Utah Society of Fund Raisers

USFR's November 3rd program will feature a luncheon presentation and work shop
conducted by one of the foremost fund raising communications experts in the
nation, Tom Ahern. Tom is a best selling author and acclaimed speaker and he's
coming to Salt Lake to share experience and research guaranteed to make your
annual a...ppeal - or any appeal - a winner! register today at www.usfr.org. Seats are limited and bound to go
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There are two reasons you won’t want to miss USFR’s Annual Membership Luncheon Wednesday, May 13: First it’s your chance to vote on our 2009-2010 Board of Directors slate and learn about plans for next year. Second, you’ll be treated to a lively presentation from Marc Pitman, author of “Ask Without Fear” and founder ...of Fundraisingcoach.com, a website dedicated to ideas for fundraising more effectively.

Pitman’s presentation titled “Successful Fund Raising When Most Giving is Going Down” will help us dig deep and to focus on the fund raising fundamentals essential to riding out a tough economic climate. According to Pitman, “When the philanthropic climate gets shaky, we tend to panic, but we need not do so! The current conditions are driving us back to the fundamentals of fund raising: building relationships with people.”

Pitman will address the seven most common mistakes fund raisers make in these conditions, a simple three-step tool that will help you cut through all the messaging static, and a four-part system to structure your recession-proof solicitation.

Internationally recognized by such organizations as Reuters, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and the American Marketing Association as a thought leader, Pitman helps individuals and organizations raise more money than they ever thought possible! So don’t procrastinate! Read More