Classes & Events
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5-Week Grant Writing Course:
Proven Strategies for Grant Success
Wine Up Wednesday: Bloomerang Users Group
Learn tips and share your own to recruit, retain, and engage the best board possible for your organization.
Wine Up Wednesday: One-Person Shops
Learn tips and share your own to recruit, retain, and engage the best board possible for your organization.
Wine Up Wednesday: Using AI in Development
Artificial intelligence has gotten a lot of attention lately. Will it replace your role? Can it make you more efficient and effective? Come share your experiences integrating AI into your work so we can learn this evolving field together
Wine Up Wednesday: Infusing Diversity into Your Organization
As we celebrate Black Philanthropy Month, we will discuss ways to infuse more diversity into your organization, whether as donors, board members, staff, or clients.
Wine Up Wednesday: Preparing for Giving Tuesday
Love it or hate it, #GivingTuesday is just around the corner! If you want to launch a successful campaign, you need to start now. Learn some tips and tricks to maximize your impact on this increasingly important day for giving.
Wine Up Wednesday: Effective Year-End Giving
As we begin the fourth quarter, the end of the year will be here before we know it, making now the time to start thinking about and planning your year-end giving campaign. With approximately a quarter of all dollars donated in the next three months, learn how to increase the share that your organization receives.
Wine Up Wednesday: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Peer-to-peer fundraising has taken on an increasingly important role in philanthropy, especially among younger donors. We will discuss best practices and your experiences and questions with peer-to-peer fundraising to see if it fits with your organization and goals.
Wine Up Wednesday: Should You Have an Annual Report?
As you think about the end of the year, should you publish an annual report or an impact report? Bring copies of what your organization publishes to share with your peers and your questions and we will workshop this important question.
Wine Up Wednesday: Engaging Effective Board Members
Learn tips and share your own to recruit, retain, and engage the best board possible for your organization.
Wine Up Wednesday: All About Endowments
Should you have an endowment? Learn all about endowments, who should have them and how to best raise money for your endowment.
Wine Up Wednesday: Measuring and Reporting Outcomes
Wine Up Wednesday:
Measuring and Reporting Outcomes
Funders increasingly want to see the outcomes of your work and their investment, beyond how many people you served. Come share and learn best practices in identifying, measuring, and reporting outcomes of your work.
Wednesday, February 7
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Wastyn & Associates
4215 East 60th Street
Suite 4 (lower level)
Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP required; $10/person.
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Wine Up Wednesday: Marketing Strategies
Wine Up Wednesday:
Marketing Strategies
Successful fund development begins with people who know your organization and what you do. Whether marketing falls under your job responsibilities or not, you market your organization. Learn some tips and best practices for getting your message out in the crowded marketplace and raise more friends and funds.
Wednesday, November 8
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Wastyn & Associates
4215 East 60th Street
Suite 4 (lower level)
Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP required; $10/person.
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Wine Up Wednesday: Industry Trends
Wine Up Wednesday:
Industry Trends
What's new in the nonprofit arena or fund development? Bring your questions and insights as we begin to look toward 2024.
Wednesday, September 6
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Wastyn & Associates
4215 East 60th Street
Suite 4 (lower level)
Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP required; $10/person.
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Wine Up Wednesday: Donor development strategies
Wine Up Wednesday:
Donor development strategies
Perhaps you have heard that you should have a major gift program or identify new donors, but how? Come discuss and learn ways to identify possible donors for your organization, get them engaged, and nurture that relationship so they become a long-time supporter.
Wednesday, July 12
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Wastyn & Associates
4215 East 60th Street
Suite 4 (lower level)
Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP required; $10/person.
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Wine Up Wednesday: One Person Shops
Wine Up Wednesday:
One Person Shops
People in one-person shops -- whether as the sole development staff person or only employee for your organization -- wear a lot of hats! Share and discuss tips and strategies for maximizing your effectiveness without going crazy!
Wednesday, June 7
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Wastyn & Associates
4215 East 60th Street
Suite 4 (lower level)
Davenport, IA 52807
RSVP required; $10/person.
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Virtual Wine Up Wednesday: Issues from 2020
ABOUT THE TOPIC:
The pandemic exposed a number of cracks in our society and our organizations. The new year gives us an opportunity to examine those shortcomings and develop plans to fix them. Come with the most pressing issues you experienced in 2020 -- whether with fundraising, your board, staff and leadership team -- and we will workshop possible solutions to lay the foundation for a stronger 2021.
FREE
These monthly programs provide an opportunity for development professionals and other nonprofit executives and volunteers with responsibility for raising revenue for their organization to talk about a specific topic in a relaxed, informal environment. The format includes a brief overview of the topic at hand with an opportunity for individuals to share their experiences and learn from each other. Great opportunity to network as well! In nonpandemic times (hopefully starting in June or July!), we gather over a glass of wine. Until then, we will use Zoom to gather virtually ... and feel free to bring your own wine!
Rockford AFP Workshop: Strategic Fundraising Planning
Recent research suggested that the number one predictor of fundraising success comes from having a fundraising plan. Even those who consulted their plan infrequently saw an increase of more than $5,000 per donor contact than those without a plan.