On the platform at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Conference
2013 Schedule
January
January 22-23 – Community Foundation of Abilene – Abilene, TX
January 24 – Jacksonville Zoo – Jacksonville, FL
January 25 – National Parkinson Foundation – Miami, FL
January 30 - Communities in Schools of NC – Raleigh, NC
February
February 2 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Maury County – Nashville, TN
February 4 – Land Trust of North Alabama – Huntsville, AL
February 5 – NonProfit Connection – Raleigh, NC
February 15 – Wilson Education Partnership – Wilson, NC
February 23 – Planned Parenthood Health Centers of NC – Charlotte, NC
February 26 – NC Community Development Initiative – Raleigh, NC
February 26 – Business & Professional Women of Raleigh – Raleigh, NC
March
March 9 – Kripalu Retreat Center – Stockbridge, MA
March 17 – Adrian Symphony Orchestra – Adrian, MI
March 18 – Nonprofit Network – Lansing, MI
March 26-27 – Four Seasons Hospice – Flat Rock, NC
April
April 7-9 – AFP International Conference – San Diego, CA
Presenting: What Major Donors Want from Nonprofits Today: Latest Research on How Major Donors Are Changing and What To Do About It?
Tuesday, April 9th 12:45 – 2:00 PM
April 24 – Community Memorial Foundation – Chicago, IL
May
May 6 – Lucy Daniels Center – Raleigh, NC
May 9 – NC Literacy Association Conference – Greensboro, NC
July
July 17 – Philanthropy Institute with AFP Western North Carolina – Flat Rock, NC
July 22 – Society of St. Vincent de Paul - St. Louis, MO
August
August 1 – 8th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, Washington D.C.
August 18-19 – The NIC Foundation – Indianapolis, IN
August 23 – Palmetto Health Foundation - Columbia, SC
September
September 26/27 – AFP Southern Colorado – Colorado Springs, NC
2012 Schedule
January
January 11 – Raleigh Woman’s Club “Be The Change You Want to See In The World”
January 20 and 22nd – The Bill Friday Show, WUNC-TV, Interview on North Carolina People
January 26 – Raleigh City Farm, Raleigh, NC
February
February 1 – International Webinar for Guidestar
February 1 – Community Memorial Foundation – Board Retreat, Chicago, Il.
February 7 – Virginia Fundraising Executives (VAFRE), Keynote, Richmond, VA
February 14-15 – International Council of Visitors National Leadership Conference, Washington, DC
February 19-21 CASE District 3 Conference, Atlanta, GA
March
March 6 - Boys and Girls Club of America – Southeastern Leadership Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC
March 14 – AFP – Keynote, Wilmington, NC
March 27 – Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra - Board Retreat, Kalamazoo, MI
March 28 – SPCA of Wake County, Raleigh, NC
April
April 10 – United American Patriots – Board Retreat, Greensboro, NC
April 12 – Utah Society of Fundraisers – Keynote, Salt Lake City, Utah
April 1-3 – AFP International Conference – Presenter, Vancouver, BC
May
Speaking to a group at AFP of Eastern Oklahoma
May 2 – Oasis Annual Conference, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
May 8 – American Schools Foundations Alliance (AFSA) – Webinar
May 11 – ANERA, Staff Development, Washington DC
May 17 – Community Development Corporations of NC – Grantee Retreat, Raleigh, NC
May 22 – Communities in Schools of NC - Leadership Retreat
May 23 – Nonprofit Marketing Guide Webinar: Mastering the Soft Skills: What They Don’t Teach You in Fundraising 101
June
June 28 – Planned Parenthood Health Systems – Staff Training
August
August 16 – UNC Medical Foundation – Staff Training, Chapel Hill, NC
August 20 – Victoria Symphony - Board Retreat, Victoria, TX
August 21 – Baptist Hospitals of Southeast TX - Board Retreat, Beaumont, TX
August 23 – NC Philanthropy Conference, Presenter, Greensboro, NC
September
September 13-14 – NC Nonprofits Conference, Raleigh, NC
September 22 – Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy – Board Retreat, Asheville, NC
September 29 – Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children – Board Retreat, Barbados
