Beth Kanter, author of The Networked Nonprofit and The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, is sharing with Gail Perry her recommendations for getting the most out of virtual meetings. She covers:

• How to help your team overcome the barriers of technology and connectivity.
• How to get the most out of your group: managing group participation and engagement input.
• Facilitation tips for creating a meeting worth attending.
• Tips for having a healthy, happy workplace – at home and in the office.

Gail Perry and Dr. Kathryn Gamble are sharing the new tactics that are working with major donors today. Yes, they do want to hear from you. Yes, many are still giving.

• Getting your mindset right for this environment
• How to master the art of virtual discovery, qualification and cultivation – remotely.
• How to use the time now to deepen your major gift prospect pool and pipeline.
• How to build credibility and trust with your major donors during this time.
• Can you ask right now?
• When to ask: permission-based “soft” asking.

Gail Perry and Dr. Kathryn Gamble share strategies for maintaining revenue during turbulent times.

• Strategies for upgrading current sources of contributed revenue.
• How to approach major funders honestly and transparently.
• The entrepreneurial mindset and outlook that you need right now.
• Creative approaches to developing new sources of earned revenue.
• Examples of successful new revenue approaches we’re seeing now.

Brian Holmes, founder of the top consulting company in Australia, discusses with Gail Perry the critical fundraising questions on everyone’s minds right now:

• Everyone wants the answer to the same question: “what now?”
• Should you change your messaging?
• How do you reach out to donors?
• How about new donors?
• Can you still ask for a gift? If so, how?

Master expert Roger Craver shares his best advice on fundraising today with Gail Perry:

• Why it is so important to be asking your donors for help right now.
• What you do in fundraising today will impact your donor retention tomorrow.
• The right way to ask today – what’s working, and what’s not.
• How to keep your monthly donors from dropping off.
• Strategies for keeping your donors close when you can’t see them in person.

Veteran campaign consultants Gail Perry and Dr. Kathryn Gamble share their recommendations for approaching your campaign in this new environment.

• Plan – Stabilize your organization with a new plan for 2020 – donors will ask for this.
• Project – Revamp your capital project timeline in light of the current situation.
• Timing – The right way to shift campaign goals and timetables.
• Fundraising – Keeping donors in the loop, and using permission-based asking.
• Leadership – Managing volunteers to maintain momentum and morale.
• Don’t forget – Extra time with lead campaign donors can be an extraordinary blessing.

Gail Perry and Dr. Kathryn Gamble, having served on over 40 boards, talk directly to board members about leadership skills for these times.

• Your role as a leader and legal trustee of the organization.
• How to be appropriately supportive to your colleagues, the staff and your Executive Director.
• What your Executive Director needs most from board members now.
• The leadership mindset you need to be calm and positive within a crisis.
• Your role in supporting fundraising and as a donor.
• How to approach decision-making now.

Gail Perry and Kathryn Gamble will lay out the decisions, assumptions and steps you need to follow when you revise your fundraising plan for this year.

• Why you need a revised fundraising plan for 2020.
• How to set reasonable goals for this year.
• We’ll provide a template for tying revised fundraising tactics back to overall goals and strategies.
• This is your opportunity to ask the tough questions: can you finally ditch low-performing fundraising tactics?
• How to add accountability to your fundraising program.