Tips for Year-End Giving.
Agenda at a Glance
Monday, Aug 17
Tuesday, Aug 18
Wednesday, Aug 19
Thursday, Aug 20
The year-end readiness check
Alice Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE
Founding Partner, GoalBusters Consulting
Alice Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE, is the Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting, with over 35 years of fundraising experience.
Known for her practical, planning-focused approach, Alice helps nonprofits build fundraising programs that are strategic, sustainable, and actually executable. She is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the University of Denver's Nonprofit Leadership Program and an Associate Member of Rogare, the international fundraising think tank.
Maximizing digital donor engagement for year-end fundraising
Vanessa Chase Lockshin
President, The Storytelling Non-Profit
Vanessa Chase Lockshin is a non-profit consultant, trainer, and author of The Storytelling Non-Profit: A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness.
Vanessa’s fundraising career started at The University of British Columbia, her alma mater. Since then she's gone on to support digital fundraising programs at Easterseals of Northern California and Hawaii, Variety BC, BC Women's Health Foundation, Northfield Hospital Foundation, and Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. With a passion for storytelling and data, Vanessa has helped these clients improve their deliverability, engage more donors and raise millions of dollars.
End-of-year fundraising do’s and don’ts
Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE
Founder, Gail Perry Group
Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE, is a nationally recognized fundraising strategist, governance expert, and keynote speaker with 30+ years of experience driving major fundraising success.
As founder of the Gail Perry Group, she leads bold capital campaigns and empowers boards to become active fundraising partners. Gail authored Fired-Up Fundraising: Turn Board Passion into Action, the AFP guide to engaging board members—a go-to resource for board development nationwide. Her dynamic workshops and practical tools have inspired thousands of nonprofit leaders. Gail was named one of America’s Top 20 Fundraising Experts and a LinkedIn Top Voice in Philanthropy.
Ask the Experts: Year-end fundraising
