Catapult's speakers will be presenting ten webinar presentations throughout May and will speak on 8 different fundraising topics!

Take a look at our upcoming sessions and register for the events that are interesting to you.

We look forward to seeing you on our webinars!

WEBINAR: Lessons Learned About the Annual Fund During a Worldwide Crisis
May 12, 2021 - 9:00-10:00am PST

Join Anthony Alonso for this FREE webinar presented for the AFP Florida, Greater Polk County Chapter, where he will discuss the tools and techniques you should use to maximize communication efforts with your donors, especially during times where face to face visits are not always an option.

Cultivation is key for the long-term sustainability of your annual fund, so make the most of a multi-channel strategy that incorporates email, direct mail, phone, text, and social media solicitations!

WEBINAR: Managing the Ask...Essential Steps for Soliciting Major Donors
May 13, 2021- 10:00-11:00am PST

For more than 30 years, Diane M. Carlson has been helping her clients ask for and receive millions of dollars in support for their organizations. In this FREE, 60-minute webinar, Diane walks her audience through the process of managing the “ask”, starting with prospect identification and ending with how to handle saying “thank you”.

This webinar will be presented for the AFP Miami Chapter.

WEBINAR: Lessons Learned About the Annual Fund During a Worldwide Crisis
May 13, 2021 - 9:00-10:00am PST

Join Anthony Alonso for this webinar presented for the AFP Florida, Treasure Coast Chapter, where he will discuss the tools and techniques you should use to maximize communication efforts with your donors, especially during times where face to face visits are not always an option.

Cultivation is key for the long-term sustainability of your annual fund, so make the most of a multi-channel strategy that incorporates email, direct mail, phone, text, and social media solicitations!

WEBINAR & NETWORKING EVENT: So You're Thinking of Planning a Capital Campaign? Essentials for Success!
May 17, 2021 - 10:30-12:00pm PST

Many organizations consider a Capital Campaign, but don’t know where to begin. This FREE webinar hosted by Diane M. Carlson, Chairman of Catapult Fundraising, will discuss what to do and where to begin when planning for your Capital Campaign. This webinar will discuss the importance of a feasibility study, setting an appropriate Campaign dollar goal, building a gift chart, and determining a Campaign timeline that will work best for your institution.

WEBINAR: Growing Your Legacy Society - Why Aren't We Asking?
May 18, 2021 - 9:00-10:00am PST

Join Anthony R. Alonso, President of Catapult Fundraising, for this FREE, 60-minute webinar on soliciting planned gifts. Learn how to identify your best planned giving prospects, solicit potential donors, and close the gift over the phone. Explore methods for how to make the ask using the mass communication instruments of mail, e-mail and telephone solicitation. This webinar will also provide strategy on the selection of donors for a planned giving direct marketing campaign. Most planned giving donors say “they were simply never asked” for a gift. Learn how your organization can avoid this common pitfall and develop a thriving and profitable planned giving marketing and solicitation plan.

WEBINAR: Growing Your Legacy Society - Why Aren't We Asking?
May 19, 2021 - 9:00-10:00am PST

Join Anthony R. Alonso, President of Catapult Fundraising, for this webinar on soliciting planned gifts. Learn how to identify your best planned giving prospects, solicit potential donors, and close the gift over the phone. Explore methods for how to make the ask using the mass communication instruments of mail, e-mail and telephone solicitation. This webinar will also provide strategy on the selection of donors for a planned giving direct marketing campaign. Most planned giving donors say “they were simply never asked” for a gift. Learn how your organization can avoid this common pitfall and develop a thriving and profitable planned giving marketing and solicitation plan.

WEBINAR: Establish, Grow or Reignite Planned Giving In Your Organization
May 20, 2021 - 9:00-10:00am PST

Join Jeff Grandy, M.Ed for a 1 hour webinar presented for the AFP Piedmont Chapter. Return to your organization equipped with the information needed to integrate gift planning strategies within the overall development structure. Explore how to create a pipeline of donor prospects, identify the stages of planned gift cultivation, and talk about typical timelines for securing after-life gifts. Time will be dedicated to marketing and communications for gift planning. A gift planning timeline will be established, allowing attendees to return to their organizations with the necessary tools to set up an internal infrastructure to establish their gift planning program.

WEBINAR: Pop Goes Development!
May 20, 2021 - 12:00-1:00pm PST

Join Paul A. Dunne, CFRE, Senior Vice President of Catapult Fundraising for this 1 hour-webinar. As development professionals, we are charged with the huge task of juggling many different segments of donor activities: major donors, direct mail, marketing, events, board relationships and even planned giving. Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, this presentation will help re-prioritize and give clarity to those individuals who always feel they are reacting instead of being proactive in their work to ensure the greatest return. This presentation is especially informative for smaller organizations where the development director is in charge of many different areas. This webinar is presented for the AFP San Antonio Chapter.

