The fundraising space has been impacted by reductions in major giving. It’s more important than ever to leverage digital to fundraise. Let’s learn together and increase our impact!
@ 12 ET / 9 AM PT
Description: Want to level up your grassroots fundraising skills? Learn about best practices for fundraising online, explore how to ask for money, and build your own fundraising ask!
Camryn Hicks
Training Outreach Manager @ ActBlue
@ 1 ET / 10 AM PT
Description: As we enter this time of year, organizations are in full steam to fundraise. With so many asks coming in, we must reach our supporters with a meaningful and impactful ask. Learn about how to tell heartfelt stories, create campaigns that inspire, and share how you will make an impact with their investment in your organization. You’ll walk away with steps needed for your next campaign and a game plan that leaves you empowered.
Brit Holmes
Founder + Communications Consultant @ Did Juno
@ 2 ET / 11 AM PT
Description: Feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or stuck in your fundraising role? You don’t have to go at this alone – your biggest supporters want to help, if they’re just asked. This session dives into how you can build a volunteer fundraising squad in your organization, with special emphasis on year-end campaigns.
Haley Bash
Founder @ Donor Organizer Hub
@ 3 ET / 12 PT
Description: Join the Quiller team to understand how they are already using AI-powered Quiller to write better and faster drafts for campaigns.
Mike Nellis
Founder @ Authentic and Quiller
Hillary Lehr
CEO @ Quiller | Operating Partner @ Higher Ground Labs
@ 4 ET / 1 PT
More details coming
James Martin @ Rally Corp
@ 12 ET / 9 AM PT
Description: This will be a panel discussion run by the team at Authentic Campaigns. They’ll be driving this panel and having rich conversation with the audience like you!
@ 1 ET / 10 AM PT
Description: From customizing ask streams, conditional content, to A/B testing on donation forms how can you leverage digital tools to raise more money.
Faizan Faruq
Senior Director @ Engaging Networks
@ 2 ET / 11 PT
Description: As we enter this time of year, organizations are in full steam to fundraise. With so many asks coming in, we must reach our supporters with a meaningful and impactful ask. Learn about how to tell heartfelt stories, create campaigns that inspire, and share how you will make an impact with their investment in your organization. You’ll walk away with steps needed for your next campaign and a game plan that leaves you empowered.
Alicia Cepeda Maule
Co-Founder & CEO @ GivePact
Steven Aguiar
CEO @ GivePact
@ 3 ET / 12 PT
Description:
Amidst constant change, competition, and competing priorities, most nonprofits lean on magic, not marketing to hit their goals. During this session, we’ll share an easy-to-implement framework that breaks down the silos between marketing and fundraising enabling nonprofits to use community-first principles to unlock supporter and funding growth.
Participants will walk away with an understanding of:
Noah Barnett
VP of Marketing @ Feathr
@ 4 ET / 1 PT
Description: In this session, we’ll review the basics of digital fundraising using paid ads — focusing on a couple of core channels like social and search. You can expect to learn how to set up your campaigns and where your fundraising budget is best spent. We’ll also give you an overview of how to develop metrics for success and evaluate your fundraising ads. Finally, we’ll touch on fundraising during rapid response moments if time allows.
Hillary Virginia Price
Partner @ Chong + Koster
Chioma Iheoma
Senior Strategist @ Chong + Koster
Savannah Woolston
VP, Strategy @ Chong + Koster
@ 5 ET / 2 PT
Description: Where do you and your organization stand on using AI to boost your fundraising? Concerns about AI bias, representation, and intellectual property may be holding back nonprofits from exploring its potential. In this session we’ll share common concerns and hesitations, and ways that nonprofits are already finding value by adopting AI into their fundraising and supporter engagement programs.
George Irish
Founder || AI Strategist || AI Developer @ Fundraising with AI
@ 12 ET / 9 AM PT
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@ 1 ET / 10 AM PT
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Josh Nelson
Founder @ CivicShout
@ 2 ET / 11 AM PT
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New Speaker coming Details
@ 3 ET / 12 PT
For the last two cycles, the WisDems have turned digital fundraisers into capital-E “Events” that raised millions thanks to the casts of The Princess Bride, Superbad, and the Avengers — as well as innovative production and technology from Hovercast. In this case study, we will dive into the lessons learned from the biggest event of the 2022 midterms, a crossover Veep + The West Wing reunion. The session will focus on creative tactics, boosting engagement, and how to maximize giving by applying digital fundraising best practices to a new medium.
Jordan Newman
Head of Sales @ Hovercast
@ 4 ET / 1 PT
Description: The sustaining revenue that monthly donors bring is a critical and increasingly successful part of fundraising, but knowing how to grow your monthly donor program – who to ask, how to ask, when to ask, etc. – can be a tough nut to crack for many nonprofits. In this session, Sara Cederberg at Fresh Eyes Digital will discuss the tactics and channels they used to grow their sustainer base and their online revenue – and how they kept up the momentum for giving after acquiring them. You’ll leave with real-life examples and actionable strategies you can use to start or grow your monthly donor program.
Sara Cederberg
Senior Consultant @ Fresh Eyes Digital
@ 5 ET / 2 PT
Description: Gorgeous website that encapsulates your brand and mission impact? Check. Comprehensive ways-to-give page? Check. So why isn’t your nonprofit seeing more non-cash digital gifts? We’ll look at your website through the eyes of your donor, unveiling the latest research on website design strategies that drive online generosity. From words that work to user-friendly donation flows to the strongest placement of different giving vehicles on your site, this session will examine your online presence from the only perspective that matters – the donor’s. Come ready to put your organization’s website to the test, and leave with at least one change you’ll want to make immediately.
Lauren Winther-Hansen Nonprofit Training Lead @ FreeWill
Yes, to make the event as accessible as possible we offer our summits completely online so people can join from anywhere in the world.
Yes, all sessions will be recorded. You will receive a login for https://www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com after the event to access all recordings and resources.
Yes! This event will be rich with chances to connect attendees, sponsors, and speakers.
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