Fundraising 101 Workshop

Fundraising 101

Saturday, April 2, 2011

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

This course will introduce the novice fundraiser to the fundamental concepts and techniques of nonprofit fundraising including:

• Reviewing contributed income sources
• Securing individuals as annual donors
• Upgrading and securing major gifts
• Creating a fundraising plan

Individuals new to the development field will learn how to organize and manage fundraising programs, as well as gain basic skills in a variety of techniques that will prepare you for a career in development. Volunteers will find the course to be valuable preparation for solicitation of individuals.

The speaker will be Teresa A. Gregory, CFRE and Senior Partner, Pinnacle Fundraising Consultants, LLC. Ms. Gregory has a 20-year track record as a high-level, results oriented fundraiser with extensive experience in all aspects of development and nonprofit management. She has directed campaigns of $200,000 to $20 million for a wide variety of organizations, including professional theatres and performing arts companies, a world-renowned museum, a regional hospital, an urban private university, an affiliate of a national housing organization, a leader in the green building movement, small grassroots groups, as well as at two major research universities. Her experience in fundraising includes: major gifts; annual and capital giving; sponsorships; corporate, foundation and government proposal writing and reporting; planned giving; special events; membership campaigns; prospect research and cultivation; gift acknowledgement and stewardship.

There is a fee of $20 per person to attend this program. Please call the Foundation Center at 412-622-6277 to register.

Presented by: Teresa Gregory

Event fee: $20.00

Light Continental Breakfast

Location:

Mt. Lebanon Public Library

16 Castle Shannon Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15228-2252

Contact:

Foundation Center

(412) 622-6277

Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees

Description

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for funding of the Supplemental Services for Recently Arrived Refugees program to provide services to newly arriving refugees or sudden and unexpected large secondary migration of refugees where communities are not sufficiently prepared in terms of linguistic or culturally appropriate services and/or do not have sufficient service capacity. This program is solely in support of newly arriving refugees and/or sudden or unexpected secondary migration. The populations described in the application must represent those who have arrived in country within the last two (2) years. Applicants should also view these resources as a temporary augmentation of funds to meet emerging needs of the arriving populations.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-ORR-RU-0149

How Housing Matters

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has issued a Call for Proposals for the final round of competitive funding under its How Housing Matters to Families and Communities research initiative. The five-year, $25 million research initiative is designed to deepen the literature on the effect that investments in affordable housing have on social and economic outcomes, beyond shelter.

While MacArthur welcomes proposals on all topics, the foundation is especially interested in studies that address the relationship of housing to the following outcomes: health and independent living of an aging population; public safety, violence reduction, and reduction in criminal justice system involvement, particularly among youth; and educational outcomes.

The foundation has demonstrated an interest in proposals from public agencies and collaborations between housing scholars and experts from other disciplines, such as health, education, and labor, among others.

As in previous years — and in order to maximize the impact that funded research will have on policy —: the foundation requires every applicant to clearly identify the specific policy audience that will be able to utilize the research to improve or enhance a specific policy intervention and improve outcomes being studied.

The foundation will consider supporting studies of one, two, or three years' duration. The total cost to the foundation over a project's term may not exceed $1 million, including indirect costs (up to 15 percent of direct project costs). More costly projects are also eligible for consideration if they receive additional support from other funders.

United States and non-U.S. citizens affiliated with a nonprofit entity are eligible to apply. Units of government, including those outside the U.S., are eligible for a grant provided they meet all program guidelines and IRS regulations. Nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education located outside of the U.S. are also eligible.

The complete Call for Proposals and detailed instructions for submitting a research abstract to this year's competition are available at the MacArthur Foundation Web site. The foundation will be accepting e-mailed questions from applicants until close of business on March 21, 2011, and will post responses for all applicants to view at its Web site on March 25, 2010.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP