your Donor Data Through Integration	Desciak, Bill
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Designing Powerful Partnerships that Transform Culture and Result in New Major Gifts	Holt, Susan
Monday, April 16
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Development of Effective Governance for Major Fundraising and Impact (the Brazilian National Strategy for Financial Education case)	Nascimento, Thiago
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Doing the Ethical Thing in Fundraising. And Why It’s Harder Than You Might Think	MacQuillin, Ian Koshy, Cherian
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Donor Segmentation Isn't Just for Data Geeks	Buck, Clay Garrison, Linda
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Donor-Centered Fundraising 15 Years Later	Burk, Penelope
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Don’t Lose the Gains You’ve Made	Burk, Penelope
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Don’t Quit! 5 Ways to Stay Successful and Sane as a Fundraiser	Doolittle, Shanon Love, Jen Zonker, Tammy
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Dynamic Board Governance: What’s Working, What’s Next	Hartley, Linda Hoexter, Vivien Teamer, Cheryl
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Embracing the Growing Importance of Board Diversity: Philanthropy, Leadership & Board Engagement	White, Angela Walker, Vernetta Zarins, Sasha
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Ethical Fundraising: It’s Everybody’s Business	Hefter, Mark Kintzi, Audrey
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Finding Your Perfect Remote Employee	Wolfe, Amy Gupton, Natalie
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	First Timers Speed Networking	Rupp, Jeff Fritschner, Annie
Monday, April 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Five Steps to Build a Campaign Ready Major Gifts Program	Daugherty, Brian Spychalski, Carol
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Foundation Grants: The Forgotten Funding Source and Why They’re Worth Your Attention	Schaefer, Susan
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	From Good Intentions to More Web Donations	Sørum, Beate
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Fundraising & The Law: The Annual Global Review of Recent Court Decisions & Legal Developments	Sudol, Ted
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Fundraising in the Wake of a Disaster	Everly, Josephine Bartice, Julie Hannan, James Wright, Erin McQuade
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Fundraising: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World	Upsall, Daryl
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Gender Equity - Facts, Stories and Not Much Progress Anymore	Pena, Ligia Morris, Andreanecia Chen, Andrea Sams-Abiodun, Petrice
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Get Write on It! How to Publish Through AFP	Cory, Stephanie
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Getting Involved in the ACFRE Process	Fortnum, R. Scott Ferris, Alice
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Green Fundraising	Everly, Josephine McWilliams, Lani Theriot-Maloz, Simone Trail, Kristi Cocito-Monoc, Marco
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Has the Nonprofit Sector Lost Its Moral High Ground?	Upsall, Daryl Young, Denny Picco, Gail
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Having Difficult Conversations: How to Manage Difficult Fundraising Topics	Miori, Holly Hull Campbell, Mack Key, Milton Pletcher, MinstF (Adv Dip), Valerie
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	He Said, She Said: Fixing Fundraising and Finance Failures	Koshy, Cherian Watkins, Heidi
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	How Do You Know What You Know About Fundraising?	MacQuillin, Ian Linton, Craig McGinness, Heather Harris, Nigel Niles, Meredith
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	How Our Profession Can Be More Proactive Rather than Reactive in the Media, Social Media and Politics	Fredricks, Laura Magsamen, Kate Oswald, Stephanie Berni, Ryan Mitchell, Whitney
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	How to Acquire Monthly Donors Through the Power of Social Media	Gough, Leigh
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	How to Become a CFRE	Aldrich, Eva
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	How to Become a Speaker at the AFP International Fundraising Conference	Staub, Scott
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	How to Create Donor Surveys That Improve Your Fundraising	Clemens, Rachel
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	How to Earn A Profit for Your Cause or Social Business: How to Profit for Your Case	Freller, Michel
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	How to Own and Strategically Leverage Donor Advised Funds in Donor Cultivation Efforts	Barnett, Brandolon
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	How to Raise More Money with Your Annual Fundraising Appeal	Axelrad, Claire
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Inclusion in the Age of Diversity: A Conversation about Recruitment, Retention and Race in the Social Sector	Palmer, Kishshana Conroy, Chris Bethea, Aiko
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Is Fundraising a Profession? And Does It Matter If It Isn’t?	Koshy, Cherian Nathan, Sarah Ferris, Alice Mann, Cathy Davis, Michael
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Islam & Philanthropy	Khwaja, Muhi
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	It Takes a Village: How to Build Your Mentor Network	McDade, Adrienne Duncan, Cherrelle
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Leading Your Team to Success... Even When You're Not the Team Leader	Schumacher, Martha Delzotti, Michael
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Leveraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Become a Better Fundraiser	Odom, Tanya
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Managing Fundraising Through Organizational Lifecycles	Hicks, John
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Maximizing Corporate Sponsorships: Insights from Both Sides	Tipton, Michael Ruprecht, Joe
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Meaningful Engagement: How Small Organizations Can Design and Sustain Young Professionals Engagement	Sarata, Kate Pabon-Figueroa, Naomi
