DATE: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

LOCATION: Alumni Hall (VC 112), Victoria Building, University of Toronto, 91 Charles St West, Toronto, ON ~ Museum Subway Station ~ MAP IT

WORKSHOP TIME: 9:00 am – 11:30 am ~ Continental breakfast buffet at 8.00 am

LUNCHEON TIME: 12:00 pm – 1.30 pm

TARGET AUDIENCE: Fundraisers who are new or aspiring managers; Fundraisers who are currently managing others who wish to hone their management skills.

COST:

• Workshop + Luncheon: AFP Members $65.00 ~ Non-Members $85.00
• Workshop Only: AFP Members $55.00 ~ Non-Members $70.00
• Luncheon Only: AFP Members $35.00 ~ Non-Members $50.00

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Workshop: Management 101 for Fundraisers: Developing Your Management Skills and Growth Plan

Presenters

Tara George, Senior Vice President & Executive Search Practice Leader, KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.)

In addition to being a seasoned fundraiser and manager herself, Tara George has a unique window in our sector. As the executive search practice lead, Tara works closely with organizations’ leaders across the country as they make important strategic hiring decisions from mid-level to executive level positions. With this unique ‘insider’s view’, Tara has a deep understanding of the key skills, experiences, and qualities that are sought for entry-management, mid-management and executive-level positions. Tara also works with her clients on organizational design and succession planning.

Mike den Haan, Executive Director of Advancement, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

With over 15 years of experience in all aspects of fundraising, Mike den Haan has developed new fundraising programs, launched capital campaigns, led strategic change in health, education and faith based organizations and managed big and small teams. His current role within the context of a very complex organization has been formative in shaping his own management philosophy and skills. While he loves the “management” topic Mike is also a constant learner and looks forward to sharing both the delight and challenge with respect to his own management experiences.

Description

We are all fortunate to work in a fabulous, rewarding profession at a time when growing societal funding needs, a growing third sector, and shifting demographics mean that there are ample career opportunities. Most people in our sector are smart, motivated, hard-working individuals who are keen to learn and grow professionally. With this professional growth, most of us also hope to progressively advance in our job scope and responsibilities. For many, this will eventually include taking on a management role…whether management of people, programs, budgets, or infrastructure…in most cases, a combination of some or all of these components.

However, many entry- and mid-level fundraisers are unsure of how to prepare themselves for management-level positions. And it is a rare organization that dedicates resources and intentional leadership to management training for future managers. Join Tara George and Mike den Haan for a discussion about management competencies as they relate specifically to fundraising and philanthropy. In this workshop, we’ll examine the components of management roles, expectations of managers by organizations and by employees, corresponding management competencies, management best practices, and common mistakes made by new (and not-so-new) managers. While this course will be a mere introduction to management in fundraising roles, participants will learn about where to seek growth and learning opportunities, and will create an outline for a personal management development plan.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will gain an understanding of the components of fundraising-related management roles, and will discuss differences in managing people, programs, budgets, and infrastructure.
• Participants will learn about employer and employee expectations of managers, and about corresponding management competencies in fundraising-related positions.
• Participants will discuss best-practices and common mistakes for managers.
• Participants will be introduced to a variety of resources for developing their management knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Participants will learn how to create a personal management development plan.

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Luncheon: The Joys & Challenges of Managing

Moderator: Tara George, Senior Vice President & Executive Search Practice Leader, KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.)

Panellists: 

• Quinn Bingham, Director of Development, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
• Linton Carter, Vice President, Community Philanthropy, YMCA of Greater Toronto
• Tom Hewitt, Chief Development Officer, Queen's University
• Ellie Rusonik,  Director, Marketing & Fundraising Events, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
• Alanna Scott, MM, CFRE, Development Director, Environmental Defence

Description: Tara George will moderate a panel-discussion with 5 highly experienced managers from several local charitable organizations. Panelists will reflect on their experience as manager, and their management ‘lessons learned’ over the years. As well, panelists will discuss their approach to hiring and nurturing new managers, and will offer suggestions to new managers for professional growth and development. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with the panel through questions and discussion.

CFRE Accreditation

• Participation in the Workshop qualifies for 2.5 CFRE points
• Participation in the Luncheon qualifies for 1.5 CFRE points

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