1st Annual Canadian Regional Workshop
Hotel Information
When making reservations, please be sure to quote the University of Toronto rate.
Holiday Inn Bloor Yorkville
280 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M5S 1T8 (across from St. George subway station)
Travel time to University of Toronto campus: Less than 10 minute walk
Reservations: 1-416-968-0010
Room Rate: $130/night
Courtyard Marriott
475 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7 (near Eaton Centre)
Travel time to University of Toronto campus: 10 minute walk
Reservations: 1-800-847-5075
Room Rate: $169/night
Best available rate: $149/night
Metropolitan Hotel (now Double Tree)
108 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3
Reservations: : 416-977-5000
Corporate rate: $150/night
Delta Chelsea
33 Gerrard St. West, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4 (near Eaton Centre)
Reservations: 1-800-243-5732
Room Rate: $159/night
2 or 3 night Jan special: $144/night
InterContinental Toronto Yorkville
220 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M5S 1T8
Travel time to University of Toronto campus: 10 minute walk
Reservations: 416-960-5200
Room Rate: $225/night
Fairmont Royal York
100 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3 (across from Union Station)
Reservations: 1-800-257-7544
Room Rate: $288/night
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1st Annual Canadian Regional Workshop
Sponsorship
Canada’s donor relations professionals are coming together for the very first time on April 10, 2015. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to excite, inspire, and engage them in your brand. For more information please email Michelle Waller, or call 416-813-7305.
Sponsorships are available at the following levels:
Bronze ($500)
•Conference booklet and website recognition
•Expression of gratitude in opening remarks
•One conference registration
•Attendance at pre-conference networking reception
Silver ($1,000 OR gift-in-kind of pen or notebook)
All bronze benefits, plus:
•Breakout room display (3 available) OR branded pen or notebook (2 available)
•One additional conference registration (two total)
•Access to attendee list and contact information
Gold ($2,000)
All bronze benefits, plus:
•Exclusive sponsorship of breakfast reception, with opportunity to address the conference during opening remarks, display during breakfast in main room, and materials on tables
•One additional conference registration (two total)
•Access to attendee list and contact information
Platinum ($3,000)
All bronze benefits, plus:
•Exclusive sponsorship of luncheon, with opportunity to address the conference during opening remarks and luncheon, display during luncheon in main room, and materials on tables
•Recognition as presenting sponsor, including logo on all promotional materials, and conference booklet
•One additional conference registration (two total)
•Access to attendee list and contact information
Thank You to our Sponsors!
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
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2A, 3A & 4A | Foundations in Donor Relations
Wednesday, Sept 21
1:00 - 2:00 PM
2:20 - 3:20 PM
3:40 - 4:40 PM
Sector
Suitable across all audiences
Experience Level
Suitable for all levels
Shop Size
Suitable for any size shop
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The donor relations field has grown and evolved tremendously over the last five years—one expert estimates the number of advancement professionals in stewardship roles has more than quadrupled since 2008. If you are new to the field of donor relations or need to brush up on the fundamentals this workshop will provide you with an overview of the basics of the profession and an understanding of the four pillars of a sound donor relations program: stewardship and impact reporting, acknowledgements, recognition, and engagement. You will leave with an understanding of these foundational components of the profession and best practices to leverage in your everyday work.
Please note that if you plan to attend the Foundations in Donor Relations workshop, you are expected to attend all 3 parts: Session 2A, 3A & 4A.
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Lynne Wester
Lynne Wester is a frequent conference speaker and well known resource for donor relations and fundraising expertise. She has been featured in The Washington Post, CURRENTS magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and other industry publications.
It is her personal philosophy that the goal of any great fundraising operation is to use strategic communications and interactions to foster the relationship between the organization and its constituents and friends. If we are effective with that strategy, those friends and constituents will be engaged in a way that drives them ever closer to embracing the organization's mission and values. As a result, they will give their money, time, and talents, volunteering to spread that same message to others, encouraging their peers to invest, enabling the organization to further light the world.
Using her expertise and hands-on approach, Lynne works with organizations to help them keep their focus donor driven, technology savvy, strategic, and always with a splash of good humor. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of South Carolina and is a loyal gamecock alumna, donor and fan, and holds a master's in strategic fundraising and philanthropy.
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Mary Solomons
Skidmore College's tagline is Creative Thought Matters and this mindset pervades every part of the College's donor relations. From interactive events to personalized priority donor outreach, Mary Solomons is known for instilling an inventive and innovative twist to the task at hand.
Mary Solomons has been in the advancement field for more than 25 years, initially in the alumnae office of her alma mater, Wellesley College. For the past 20 years she has been at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, first as Director of Alumni Affairs, and since 2000, overseeing the Office of Donor Relations. Mary served on the Board of Directors of ADRP from 2008-13 and has presented at numerous ADRP conferences. She is also is active with CASE, serving on the faculty of the 2007, 2009, 2014, and 2015 Donor Relations Conferences as well as a speaker at the summer Institute for Advancement Services in July 2011.
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1E | Harnessing The Power of Social Data For Development and Donor Relations
Wednesday, Sept 21
10:50 - 11:50 AM
Sector
Suitable across all audiences
Experience Level
Midlevel (2-5 years), Experienced (5+ years)
Shop Size
Suitable for any size shop
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As donor information migrates to social platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook, paradigms in development have begun to shift. No longer is social media just an engagement tool. Today, many leading organizations have found success by leveraging social media for prospect discovery, donor relations, and pipeline management. In this session, we will explore the value of social data for fundraising. We'll give a sneak peek into our research on social media and giving, derived from an analysis of $20 billion of data spanning 300+ institutions. Then we will provide tactics and best practices for incorporating social data into your own development operations.
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Brent Grinna
Brent Grinna is Founder and CEO of EverTrue. He founded EverTrue in 2010, shortly after serving as a volunteer fundraiser for his undergraduate alma mater, Brown University. This experience led him to realize that the nonprofit world lacked the same technological advances available to the for-profit sector. As donor information began shifting to social platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook, he saw an opportunity to provide advancement teams with highly accurate data accessible through an intuitive interface. Today, EverTrue's software empowers advancement professionals at hundreds of institutions to more easily discover, track, and connect with donors.
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