2009_AFP_Central_Ohio_Educational_Program_Calendar.pdf

Date	Topic	Brief Description	Presenter
January 13	Pre-lunch @ 11:30 a.m. Speed Networking
	“Governance, Fraud, Solicitations, and Charitable Law”	Among the topics covered will be working with a board of trustees, fraud prevention and consumer outreach.  Presentation will include an interactive discussion on these issues as well as the Charitable Law Section's effort to help consumers make informed decisions regarding solicitations.	Beth Short and Berena Seifert   Ohio Attorney General's Office, Charitable Law Section
February 10	Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m. Advanced Professionals' Coffee		Dave and Sue Van Wassenhove
	“Motivating and Involving your Board in Fundraising”	Dave and Sue will discuss how they have been successful in working with boards of trustees in various institutions such as The Catholic Foundation and Ohio Dominican University.  They will offer tips on how to motivate your board to join you in a successful pursuit of your organization's mission.	Dave and Sue Van Wassenhove Ohio Dominican University, Director of Planned Giving and Director of Alumni Relations
March 10	Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m. Fundraising Friends
	“A Pound of Mail and Pinch of Personal Calls: How to Create an Annual Campaign from Scratch”	Dave has been a fundraising professional since obtaining his Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University in 1991. A member of the faculty at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University's Fund Raising School - where he teaches and conducts customized training programs both nationally and internationally - Dave has broad experience: as Chief Development Officer in a one-person fundraising office for a Greek-letter education foundation, raising money at Butler University, and serving as Acting Director of Development for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana.  A founding partner of Loring, Sternberg and Associates, a nonprofit and fundraising management consulting firm, Dave also is a member of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, where he has served in a variety of leadership roles.  Dave is also the author of Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards published by Boardsource.	Dave Sternberg Vice President Mission Achieve (Indianapolis)
April 14	Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m. Advanced Professionals' Coffee
	Executive Search	Research suggests that as many as 80% of nonprofit executives will leave their current job in the next 5 years. How can nonprofit organizations minimize the risk-and realize the potential opportunities-of executive transition? A panel of human resource experts will explore traditional and emerging models of search, interim management, and executive transition management	Panel Discussion
May 12	Pre-lunch @ 11:30 a.m. Speed Networking
	“Serving Donors with a Difference”	Having a disability does not mean that a potential donor has an inability to be involved with your organization.  Come join us for this opportunity to learn how to make your philanthropic opportunities more easily accessible to all people, whatever their ability or disability.
June 24	OSU/AFP Education Summit
July 14	Brown Bag:  Silent Auctions		Roundtables
August 11	Brown Bag:  Fundraising Software	Learn from your fundraising colleagues about the many software options available to meet your donor database needs. Here first hand what works and what doesn't from those who know best, the users!	Roundtables
September 8	Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m. Fundraising Friends
	Public Speaking / Working with the Media	Panel Discussion
October 13	Pre-lunch @ 10:30 a.m. Advanced Professionals' Coffee
	“Learning Just Enough about Planned Giving Not to be Dangerous”	A joint meeting with the Central Ohio Planned Giving Council
November 24	National Philanthropy Day
December	Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception

2008_AFP_Education_Programs_and_Audioconferences.pdf