Saturday, December 28, 2013

“Keeping Them Coming Back” – Effective Donor Stewardship Practices Jan. 7 & 8, 2014


Donor Stewardship Workshop

 Seminar January 7 or 8, 2014

 
Stewardship is one of the most undervalued and underemployed stages of the donor cultivation process.  When most organizations speak of stewardship, they are referring to public expressions of gratitude, visibly displaying the names of their biggest supporters or perhaps mailing copies of their annual report to their most avid benefactors.  Some non-profit groups view stewardship as an activity that is reserved strictly for its major donors (usually people or groups who give in excess of $500 annually) which tragically results in the loss of several entry-level and intermediate supporters who take their generosity elsewhere.

Effective stewardship practices do not focus on one segment of donors at the expense of one another, but acknowledges the collective investments of supporters from all giving levels.  Effective stewardship practices do not involve a passive approach of thanking and communicating with donors only at certain times of the year, but engages supporters several times throughout the calendar year so they increasingly develop an affinity for the organization’s mission.  Most importantly, effective stewardship does not allow treasured donors get away, but it keeps them coming back!

Stewardship is the missing link in many charitable organizations’ cultivation strategies and is the link to long-term sustainability.  By participating in this workshop, registrants will learn how stewardship connects donors with the mission and vision of their organizations they support.   Registrants will also develop an understanding of how stewardship transforms a donor’s passive interest into passion for the cause.  Best of all, registrants will see that stewarding relations with donors is a role that everyone within the organization can play.

Among the lessons that registrants will learn by enrolling in this session:

  • The differences between recognizing and stewarding donors;
  • How and why stewardship is such an important component of the donor cultivation process;
  • How stewardship can solidify and advance relations with current donors and revitalize ties with lapsed supporters;
  • How to utilize stewardship to procure financial and in-kind support from corporate donors, foundations, service clubs and other institutional supporters;
  • How organizations can methodically and strategically track relations with individual and institutional donors;
  • The range of stewardship techniques and strategies that anyone within an organization can employ to advance relationships with all donors.

 
TWO (2) AVAILABLE DATES:

 
1)      Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 OR 2) Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

 

TIME:  10:00 am to 4:30 pm

 

LOCATION:  Lexington Inn & Suites Windsor, 2130 Division Road, Windsor, Ontario

 

PRESENTER:  Mike Paquet, Principal, People First Resource Development

 

TARGET AUDIENCE:  Staff, board members, clients, past board members, former staff members, community partners and volunteers from small to large non-profit organizations.

 

During his 20-year career in fund development, Mike Paquet has helped several community-based and grassroots non-profit groups throughout Southern Ontario to implement long-term sustainable fundraising and resource development programs.  Driven by the concept that “people give to people”, Mike has enabled several organizations to discover the enormous potential of major gift fundraising.  Currently, Mike is the Principal of People First Resource Development and remains steadfastly committed to guiding non-profit groups towards long-term viability by emphasizing the importance of cultivating strong relations with individual and institutional donors in the community.

 

COST:  $120 (Lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments are included.  Payment may be made by cash or cheque).  Please make cheques payable to “People First Resource Development”.

 

TO REGISTER:  Call to reserve your space at (905) 318-6130.  You may also reserve your space by sending an email to the attention of Mike Paquet at peoplefirstrd@cogeco.ca .

 




by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

Friday, December 20, 2013

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Dec. 26, 2013

To help Canadians celebrate Boxing Day, Ken Hoffman, Exec Director of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl has invited Magda Kaminski to sing the Canadian National Anthem at the Holiday event on December 26, 2013 at Ford Field.  Kaminski, who resides in Windsor, is the award winning bilingual Polish-English songstress.  She recently received another recording industry award in California.

 
Hoffman was pleased to make the announcement regarding Kaminski at the Biz X Magazine Holiday Party at the Ambassador Golf Club in Essex County.  He said, “American football is so international currently, it is a global game with leagues now in Germany, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.  It is natural to reach out to our Border City neighbors.  We have so much global support with our major marketing sponsors.  Detroit is so networked to Europe and around the world.”  

 This is just another way that the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl is celebrating the rich history between Windsor and Detroit sports.  This year’s game will feature the champions from the Mid-American Conference, Bowling Green State and an at-large team from the A.C.C., the Pitt Panthers.  The LCPB events are a celebration of excellence for the teams involved.  Host hotels for the participating schools will be the Motor City Casino & Hotel and the Detroit Westin on Washington Blvd.

 
Hoffman, who also coordinated the former International Bowl in Toronto added, “We hope Ford Field is the Boxing Day destination after some Detroit shopping and holiday fun.  You will also be able to get a sneak peak at the outdoor ice rink going up inside of Comerica Park for the New Year’s Eve game between the Detroit Red Wings Alumni and the Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni.  We will have some added value fun events at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, including a new collector’s pin.  Plan to come early and stay late.”

 
The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl will be on Thursday, Dec. 26, at 6 p.m. at Ford Field.

To get your tickets call 877-212-8898   or log onto  http://www.littlecaesarspizzabowl.com/


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by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine