This online workshop is designed to demystify fundraising and improve your development skills. This workshop is made for those new to nonprofit fundraising, as well as seasoned nonprofit leaders. It's appropriate for people in development, programs, operations, human resources, marketing, and finance who are asked to attend donor meetings, fundraising events, or contribute to the solicitation of a supporter. Together, we can help each other increase the resources for our nonprofit missions!

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. Pacific Time USA

Your Guide: Kristine Zeigler, Co-Founder of Planet Women

Agenda:
• About Philanthropy
• Who Gives and What They Give To
• Donor Types Explained
• Partnership with your Chief Development Officer/Director of Development
• Exercise for developing a list of people in your network to speak with and ask for help
• Suggested Script for a Donor Meeting
• Questions, Discussion

Desired Outcomes for Seasoned Fundraisers:

• Brush up on your knowledge and the sector, how environmental giving fits within the philanthropic picture in the United States.

• That you can share your passion and joy for fundraising by helping others as they prioritize philanthropy in their organizations.

• Walk away with suggested script and list of people in our networks we can talk to about potentially funding one another’s and our own organizations.

Desired Outcomes for those New to Fundraising:

• Better understand the context of fundraising, differences between types of donors, and the process of donor strategy development.

• That we feel increased level of comfort and knowledge about the practice of public and private fundraising.

• Be able to call upon seasoned fundraisers as “buddies” for the journey ahead.

• Walk away with suggested script and list of people in my network that you can talk to about potentially funding your organization.