Fundamentals of Fundraising:
A non credit certificate program for Fundraisers
"The Fundamentals of Fundraising," a Penn State Continuing Education non credit certificate program for nonprofit administrators, working fundraising professionals, volunteers with fundraising responsibility or anyone seeking to enter the development profession, will be offered again in 2010 (dates to be determined) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, in cooperation with the Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
Professional fundraising personnel, executive directors of non-profit organizations, and volunteers engaged in fundraising activities will all benefit from this program which provides an overview of the techniques needed to succeed and assists participants in developing an inventory of skills for meeting the challenges of the fundraising profession.
This program will take place at Penn State Behrend.
Cost is $550 per person for AFP members and $650 for non-members. Cost includes textbook.
The Fundamentals of Fundraising program is approved for CFRE continuing education points.
Scholarship Information
A limited number of $200 scholarships may be awarded.
Fundamentals of Fundraising Classes
NOTE: Instructors may differ for 2010 classes
Starting a Development Program: An Overview of Fundraising
Instructor: Kristina Huber, CFRE
Director of Development,
Sister of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Inc.
Marketing, Public Relations and Special Events
Instructors: Jennifer Farrar, CFRE
Director of Development, Erie Philharmonic
and
Karen Beardsley-Petit
Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Erie Philharmonic
Effective Annual Appeals
Instructor: Susan Black-Keim
Retired as Vice President of Advancement, Gannon University
Creating Success: Fearless Major Gifts Fundraising
Instructor: Susan Black-Keim
Retired as Vice President of Advancement, Gannon University
Solicitation and the Donor's Perspective
Instructor: William F. Grant II, CFRE
Vice President, Kearns & Associates
Capital Campaigns
Instructor: Kim McCaslin, CFRE
Director of Development, Saint Mary's Home of Erie
Volunteer Management 101: Developing and Implementing an Effective Program
Instructor: Jennifer Dobbs Woods
Leadership Giving Coordinator, United Way of Erie County
Technology for NPO's: Donor Information Management and the Internet
Instructors: Jennifer Martin, MBA
Executive Director, Grants and Research, Starboard Communications & Grants
and Julie Kresge
President, Marketing and Communications, Starboard Communications & Grants
THE BIG IDEA: Vision Statements, Mission Statements and Writing Winning Proposals
Instructor: James W. Martin, CFRE
Community Affairs Director, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
The Basics of Planned Giving: Assuring Your Future While Enhancing Your Present
Instructor: Jack Miller, CFRE
Principal, Miller Consulting
Accountability, Ethics and the Law
Instructor: Thomas A. Tupitza, Esquire
President, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C.
Pulling it all Together: The Development Plan
Instructor: Emma Lee McCloskey, ED.D., CFRE
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Catholic Foundation
For additional information, please contact:
Michelle Hartmann
maw179@psu.edu
814-898-7584