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Mining for Gold: Maximizing Your Event's Host Committee	Tanney, Jaclinn
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Moving Away from the Donor Pyramid to the Donor Lifecycle Map for Increased Fundraising Success	Polivy, Deborah
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Nature Vs. Nature - Are Great Leaders Born or Made?	Palmer, Kishshana
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	No Budget, No Problem : How To Successfully Engage the Community Through Third Party Events	Adams, Lynnette
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Nonprofit Accounting for Fundraisers	Ross, Susan
Monday, April 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Opinion Mining: How Fundraisers Can Discover New Gold Through Sentiment Analysis	Habberton, Colin
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Philanthropists, Power, Democracy - Is This the End of Philanthropy?	Pena, Ligia Freller, Michel Williams, Tycely McManus, Andrea
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Planned Giving When That's Not All You Do	Boedecker, Aviva Shiff
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Practicing Radical Philanthropy & Racial Justice as a White Accomplice	Conroy, Chris
Monday, April 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Preparing for the C-Suite	Mathis, Myra
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Prospect Development in Partnership	Lehman, Lara Beth
Monday, April 16
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Prospect Research for People Who Hate Prospect Research	Shattuck, Steven
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Purse Power- How Women's Philanthropy Can Change the World	Buntz, Lois
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Relationship Fundraising 3.0	Sargeant, Adrian
Tuesday, April 17
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	SESSION MOVED TO TUESDAY: How Livestream Fundraising Can Expand Your Programs and Reach Younger Audience	Wasserman, Michael
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Sexual Harassment and Bullying - Is the Nonprofit Sector Safe for All?	Pena, Ligia Locke, Beth Ann Lockshin, Vanessa Chase McGlen, Candice Raghu, Maya
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Small Shop Academy	Love, Jen Scriver, Simon
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	So You Want to Be a Campaign Consultant?	Eisenstein, Amy Kihlstedt, Andrea
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Stewardship at Its Best - More than Just Another Event	Ray, Lesley Sargeant, Adrian
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Storytelling for Action: What Stories to Tell (and When to Tell Them) to Cause Your Donors to Take Action	Screen, Steven
Monday, April 16
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Tactical Talks Using Donor Search	Tedesco, Sarah
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Tax Reform Is Now Law – What Happens Now?	Lee, Jason
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Telephone Fundraising – One Ring to Rule Them All	Scriver, Simon
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	The Annual Campaign: Doing It Well and Then Doing It Even Better Next Year	Stein, Jane
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	The House of Philanthropy: Creating a Framework for Cross-Cultural Giving	Ferris, Alice Anderson, James
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	The Innovation Imperative	Habberton, Colin
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	The Introverted Fundraiser: How to Be Successful When You Just Want to Go Home	Taylor Siegel, Matthew Meacham, Ann-Marie Arora, Vinney
Sunday, April 15
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	The Planned Giving Study: New Insights from Data on Planned Gifts	Donikian, Claudine
Monday, April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	The Risk of Under Investing in Fundraising: The Conversation Boards Aren’t Having About Fundraising Effectiveness	Wallestad, Anne Lee, Jason Davis, Andy
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Social Fundraising Data Report for Nonprofits: A Conversation Between CrowdRise by GoFundMe and GuideStar	Mascola, Tre Cohen, Gabe
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	The Top 10 Strategies for a Successful Monthly Giving Program	Strathy, Maeve
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Thriving as a Fundraising Professional in Work and Life!	Lloyd, Diane
Sunday, April 15
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Through the Looking Glass: See Your Organization Through Your Volunteers' Eyes	Arnold, Helen
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Transforming Relationships by Managing Mid-Level and Legacy Donors Together!	Blease, Kimberley Phillips, Mark
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Unlock the Secrets to Increase Giving to Your Faith-Based Organization	McNay, Linda Matthews, Sarah Cole, Gregory
Monday, April 16
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Use Plannual Giving to Transition Your Annual Giving Donors to Planned Gifts	Wahlers, Robert
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Using FEP Data to Make Good Decisions and Improve Your Fundraising Results	Greenfield, James Miller, Ben
Tuesday, April 17
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Using the Logic Model - A Tool for Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation	Browning, Dr. Beverly
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	What Right Do You Have to Tell Us How Much to Spend on Fundraising?	Upsall, Daryl MacQuillin, Ian Riseboro, Caroline Churches, Kimberly Racette, Nancy
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Why Every Organization Needs a Case for Support, and How to Create One	Eustace, Leah
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Why Good People Do Bad Things	Hood, Michael
Monday, April 16
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Yes, And… Using the Tools of Improv To Help You Raise More Money	Jacobwith, Lori Dewan, Bill
Sunday, April 15
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	You’re Still Only As Good As Your Plan (And Whether You Use It)	Pelton, Jennifer Beeman, Linda

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