The Board that Wouldn’t Ask Webinar
Wednesday, October 21 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am
We’ve all seen them: Board members who flee the room at the first mention of fundraising, or wring their hands at the mere thought of asking for money, or flat out refuse to help. What’s a person to do? Join this session and learn the tops tips for meaningful and effective solicitations and the secrets of conquering your FOF (Fear of Fundraising). It’s all about the mission and the message!
Presenter
Lori Hunter Overmyer, MBA, CFRE, has more than 30 years of professional fundraising experience with a focus on the arts, and social and human service organizations. As a development director, Lori acquired an expertise in implementing annual and capital fundraising plans, strategic analysis, major donor solicitation, and establishing development procedures to maximize effective operations and communications. A consultant with Goettler Associates, Inc. since 2005, she has lent her knowledge of marketing research, proposal writing, personal donor cultivation, recognition strategies and volunteer leadership to some of the Columbus, Ohio’s most successful capital campaigns, many of which exceeded their original fundraising goal by millions of dollars. An accomplished and successful speaker, she is frequently called upon to offer her take on topics as varied as major gifts, grants writing, donor metrics, and public-private partnerships.
In 2011, Lori was recognized as the Outstanding Fundraising Professional at the Central Ohio Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day awards celebration. Since 2012, she has served as an adjunct professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, where she teaches classes on Fundraising and Development and Board Skills.
Fundraising for Your Main Street Program Webinar
Wednesday, October 21 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
This session will dive into the importance of relationship building and fundraising as we move into our next chapter of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mary Helmer will cover giving by individuals, foundations and corporations, and capitalizing on community pride in the current environment.
Presenter
Mary Helmer brings a wealth of experience to downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization. She is an experienced professional specializing in community and economic development strategies, relationship building, training and leadership development. 10 years as a local Main Street Director in Emporia, KS forged a lifelong interest in district revitalization and community development. Emporia was the first Kansas community recognized with the prestigious Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust Main Street Center. In 2007, Mary became a coordinator for the Kansas Main Street Program and served in that capacity for 5 years. In 2013, she became the President/State Coordinator of Main Street Alabama, where she worked to re-launch the statewide coordinating program following a 10-year hiatus, leaving small and large cities without resources to revitalize their downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. Main Street Alabama is dedicated to nurturing successful revitalization programs across the state. Alabama currently has 27 designated communities and 32 downtown network communities and continues to grow at a rapid rate.
