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Full participation in this program is applicable for 8.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

 

 Designed to help fundraising professionals—
from rookies to hall-of-famers—
score big with their fundraising efforts

A symposium for nonprofit professionals,
board members, and volunteers

Reach Northeast Ohio’s key nonprofit leaders by sponsoring CSI 2010
 

A LIMITED NUMBER OF CSI SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE.
TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT
http://www.afpncoh.org/csischolarship.ASP.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1st.

“I’ve been a member of AFP for over 20 years….and much of my ‘learning’ in the development field has come from other fund raising colleagues who were willing to share ideas and leading practices which were successful in their organizations.”

- John T. Petures, Jr., President and CEO
Akron Community Foundation

REGISTER

AFP Members: $65
Non-Members:
$105
(lunch included)

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Friday, October 1
8:00 am - 1:30 pm

Kent State University Stark Campus -
Professional Education and Conference Center
6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton OH 44720
FREE PARKING
For directions and a campus map, visit
http://kentstate.kent.edu/directions/stark/directions.asp

Reservations Required
Reservation Deadline: Thursday, September 23, Noon

 

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First Inning
7:45 a.m.– 8:15 a.m.

Registration/Continental Breakfast/Vendor Visitations

Second Inning
8:15 a.m.– 8:30 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker:

Laura Hnat, President, AFP, North Central Ohio Chapter

Third Inning
8:30 a.m.– 9:15 a.m.


Keynote Speaker:

  • Change the Rules. Change the Game Featuring the $2 Billion Dollar Man: Tom Suddes, Founder, Chief Visionary Officer, The Suddes Group

Fourth Inning
9:15 a.m.– 9:35 a.m.

Round the Bases:  Vendor Visitations

Fifth Inning
9:35 a.m.– 10:20 a.m.


Breakouts – Round 1: Stories from the Dugout: 

A.    1A. Just Ask: You are in Sales...Get Over It!Tom Suddes, The Suddes Group

B.    1B. Fund Development Planning, Collaboration, & SustainabilityKenneth L. Weber, President and CEO; Marisa R. Rohn, Vice President of Marketing and Fund Development; Robyn Steinmetz, Marketing Manager; Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio

1C. Five Capital Campaign Essentials: Are You Ready?: Stephen Higgins, CFRE, Senior Vice President and Joanne Lally Eberhart, CFRE, Senior Consultant, Ketchum

 

Sixth Inning
10:20 a.m.– 10:35 a.m.

Round the Bases:  Vendor Visitations

Seventh Inning
10:35 a.m.– 11:20 a.m.


Breakouts – Round 2: 
More Stories from the Dugout:

A.    2A. Major League Donor Cultivation, Solicitation, and Stewardship:  John G. Goettler, CFRE, President, Goettler Associates

B.    2B. The Nuts and Bolts of Annual Giving: Shelley L. Green, MNO, CFRE, Annual Giving Officer, Summa Foundation and Mella A. Castner, Director of Annual Giving, Summa Health Foundation

2C. Hitting a Home Run With Online Fundraising: How to Leverage Social Media, Email, and Other Online Techniques for Success: Blake Groves,
Principal Consultant, Product Marketing, Convio, Inc.
 

Eighth Inning
11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m.

 


Every Member Campaign/Drawing/Closing Speaker: 

  • Board Members as Your Most Valuable Players:  Engaging Your Board in Fundraising:  Peggy Morrison Outon, Founder and Executive Director, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, Pittsburgh

  • Closing Remarks:  Barb Greene, Shelley Koch, CSI Co-Chairs

Ninth Inning
12:30 p.m.– 1:15 p.m.

Lunch/Round the Bases:  Vendor Visitations

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

Mella A. Castner Mella Castner is Director, Annual Giving for the Summa Foundation. She has over 30 years of broad-based development experience, having secured millions of dollars in special events, annual giving, and capital contributions for health, human service, and education organizations. Previously, Mella was the Director of Annual Fund for the Hattie Larlham Foundation and Senior Development/Operations Manager for Junior Achievement of Akron Area. She serves on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals North Central Ohio Chapter, where she chairs the sponsorship committee.
 
