AFP Northeastern PA – Effective and Ethical Fundraising in the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Area

AFP NEPA 2011 PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT SERIES

PROSPECT RESEARCH ON A DIME

What you don’t know may hurt your bottom line!

Presenter

Margaret King, President of the InfoRich Group, Inc.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

With an Optional Lunch w/ the Presenter from 12-1 for $12 extra

at The Woodlands Inn Wilkes-Barre

$25 for AFP Members | $40 for not-yet members

If you haven’t thoroughly researched prospective major donors before you meet with them, you might as well leave a wad of cash on the table when you walk out the door.  Don’t let what you don’t know hurt your bottom line – work smartly, understand your prospects, and increase the revenues needed to further your organization’s mission. In this half-day workshop we will present practical strategies along with free and inexpensive tools to help you better understand your prospects and their giving capacity through focused research. 

This workshop is designed to help attendees learn: 

•    Why research is important to fundraising

•    How to calculate giving capacity

•    How to build a simple donor profile

•    Free and inexpensive tools to get your donor research program started

•    Ways to focus your search and not get lost on the Internet Super Highway

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Margaret King is president of InfoRich Group, Inc., a management-consulting firm, providing fundraising support in the areas of board development, prospect research, capital campaign, and general fundraising. She has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector and has been part of the executive management team for two internationally recognized nonprofit institutions. In addition to raising millions of dollars for her clients, she has broad experience developing and organizing nonprofit boards and advisory councils.  She also speaks and writes about contemporary fundraising and board development issues. A member of the adjunct faculty at Delaware County Community College and Eastern University, she teaches nonprofit management courses at graduate and undergraduate levels and is an instructor for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.  Currently she is president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP).

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Advancing Ethical and Effective Fundraising in Northeastern Pennsylvania…

www.afpnepa.org

Domestic Violence Service Center of Luzerne & Carbon countiesis seeking a full time Development Director to promote its programs and services,develop funding opportunities in the community through effective corporate/community relations, events planning, new grant research and writing.  This position is responsible for overall fund raising including the planning and coordination of fund raising events, and the research and development of new funding opportunities.

In addition to outstanding interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills,qualified candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree, and have extensive public relations, events planning, and fund raising experience with a proven track record of results.    

DVSC offers an excellent compensation and benefits package along with a rewarding career experience.   Please forward your resume with salary history to:

 Domestic Violence Service Center

c/o Paula M. Triano

Executive Director

P.O. Box 2177

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-2177

 email ptriano@dvsclc.org