From that first contact with a prospective donor, to cultivating the relationship, to securing a long-term partnership, donor development is critical to a nonprofit’s success and sustainability. However, many organizations lack the resources and technical assistance to strategically manage this process and maximize its impact.
In our efforts to forge a stronger nonprofit sector in Kansas, Sunflower Foundation, with partners, is offering The Dynamics of Donor Development virtual learning series. This free opportunity is geared toward any Kansas nonprofit interested in learning more about cultivating support.
The five-part series will include sessions on creating a culture of philanthropy, making your organization’s case for support, donor advised funds, how to approach discovery conversations, corporate giving and prospective donor research. Certified Fundraising Executives Brad Cecil and Vickie Mathews, of the full-service fundraising agency Brad Cecil & Associates in Arlington, Texas, will lead each session.
Pre-registration for each session is required. You may sign up for any, or all, of the 75-minute sessions. Can’t make it live? Recordings will be available for those who have registered.
Many thanks to the Patterson Family Foundation for its engagement with this virtual learning series and its focus on capacity building across rural Kansas nonprofits.
More About the Sessions and How to Register
Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Philanthropy
Crafting Your Case for Support
Everything You Need to Know About Donor Advised Funds
Discovery Conversations & Corporate Development
Prospect Research for Small Shops
Meet the Speakers
Brad Cecil, CFRE
Brad Cecil, CFRE, is founder and president of Brad Cecil & Associates, Inc., a full-service fundraising agency located in Arlington, Texas. As a career nonprofit administrator, he learned firsthand what motivates donors to support a cause and has built his company around this donor-focused approach to fundraising. In its 20 years of service to nonprofit clients, Brad Cecil & Associates has helped organizations raise millions of dollars for their causes. Brad has nearly 30 years of experience with nonprofit organizations and has been a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) since 1997.
Vickie Mathews, CFRE
Vickie Mathews, CFRE, is a senior vice president for Brad Cecil & Associates, Inc. She has over 15 years of capital campaign fundraising and nonprofit experience and has provided nonprofit support through various roles, including director of marketing for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Savannah, Ga., and capital campaign manager for the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. Her experience across individual, foundation, corporate and cause-marketing fundraising allows her to help organizations develop strategies to reach major fundraising goals.
