Blackbaud Launches Free Event Series Focused on Nonprofit Strategy
Remember when you were a kid and had those coveted "Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" books? How cool was it that you got to choose the outcome?!?
We think that nonprofits should have that choice too. No one knows better than nonprofit staffers how hard it is to keep fundraising on the upswing in this challenging economic environment. That is why we are continuing our free event series Blackbaud Delivers in 2009 and are once again tailoring content to meet the regional needs of nonprofits, providing them with actionable strategies that will help them address the top issues they’re facing.
Blackbaud Delivers began offering these practical nonprofit management seminars last year. View the 2008 Blackbaud Delivers archive of events and content here. This year's Blackbaud Delivers series kicked off yesterday in Atlanta and Houston and will continue on to major cities across the country throughout the year. Select events will also be available on the web. Attendees of these free half-day seminars will be invited to vote on topics prior to the event, and the session in each city will be tailored to addressing the major concerns expressed by those in the area.
The 2009 Blackbaud Delivers topics include:
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Elevate your Elevator Pitch: The Power of Positioning and Differentiation
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There Ought to Be a Law: Best Fundraising Practices We Probably Do Not Practice
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Branding Your Nonprofit in a Tight Economy
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Successful Fundraising when Most Giving is Going Down
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Helping Train Your Board to Fundraise With You
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Email Marketing: The Right Message, The Right People, The Right Time
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Email Marketing: Building and Executing Campaigns that Drive Results
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What Social Networks Should Be Doing for You
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The Changing Nature of Online Fundraising
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Strengthening Your Loyal Donor Base through Personal Conversations
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Starting a Planned Giving Program
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Building an Action Plan to Out-Hustle the Economy
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Donor Acquisition When Acquisition Isn’t Ideal
Nonprofit experts from Blackbaud and Target Analytics™, including: Samantha Cohen, Lawrence Henze, Steve MacLaughlin, Katherine Swank, and Allison Van Diest along with recognized experts from throughout the sector including Marc A. Pitman will be featured. The seminar series is open to the public and attendees do not have to be Blackbaud customers to benefit from the materials that will be covered.The event series will include stops in Vancouver, New York City, Boston, Ottawa, Denver, Chicago, Arlington, and Minneapolis, with additional cities to be announced.
Registrations are now being accepted at www.blackbaud.com/blackbauddelivers. If Blackbaud Delivers is not coming to a city near you, be sure to stay tuned for live web seminars that will feature the most popular session topics.