Relationships that Last: Cultivating Donor Engagement

Description

You deeply care about and appreciate your donors because they are what make your vision and mission come to life. But with all the hats you wear, keeping up relationally can feel overwhelming. This session will help create a realistic, intentional approach to donor stewardship. You’ll explore ways to track donor engagement, plan meaningful stewardship actions, and build touchpoints that make donors feel valued. You’ll also learn how to involve your board and staff so stewardship becomes a shared, sustainable practice and not just one person’s responsibility.

What You Will Learn: 

• How to identify and manage top prospects
• How to create a year-round cultivation and stewardship plan
• How to integrate an organization’s routine annual activities into the cultivation and stewardship plan
• Ways to engage prospects into an organization’s normal activities
• Ways to utilize board members in the cultivation and stewardship plan

When
Thursday, March 5 | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (online; recording will be shared following the training)

Who Should Attend:
Executive Directors, Board Members, Fund Developers, and UTAHGIVES Participants

UTAHGIVES Participants will be able to attend this training for FREE! Promo codes will be sent out following registration and prior to the training.

Cost
UNA Members $45 | Not Yet Members $90 | FREE for UTAHGIVES Participants (with promo code)

About Our Speaker:

M. Scott Mietchen, CFRE
President & Managing Partner, Fund Raising Counsel

Scott has more than twenty years of comprehensive experience in institutional advancement including fund raising, foundation management, public relations and marketing, alumni relations, and volunteer and staff management.

Prior to joining FRCI, Scott served as Vice President for University Advancement at Utah State University and President of the Utah State University Foundation, where he oversaw planning for the university's first comprehensive campaign. During his tenure, private gifts increased 49%, reaching the highest levels in university history. Before joining USU, Scott served the University of Utah as Executive Director of Development and Campaign Director during the planning stages for the university's third comprehensive campaign, and as Director of Major Gifts.

Prior to his work in higher education, Scott was Associate Director of Development for the Utah Symphony and Director of Development and Chapter Services for the Utah Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive by the National Society of Fund Raising Executives.

In addition to working on the professional side of non profits, Scott has significant commitment to the volunteer side. He served as president of the Utah Society of Fund Raisers and as president of the Friends of Tracy Aviary. He currently serves on the international board of directors of Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity. He is a regular conference presenter and has spoken at CASE, Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP), Utah Society of Fund Raisers (USFR), Utah Nonprofits Association (UNA), North American Interfraternity Conference Foundation (NIC Foundation), Fraternity Executives Association (FEA) and Professional Fraternity Association (PFA) conferences.

Scott received a master of public administration and a bachelor of science in political science from the University of Utah. He was recognized as Fund Raiser of the Year in 2006 by the Utah Society of Fund Raisers.