LOCATION: Barrie Public Library, 60 Worsley Street, Barrie ON, L4M 1L6

TIME: 12:30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

COST: Members: $25.00 Non-Members: $35.00

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

*Light lunch will be served*Program Summary

One of the hardest aspects of major gift fundraising is finding your best major gifts people. With development professionals staying in their positions an average of one year and eight months, it is often very challenging to use institutional history to guide you on finding the best major gifts people. Many groups have these hidden major gifts prospects locked in their databases, attending special events and making planned gifts, but the key is to knowing which groups of major gift prospects to approach on a priority basis, so that you create and build a solid major gifts program.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn how to:

1. Sort and rate your existing prospect base
2. Gather essential prospect research to create donor profiles for each prospect
3. Cultivate one prospect pool at a time to the point of asking for major gifts
4. Manage your time and your staff's time
5. Work with your next tier of prospects so that you are constantly adding new donors to your major gift prospect pool

About the Presenter

Laura Fredricks, JD, LLC is a consultant and motivational speaker for business and nonprofits. She is an internationally known fundraiser, speaker and the author of Developing Major Gifts (Jones and Bartlett) and The Ask (John Wiley & Sons.)

Target Audience

Entry to mid-level.

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

Please contact Christopher Vanderkruys at 705-728-1010 ext. 7137 or by email at cvanderkruys@barrie.ca