Introducing "Donor Touchpoint Management" - A Marketing Approach to Donor Relations

LOCATION: Alumni House (formerly President's Residence), McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton

TIME: 12:45 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

DATE: February 26, 2009

COST: Members: $20.00 Non-Members: $25.00

*You must attend this sesson at the location listed above*

*Please bring your own lunch. Refreshements will be served courtesy of Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning*

 Program Summary

The session will examine donor relations from a marketing perspective and will describe the interactions with the donor, including acknowledgement, recognition and stewardship, as a series of "touchpoints." With this approach, donor relations becomes the management of those interactions or touchpoints. The session will outline specific ways that touchpoints can be planned and managed and how the individuals involved with the donor, both in the development office and beyond, can participate in "touchpoint" management. "Donor Touchpoint Management" expands donor relations beyond the scope of acknowledgement and recognition and describes "everything that happens between asks."

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn:

1. What "Donor Touchpoint Management" means and how the term redefines donor relations
2. How to plan and manage "touchpoints" with donors
3. How to involve members of the development staff and others in the organization - including leadership volunteers - in planning and implementing "donor touchpoint management"
4. Ways to expand their existing donor relations programs by using the "donor touchpoint management" approach

About the Presenter

Janet Hedrick, CFRE, has over thirty years of experience as a consultant and development professional. She is a senior associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Bentz Whaley Flessner and is an active member of AFP and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP). She is a frequent presenter at conferences and is the author of Essentials in Effective Donor Relations, scheduled for publication in early 2009.

Target Audience

All levels will benefit from the presentation

Participation in a live session or use of an audio recording of the program qualifies for 1.5 points toward CFRE education requirements.

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