Pre-conference Activities | Tuesday, September 29
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3:00 - 6:00 PM
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Registration
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
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Newcomers' & Mentoring Happy Hour
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Day 1 | Wednesday, September 30
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6:30 - 7:30 AM
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Morning Yoga
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Rebecca (Jamison) Phillips |
7:00 - 8:00 AM
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Registration
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7:15 - 8:30 AM
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Vendor Demos
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8:00 - 9:00 AM
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Breakfast & Meet Our Exhibitors
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9:00 - 10:30 AM
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Opening General Session & Keynote Presentation - Marshaling an Army of Donors
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Emily Callahan |
10:30 - 11:00 AM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
See the Peabody Ducks Parade @ 10:45 AM
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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1A Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Stewardship Programming
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Devan Pope
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1B THANK YOU Social Media: How You Could and Should Be Using Social Media in Your Donor Relations Plans
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Kourtney Beckman
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1C If You Give A Donor A Cookie...
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Ashley Gentry
Brooks Lively
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1D Improving Scholarship Fund Utilization, Compliance and Stewardship
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Brandon Phipps |
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1E Un-Session - Membership Organization
The "Un-Session" format was designed to allow attendees to ask their burning questions and connect with like-minded practitioners. Expect skilled facilitators to encourage lively discussions, invite participants to speak their minds, and manage the time the group spends on the discussion of each question.
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Anne Manner-McLarty |
12:00 - 1:15 PM
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Networking Lunch
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1:15 - 2:15 PM
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2A Tapas Talks - Principal Donor Stewardship
A "Tapas Talk" hour groups three different presenters by topic. Each will address the given topic from a unique perspective. Attendees can expect to see three shorter, thought-provoking presentations followed by time for facilitator-led discussion.
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Megan Connolly
Elizabeth Ferlic
Rebekah Nowak
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2B Turning Salon Events Into True Donor Cultivation Events
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Kathy Drucquer Duff
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2C What Matters in Donor Relations and Stewardship: Reflections from 20 Years in the Trenches
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Julia Emlen
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2D Our Worst Best Practices
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Debbie Meyers
Lynne Wester
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2E Un-Session - Virtual Audiences & Social Media
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Jeff Muller
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2:15 - 2:40 PM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
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2:40 - 3:40 PM
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3A Tapas Talks - Data and Recognition
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Evelyn Flock
Cheryl Lintner
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3B Building a Sustainable Donor Development Program from Scratch While Managing "Money Now" Expectations
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Adam Doyno
Sara Valencia
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3C There's a New Sheriff in Town: How to Handle (or Be Handled By) a New Boss
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Sondra Tennessee
Linda Sims
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3D Video as a Stewardship Strategy
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Milinda Fraley
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3E Engaging Young Donors at Signature Events
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Bridgette Brant
Kerri Finke
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3F Roadmap for a Merger
Limited attendance (20)
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Nancy McKinney
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3:40 - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
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4:00 - 5:00 PM
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4A Maximize Your Database for Fundraising Success
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Jay Love
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4B Taking the Many Myths and Missteps of Planned Giving Out of Donor Relations
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Dan Murrell, CFRE
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4C The Power of Art: Healing Families, Communicating Purpose
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Linda Hill
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4D Un-Session - Large Decentralized Institutions
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Mark Lanum
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4E Beginning the Quest for your Authentic Leadership Style
Limited attendance (20)
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Patricia Berry
Julie Bostian, CFRE
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4F Superstar Swap Meet (a.k.a. A Minute to Win It, In the Shark Tank or Facing the Firing Line
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Eliza McNulty
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4G Amaze Your Donors! Leverage the Latest Technology to More Effectively Administer and Steward Donor-Advised Scholarships
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Rafal Deren |
5:30 - 7:30 PM
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Networking Reception
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Day 2 | Thursday, October 1
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6:30 - 7:30 AM
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Morning Yoga
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Rebecca (Jamison) Phillips |
7:15 - 8:30 AM
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Vendor Demos
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8:00 - 9:00 AM
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Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors
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8:45 - 10:00 AM
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Morning Announcements & Keynote Presentation
Keynote: Digital Campfire: The Canny Correlation Between Video Storytelling, Social Media and Life after the “Big Ask.”
