GADP Conference in St. Simons Island: THIS WEEK!
“Somebody’s gotta do it. And I made sure it was me!”
This week, I have the distinct pleasure of attending a conference for hospital fundraisers here in my home state. I’ve been attending, in fact, since 1994, and it’ll be a doubly-good place to work this week.
The location, of course, is superior at The King and Prince Hotel, but most importantly it is attended each year by the most collegial and talented hospital fundraisers I’ve known and worked with. Continue reading »
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Every viewer of donor recognition is a prospective donor. It is the single, most powerful marketing tool at a fundraiser’s disposal.
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AHP-SE Returns the Focus to the Core Mission of Development
This year’s Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Southeast Regional Conference began yesterday in Atlanta. Focus is split between new strategies and proven best practices. The concentration on the sad state of the economy is finally coming to an end. People I talked with are busier than ever, finally coming out of the shock of the economic crisis. There is a pervasive return to the optimistic “we can get it done!” attitude that first drew me to the philanthropic arena. Continue reading »
Filed under Anne Manner-McLarty, Stewardship | Tags: AHP, Best Practices for Donor Recognition, Communications, Donor Recognition, Fundraising, Healthcare Philanthropy, Stewardship, Think Before You Thank, Trends in Fundraising | Comment (0)Presenting “Linkage” to AFP-Atlanta
Here in Atlanta, the local chapter of AFP has asked that presenters at their monthly breakfast meetings to speak to fundraising’s new normal, which Roger McNamee refers to as “great opportunities at a time of great risk”. We spoke to the group on May 18. Continue reading »
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