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In Partnership With

 
National School Boards
Association Annual Conference

 
Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

 

SPONSORS

Thank you to our 2008 Silver and Copper Sponsors!

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SCHEDULE:

 

Most of the conference handouts are now available to download.

 

The schedule has been finalized.  Download the documents below to help plan your conference schedule.

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Conference Overview
Schedule at a Glance

Thursday's Program Descriptions

Friday's Program Descriptions
Program Notes - Don't miss out on these new sessions just recently added to the program.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (subject to change):

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 27
 

7:45 - 8:30 am  Grand Ballroom B
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Registration Desk Open, Networking

8:30 - 9:40 am  Grand Ballroom B
WELCOME - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

  • Things Are Not As They Seem...Why Public School Foundations
    Fail To Reach Their Potential  (Dave Sternberg)

9:55 am - 12:55 pm  Salons 9 & 10
3-hour training session:

  • How to Recruit a Dynamic Fundraising Board  (Chuck Loring)

9:55 - 10:45 am
BREAKOUT SESSION 1

  • Salons 6 & 7 Creating a Successful Education Foundation

  • Salon 5 Building Relationships with the Business Community

  • Salon 4 Development of the Case Statement for a Major Gifts
    Campaign to Build Your Endowment

10:45 - 11:05 am  Grand Ballrooms C & D
REFRESHMENT BREAK - VENDOR AREA

11:05 - 11:55 am
BREAKOUT SESSION 2

  • Salons 6 & 7 Why Should Funders Care About Your Programs?

  • Salon 5 Growing Your Foundation to Meet the Needs of Your School District

  • Salon 4 Is Your Annual Campaign Well Oiled or Just a Well?
    (Dave Sternberg)

Noon - 1:25 pm  Grand Ballrooms C & D
NETWORKING LUNCH - VENDOR AREA

1:25 - 4:25 pm  Salons 9 & 10
3-hour training session:

  • Getting the Right Board to Do Great Fundraising  (Chuck Loring)

1:25 - 2:15 pm
BREAKOUT SESSION 3

  • Salons 6 & 7 Development 101:
    Building the Development Capacity of Your Schools

  • Salon 5 Alumni - Valuable Partners in Attaining Your Foundation's Goals

  • Salon 4 Compelling Case, Committed Crew, and Collaborative
    Connections - The Plan Within Your Strategic Plan

2:30 - 3:20 pm
BREAKOUT SESSION 4

  • Salons 6 & 7 Alumni Recognition Event Planning

  • Salon 5 When to Tell It's Time to Reboot Your Education Foundation...and 10 Simple Steps to Get It Going

  • Salon 4 Making the Ask

3:20 - 3:40 pm  Grand Ballrooms C & D
REFRESHMENT BREAK IN VENDOR AREA

3:40 - 4:30 pm 
BREAKOUT SESSION 5

  • Salons 6 & 7 Twenty-Five Years of Successes--Lessons From the Field

  • Salon 5 A Successful Strategy: How to Build Your Foundation into a Dynamic Non-Profit Organization

  • Salon 4 From Better to Best: Practical Strategies to Boost Efficiency in Your Education Foundation

4:30 - 6:00 pm  Grand Ballrooms C & D
MEMBER RECEPTION IN VENDOR AREA
 

6:30 pm
OPTIONAL NETWORKING DINNERS
Sign up at NSFA booth to attend

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

7:45 - 8:30 am  Grand Ballrooms C & D
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN VENDOR AREA
Registration Desk Open, Networking

8:30 - 9:40 am  Grand Ballroom B
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

  • Funding Today and Tomorrow: Expert Views  (Bill Porter, Wendy Puriefoy, Deanna Lee, Cyrus Driver)

9:55 - 10:45 am
BREAKOUT SESSION 6

  • Salons 6 & 7 The Power of Strategic Communication:
    Marketing, Branding & Positioning

  • Salon 5 National Study of K-12 Foundations

  • Salon 4 Soliciting Gifts from Individual Donors -
    A New Strategy for School Foundations (Stan Levenson)

  • Salons 9 & 10 Ask the Experts

10:45 - 11:05 am  Grand Ballrooms C & D
REFRESHMENT BREAK IN VENDOR AREA

11:05 - 11:55 am
BREAKOUT SESSION 7

  • Salons 6 & 7 Adding Meat to the Bones:
    The First Year with an Executive Director

  • Salon 5 Excellent Schools are Everyone's Business

  • Salon 4 Planned Giving:  How We Got Started

  • Salons 9 & 10 Legal Q&A

12:00 - 1:00 pm  Grand Ballrooms C & D
NETWORKING LUNCH - VENDOR AREA

1:00 - 2:00 pm  Grand Ballroom B
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

  • Sharing Success Stories

2:00 pm
CLOSING REMARKS
 


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