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Josh Fitzwater |
10:00 - 10:30 AM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
See the Peabody Ducks Parade @ 10:45 AM
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10:30 - 11:30 AM
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5A Donor Relations: Cleaning up Someone Else's Mess with a Smile on Your Face
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Carin Huffman Grinch
Catey Terry
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5B Recognition for the 21st Century: How City of Hope Created an Online Recognition Gallery that Honors 100 Years of Donor Partnership
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Lynne Hagerup
Betsy Stewart
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5C The Road to Retention - and Beyond!
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Kelli Rule
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5D Playing Nice in the Awards and Scholarship Sandbox
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Elsie Nisonen
Angela Szostak-Steinman
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5E Un-Session - Campaign Planning
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Mary Frazell |
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Wayne Olson |
12:00 AM - 1:15 PM
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Networking Lunch
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1:15 - 2:15 PM
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6A Creative + Leader = You
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MaryBeth Zacharias
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6B Providing Excellent Donor Relations in an Environment of Rapid Change and Increased Complexity
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Vicky Medlock
Betty Meehan
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6C How to Bridge the Resource Gap to Bring Big Data to Your Nonprofit
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Laura Meacher
Monika Bergander
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6D Campaign Culmination!
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Annie Bougger
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6E Un-Session - Principal-Level Donors
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Amy Colville
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6F On-Line Donor Rolls: Relatively Painless
Limited attendance (20)
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Karen Shackett
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2:15 - 2:40 PM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
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2:40 - 3:40 PM
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7A Using Donor Feedback to Drive Change
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Alex Faklis
Katy Galli-Kreps
Jennifer Mack
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7B Sheephead, Trout and Flounder: Landing Your Report
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Alex Bocek
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7C Career Climbing with Donor Relations: Shaping the Evolving Landscape
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Tracy Mlakar
Mary Weingartner
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7D They Call Me Mister Benchmark
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Mark Longo
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7E Your Donor-Centric Communications Plan
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Paige Eubanks-Barrow
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3:40 - 4:00 PM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
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4:00 - 5:00 PM
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8A Stewardship Buffet: A Panel Discussion
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Julie Bostian, CFRE
Mary Helen Martin
Eliza McNulty
Bonnie Weeks
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8B Donor Relations versus McDonald's
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Mary Tucker
Genie Weekley
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8C Stewardship Plans: Working Smarter, Not Harder
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Laura Castillo
Frances Rodriguez
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8D Un-Session - What's Trending? #Recognition
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Rebecca Jamison
Karen McNulty
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8E Solutions for Bringing Customized Impact Reports to Life
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Abby Fox
Sarah Sims
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8F Trends, Tips & Tidbits for Power Events: Taking Your Event Beyond the Basics
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Jennifer Johnson, CFRE |
5:30 - 7:30 PM
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Dine-Arounds
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Day 3 | Friday, October 2
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6:30 - 7:30 AM
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Rebecca (Jamison) Phillips |
7:15 - 8:30 AM
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Vendor Demos
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8:00 - 9:00 AM
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Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors
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9:00 - 9:30 AM
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Annual Meeting
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9:30 - 10:30 AM
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Keynote Presentation
Becoming Tomorrow's Leaders
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Angela Joens
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10:30 - 11:00 AM
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Networking Break with Exhibitors
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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9A Tapas Talks - Storytelling
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Kimberly Behrens
Shauna Goodman
Nicole Rodriguez
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9B Plan B? What About Plan A?
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Heather C. Diehl
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9C Let Them Have Their Cake and Eat It Too: Reporting and Donor Recognition for All Giving Levels
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Melanie Armstrong
Daphne Powell
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9D Recognizing Campaign Volunteers Who Are Donors
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Kelly Gray |
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9E Un-Session - Climbing Up: Is the Glass Ceiling Blocking Your Rise in the Profession? Do You Need a Hammer to Break it?
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Lori Green |
12:00 - 1:00 PM
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Networking Lunch
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1:00 - 2:00 PM
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10A Defining Donor Relations in a Mega-shop: How We Are Working to Professionalize Donor Relations at Illinois
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Katie Harrell
Douglas Heintz
Anita Stein
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10B Tapas Talks - Reporting
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Melissa Coleman
Kristen Goff
Emily Fondaw
Tom Ralser
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10C "We're Having ANOTHER Meeting?" End the Time Wasted in Inefficient Meetings
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Alison Henderson
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10D Un-Session - Donor Relations/Stewardship in Healthcare Organizations
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Maureen Donnelly
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2:15 - 6:15 PM
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3:00 PM
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