Thursday, February 16, 2012
Gretchen Carter
Special Event Strategy Session - 2012
Maximizing Your Benefit Auction
Making Everything Count in a Fragile Economy
In a stressful economy, how can you reduce your fundraising stress while maximizing auction returns? This seminar will teach you how to get the right donors to attend your auction, avoid operational pitfalls, and streamline processes for maximum results. You'll also learn how to make your event night and program run smoothly through best-practice technology planning and optimal audio-visual staging. And we'll also introduce you to new trends in online and live...(read more)
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Dec 16 - Educational Programs Coordinator
Wildwood's Educational Programs Coordinator creates and enacts initiatives for Wildwood-driven educational outreach and lifelong learning in central Arkansas and across the state through a spectrum of programming that requires sales, administration and interaction with diverse populations. This fulltime position provides research, educational collateral and project administration for a series of seasonal festivals and special events, select children's performances, a statewide tour, the Park's gardens, grants, and arts-in-education partnerships.
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Dec 16 - Major Gifts Officer
Wildwood Park for the Arts’ Major Gifts Officer develops and implements strategies to identify, cultivate, track and make requests of individuals, corporations and foundations for significant gifts to fund identified campaign and/or organizational priorities (e.g. arts, education, horticulture, capital improvements). Part-time hours are flexible; 20 hours per week on average. ... more >
Jan 26 - How to give to the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada
The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada offers a range of convenient giving options. Select the option that's best for you! ... more >
Jan 24 - Making Online Giving Easier and More Fun
(Jan. 24, 2012) When someone clicks on your homepage “donate” button, is making a gift an inspiring journey or a chore? Here are some suggested best practices for engaging supporters online. ... more >
Jan 17 - Overall Giving Returns to Pre-Recession Levels, Study Finds
(Jan. 17, 2012) Total giving for the first 11 months of 2011 is 1.4 percent ahead of the same period in 2007, according to Blackbaud. ... more >
Jan 10 - Key Trends for the Nonprofit Sector in 2012
(Jan. 10, 2012) What trends will have the biggest impact on the nonprofit sector in 2012? According to Convio, it’s the maturation of social media and mobile giving, a greater role for peer-to-peer engagement, and a move toward donors dictating the terms of interactions. ... more >
Jan 4 - Important Announcement - Database Conversion
To convert to a new member database, AFP will soon have to turn off all operations related to our old database, except for foundation contributions, for a period in January, official dates to be determined shortly. ... more >
January 28, 2012 -
Arkansas Repertory Theatre - Saints & Sinners
February 1, 2012 -
Webconference - From Boomers to Echo-Boomers: Giving Across the Generations
February 4, 2012 -
Jewish Federation of Arkansas 100th Anniversary Gala
February 18, 2012 -
American Heart Association - Cental Arkansas Heart Ball
March 8, 2012 -
It Takes a Village
