6th Annual New York City Regional Conference
Friday March 11, 9 am - 4 pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage

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Session Presenter(s) Presentation
Keynote Dexter Bailey The Purposeful Strategic Influence of Donor Relations on Philanthropy Today
1A Melody McBeth Making Your Data Sing: Creating a Personalized Endowment Report Suite
1B Jennifer Richwine Help Them Help You: How to Effectively Partner with and Manage your Volunteers and Board Members
1C Kelly Brennan Capturing the Life Cycle of Named Giving Opportunities: A Historical Perspective for Relationship Management
2A Lisa Chmiola, CFRE Friends for Life: Stewarding Planned Gift Donors #Friends4LifePG
2B

Dan Blakemore
Roberta O'Hara
Lynne Wester

 Innovative Twists on Traditional Recognitions
2C Kathleen Diemer, CFRE
Jenn Robinson		 Shake What You've Got - Celebrating and Recognizing Your Donors on a Limited (or Non-Existent) Budget 
3A Jennifer Harris
Deanna Harkel		 Engaging Students in the Donor Relations Process and Philanthropy
3B Cheryl Lintner Metrics, ROI, and Improving the Bottom Line: A How-To Guide to Demonstrating the Impact of Donor Relations
3C Madelyn Jones Spring Cleaning Your Donor Relations Program

 

This event is eligible for 4.25 CFRE credits.

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors:

Ice Cream Social Sponsor

AcademicWorks is the leading provider of scholarship management solutions. Over 400 colleges, universities, and foundations use AcademicWorks to match students with relevant scholarship opportunities, create awards, and recognize scholarship donors.

Exhibitors

1157 designconcepts designs and fabricates custom donor recognition solutions, history displays, hall of fame projects, plaques, room signage and interactive displays. With a focus on the not-for-profit market, the company services major colleges, leading healthcare institutions, independent schools, YMCAs and other organizations throughout the United States and Canada.

 



DONORWALL DESIGN GROUP provides one of a kind and off the shelf donor recognition solutions - DONOR WALLS, DONOR PLAQUES, CUT LETTERS AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS.  Our products and service are considered industry benchmarks.  What sets us apart is our work is inspired by the fine arts.  We design to help you build your donor base and at the same time garner larger donations - this is an art and not an accident.  Call us at 877-366-6792 or e-mail us at [email protected].



For over half a century, Honorcraft has delivered a potent fusion of experience and innovation in the design and fabrication of all facets of donor recognition. LegacyCurator, a comprehensive service helps you discover, preserve, and honor your philanthropic heritage. Walls go up. Plaques come down. Heritage fades. And philanthropic momentum can be lost. We can help. Ask us about LCTracker, our web-based donor recognition management tool. Visit us online at www.honorcraft.com.

We design, manufacture and install architectural and interactive donor recognition displays, history exhibits and environmental graphics.
Our expertise helped us create Giftmap, a map-based tool that will help you plan, document and manage funding opportunities and recognition inventories. Giftmap has become the central planning and communication platform for some of the most respected fundraising shops across North America.


MD Designs by Metal Decor creates spectacular donor walls, signage and awards, combining traditional woods and metals with materials such as Corian, acrylics, laminates, marble and crystal. It is our goal to provide our clients with a custom creative donor wall or recognition award that inspires philanthropy, aesthetically fits their facility, accommodates their donor programs and is manufactured with the highest quality lasting products. With over 50 years as the nation's largest donor wall and award producer, we are committed to meeting all of your recognition needs.

W&E Baum, designers and manufacturers of Donor Recognition and Memorial Walls, Giving Trees, Cast Plaques, Awards, Lettering and Signage. We offer complete solutions to fulfill your recognition and memorial needs with both traditional and contemporary designs.

Your 2016 NYC Regional Conference Planning Committee

Dan Blakemore
Assistant Director of Development for Individual Giving, International House

Stephanie Lamphere
Coordinator of Stewardship and Donor Relations, SUNY Empire State College

Cheryl Lintner
Assistant Director of Donor Relations, RWJ University Hospital Foundation & Somerset Health Care Foundation

Mary Solomons
Senior Director of Donor Relations and Campaign Events, Skidmore College

Lynne Wester
Donor Relations Guru