5th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference
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July 26-28,
Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center located near Washington, DC, "Building a Robust Major Gift Prospect Pipeline Using Direct Marketing" presented by
Larry G . Raff, President of Copley Raff, Inc., Nelson Checkoway of Checkoway Creative and Copley Raff, Alex Pope of the Advocate Charitable Foundation in Chicago.
Philanthropy Leadership Advancement Nexus Major Gift Officer Immersion Retreat
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October 29, 2010 in Boston
,"From Listening to Pacing and Leading-Using Neurolinguistic Programing for Succcess" and "Understanding Personalities for Relationship Success",
Presented by Diane Blumeson, Senior Consultant, Copley Raff, Inc.
This Major Gifts Officer Immersion Training offers
an intensive, interactive, hands-on, problem-solving MGO educational experience with focus on the key competencies for building
relationships and winning gifts.
New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy,
March 14 - 16, 2010
, Manchester, VT:
Implications of B of A Study of High Net Worth Household Philanthropy
Presented by
Larry G
. Raff, President of Copley Raff, Inc. and Marc Pitman, Director, Inland Hospital Foundation.
Citizens Wealth Management Center for Philanthropy
2010 Institutional / Not-For-Profit Educational Series
Creating Synergies with Trustees, Senior Management, Development Professionals, and Donors: Presented by Larry G . Raff, President of Copley Raff, Inc.
May 13, 2010 8:30-11:30
Board Member Recruitment and Retention
Philanthropy begins with the board of directors. The board must be populated with community and philanthropic leaders who understand their responsibilities and have the talent and expertise to fulfill that role. How to find and keep these leaders is the subject of this presentation.
September 22, 2010 8:30-11:30
Finding and Orchestrating Relationshnips With Major Gift Prospects
This is a deliberate and thoughtful process. The session addresses the development cycle of identifying potential donors and volunteers, and preparing them for wanting to make a gift to your organization. Learn about useful techniques, tools, and strategies that can help you to rapidly build a robust major gift and leadership annual fund prospect pool.
December 10, 2010 8:30-11:30Building Rapport is the Key To Major Gifts Success
This session is designed to address the principal that major gift success is rooted in the senior management's and gift officer's ability to empower qualified donors to align their personal missions with the mission of the organization. This of course, requires sophisticated relationship skill, high emotional intelligence, and core knowledge of philanthropy.
Each two and one half hour session will originate at Citizens Bank fourth floor CREDO Room located at 875 Elm Street, Manchester New Hampshire and be available in Rhode Island via teleconferencing in the Wischnowsky Room at Citizens Bank, One Citizens Plaza Providence, RI. If attendance at one of these two sites is not possible you may also participate via a Web Nair. Networking with coffee and continental breakfast will begin at 8:30. Each program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 11:30. Reservations and arrangements for parking and web site access are encouraged for all three sessions listed below and can be made by calling Maureen Zidek at (603) 634-7751.
We encourage you to call early to reserve a place for your trustees, and senior management.
Association of Fundraising Professional-Central Mass , Monthly meeting , April 6, 2010 – Capital Campaign Planning – To Campaign or not to Campaign? THAT is the Question! by Nancy Simpson-Banker, Senior Consultant, Copley Raff, Inc.
Board Source Article , Volume 17 / Number 6, Up the Down Staircase , Larry G. Raff
“Reprinted with permission from the November/December, Volume 17, Number 6 edition of Board Member , a publication of BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. For more information about BoardSource, call 800-883-6262
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. BoardSource © 2008. Text may not be reproduced without written permission from BoardSource.”
Fund Raising Success , September 2005, Why Them and Not Us , Larry G. Raff, MPH
Wisdom of the (Development) Crowd Alert, June 2009
WorkSmart TM Alert, April 2009
Copley Harris Company, Inc. has become Copley Raff, Inc . (CRI) February, 2009Fall 2008 Newsletter
CRI Alert , Fall 2008
Spring 2008 Newsletter
Copley Harris Company, Inc. Appoints New President
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