Conferences & Events

• Published date: 01 July 2019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30621
• Date: 01 July 2019

NONPROFIT BUSINESS ADVISOR JULY 2019

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DOI: 10.1002/nba

Conferences & Events

AFP 2019 Bridge Conference

The Association of Fundraising Professionals

will hold the 2019 Bridge to Integrated Marketing

and Fundraising Conference July 10–12 in National

Harbor, Md.

According to the AFP, the Bridge Conference is the

premier conference of, by and for fundraising profes-

sionals, offering attendees a comprehensive look at

the latest strategies, techniques and innovations in

direct response marketing and fundraising.

This year, more than 2,500 marketing and fundrais-

ing professionals from around the world and from

every sector of the fundraising industry will gather for

three days of dynamic keynotes, panels, workshops,

networking and more.

Attendees will learn about the latest strategies

and techniques and most current innovations in all

areas of fundraising and marketing related to direct

response; individual giving (major and planned giv-

ing); corporate giving and special events; and more.

Registration fees for this event range up to $895.

For more information, visit https://www.bridgeconf.

org.

Giving Institute 2019 Summer

Symposium

The Giving Institute will hold its annual Summer

Symposium July 11–13 in Seattle.

According to the institute, the symposium was

established with the aim to:

• Give leading consulting professionals in the

philanthropic sector a chance to identify and discuss

the most important issues facing not-for-prot orga-

nizations in their fundraising endeavors.

• Initiate ongoing review and discussion of the

technologies employed in the fundraising profession.

• Provide an opportunity for professional leaders

to interact collegially, and to look at new ideas and

methods in the profession.

• Offer a national setting for the exchange of ideas

about the profession.

• Explore standards and changing practices.

• Augment the training of younger professionals.

This year’s symposium will explore a number of

interesting topics, such as:

• The future of giving days.

• Fundraising in an age of increasing data privacy.

• A model public-private partnership that will

transform Seattle’s waterfront.

• The latest research on giving trends, from LG-

BTQ philanthropy to planned giving.

• Findings from a new compensation benchmark-

ing study.

• The rise of racial equity as a philanthropic lens.

• The role of impact investing in philanthropy.

Registration fees for this event range up to $1,250.

For more information, visit https://www.

givinginstitute.org.

National Urban League Annual

Conference

The National Urban League Annual Conference

will be held July 24–27 in Indianapolis.

According to organizers, the goal of the annual

conference is to arm each participant with real-world

solutions to urban challenges and empower you to be

a change leader in your respective community. To that

end, the conference will bring together the nation’s

leading political, business and community leaders to

convene, share ideas and discover solutions to issues

that have historically plagued underserved urban

communities across the country.

Featured speakers at this year’s event will include:

• Marilyn Booker, managing director of Morgan

Stanley Wealth Management.

• James Comer, associate dean for student affairs

at the Yale School of Medicine.

• Freda C. Lewis-Hall, executive vice president

and chief medical ofcer at Pzer Inc.

• Michael Neidorff, chairman and CEO of Cen-

tene Corp.

• The Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and presi-

dent of the National Action Network.

Registration package prices range up to $1,030.

For more information, visit http://conference.

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