Dear Foundation Representative, I am writing to update you on the Fundraising Summit taking place in Chicago on April 21-22, 2009. We have had a very positive response from local grantmakers interested in speaking at the event, and we are still looking for a panelist to speak on each of our grantmaking panels on April 1, 2009.
For additional information about these sessions, you can follow these links: Panel Discussion and Dialogue with Corporate Grantmakers: http://www.cfnps.org/Chicago_Fundraising_Summit_11.aspx Panel Discussion and Dialogue with Private Foundation Grantmakers: http://www.cfnps.org/Chicago_Fundraising_Summit_12.aspx If you or someone from your organization might be interested in speaking on one of the panels, please contact me by reply email, and I will send you more information. You may also be interested in speaking in one of the breakout sessions listed below. In the meantime, please feel free to review our 8 minute speaker video which contains valuable guidelines on what we are looking for from our speakers: http://cfnps.org/speakers/introduction.html Looking forward to hearing from you. Warm regards, Jennifer Winn Event Manager Center for Nonprofit Success email: [email protected] Phone: 903-262-0765 www.cfnps.org ============================================== EVENT DETAILS Chicago Fundraising Summit April 21-22, 2009 Illinois Institute of Technology Hermann Union Building (Hermann Hall) HH Ballroom East 3300 South federal Street Chicago, Illinois 60616-3793 ============================================== A. SPEAKING AT THE SUMMIT In addition to the panel discussions described above, we are still looking for a speaker in the following sessions: - Finding Corporate Funders: the art of successful research - Winning corporate partnerships: an inside view of three case studies - How to build a successful relationship with grantmakers - Engaging your board in fundraising - Complex issues affecting major gifts solicitations To learn about any of these sessions, go to: http://www.cfnps.org/chicago2009.aspx and click on the session titles at the bottom of the page. You may also be interested in speaking at one of our other Summits. To see a calendar of Summits by city, go to: http://cfnps.org/education_calendar.aspx If you are interested in speaking at another Summit, please send us an email at [email protected] ============================================== B. MENTORING AT THE SUMMIT In addition to speaking at the Summit, you can also participate as a mentor in our one-on-one mentoring sessions during the Summit. If you sign up as a mentor, attendees will be able to sit down with you to discuss specific questions about their organizations. Sessions last 30 minutes and the mentoring topics correspond to the seminars offered at the Summit. Mentoring is optional, and you will be prompted to register as a mentor when you register as a speaker. ============================================== C. EXHIBITING AT THE SUMMIT The Center for Nonprofit Success is currently accepting exhibitor registrations for the Atlanta Summit. If you or someone you know has a product or service that benefits the nonprofit sector, and might be interested in exhibiting at one of our Summits, please write to [email protected] so that we can send you more information. In the meantime, you can learn more about this opportunity by going to: http://www.cfnps.org/Exhibitors.aspx ============================================== Unsubscribe information: The Center for Nonprofit Success is a nonprofit organization whose mission to provide the training, knowledge and resources to help nonprofit leaders succeed. If you do not wish to receive any future invitations from us, please go to: http://lists.mediate-facilitate.com/subscribe/profile?f=25&id=1481864K _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list unsubscribe here: http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-users Chandler wiki: http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome
