Audio/Web Conferences
Audio/web conferences are offered by AFP International to provide members with continuing education. Some of the field’s most respected experts prepare and present on a variety of topics relevant to all who work in fundraising.
As a benefit to its members, the Southern Arizona Chapter of AFP provides every audio conference at a reduced cost. All audio conferences provide continuing education (CFRE) credits.
You can now participate from your own desktop/laptop. No more leaving your desk and driving to a facility for these events. Simply register and pay online. The day before the webconference you will receive an email with a link to the webconference and login information. It’s easy and convenient.
Cost: $10.00 for AFP members and $15.00 for non-members (There is a slight processing fee.)
February 23, 2012 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Many nonprofits struggle to create a fundraising plan and put it in writing, yet the benefits are tremendous. A written plan shifts you from being reactive and dealing with the crisis of the day to being proactive and working purposefully toward the results you want. In this session, you’ll learn how to follow 6 simple [...]
March 20, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Competition for nonprofit fundraising dollars is fierce, exasperated by a tough economy where individuals and companies often have less to give as the needs grow for the organizations that philanthropy supports. This session, “Fundraising is a Crowded Field: Compose a Compelling Message that Will Bring In Bucks,” centers on sharpening your message to focus more [...]
April 12, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Fundraisers must balance dozens of daily priorities. Operational issues often require more than their fair share of attention, which can diminish time with donors. How can a busy fundraiser get operational issues under control? This session will guide fundraisers toward the most efficient strategies to manage data, technology, reporting, and business processes. These issues cannot [...]
May 9, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Over the past decade nonprofit organizations have been inundated with Internet services and technology options. This session taught by Ted Hart , one of the world’s foremost experts on Nonprofits and the Internet will focus your organization on how it can integrate offline fundraising with online strategies. Content is based on content from the 5 [...]
June 6, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
When you’re a small organization, you may look at larger institutions and the gifts they secure as impossible for you to get. But small shops can make connections and build relationships to develop big gifts, too. In this session, we’ll review the process of developing a major donor relationship; develop a case for support that [...]
July 26, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Our Boards tend to place a great deal of emphasis on results. Your Board wants to hear about ROI and low fundraising costs. How do you create an understanding of the long-term nature of major gift development? What do you do if you don’t really even have access to the Board to try to deepen [...]
August 8, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
This webinar will focus on aspects of how the entire mobile channel has been adopted by today’s generations – and what steps nonprofits of various types need to take in order to remain sustainable and thrive with today’s individual donors. Tonia Zampieri has been a pioneer in the mobile nonprofit space, becoming an expert on [...]
September 13, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Learn to recognize the management styles, and strengths and weaknesses of your CEO, Executive Director, Dean and Board Chair, and then work with THEM for success! In this session participants will learn how to demystify fundraising and motivate staff and volunteers to engage and be successful in the development process. Help raise the professional profile [...]
October 4, 2012 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Fundraising is about relationships, and yet many organizations overlook their volunteers as potential donors and advocates for the organization. This session will move beyond the traditional practice of utilizing only board members as fundraisers, and will focus on how many different types of volunteers, including board members, can play an active role in all areas [...]
November 6, 2012 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Why is it that some small non-profit boards tend to get mired down in crises and create a feeling of dysfunction? Are these familiar issues for you: lack of fundraising experience or the desire to do so; resistance to change; focusing on the “little” picture and forgetting the big one; or micromanaging staff? Your board [...]
December 13, 2012 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
The close of the calendar year and the upcoming holidays is always a good time to look back and evaluate what worked really well in our fundraising programs…as well as those areas that remain challenging. Were our boards more engaged? Did we diversity our donor base? Did special events attract new donors? Has social media [...]
