Major Gifts: Your Road Map to Cultivate and Secure Larger Gifts

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 9 a.m. - Noon

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Hosted by North Park University, Chicago, IL

Half-Day Workshop: $90

3 CEUs

About this Session: Major donor development is absolutely essential to the present and future health of any organization. Whether you have a thriving major gifts program or are just getting started, this session will offer some time-tested strategies and new ideas to help you start bringing in the level of funding you need to meet the ever-growing needs of those you serve. Learn how to qualify, cultivate and solicit major donors, explore the art of storytelling, prepare for donor meetings and make “the ask” in face-to-face meetings.

Who Should Participate: Executive directors and fundraising staff

About the Presenter: Mary Morten is the President of Morten Group (MG), a consulting firm specializing in social change through skills development, public policy and advocacy. Morten Group focuses on organizational and resource development including workshops on diversity and building communities of inclusion and access, executive coaching and succession planning, board recruitment and retention, and film/video production. Clients include nonprofits, foundations and corporations in Illinois and across the country. Mary has over 20 years of executive leadership experience at nonprofits and a past mayoral appointment in city government that provides clients with a unique skill set and access to decision makers. Over the last several years, Mary has served as an interim executive for several organizations: Interim Executive Director of Chicago Foundation for Women, the region’s largest women’s fund; Interim Executive Director of Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM); and Interim Vice President of Development at Howard Brown Health Center. Mary holds a BA in communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University Chicago. She is a member of the Donors Forum of Chicago, the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits.