POSTPONED: Responsive Fundraising Roadshow

POSTPONED TO EARLY 2025

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

St. Paul's Bloor Street | 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto

Cost: includes materials, breakfast, lunch & snacks

Full participation in this program is applicable for points in Category 1.B - Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Join us on Friday, October 18 for a day of highly interactive, thought-provoking training and guided conversation about fundraising and philanthropy in 2024 and beyond. This session will explore effective fundraising techniques from a systems level and give you tools you can use to up your fundraising game.

Our conversations will be informed by Responsive Fundraising's sense making tools which afford a fresh perspective of today's fundraising challenges and opportunities.

This training is ideal for organizations with small fundraising shops and those who are balancing their fundraising duties among many others. Space is limited to ensure an intimate, interactive environment.

Brought to you by Responsive Fundraising, Chavender, and Cause Leadership Inc.

We look forward to having you join us!

ROAD SHOW SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE:

Transitional Questions and the Art of Being Meaningful

Jenny will guide participants through the anatomy of a donor discovery call, breaking down key moments like introductions, transitions, and closings. She’ll share essential soft skills such as mirroring, reframing, and using empathy to drive meaningful conversations. The session will include a role-play exercise where participants can practice these techniques.

Responsive Fundraising’s Four Frameworks

In an honest and thought-provoking fashion, Jason challenges and inspires those who share his commitment to the fundraising profession. In this two-part session, Jason will introduce Responsive Fundraising’s philosophical and managerial frameworks, beginning with how fundraising habits often create competing cultures that undermine rather than support thriving environments for fundraising. In the second part, Jason will introduce Responsive’s managerial frameworks, focusing on how the Fundraising CEO combined with deliberate practices contribute to a high-performance culture, and introducing a new approach to the well-worn traditional campaign.

Panel Discussion: The Three Personalities in the Development Office

Laura will facilitate a panel discussion introducing the three personalities commonly found in development offices. The session will focus on how these personalities interact, their unique contributions, and how understanding these dynamics can improve team collaboration and fundraising success.

PRESENTERS:

Jason Lewis is the founder of Responsive Fundraising, a consultancy that helps organizations create places where fundraising can thrive. Jason and his team rely on their sensemaking tools to help their clients make sense of what’s working in their favour and what’s getting in their way. Jason is also a professor at York College of Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in business administration and entrepreneurship. Jason has been twice-certified as a fundraising executive (CFRE) and recognized as a master trainer with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Jason is the author of The War for Fundraising Talent, an honest yet hopeful critique of professional fundraising practices, and a contributing author in The Fundraising Reader, a comprehensive collection of essential literature on fundraising.

Jenny Mitchell (CFRE, DMA) is the Founder and President of Chavender, working closely with not-for-profit leaders to change the world - one mission at a time. Chavender assists clients, across Canada and the U.S., to inspire their donors and achieve their fundraising goals through personalized fundraising coaching and training.

Jenny is a speaker, author, executive coach, podcaster, and professional fundraiser who is passionate about inspiring the very best in others. She completed her Executive Coaching Training at Royal Roads University. She has worked with hundreds of CEOs, executive directors, and high-profile executives on boards of directors across Canada. A sought-after keynote speaker, , Jenny has presented at major Fundraising Leadership Conferences (AFP, CAGP, AHP, Planet Philanthropy, bbcon) across North America. Jenny’s book, Embracing Ambition which is available on Amazon, launched in March 2024 and features stories and research from 12 women CEOs across North America.

Laura Hanna (MBA, CFRE) As demonstrated by her MBA and CFRE, Laura brings the strengths of both the corporate and charitable worlds together. She is a strategic thinker, seeing both the big picture and the details. She has spent the past 15 years working in the charitable sector, both in Canada and internationally. Her diverse work and board experiences have given her a deep understanding of the challenges facing organizations and keen interest in helping teams function optimally.

She finds great joy in seeing the right people in the roles, stakeholders provided creative engagement opportunities, and partnerships strengthened. Building collaborative relationships that prioritize people is one of the reasons Laura enjoys working in philanthropy and impact recruitment. Laura gets joy in seeing people excel individually and as part of a thriving team--achieving together what they couldn't alone.

Participation in the this program may assist you in learning or reviewing concepts covered on the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) examination as detailed on the Test Content Outline provided by CFRE International. CFRE International does not sponsor or endorse any educational programs and the responsive fundraising roadshow was not developed in conjunction with CFRE International.