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Rogue Valley Nonprofit Network

Major Gifts: Power of Love

Inn at the Commons 200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford

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Jan Brazzell, , PhD, ACFRE, Principal Counsel & CEO
Advancement Consulting

Lunch & Networking at 11:30
Presentation at 12:00

At its best, philanthropy—or love of people—requires mutual effort. Wooing major donors is just a start. Savvy fundraisers continue to earn their donors’ trust and confidence by lovingly attending to donor needs and building long-term relationships between donors and the organizations they support.

How do you discern your donors’ needs? What challenges do you face? Join us as we highlight research on philanthropic motivations and discuss ways to reflect love back to donors with diverse needs. With your peers, explore one of four provocative case studies and share how you would show love to these “difficult” donors under trying, sometimes ethically challenging circumstances. Leave with some fresh ideas, practical strategies, and clever tools to help bond donors to your organization in the months and years between gifts. Experience renewed energy and joy in the process of inspiring lasting philanthropic commitments.

Main topics include:

  • Overview of philanthropy and the importance of reinforcing its motivations
  • Summary and implications of research on donor motivations
  • Small group discussion and analysis of case studies: Peggy Repayer, Joan Dynast, Ted Investor, and George Altruist
  • Practical stewardship strategies, tools, and takeaways

About the Presenter

Jan F. Brazzell, PhD, ACFRE leads Advancement Consulting, a firm she founded in 2001 to help nonprofit leaders develop vibrant, productive organizations that change the world. Based in Tacoma, Washington, Advancement Consulting has provided customized, professional solutions and practical advice in governance, fundraising, strategic planning, and management to more than 60 organizations, ranging from the arts to zoos.

Prior to founding Advancement Consulting, Jan led the MultiCare Health Foundation as Executive Director; served as Vice President for Development and University Relations for Pacific Lutheran University; and directed Corporate, Foundation, and Group Relations for the Franciscan Foundation for Health Care. Jan holds a Certificate in Education Management from Harvard University, an MA and PhD in Sociology from Indiana University, and a BA in Sociology from The University of Alabama.

In 2012, Jan became the 96th person worldwide to earn the distinguished Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive credential from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She completed the AFP Faculty Training Academy in 2008 and the Board Source Advanced Board Consultingworkshop in 2005.

Jan holds memberships in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Washington State South Sound Chapter), Northwest Development Officers Association, Board Source, and the South Sound Planned Giving Council. She serves on the AFP International Research Council and on the AFP South Sound Chapter Board.

About the Network

Each session of the Rogue Valley Nonprofit Training Series is designed to strengthen your development and leadership skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development and meeting with the experts, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.

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Jan Brazzell, , PhD, ACFRE, Principal Counsel & CEO
Advancement Consulting

Lunch & Networking at 11:30
Presentation at 12:00

At its best, philanthropy—or love of people—requires mutual effort. Wooing major donors is just a start. Savvy fundraisers continue to earn their donors’ trust and confidence by lovingly attending to donor needs and building long-term relationships between donors and the organizations they support.

How do you discern your donors’ needs? What challenges do you face? Join us as we highlight research on philanthropic motivations and discuss ways to reflect love back to donors with diverse needs. With your peers, explore one of four provocative case studies and share how you would show love to these “difficult” donors under trying, sometimes ethically challenging circumstances. Leave with some fresh ideas, practical strategies, and clever tools to help bond donors to your organization in the months and years between gifts. Experience renewed energy and joy in the process of inspiring lasting philanthropic commitments.

Main topics include:

  • Overview of philanthropy and the importance of reinforcing its motivations
  • Summary and implications of research on donor motivations
  • Small group discussion and analysis of case studies: Peggy Repayer, Joan Dynast, Ted Investor, and George Altruist
  • Practical stewardship strategies, tools, and takeaways

About the Presenter

Jan F. Brazzell, PhD, ACFRE leads Advancement Consulting, a firm she founded in 2001 to help nonprofit leaders develop vibrant, productive organizations that change the world. Based in Tacoma, Washington, Advancement Consulting has provided customized, professional solutions and practical advice in governance, fundraising, strategic planning, and management to more than 60 organizations, ranging from the arts to zoos.

Prior to founding Advancement Consulting, Jan led the MultiCare Health Foundation as Executive Director; served as Vice President for Development and University Relations for Pacific Lutheran University; and directed Corporate, Foundation, and Group Relations for the Franciscan Foundation for Health Care. Jan holds a Certificate in Education Management from Harvard University, an MA and PhD in Sociology from Indiana University, and a BA in Sociology from The University of Alabama.

In 2012, Jan became the 96th person worldwide to earn the distinguished Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive credential from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She completed the AFP Faculty Training Academy in 2008 and the Board Source Advanced Board Consultingworkshop in 2005.

Jan holds memberships in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Washington State South Sound Chapter), Northwest Development Officers Association, Board Source, and the South Sound Planned Giving Council. She serves on the AFP International Research Council and on the AFP South Sound Chapter Board.

About the Network

Each session of the Rogue Valley Nonprofit Training Series is designed to strengthen your development and leadership skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development and meeting with the experts, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.

When
May 22nd, 2013 from 11:30 AM to  1:30 PM
Location
Inn at the Commons
200 N Riverside Avenue
Medford, OR 97501
Jackson
Event Fee(s)
NAO Members $22.50
Nonmembers $25.00