Midwest Regional Forum 
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
YMCA of the USA | 101 N. Upper Wacker Drive #1600, Chicago, IL 60606

Thank you for attending our Midwest Regional Forum! Please see the session titles below to access all available presentation materials. 

Program Schedule
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast & Registration
8:30 - 9:15 AM

Opening Remarks/Welcome
Keynote Presentation: Don't Treat Your Donors Like Crayons, Adam Clevenger, CFRE
9:30 - 10:15 AM

AM Breakout Sessions

Session 1A: Guess What? We're Planning Another Campaign!
Session 1B: #GivingTuesday Planning & Stewardship
Session 1C: What's the Big Deal About Data? 
10:30 - 11:15 AM General Session I: Authentic Stewardship at the Principal and Major Gift Level
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch
Presentation: Stewardship as Cultivation
1:00 - 1:45 PM

PM Breakout Sessions

Session 2A: Using Prospect Research Techniques to Create Meaningful Donor Experiences
Session 2B: Thinking Outside of the (Crayon) Box: Creative and Inexpensive Ways to Thank and Retain Your Annual Giving Donors
2:00 - 2:45 PM 
 General Session II: A Practical Toolkit for Stewarding Top Donors
2:45 - 3:00 PM Closing Remarks 


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