Administration is listed as one of the gifts to the church in Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (12:28). But many pastors and church leaders in various institutional roles are “reluctant” to be engaged in administrative service and consider it a necessary evil or an impediment to their real work of ministry. This presentation will affirm that the various facets of administrative service, including fund raising, are essential for the mission and witness of the church by exploring the biblical foundations for such a call to service. The New Testament shows that administrative service is an authentic expression of Christian discipleship.
In this keynote address, Ms. Zeman will focus on The Performance Imperative (PI), a framework that was developed by the Leap Ambassadors Community to help faith-based and secular nonprofits perform at a level worthy of their calling and the people they serve.
She will challenge the audience to ask themselves what it would take to look in the mirror and know that their organization is making a meaningful, enduring difference – beyond what would have happened if it had never existed. She will describe a common definition of “high performance,” one that was developed by dozens of nonprofit leaders from across the country, and will detail the seven organizational pillars that can help nonprofit organizations progress on their journey toward high performance.
Ms. Zeman will introduce the audience to the concept of high performance, and challenge them to use the PI as a way to guide and bear witness to their journey to high performance as a means to achieve better outcomes for the people they serve, and to demonstrate their effectiveness to their funders.
This session will cover:
▪ Data Base
▪ Marketing
▪ Internal
▪ Visits
▪ The Future of Planned Giving
▪ Resources
We will review the talent issues we face as an industry and then present you with the solutions you need to hire staff that will grow with your institution. A few of the issues we will share in this program about searching and hiring the best candidates for development positions include:
It's back! The popular, award-winning panel returns to continue the conversation. Come participate in this fast-paced, free-form discussion of the current trends in Catholic direct marketing. All past winners of NCDC’s George Holloway Award, the panelists share their thoughts and experiences building support for a wide range of nonprofits. These experts will discuss their successes and challenges, answer your questions, and take a stab at predicting the future of Catholic DR fundraising, in a free-form format.
Learn how Catholic Extension transformed its fundraising efforts into a donor-centric program that yields results beyond expectations.
Today’s community foundations are about mission in both traditional and exciting, new ways.
In this session, participants will come to a better understanding of the meaning and purpose of community foundations and how their institutes, agencies and organizations can partner with a community foundation to help advance their mission, their development efforts and their ministries.
Both a foundation and a charitable institute will talk about the benefits of partnership and offer concrete examples of how these partnerships are making a difference in Catholic philanthropy.
Innovative nonprofits will share what they did, how they did it, and what they have learned. Stroll the Bazaar and talk with your peers about the most creative ways of raising funds, including:
Guest will board a private coach bus at the Gaylord National Hotel for a three-hour tour of the Washington, DC monuments at night. The tour will include visits to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and Lafayette Park, outside the White House. Depending on location and timing, guests will be able to exit the bus for a more detailed and up-close look.
Tour participants will receive a boxed dinner from Potbelly Sandwich Shop.
Total Cost: $65 per person (Includes bus transportation, tour, tips and boxed dinner)
This presentation is designed to address the issue of donors having confidence in your Charitable Gift Annuity program because of the “best practices” you use in marketing, gift development, administration and stewardship. Also highlighted is a new section on “Managing the Financial Liability of your Gift Annuity Program” with a special pass out on that topic. Exciting new and up to the minute information will also be provided on HB 5171-THE LEGACY IRA and how you and your organization can help make it a reality. This exciting session promises to prepare you and your organization to offer the very best in a Charitable Gift Annuity program.
The session will be anchored by five sources:
Thoughts from other surprise “visitors” will add to the richness of the presentation!
This session will move us all closer to the heart of what motivates a person to be involved in this ministry, whether as director or donor, leader or learner. Come and be inspired!
Objectives
Many nonprofits use the U.S. Postal Service to raise funds, communicate their causes, and send newsletters and magazines to subscribers. In fact, nonprofits currently generate one-tenth of all US Mail. We all are aware that the USPS has been going through painful adjustments to lower mail volume and higher costs. These adjustments have led to a bias toward trying to raise postage rates above the rate of inflation and to lower service standards.
Big changes are coming that nonprofit mailers should be aware of and involved in shaping. Legislation to “reform” the Postal Service is making its way through both houses of Congress. The Postal Regulatory Commission will soon begin a major review of the postal pricing regulatory system and possibly make significant changes. The executive director of the national coalition of nonprofit mailers will present what has been happening and what to expect in the near future. More important, there will be great opportunities for nonprofits to make their voices heard as our postal system is re-shaped.
Bill Yacullo, Managing Partner of Trinity Executive Partnership, will present the results of the recent Compensation and Benefits Survey.
The survey, which was sent earlier this year to a variety of Catholic fundraising organizations, not only looks at salary levels for 14 individual job titles, but gathers data on benefits, staffing levels and succession planning.
This is the fourth survey conducted by NCDC and Trinity Executive Partnership.
Catholic Relief Services
Cathedral Corporation
Edumndite Missions
Maryknoll Sisters and Fathers and Brothers
Our Sunday Visitor
Salesian Missions