RFP from AFP-NNE:
We are seeking proposals for our Virtual Fall Conference, which will be held Tuesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 16. Sessions are 90 minutes long and will represent a wide range of topics relevant to nonprofit fundraisers from small shops.
We are looking for presenters who are comfortable speaking in a virtual format and utilizing tools like breakout rooms, live polling, and other ways to engage audience members. Speakers will receive a modest honorarium.
To submit a proposal, please complete this Google form.
Looking for ideas? Here is a list of requested topics from our Spring Conference attendees:
GENERAL REQUESTS
- Annual appeals (creative ideas, success stories, examples
- How to make the ask (role-playing and videos of participants)
- Major gifts
- Planned giving
- Donor-Advised Funds
- Donor recognition and stewardship (esp using email, social media and video)
- Feasibility studies and capital campaigns
- Tips to avoid burnout
- AI in fundraising and teaching AI to lighten your workload
- Ethics in fundraising
- Interactive workshops with small group discussions
SPECIFIC REQUESTS
- Effects of the current administration on the fundraising landscape
- How to choose the right CRM
- Overview of donor management systems using roundtable or panel discussion with reps from popular platforms
- Challenges and solutions in fundraising when you’re not a 501(c)3 organization
- Fundraising for membership-based orgs (e.g. annual fund vs. membership, pros & cons of membership model, etc)
- How Communications and Development staff can work together
- How Development and Finance staff can work together
- Impact/Annual Reports – where to begin, what data to collect, and how to communicate outcomes effectively
- Data for non-data people – how to read 990s, explain a nonprofit’s success using financial data, and present it in ways that are clear and compelling
- How to pair retail and fundraising
- Creating support systems for one-person development teams
- Getting the donor perspective by hearing from donors as panelists or presenters
- How to systematize donor portfolio management
- How to collaborate more effectively across orgs by considering character strengths and leadership styles
- Navigating new roles and new organizations—how to make a strong start and be effective, where to get help, managing challenges and opportunities
- Creative ideas for building relationships with donors
- How to grow events by starting small and focusing on return on investment and public relations
- Golf Tournaments as fundraisers
- Donor/Ally hosted house parties
- Life after retirement from fundraising – making the transition, health & wellness, opportunities to mentor novice fundraisers, etc.