Summary:

You are charged with developing a fundraising program for a nonprofit...where do you start? Where do you find potential donors and sponsors? What will you need to be successful? Can fundraising skills be learned or are you born with them? What are the elements in a diversified development plan? How do you communicate with donors? These questions and more will be answered in this webinar taught by a seasoned nonprofit professional who started a job as a development person and was given several shoeboxes of numerical receipts and told to go out and raise lots of money!

Key areas covered:

• Where to start
• Where to find potential donors
• What the elements in a diversified development plan are
• How to communicate with donors

What you will learn:

• How to structure a diversified development plan
• Where to find potential donors and sponsors
• How to maintain a successful fundraising program and where to go for help

Who will benefit:

• Nonprofit agency staff who are starting a fundraising program for the first time.

Jean Block began her nonprofit career at age 13, when she organized her first fundraiser, a back yard carnival for C.A.R.E. Since then, she has served in leadership positions as both staff and volunteer for numerous local, regional and national nonprofits.

Jean is now a nationally recognized consultant and trainer in nonprofit management, fundraising, Board development and governance and social enterprise. She has written two books: "Fast Fundraising Facts for Fame & Fortune" and "The ABCs of Building Better Boards".

In 2006, Jean was founding partner in Social Enterprise Ventures, LLC, a national training company that teaches nonprofits the skills required to diversify their revenue through earned income. She developed the curriculum for three training programs for her company.