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What does it mean to be trauma-informed, and what does it mean to have a trauma-informed approach to fundraising? At this session, you will hear from Sunbeam Family Services CEO Sarah Rahhal, LCSW and Sunbeam Chief Development and Marketing Officer Angie Doss on tips and tricks for incorporating this respectful practice into your strategy.  

Topic: Get in Gear: How to Avoid Burnout

One of the biggest challenges for anyone is learning how to be both productive in what we do AND be present in all our relationships. We strive to get our work done and do it well, but also make quality time for our significant relationships. Tina will teach you the 5 Gears principle on how to get into the right gear at the right time, and how to communicate effectively with those around you. You will learn how to identify your natural gear as well as the one you most struggle to be in. You will walk away knowing how to intentionally schedule your time that will allow you to bring your best to each relationship and role in your life. Achieving balance is possible.

“How Practicing Active Listening Helps Guide Donor-Centric Fundraising”

Donor-Centric fundraisers develop personalized relationships with donors and build trust with them by meeting them where they are. Donor-Centric Fundraising also known as Donor-Centered Fundraising or donor centrism, puts each donor at the center of the nonprofit’s outreach efforts. It involves an in-depth consideration of individual donors’ interests, motivations, and propensity to contribute to a cause. This process involves building trust through multiple touch points, allowing the donor to feel like they are fully integrated into the mission of the organization.

Active Listening is a key component to successful Donor-Centric Fundraising. Active Listening gives you the tools to build trust, establish meaningful relationships, and provide the framework for transformational philanthropic giving. In this session, you will leave with a refreshing new perspective on how Active Listening can support a focus on Donor-Centric Fundraising.

Topic: How to Leverage Technology to Build Relationships and Increase Revenue for Your Organization

With a society that increasingly relies on technology, is your nonprofit staying up-to-date with the current best practices? Or are you being left behind, with your donors going to those that do?

In this brief session, you will come away with a preview of what a 21st century non-profit looks like. You will see how technology will be one of the best tools a non-profit can use to build trust and relationships leading up to a 200% increase in the lifetime value of your donors.

“The Return on Investment on Positive Workplace Culture”

Servant Leadership: How to build a high-performing team or board

Do you ever wonder what the secret is to having a high-performing team? In this brief session, you will come away with one perspective that has been utilized in hundreds of non-profits with great success. Justin’s own experience over the last 14 years and a case study of a non-profit that 4 months into the fiscal year was severely struggling and looking at layoffs. By the end of the year, they had turned it around and hired more staff to feed their fundraising success. The key, dying to oneself for the sake of others.

Leaders Go First

Kitt will share what she learned from her life and non-profit work experiences, that enabled her to create and foster a company culture which invites all to show up as they are – where each have the opportunity to reach their full potential, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Through sharing personal experiences, Kitt will challenge you to reexamine your own company’s culture.

Topic: “10 Best Practices for Nonprofits".”

Topic: “10 Best Practices for Nonprofits".”

A few years ago, Sean Kouplen, Chairman & CEO of Regent Bank, began to realize that the most significant people in his life lived much differently than most. Over a 5 year period, he interviewed over 100 of these individuals and learned that they had five principles in common. In this popular speech entitled “Five Questions to Significance”, Kouplen will share these five principles and the five questions he asks himself to start every day.

Topic: Marketing & Fundraising

Topic - Board Development

Topic: Fundraising & Board Development

Johnny Buschardt, Senior Manager for Training and Consulting, joined the OKCNP in 2018, just a few months after successfully completing the Standards of excellence course offered by the Center. Having served in both Executive Director and Director of Development capacities with nonprofit organizations in NE Oklahoma, he is able to bring his knowledge of both the nonprofit industry and the Midwest region into play while working with the Center’s training and consulting departments.

Billingsley joined the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits as its Director of Development and Marketing in 2012 and later became the Vice President of External Affairs in 2014. At the Center, he oversees all fundraising, communications, public affairs and government relations activities for the statewide association of charitable nonprofits. In addition, he is a sought-after trainer, facilitator and consultant, specializing in fundraising, public policy, organizational development and strategic planning. He also regularly speaks to groups both in Oklahoma and nationally about the importance of the charitable sector, philanthropy and civic engagement

Topic: Enhancing Non-Profit Sustainability

Effective ways to make a plan for when your plan doesn’t go according to plan.

Nonprofit fundraising can be hard to predict, making budgeting and long range planning very difficult. Katie Davis, Certified Coach for the Great Game for Social Sectors, will provide some best practices for budgeting basics and making a plan that your entire team can get behind. You will also walk away with a contingency planning tool to utilize when you need a back up plan to ensure your nonprofit’s long-term sustainability.

Topic: Eliminating Wasted Time

Come learn and practice skills on how to reduce and eliminate wasted time and effort in your daily work. Specifically, we will explore 5S, a tool to cut the clutter and set things in order. In addition, visual management will be explored and explained. Finally, you will leave inspired to get a fresh start on how your space is organized, with a new eye to be able to see wasted activities and effort.

Rebecca Wilber is the owner and director of The Community Firm. Rebecca has over 20 years’ experience in working with Non-Profit and Not for Profit organizations. From start up to closing, she and her team provide full-service consulting and development for businesses.

The Intentional Board Member

“What’s to be done, and by whom?” Sorting out the roles of
governance and leadership in philanthropic organizations can sometimes be daunting.
In this today’s workshop, Kent Stroman will bring real-life insights and
practical tools to equip CEOs, Board members, and other leaders to
move their charity forward collaboratively. Attendees will leave with tips
and techniques they can put to use immediately.

Principles of Extraordinary Motivation

During this interactive workshop, participants will learn new information; validate and enhance learning with hands-on exercises; and walk away with an action plan and tools for immediate implementation.

Purpose:

To expand knowledge and increase aptitude in the interpersonal skills needed to participate in a team-based environment.

Objectives:

• Learn how to tap into a person’s natural ability to be motivated.

• Learn how to improve relationships with different personality types.

• Practice and implement the principles of motivation.

• Document a plan of action to create a motivating environment.

“I’m just a volunteer . . . what do I know about fundraising?” Finding appropriate ways for trustees to bring donations to philanthropic organizations can seem elusive. Yet, they have a unique role to play.
Oftentimes board members feel the burden of their responsibility but aren’t recognized for their successes. Or we expect them to achieve big results (in fundraising) but we fail to provide the training they need to thrive. In today’s workshop, Kent Stroman brings real-life insights and practical tools to equip CEOs, Board members, and fundraising staff to work collaboratively and move their charity forward. Attendees will leave with tips, tools, and techniques they can put to use immediately.

Rick has conducted hundreds of benefit auctions and has raised over 30 million for charity since he began his auction career. Rick and his team assist over 100 non-profit organizations, churches, and schools in maximizing their fundraising potential at their events. He has built a team that understands what it takes to make your event a success. Fund Your Org with the direction of Rick Miller takes a unique hands-on approach with every organization to create the best fundraising event possible for each of their clients.