Joanne Lally Eberhart, CFRE Joanne Lally Eberhart is a development professional with an extensive background in executive leadership, public relations, communications, and education. She has served as the Vice President of Development and University Relations for Walsh University, Vice Chancellor for External Relations and Development at Indiana University East, Vice President for Development at Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, and Interim Vice President for Advancement at West Chester University. She has initiated, assisted with, or completed capital, endowment, and major gifts campaigns during her service at these institutions/organizations. As a consultant for the past five years Joanne has been the lead campaign counsel for Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Richland Community College in Decatur, IL, as well as special project counsel to West Virginia Wesleyan University and the University of Western Georgia.
 
John G. Goettler, CFRE John Goettler is President of Goettler Associates, a full-service, client-oriented form specializing in a broad range of fundraising services. In this capacity, John directs business development activities; supervises client engagements; directs client interaction on studies and assessments; and provides periodic consulting services to clients. John’s consulting responsibilities have covered all of the primary fundraising areas: feasibility studies, annual fundraising, board orientation seminars, and organizing and implementing major fundraising programs. John is an alumnus of Indiana University.
 
Shelley L. Green, MNO, CFRE

Shelley Green has 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, focusing on Annual Giving and currently works with the Summa Foundation.  Formerly, she served as the Director of Development and also Director of Annual Giving and Special Gifts at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University.  In addition, Green previously served as Membership Manager for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.  She received a Bachelor of Arts in public relations, journalism, and public administration from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio,  Masters of Nonprofit Organizations degree from Case Western Reserve University, and designation as a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).
 

Blake Groves Blake Groves has focused the past twelve years exclusively on Internet technologies. At Convio, he headed up their product management team helping to create solutions for nonprofits to attract more constituents, raise funds, drive action, and build loyalty. He now helps organizations understand how to best use online efforts to meet their particular needs. Prior to joining Convio, Blake served in both consulting and product management roles at IBM's eBusiness Unit, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, and America Online. Before entering the technology sector, Blake was a partner in a full service advertising, marketing, and public relations firm. He has a B.S. in Marketing from Texas A&M, and an M.B.A from The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).
 
Stephen Higgins, CFRE

Steve Higgins has 20 years of experience in fundraising, nonprofit management, and business development. Currently he is Senior Vice President with Ketchum. He offers clients experience in the areas of development, executive leadership, and strategic development planning. He currently leads several service teams that include Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, FL as well as the Armstrong County YMCA in Kittanning, PA. He is a graduate of Elon University and lives in Vero Beach, Florida with his wife, Char, daughter Lottie, and son Drew.
 

Peggy Morrison Outon Peggy Morrison Outon is the founding Executive Director of the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. Peggy has three decades’ of experience in the nonprofit sector as development officer, management support professional, board member, and volunteer. She has served as a management consultant to more than 600 nonprofit organizations in fund development, board development, strategic & operational planning, and volunteer management. Peggy has served on 33 boards, she currently serves on the August Wilson Center for African American Culture which recently opened its gorgeous $42 million downtown facility. Under her leadership, The Bayer Center has served as a national model of excellence for management support organizations, studied by organizations from Texas to Michigan.
 
Tom Suddes Tom Suddes has made a name for himself as a thought leader in the nonprofit arena. A coach, trainer, consultant, speaker, and writer with over 33 years of experience in development, strategic visioning, campaign management, and major gift solicitation, Tom has been labeled contrarian, radical, whacky, crazy, and “the Tom Peters of the nonprofit world”. He began his career in the Development Office at the University of Notre Dame in 1973. He became the Director of Development and headed the Campaign for Notre Dame, which raised $180 million ($50 million over the $130 million goal). In 1983, he founded The Suddes Group, in his current role, he acts as Chief Visionary Officer for The Suddes Group and Chief Evangelist for the For Impact Movement. As the “voice” of the For Impact community, Tom lives, plays, and coaches at the For Impact Leadership Center just outside Columbus, OH.
 
Kenneth L. Weber Ken Weber began his career with Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin. He now serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland East Central Ohio, Inc. The organization has seen growth in several areas including, individuals served, services offered, and retail sales that fund Programs and Services. Weber is a member and past President of the Canton Rotary Club, an Advisory Board Member for Walsh University and Past President of the Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries. Weber was the founding Chairman of Leave a Legacy Stark County. Kenneth and his wife, Sally, have been married for 34 years and have five grown children.
 

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