2C | What Matters in Donor Relations and Stewardship: Reflections from  20 Years in the Trenches

Wednesday, Sept 30
1:15 - 2:15 PM

Experience Level
Newcomer (0- 2 years), Midlevel (2-5 years)


Shop Size
Suitable for any size shop

In this session, I will share with participants ten important lessons I have learned over my years working in fundraising, with an emphasis on my aha! moments in donor relations and stewardship. Please help me build the list to 20 lessons learned from your own experiences.

Julia S. Emlen

Julia S. Emlen is director of Scholarships and Stewardship at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I.; and principal of Julia S. Emlen Associates. She has more than 20 years experience in fundraising and communications. She is the author of Intentional Stewardship: Bringing Your Donors to Their Highest Level of PhilanthropyI (Case, 2007), and has presented at numerous conferences over the past quarter century.