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Jane Flanagan, CFRE
Hospice of Central Iowa

Shelly Jordan
Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation

Bob MacKenzie, CFRE
Youth Homes of Mid-America

Jackie Feddersen Matt
YMCA

Larry Stelter
 The Stelter Company

Kara Waugh
Iowa State
University Foundation

Ann Wolf
Camp Hertko Hollow

Amy Yost
Community Volunteer

 


 

 



Sessions

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Strategic Questioning and Listening
Robert Osborne
Building Relationship with Donors - Part 1
Building Relationships with Donors - Part 2
Larry Stelter
Boomer Power: Harnessing the energy of a generation
Elaine Hansen
Board Governance
Willard L. Boyd, Richard F. Koontz
Busting the Myths of Leadership
Ginny Wilson Peters
Board Governance
Willard L. Boyd, Chair / Richard F. Koontz
Applied Leadership
Frank Maher
Moving Annual Gift Donors to Major Gift Donors and Beyond
Betty Johnson
Hot Topics in Planned Giving
Johni Hays
The Best Way to Predict Your Future is to Create It
Michael Audino
Planning for Success: Creating the policies and plans to execute a successful fundraising program
Diana Hoyt / Christina Adams
Bias and Beyond: Exploring diversity
Angie Chaplin
Ethical Issues in Planned Giving
Johni Hays
Media Relations: The best of times and the worst of times
Dee Vandeventer
Whew, the campaign is over – but how do we keep our momentum?
Betty Johnson
Salesmanship in Writing: Grants 101
Christine Twait
Makeovers Can Be Fun: Branding your nonprofit organization
Dee Vandeventer
Planned Giving 101
Jodie Nolan,
National Trends in Campaign Fundraising
Paul Strawhecker
Ethical Issues in Fundraising
John Smith
Using the Internet to Market Major/Planned Gifts
Larry Stelter
Your CEO and Fundraising
Miles McCall
6 Planned Gifts That Work
Johnne Syverson / Don Ireland Schunict
Mission or Money? Behavior’s Role in Fundraising
Angie Chaplin
Exiting Your Comfort Zone
Russell Jensen
Giving Circles: What fundraisers need to know
Brooke Goodwin
Making Lifetime Connections
Panel of Experts
The Power of Visioning
Elizabeth Weinstein
Improving Donor Service Through Outsourced Lockbox and Exceptions Processing
Craig Bjork
Wealth Transfer
Brian Tingleff
Women & Philanthropy: Chicks, checks and charity
Patricia Moline

 

 

Downtown Marriott

Grand Avenue Parking Garage

Greater Des Moines
    Convention and Visitors
     Bureau

Know Downtown

The East Village

Greater Des Moines Discount Coupons

Blank Zoo

The Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Botanical Center

  Des Moines Symphony

The Iowa State Capitol

Living History Farms

The Science Center of Iowa