December 2007
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
Welcome to our Ventures in Philanthropy E-Newsletter
 
Holiday Thoughts
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE		  
As another year comes to a close, we count our blessings during the past year and wish for continued health and success for the year ahead. I hope that each of you had a good year, both personally and professionally. CAPITAL VENTURE is grateful to all our clients for a successful 2007 and we look forward to working with some of you on a continued basis, and some of you for the first time in 2008. As each year ends, we take stock of where we are and we are going in the years ahead. We at CAPITAL VENTURE thought this would be a good time to assess the needs of our  
clients. We are, therefore, asking you to take a BRIEF survey to help us better plan for the year ahead. You can find the survey by clicking this link: Reader Survey.
  
Some Hints for Assessing the Past Year’s Performance of Your Development Office:
  
  1. Evaluate the success of your fundraising events and determine which events you want to continue, how you can improve on these events, and which events you may want to eliminate next year.
  2. Discuss within your development office if it is time for a full blown development audit.
  3. Assess the performance of your board if directors and determine if there is a need for board development, board education or a board planning retreat.
  4. Ask an outside party to review your website and give you an honest appraisal of this valuable marketing tool, and then determine if it is time to upgrade or improve your website.
  5. Assess the effectiveness of your direct mail programs and consider if it is time to initiate a telephone fundraising program.

Check out the "12 Step Program" on our website to help you with assessing your success and avoiding "Special Event Addiction."

 
By Popular Request
  
Many people have requested that we take our workshops "on the road" to cover a greater part of the North America. CAPITAL VENTURE, in conjunction with Advantage Consulting and Legacy Leaders will be conducting workshops throughout the country during 2008 on the following topics:
  
 
  • The Development Plan-The Foundation of Success
  • Building Your Annual Fund Phone/Mail Program
  • Implementing a Planned Giving Program
  • Developing a Fundraising Board
  • Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?
 
Sessions will be presented in four half day back-to-back workshops. Fees are $99 for one module, $179 for two modules, $249 for three modules or $299 for 4 modules. The tentative schedule for training is listed below. Dates and topics are subject to change. Please watch our monthly newsletters for our final monthly schedule.
  
January 16-17, 2008
February 19-20, 2008
April 17-18, 2008
May 27-28, 2008
June 10-11, 2008
July 21-22, 2008
August 28-29, 2008
September 15-16, 2008
October 13-14, 2008
October 20-21, 2008
December 11-12, 2008
 Las Vegas, NV
Reno, NV
Philadelphia, PA
Southern California
Washington, DC
Dallas, TX
Northwest US (Seattle, WA or Portland, OR)
Minneapolis, MN
Orlando, FL
Nashville, TN
San Antonio, TX

    
Other Training and Professional Development
  
You may order The Development Plan, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers and other books recommended by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, and learn more about our recommended fundraising books by visiting our website: www.cvfundraising.com/resources/cvbooks. CAPITAL VENTURE has developed a Training Catalogue, which is available by email. We offer a wide variety of workshops for groups such as AFP chapters, statewide associations, national organizations, Dioceses, United Ways and Centers for Nonprofits. If you would like to receive a copy of our offerings, please contact cvlinda@cox.net.
  
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

  
January 14, 2008
The Funding Consortium
Capital Campaigns
Riverside , CA
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Pam Grogan
Click here for details and registration form
January 15, 2008
The Funding Consortium
Improving Your Nonprofit's Bottom Line
San Bernardino, CA
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Dave Kulikowski, First Nonprofit Companies

  
February 13-14, 2008
AFP Fort Lauderdale Chapter
Fundamentals of Fundraising
Assessing Your Development Plan
Fort Laudersale, FL
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
January 16-17, 2008 (Las Vegas, NV)
February 19-20 (Reno, NV)
Capital Venture/Advantage Consulting/Legacy Leaders
The Development Plan—The Foundation of Success
Building Your Annual Fund Phone/Mail Program
Implementing a Planned Giving Program
Developing a Fundraising Board
Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Anthony Alonso
Michael Rosen, CFRE
Sue Kreeger, CFRE

  
February 21, 2008
Affinity Seminars
The Development Plan
Webinar
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

  
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CONTACT U S
CAPITAL VENTURE
Advancing Philanthropy through Consulting and Training for Nonprofits
Offices throughout the United States
    Administrative Office:
P O Box 731
Reading, PA 19607		 Executive Office:
10245 S. Maryland Pkwy., Ste. 1188
 Las Vegas, NV 89183
866-539-9990 toll free
702-892-0955 voice
702-892-0655 fax 		   
         
 
CAPITAL VENTURE Associates are located throughout the United States.
Call to find the one closest to you.
(866) 539-9990 toll free
 
 
 
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