Mohawk Valley Leaders April 24th Program: Identifying, Enlisting and Motivating Board Members for Your Non-Profit Organization

This presentation is being funded by the CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM of The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties: a collaboration of generous area businesses and The Foundation to promote nonprofit excellence and community advocacy. The 2012 Partners are Bank of Utica, Birnie Bus Service, Carbone Auto, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Fastrac Markets, M. Griffith Investments, NBT Bank, the Observer Dispatch, Pacemaker Steel, Staffworks  and Strategic Financial Services. We appreciate their support.


Presented by Jim Donovan

Jim Donovan is originally from Chadwicks, New York and the son of the late Senator James H. and Esther Donovan.  The family has a Donor Advised Fund at the Utica/Herkimer Community Foundation which has provided dozens of scholarships and grants to local students and groups.

Jim is the author of two books:

50 Ways to Motivate Your Board

Take the Fear Out of Asking for Major Gifts

Copies of Jim's Books will be available for purchase at a discount the day of the seminar.

More information on the speaker Jim Donovan can be found on his website: http://donovanmanagement.com/wptest/ceo-profile/

This seminar will provide you the criteria in identifying potential board members, how best to enlist them and how to motivate them, including their role in asking for gifts.  It will also emphasize the best practice of Board Driven and Staff Supported fund raising.  Volunteers are on top.  Staff is on tap.

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Date: April 24, 2012

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm

Fee: $5.00 (payable at the door)

Location:Mohawk Valley Community College

   (IT/Theatre Bldg: Excellus Blue Cross-Blue Shield Training Room IT 225)

   1101 Sherman Drive  

    Utica, NY 13501