October
October 2 – Winston Salem State University – Keynote at All Boards Retreat, Winston Salem, NC
October 4 – Boys and Girls Clubs of America – Keynote at Mid-West Regional Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Oct 6 – ANERA Board Retreat, Washington, DC
Oct 12 – North Carolina Arts Council, Hickory, NC
November
November 5 – CASE III, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
November 20 – Voices Together – Chapel Hill, NC
November 29 -Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock, NC
December
December 12 – Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce – NonProfit Roundtable
2011 Schedule
January
January 7, Institute of Management Accountants, Atlanta, GA
January 13, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati Board Retreat
January 25, Lower Cape Fear Hospice Board Retreat, Wilmington, NC
February
Feb 16-19 – National Council for International Visitors Conference, Washington, DC
Feb 26 – Fundamentals of Fundraising (AFP), Raleigh, NC “Marketing for On-going Success”
Feb 28 – March 1 – Institute of Charitable Giving, Chicago, IL – “Designing a Successful Capital Campaign”
March
March 5 Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC Keynote Speaker, Equality Convention
March 11, National Council of International Visitors, Triangle Chapter, Board Retreat
March 16, AFP Charlotte, luncheon speaker
March 20 AFP International, “Take Your Board From Bored to Blazing: 7 Steps to Fire Up Your Board for Action”
March 31 Cover Your Bases Seminar, Keynote Speaker, Raleigh, NC
April
April 20 – Avera Health Institute, Sioux Falls, SD
April 28 – West Michigan Chapter AFP
April 30 – National Meeting of Cancer Center Development Officers, Chapel Hill NC
May
May 9 – AFP Des Moines, Iowa
May 11 - National YMCA Key Leaders Conference, Illinois; Springfield, IL
May 12 – NC Community Action Conference
May 17 – Webinar, National Council for International Visitors
May 19 – Center for Nonprofit Management, Nashville TN
May 20 – QUEO Institute, Wilmington NC
May 30 – Habitat for Humanity, Greater Greensboro, NC
June
June 2 – AFP Tulsa
June 13-14 – Planet Philanthropy, Jacksonville FL
June 15-16 NC Symphony, Raleigh, NC
June 20 – Corpus Christi Symphony, Texas
June 22 – AFP Knoxville, TN
June 23-24 – Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT
July
July 12 – Jane Salzano Center for Autism, Montgomery Village, MD
July 21 – BRIDGE Conference, Arlington, VA
July 22 - Mercy Health System, Dubuque, Iowa
August
August 9 – United Way, Houston, TX
Aug 22 – CSAAC, Montgomery Village, MD
September
Sept. 8 – Raleigh United Arts, Raleigh, NC
Sept. 15 – AFP Triangle, Raleigh, NC
Sept. 23 – St. John’s Medical Foundation, Oregon
October
Oct. 3 – Metro Health System Foundation, Wyoming, MI
Oct. 6 – Chatham Arts Council, Pittsboro, NC
Oct. 12 – SECU Family House, Chapel Hill, NC
Oct 20 – Georgia Military College Foundation, Milledgeville, GA
November
Nov 2 – SIR Foundation – Fairfax, VA
Nov 15-16 – National Philanthropy Day – Brandywine AFP, Wilmington, DE
Nov 17-18 - NextGen Charity Conference, NYC
Nov 28-30 – AFP Congress, Toronto, Canada
December
Dec 1 – Ohio Association of Community Colleges, Columbus, OH
2010 Schedule
January
January 12 – Edenton Historical Commission, Edenton, NC – Strategic Planning Board Retreat
January 15 - Genesis Charter School “Easy Fundraising for Board Members” – Board Retreat – Kansas City, MO
January 16 - Big Brothers Big Sisters “Easy Fundraising for Board Members” – Board Retreat – Kansas City, MO
January 21 - Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Greater Dallas - Board Retreat – Dallas, TX
February
February 12 The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Feb 15 – 23 Costa Rica
Feb 24 - AFP-Triangle – First Course in Fundraising
February 26 - Texas CASA - Austin, TX
March
March 11 at 1pm Eastern - Webinar Series: How to Make Your Organization Successful as a Board Members in Five Easy Steps – Step 1: What’s my Job as a Board Member?
