Past Events

Bringing National Talent to Your Backyard! To register, meet the speakers, and learn more about Fundraising Day Wisconsin, visit us online at www.fundraisingdaywi.com

NEW EVENT! Join us for the view at Blu! 10% of all drink proceeds and 100% of tips will go to a chapter member's non-profit!

June Educational Luncheon: With 37 years in the fund development world, I have seen the evolution of fundraising databases from index cards, spreadsheets, DOS to Windows and to present-day data visualization tools paired with a data warehouse for BIG data.

FREE Program! Register today! Want to know the latest trends in giving and what they mean for your organization? Be among the first to hear expert analysis and local perspectives that will help inform your fundraising strategies and programs.

May Educational Luncheon: Real estate is often overlooked as a planned giving opportunity. Many nonprofit organizations, large and small, consider real estate too complicated and are worried about liability and risk. Join our panel of experts who will address your valid concerns. We will learn how donors can benefit the causes they love by making the largest gifts of their lifetime.

April Educational Luncheon: Women in Philanthropy -- MarthaTaylor will share new ways to better engage women in giving, as well as insights into developing women leaders in the nonprofit arena, in order to shape the future for the better.

Hosted by the Developing Professionals Special Interest Group: When your annual appeal falls short of expectations and your fiscal year goal and limited budget have you stressed, don’t worry, there are solutions! This session will present cost-effective ideas to help you meet your fundraising goal as well as best practices to set yourself up for future success, regardless of the size of your organization.

March Educational Luncheon: Your boldest ideas and your biggest gifts almost always depend on the leadership of your board, so how can you make the most of your board members' passion and capabilities?

February Educational Breakfast: Grantmakers and grantseekers have often expressed the desire to share information on the nonprofit sector. In this speed dating style breakfast, attendees will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from foundations and corporate giving programs to exchange information about topics of importance to both.

January Educational Luncheon: Prospect research empowers fundraisers with the information they need to ask for the right gift from the right donor at the right time to fund the right initiative. 

2016 Annual Meeting and Educational Luncheon: In today’s crowded nonprofit sector, is your organization aware of area nonprofits’ expectations for philanthropy? Are the expectations of area nonprofits in line with the financial capacity of area foundations and corporations? What might give your organization an edge in competing for funding in the coming year?

Hosted by the Developing Professionals Special Interest Group: In the fundraising world, we all know how important our time is with donors. In this brown-bag session learn how your organization can capitalize on that time through events and make it a meaningful and substantive touchpoint for your donors. Hope you can join!

National Philanthropy Day is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the impact of philanthropy in the world around us. It's a day to honor those people active in the philanthropic community who have made our lives, our communities and our world a better place.

October Educational Luncheon: For development operations of all sizes, one of the ever-present challenges to senior leadership is making the case for philanthropic investment. Although we all face the pressures of ensuring responsible use of our organization’s dollars, under-investment in fundraising is as much, if not more of, a problem as over-investment. Join us for discussion focused on making the case for philanthropic investment.

September Educational Luncheon: Special Tuesday Edition! Capital Campaigns are perhaps the most effective and efficient nonprofit strategy for raising major gifts, often in the millions and tens-of-millions of dollars.

Bringing National Talent to Your Backyard! To register, meet the speakers, and learn more about Fundraising Day Wisconsin, visit us online at www.fundraisingdaywi.com

Hosted by the Developing Professionals Special Interest Group: Presenters: Dave Siewert and Susan Schultze of Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

February Educational Breakfast: Grantmakers and grantseekers have often expressed the desire to share information on the nonprofit sector. In this speed dating style breakfast, attendees will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from foundations and corporate giving programs to exchange information about topics of importance to both.

Want to know the latest trends in giving and what they mean for your organization? Be among the first to hear expert analysis and local perspectives that will help inform your fundraising strategies and programs.

May Educational Luncheon: We all want donors who are excited, engaged, and want to come back again, and again. It’s about more than just retaining, but creating loyal donors who feel passionate about your cause and help share your story. Abila’s Donor Loyalty Study digs deeper into donor preferences and behavior, specifically around what drives donor loyalty.

April Educational Luncheon: “Charity returns donation”…“Arrest of non-profit executive casts shadow”…” Audit cites group for ‘shameful’ misspending”… “Former museum worker charged in theft”…“Cancer charity admits bogus claims”. Ever read headlines like these and think “thank goodness that isn’t my organization?”...

This Review Course offers development professionals an opportunity to review the main components of a complete fundraising program. It is a two-day, intensive program that provides an overview of skills, techniques, and program components based on fundraising experience at the five-year level. Whether or not you plan to take the CFRE exam, these best practices will benefit your career.

March Educational Luncheon: Join Greater Milwaukee Foundation leadership for an engaging conversation exploring the Foundation's latest Vital Signs report measuring the strength, vitality, and challenges of our region.

Hosted by the Developing Professionals Special Interest Group: You have chosen fundraising as a career. Now what? Bridgette Frommell of the Wisconsin Humane Society will walk you through the stages of fundraising. Learn how to build a plan for success and make a donor’s dream come true!

February Educational Luncheon: Technology is changing our world at an exponential rate, disrupting companies on a daily basis. And the reality is, no industry is immune – including nonprofit organizations. New technologies, new business models, and new outcomes will drive innovative ways to attract and retain new donors...