WEBINAR: Making the Most of Your Board of Directors!
May 21, 2021 - 11:30-12:30pm PST

This webinar will be jam packed with information you’ll NEED to revitalize your board! You'll learn five key tips to implement for immediate results!

Topics discussed will include:
 - Evaluating Your Board
 - Getting the Board Chair to Take Control
 - Just How Much Should You Tell Your Board?
 - Recruiting the Right People for Your Board

Walk away with a Board Metrics Score Card & Clearly Defined Board Roles and Responsibilities.

With extensive experience partnering with organizations on board development across the country, Paul will walk you through making the most of your Board of Directors!

WEBINAR & NETWORKING EVENT: A Deep Dive into Successful Calling Programs & Debunking Today's Telefundraising Myths
May 25, 2021 - 10:30am-12:00pm PST

May 25, 2021 Webinar & networking event: A deep dive into successful calling programs & debunking today's telefundraising myths Join Anthony Alonso, President of Catapult Fundraising, Inc. & Kwi Brennan, Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the New Jersey City University Foundation, for a deep dive into the importance of an annual fund calling program and how to achieve success. Anthony & Kwi will debunk common telefundraising myths, including why telefundraising is not “dead”, and why you can’t expect the same results from social media & digital marketing campaigns as you would achieve from a traditional phone/mail program.

Kwi & Anthony each have over 20 years of experience in development and have used tried & true fundraising practices to raise millions of dollars for the institutions they work with.

Join them to learn how to greatly increase revenue, significantly grow your donor base and build a pipeline for major gifts.

Location: Online Self-Paced

Explore these 8 topics and start learning today:

• Basics of Fundraising: Learn about implementing fundraising strategies, using case statements, acquiring major gifts, retaining donors, and leveraging the donor life-cycle.

• Basics of Marketing: Marketing is the cornerstone of social-good success. Is your organization continuing to spread your message and tell your story? Learn how to not only stand out as an organization, but also shine.

• Basics of Personas: Does your organization have personality? Do you know how to leverage personas? Learn how to engage supporters, target donors, and ultimately raise more funds.

• Basics of Impact: Learn how to measure and share your impact with your staff and donors.

• Basics of Finance: Acquire the skills to translate nonprofit financial jargon, complete financial tasks and procedures, run common financial reports, and understand goals and objectives of the finance office.

• Basics of Events: Is your organization planning and executing events effectively and successfully? Learn how to not only create buzz-worthy events, but also how to create meaning, purpose, and connection with your supporters.

• Basics of Nonprofit Organizations: Understanding hierarchy and structure is essential for all healthy nonprofit organizations. Learn about the individual roles and responsibilities of nonprofit leaders: board of directors, executive director, development director, finance director, and programming director.

• Basics of Volunteers: Volunteers are 100% necessary in the social good world. Is your organization fully utilizing volunteers? Learn the best ways to recruit, train, and retain your volunteers, turning them into long-term supporters.

Please note:
If you have not registered for an AFP Webinar or E-Course before, you will need to create a free account in our learning management system. This login is different than your AFP member login. Due to their structure, these courses are not eligible for CFRE education points.

Location: On-demand webinar available until January 15, 2021

Cost: Free

Communications staff and nonprofit leaders will be challenged to wrestle with myriad ethical considerations when portraying the lives of those their organizations seek to help, whether these individuals live in the US or abroad; many of whom are in crisis or have experienced trauma, including sexual assault. Using examples from their own journalistic work, this webinar includes practical discussions on topics such as:

• How to meaningfully interview and portray people who have experienced trauma

• Questions to ask yourself before writing about vulnerable communities

• The importance of conducting prior research before engaging in interviews

• How to think about “expertise” and the need to balance academic expertise with the expertise that comes from lived experience in community

• The need to continually interrogate one’s own prejudices in the course of journalistic work

• The importance of pushing back against funder demands that undermine the communities on which you are reporting

• Why good intentions are never enough

Faculty:

Amy Costello, Senior Correspondent and Investigations Editor, Tiny Spark Podcast

For four years, Amy was the Africa Correspondent for Public Radio International’s The World. She has also reported for National Public Radio (NPR), PBS television, the BBC World Service, and The Guardian. Amy’s television investigation Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2011, she launched Tiny Spark, which investigates nonprofits, philanthropy and international aid. It joined NPQ in 2018.

Frederica Boswell, Senior Producer, Tiny Spark Podcast

Freddie began her career working on African News, Arts and Current Affairs at the BBC World Service in London. After a two-year stint reporting from Zanzibar, Freddie moved to Washington, D.C. in 2010, and joined NPR’s Morning Edition and later Tell Me More. She then spent a year traveling around the US with NPR host Michel Martin to produce the live events series Going There. Freddie has produced Tiny Spark from her base in the Middle East since 2016.