Mission Advancement Seminar Topics
Mission Advancement provides workshops, seminars, conferences, etc. to enable our not-for-profit partners to inspire, train and develop staff, leadership and volunteers. Based on a client’s objective and audience, we create tailored materials and deliver a dynamic, engaging and entertaining program. Seminar topics include...
Fundraising/Development
- Annual Fund – Moving It to the Next Level
- Annual Fund – The Path to Growing and Predictable Revenues
- Ask, You Shall Receive – Personal Solicitation Training for Staff and Volunteers
- Before the Capital Campaign – Planning and Readiness
- Capital Campaign Success – From Feasibility Study to Victory Celebration
- Development 101 – What, How, When and Especially Who
- Development by Committee – Matching Gifts and Talents
- Development Essentials and Planning
- Dialing for Dollars – Phonathons vs. Telemarketing
- Endowment – Set Up, Marketing, Solicitation, Donor Recognition
- Face-to-Face Solicitation Training for Major Gifts
- Finding Donors When Your Base Isn’t Obvious
- Finding Friends and Funds for Ministry
- Giving in the Here and the Hereaer − Planned Giving and Donor Cultivation
- Grantsmanship – When, How and How Not to Prepare and Pursue Proposals
- Major Gifts – Fishing with a Long Line
- Money in the Mailbox – Direct Mail Strategies
- Moving Donors through the Pyramid – Major Gifts and Donor Cultivation
- Raising More Money – Evaluate, Identify, Target, Plan, Act, Evaluate…Again and Again
- Speed Fundraising – Small Group Solicitation
- Turn Your Board into Fundraising Stars
Communications
- Building Within, Reaching Beyond – The Power of Partnerships
- Caring, Communication and Customer Service – Building Relationships for Life
- Conquering Communication
- Creating a Marketing and Communications Plan
- What Do You Say? Clear, Compelling and Consistent Communications
Organizational Development
- Beyond Fundraising – Stewardship, Discipleship and Evangelization
- Board, Staff and Volunteer Development – Expectations, Orientation, Training, Appreciation
- Characteristics of a Strong Board
- Moving to the Next Level of Excellence
- Strategic Planning – and Acting!
- The Gift of Volunteers
- The Mature Development Program
- The Role of the Board in Institutional Advancement
- Too Many Great Volunteers…Said No One EVER
- What Next? Audit, Assessment, Benchmarks, Goal Setting
- Who’s on First? Defining the Role of the Board
Stewardship
- Characteristics of a Stewardship Parish
- How to Evaluate Time, Talent and Treasure Practices
- Stewardship – Creating a Culture, Implementing an Ongoing Commitment Experience
- Stewardship – Fulfilling Our Baptismal Call
- The Spirituality of Stewardship – How Faith, Gratitude and Prayer Eclipse Time, Talent and Treasure
- Tracking Stewardship Progress
To see how we can advance YOUR mission, contact Mary J. Foley, Managing Director at 630.378.2454 or at MissionAdvancement@cbservices.org.