Candid workshop explores major donor partnerships

• Published date: 01 September 2020
• Date: 01 September 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30842

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Resources

Charityhowto.com webinar

focuses on text-based training

The nonprot resources website Charityhowto.com

will host a webinar titled Texting and SMS for Non-

prots: How to Train Your Staff and Volunteers with

Texting, on Sept. 2 and Sept. 10 at 1:00 PM ET and

3:00 PM ET, respectively.

According to organizers, this interactive webinar

will show attendees step-by-step how to create and

implement a micro-learning training curriculum

completely through text messaging. This process can

be used to train staff, board members and volunteers

within your organization.

Led by Ann Marie Ronsman and Alli Stephens,

two experts in communications and training in the

nonprot sector, the webinar will teach attendees

how to

• evaluate changing communication and training

trends,

• understand the benets of mobile technology,

• engage staff, volunteers and board through mo-

bile technology,

• understand how the use of mobile technology

overcomes common challenges of training in non-

prot organizations,

• assess if training through text makes sense for

your organization,

• nd or create micro-learning content,

• use micro-learning for crisis communications

and

• ensure your micro-learning platform meets the

branding requirements for your organization.

Fees for this event are $87.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/30wWAdr.

Two-part webinar offers tips on

nding new donors

Candid will host a two-part webinar titled Practical

Strategies for Finding New Donors on Sept. 22 and

Sept. 29 at 2:00 PM ET.

According to organizers, this webinar will teach at-

tendees how to nd new individual donors, especially

during the COVID-19 era, using a variety of practical

strategies for identifying new prospects who share a

passion for your organization’s mission.

This workshop will include interactive virtual

sessions where attendees will go through various

real-world experiences and scenarios, engage in peer

discussions in small-group virtual breakout sessions

and leave with relevant takeaways and practical

strategies for fundraising in the current landscape.

This course will also include self-paced assignments

to complete between the two live sessions.

Registration fees for this event are $49.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3htxtiF.

Candid workshop explores major

donor partnerships

Candid will host a virtual workshop titled Creating

Major Donor Partnerships on Sept. 25 at 3:00 PM ET.

According to organizers, this workshop will ex-

plore how creating an authentic relationship with

donors is based on shared values, needs and interests,

along with understanding the donor’s perspective.

The workshop will also look at examples of how

virtual cultivation and stewardship are integrated

into this approach.

The session will be moderated by Lisa Hoffman, a

nonprot coach, consultant and lead facilitator. The

featured panelists will include:

• Katiti Crawford, donor engagement director at

SFJazz

• Anjali Englund, major gifts ofcer at the Alam-

eda County Community Food Bank

• Brenda Laribee, senior development ofcer at

the East Bay Community Foundation

• Dharna Obermaier, director of individual phi-

lanthropy at Save the Children US

• Susan Corlett, director of development and

communications at Friends of the Children–San

Francisco Bay Area

Upon completion of this course, participants

should be able to apply a donor-centered approach to:

• describe the key components of a strong major

gifts program,

• create solicitation strategies for their major gifts

program,

• assess the performance of their major gifts pro-

gram and adjust it based on their ndings and

• discuss insights and resources to thrive in their

major gifts program.

Registration fees for this event are $10.

For more information, visit https://bit.

ly/2CyTD44. ■