AFP Vancouver Island AGM with special guest Rory Green - June 3 

This June 3rd, please attend the AFP Vancouver Island AGM, immediately followed by Rory Green's Education Session: Conversations That Change the World: How to Talk to Your Donors

CFRE Credits: 2

Schedule:

11:30 am - Lunch and Networking

12:00 pm - AGM

12:30 pm - Education Session, followed by Q & A

2:30 pm - Finished

Speaker: Rory Green

Rory Green has been in the philanthropic sector for over eight years and is currently the Associate Director, Advancement for the Faculty of Applied Science at Simon Fraser University. Rory has also worked in major and corporate giving at BCIT and the Canadian Cancer Society. Rory has spoken at national and international fundraising conferences. Her session Conversations That Change the World: How to Talk to Your Donors, was selected as the highest rated session at 2014's AFP Congress. In her spare time Rory is the founder and editor of Fundraiser Grrl, the fundraising community’s go-to source for comic relief. http://fundraisergrrl.tumblr.com/

Conversations That Change the World: How to Talk to Your Donors

To help our donors make an impact, we must understand them: their history, their interests and their passions. To understand our donors we need to converse, share and listen. Drawing on her experiences as a major gifts fundraiser, Rory Green will provide theoretical and practical tools for connecting and conversing more deeply with donors and prospects. This presentation will focus on the ingredients of a conversation and how to nurture them, through listening, respect and asking the right questions. Learn about:

• Quick ways to build rapport and trust in a conversation
• The role of meaningful conversations in connecting with donors, and accomplishing fundraising goals.
• The key ingredients of a meaningful conversations.
• Tips for connecting more deeply with donors 1 on 1:
• How to be a better listener
• How to ask 'magic questions'
• How to inspire and empower your donor through conversation

Target Audience: New fundraisers, mid-level major, corporate and planned gift fundraisers

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