Mid-America Conference 2012
This conference has the potential of 10 CFRE credit hours.
For a printable schedule that you can download, please click on: http://www.afpmidamerica.org/file_download/f66ffde3-9f77-42fb-ab6e-6bb2ed2820c0
Sunday, May 6th
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Conference Registration & Welcome Networking Social, Sponsored by the South Dakota Nonprofit Association
Holiday Inn Sioux Falls City Centre Starlight Ballroom–overlooking downtown Sioux Falls
Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres (cash bar)
Monday, May 7th
7:30 am - 5:15 pm
Registration desk open – Hotel Lobby
7:30 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 am
KEYNOTE, Sponsored by the Avera McKennan Foundation
“An Eye to the Future – Global Philanthropy and its Impact on Your Success”
Bob Carter, CFRE – AFP Chair-Elect
9:45 - 11:00 am
SESSION 1
“Planned Giving: A Brisk Walk Through the Basics”
Jeff Nelson, CFRE, SDSU Foundation
President, South Dakota Planned Giving Council
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Area: Planned Giving
“Grant Writing Secrets”
Karen Swanson, CFRE, Grant Writer
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Area: Grants/Grant Research
“Why Your Website Isn't Engaging (And What You Can Do About It)”
Jay Wilkinson, Firespring
Level: All Levels
Area: Marketing
“Fundraising 101”
Sandra and Michael McNeely, The Abbey Group, Ltd.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Area: Annual Campaign, Donor Relations
“Board Development”
Elizabeth A. Whealy, Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Level: All Levels
Area: Board Development
11:00 - 11:30 am
BREAK: Visit with Vendors in Exhibit Area
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch & KEYNOTE, Sponsored by the Black Hills Workshop
“The Richest Man in Town”
V.J. Smith, CFRE, Author & Speaker
1:15 - 2:30 pm
SESSION 2
“Making the Case that Motivates Giving”
Rebecca Jewell, Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc.
Level: Beginner
Area: Annual Campaign, Major Gifts, Capital Campaign
“Segmenting for Success”
Bob Merrigan, Alan Weber, Merrigan & Co.
Level: Advanced
Area: Donor Relations
“Major Gifts Minor Miracles”
Joseph Alan Lynes, Investigative Reports & Editors
Level: Intermediate
Area: Major Gifts
“Multi-Generational Fundraising”
Sandra and Michael McNeely, The Abbey Group, Ltd.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Area: Annual Campaign, Major Gifts, Capital Campaign
“Writing Competitive Grants & Managing Awards for Success”
Matt McGarvey, The Wellmark Foundation
Level: All Levels
Area: Grants/Grant Research
2:30 - 3:30 pm
BREAK: Visit with Vendors in Exhibit Area
3:30 - 4:45 pm
SESSION 3
“Change Through Transformational Gifts”
Jodie Nolan, CFRE, Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Area: Major Gifts, Capital Campaigns, Planned Giving
“No More “Going it Cold” – Prepare Your Board Members”
Dawn Prosser, St. Mary’s Parish & School
Level: All Levels
Area: Board Development
“A Plan with a Purpose: Mapping a Strategy for Success”
Jennie Wolf Smith, CFRE, Gronlund Sayther Brunkow
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Area: Annual Campaigns
“Why won’t they do what I want?” A New Way to Think About Communication with Donors, Using Relationship Triangles”
Rev. Dr. Katharine Yarnell, CFRE, Grand View University
Level: All Levels
Area: Donor Relations
“Mega and Major Gifts – Training Volunteers to Make the Big Asks”
Bob Carter, CFRE, AFP Chair-Elect
Level: All Levels
Area: Major Gifts, Capital Campaigns, Volunteers
4:45 - 5:30 pm
BREAK: Visit with Vendors in Exhibit Area
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Museum of Visual Materials – Downtown Sioux Falls
Networking Social, Sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres (cash bar)
Tuesday, May 8th
7:00 am - 1:45 pm
Registration desk open – Hotel Lobby
7:00 - 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 am
KEYNOTE, Sponsored by the Black Hills Knowledge Network
“The Constituent Engagement Journey – How a multi-channel approach leads to success.”
Dennis McCarthy, Convio, Inc.
9:15 - 10:30 am
SESSION 4
“It’s Never Too Early to Prepare for Your Next Campaign”
Paul J. Strawhecker, MPA, ACFRE, Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Area: Capital Campaigns
“How Saying Thank You Raises More Money”
Cindy Elifrits Peterson, Maximizing Excellence, LLC
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Area: Annual Campaigns
“Program Evaluation – How to Use Data to Support Your Grant Applications”
Pat Schulte, Institute for Educational Leadership & Evaluation
Level: All Levels
Area: Grants/Grant Research
“Identifying and Qualifying Donor Prospects”
Sandra and Michael McNeely, The Abbey Group, Ltd.
Level: All Levels
Area: Donor Relations
“Driving Fund Development through Effective Strategic Planning”
Margaret Sumption, Sumption & Wyland
Level: All Levels
Area: Board Development, Strategic Planning
10:30 - 11:00 am
BREAK: Visit with Vendors in Exhibit Area
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
SESSION 5
“Social Networking for Planned Giving Success”
Sandra Henningsen, Crescendo Interactive, Inc.
Level: All Levels
Area: Planned Giving
“Touching Donors Hearts and Wallets: How to Make Your Passion Contagious”
John Barcanic, Barcanic & Associates
Level: Intermediate
Area: Major Gifts, Donor Relations
“Capital Campaigns: What is the Value of A Planning Study”
John A. Martin, CFRE, MGI Fundraising Consulting, Inc.
Level: Intermediate
Area: Capital Campaigns
“Building a Case for Fundraising Tools”
Ryan Kelsey, WealthEngine
Level: All Levels
Area: Other
“Annual Campaign: Segmentation & Utilizing Mixed Media”
Matthew Ehlman, The Numad Group
Level: All Levels
Area: Marketing
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch & KEYNOTE, Sponsored by the Sanford Health Foundation
“The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Rural Healthcare Program – Who we are and who we are not.”
Shelley Stingley, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
