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UID:1361@aboveboardchamber.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T080000
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URL:https://www.aboveboardchamber.com/events/special-events-designed-with-
 a-strategic-purpose/
SUMMARY:Special Events Designed with a Strategic Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Special events must be designed with a strategic purpose in ord
 er to effectively meet donor engagement and revenue goals. This session wi
 ll give the participant effective strategies\, best practices and trends i
 n event planning and production designed specifically for fundraising. Par
 ticipants will also learn how to appropriately engage board\, staff and vo
 lunteers in their events to successfully achieve goals while effectively b
 randing your organization.\n\nParticipants will learn about:\n\n	Best prac
 tices through success stories.\n	Simple and effective data-driven strategi
 es for event planning and production specific to fundraising\, which inclu
 de technology and social media.\n	Trends in fundraising events from other 
 markets and how to personalize to your organization and fundraising cause.
 \n\nCertification: 1.5 CFRE points are approved for this session.\n\n\nSpe
 aker/Bio:\nKatherine Caskey’s experience spans 15 years in nonprofit an
 d educational leadership\, fundraising and event management. As the chief 
 development officer for the Greater Marco Family YMCA\, she leads the Y’
 s comprehensive development program. In addition to her work with the Marc
 o Y\, she is a consultant with Riley Philanthropy\, and co-founder of DAB 
 Ventures\, a hospitality and event solutions firm.\n\nCaskey served as vic
 e president of development for the Guadalupe Center of Immokalee\, where s
 he led her team to raise more than $4 million a year in support of the Cen
 ter's 1\,100 students. In Chicago\, she was a senior event consultant for 
 Entertaining Company following her tenure as director of development at Le
 xington College\, where she led the college’s fundraising program. Curre
 ntly\, she serves on the boards of the Association of Fundraising Professi
 onals (AFP)\, Collier-Lee Chapter\, Our Mother’s Home of Southwest Flori
 da\, the Culinary and Hospitality Education Foundation (CHEF) and the Leag
 ue Club of Naples.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Dr. Noreen Tho
 mas at (239) 405-7687 or cne@hodges.edu.\n\n
LOCATION:Hodges University\, 2647 Professional Way\, Stock Building\, White
  Community Room\, Naples\, FL\, 34119\, United States
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