Join us and you’ll learn strategy, gain best practices and develop a plan to take your fundraising event to new heights.

This three-day conference at McMenamins Kennedy School is a chance to hit the pause button on your event cycle and look at how you can create a bigger impact with your fundraising events. We will spend the first-day learning theory and best practices. Day two will be the chance to learn specifics about sponsorship, donor cultivation, and programming. And day three is your chance to go behind the scenes, learn best practice logistics and create your plan for the next steps that will put you on a path to event success.

Topics will include:

• The psychology of giving
• How to inspire audiences
• Corporate sponsorship
• Donor stewardship through events
• Raising more money in your appeal
• Data management
• Sharing your story
• Using videos to raise money
• Auction strategy
• And more…