Webinars*

"This is a terrific alternative to larger gatherings and seminars which are often out of town and require travel and expenses in order to participate."

~Kelly Weideman, Malheur Watershed Council

Throughout the year, GIFT offers interactive, web-based seminars on a variety of fundraising topics. This is a great way to get some quick training, have access to an experienced fundraiser, and get handouts to share with others. You can do this without having to travel anywhere, and more than one person from your organization can easily participate.

Unlike other webinars where you might be one of thousands of people on the line, GIFT webinars are small and truly interactive. You get live, personalized attention from our expert trainers!

About GIFT's Webinars

Each 60-minute session features:

• Top-notch training in the comfort of your home or office!
• A small group setting
• PowerPoint slides of the seminar

*A "webinar" is an interactive, web-based seminar with audio and video components. You'll be on a conference call with the trainer and other webinar participants while viewing PowerPoint slides of the presentation.

Upcoming Webinars

Create a Culture of Fundraising at Your Organization

March 16, 2010 10am Pacific/11am Mountain/12pm Central/1pm Eastern

Tired of working in isolation, feeling like you're the sole person responsible for raising your organization's budget? Heard about creating a culture of fundraising, but unsure of what it actually means in practice? Then this is the webinar for you! Join fundraising consultant Rona Fernandez as she takes you through concrete steps to build a culture of fundraising within your organization. Learn about how to create buy-in, demystify the process of fundraising for non-development staff, and bring the FUN back to fundraising! Fundraising doesn't have to be something your force onto your coworkers, but instead CAN be a regular part of how your organization functions. 

$150 for organizations with budgets over $1 million

$100 for organizations with budgets between $250,000 and $1 million

$50 for organizations with budgets less than $250,000

Please note: Almost all of our past webinar sessions will be available as downloads in 2010. Sign up for our eNewsletter to be the first to know when the recordings are available. 

Successful Fundraising in Uncertain Times with Kim Klein: In this webinar, Kim Klein clarifys how the current state of the economy is affecting nonprofits, and provides you with a process for weathering any storm. You’ll learn how to: Set up and maintain a disciplined and systematic fundraising program that is predictable and manageable; maintain relationships with current donors; and find new donors without spending a fortune $50

How to Work with Boards (Even Though Boards Don't Work) with Kim Klein: The most common complaint in all nonprofits is "Our board doesn't do fundraising." Each organization thinks that if they only did something differently, or recruited different people, the board would start doing fundraising. After 25 years of hearing this complaint over and over, Kim Klein thinks that the way boards are designed and structured is the source of this problem. However, there are a few ways to get the board on board. In this webinar, Kim will briefly discuss the problems inherent in the structure of boards, then offer several ideas for making your board do more fundraising and be more effective. These are not "Ten easy solutions." Getting a board on board takes work, but it is worth it. All are welcome to this webinar, but it is designed particularly for development staff. Out of stock.

On Being a Consultant: In this webinar, Kim Klein shares secrets of her success as a consultant. Learn from what she does well, and mistakes that she made. Consulting is a wonderful way to make a living, and does not have to be so fraught with feast or famine. Kim discusses how to market yourself, how to set fair fees (to you and the clients), how much to do for free, and when to say no. Out of stock.

Fundraising in Rural Communities: In this webinar, Kim looks at the challenges and opportunities present in small towns and rural communities. She talks about the many different kinds of rural communities and how they can raise money from people both inside and outside their geographic area. This webinar includes a number of interesting case studies.$50 Out of stock.

How Small Groups Can Raise BIG Money: Have you ever thought, “If only we had our own building? Or, “If only we could create a reserve fund to get us through our lean times? Or “If only we had the money to build a health clinic or theater or new school?” You will be surprised at how much money you can raise, using the skills you already have, without a lot of front money. This workshop is for organizations with budgets under $750,000. Learn how a grassroots agency with a budget of $300,000 raised $1,000,000 for a building, or how an environmental group with a budget of $600,000 formed a coalition to raise $15 million to save a forest. You will learn how to plan and implement a capital campaign that works for your small organization. You will understand capital campaign concepts like feasibility studies, lead gifts, naming opportunities and how or whether they apply to your situation. You will know how to proceed and what to watch out for and how to recruit a fundraising team to help you. Out of stock.

"The slides were perfect. This was the first and only webinar that I have participated in that I was not bored to death and I hung on every word. Most webinars are sooo boring that I just tune out and start doing something else while "listening." Not so with t his presenter. It was as if she was in the room with us!"

~Andrea C. Arthur, Virginia Community Healthcare Association

Rona Fernandez has helped raise funds for social justice nonprofits in the Bay Area for the past fourteen years. She has served as a development director, executive director, consultant and board member, working with groups such as Californians for Justice and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network. In 2006, Ms. Fernandez was co-coordinator of the first Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference, presented by the Grassroots Fundraising Journal and the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT). She has also written several articles for the Journal. A graduate of GIFT's Training for Trainers program, her goal in working with nonprofits is to help people discover the power of fundraising as a tool for social change and movement-building.

Kim Klein is internationally known as a fundraising trainer and consultant. She is a member of the Building Movement Project and leads workshops on tax policy and the importance of the "commons" for them as well as being a regular contributor to their website. She is the Chardon Press Series Editor at Jossey-Bass Publishers, which publishes and distributes materials that help to build a stronger nonprofit sector, and the founder of the bimonthly Grassroots Fundraising Journal. She is also the author of Fundraising for Social Change (now in its fifth edition, 2006), Fundraising for the Long Haul (2000), which explores the particular challenges of older grassroots organizations, and Ask and You Shall Receive: A Fundraising Training Program for Religious Organizations or Projects, Raise More Money (2001) which she edited with her partner, Stephanie Roth, and Fundraising in Times of Crisis (2004). Widely in demand as a speaker, Kim Klein has provided training and consultation in all 50 states and in 21 countries.

• a computer with an internet connection
• telephone for connecting to a live conference call

The webinars will be recorded. By registering for a webinar, you grant GIFT permission to record your voice during the session.

Cancellation Policy: If you have to cancel for any reason, please give us at least 24 hours notice (more if possible), and we will issue a credit to attend another GIFT webinar.

You will be sent an email 1-business day before the webinar, which will include login information for both the web-based and audio portions of the session.

For questions about webinars, please contact Jennifer Emiko Boyden at (510) 452-4520 x 302 or jennifer[at]grassrootsfundraising[dot]org.

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