March 24-25 - NC Conservation Fund, Regional Leadership Workshop, Clayton, NC
March 30 at 1pm Eastern - Webinar Series: How to Make Your Organization Successful as a Board Members in Five Easy Steps – Step 2: For Board members: How to Be a Personal Advocate For the Cause.
March 29 – City of Raleigh, Project LIFT – Raleigh, NC
April
April 10 - Democracy North Carolina - Board Retreat, Chapel Hill, NC
April 11-14 - AFP International Conference – “Create a Fundraising Action Plan for your Board Members,” Baltimore, MD
April 21 at 1pm Eastern- NonprofitMarketingGuide.com Coaching Call – Friendraising for Board Members
April 22 at 1pm Eastern - Webinar Series: How to Make Your Organization Successful as a Board Members in Five Easy Steps – Step 3: Easy Friendmaking for the Cause: The Art of Opening the Door.
May
May 6 - AFP Eastern Oklahoma Conference – Tulsa, OK
May 11 - “Parties with a Purpose – Part One” Webinar with NonprofitMarketingGuide.com
May 13 at 1pm Eastern - Webinar Series: How to Make Your Organization Successful as a Board Members in Five Easy Steps – Step 4: “No Ask” Fundraising Jobs for Board Members
May 20 - San Bernadino County Library – Friends of the Library Annual Conference, Fontana, CA – Keynote
May 22 - Fundraising Success Magazine Virtual Conference “Get on Board! How to Engage Your Board Members and Get Them to Like — No, LOVE! — Fundraising”
May 22 - Friendship Shelter, Laguna Beach CA – Board Retreat
May 25 - - “Parties With a Purpose – Part Two” webinar with NonprofitMarketingGuide.com
June
June 3 at 1pm Eastern - The Board Member’s Guide to Asking and Never Ever Getting Turned Down
June 15 The Carolina Ballet, Raleigh
July
July 14 - The Grandview Foundation, Board Retreat, Dayton Ohio
July 15 - Philanthropy Journal Webinar, “Create a Fundraising Action Plan for your Board: Easy Jobs for Every Single Board Member”
July 24 – Triangle Red Cross Board Retreat, Durham, NC
July 26-27 – Virginia Fundraising Institute
August
August 12 – North Carolina Philanthropy Conference, Charlotte, NC
August 16 – Rocky Mount Academy board retreat, Rocky Mount, NC
September
September 7 – St. John Medical Foundation, Oregon
September 9 – AFP of Northwest Arkansas Annual Summit
September 10-15 – trip to Yellowstone (CO and Montana)
September 16 – AFP Triangle, RTP, NC Friendmaking and Fundraising Bootcamp for Board Members and Staff
September 18 – Board retreat for Charter Community School, Durham, NC
Sept 23-24 – North Carolina Preservation Society – Annual Conference
September 25-26 California Maritime Academy, San Francisco, CA
September 30 – Texas CASA, Dallas TX
October
October 6-7 NC Arts Council Conference, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
October 14 – AFP Broward County, Florida
October 18-19 – North Penn Nonprofit Academy, Pennsylvania
October 20 – Austin, Texas AFP – All-Day Workshop
October 21, 22 Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale, NJ
October 27 – Midland, Texas AFP Workshop
November
November 2, Cary Visual Arts, Cary, NC
November 8, Friends of the Library Board Retreat, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
November 11 , Wake County Women’s Center, board retreat
November 15, Historic Hope Plantation, Windsor, NC
November 16, O’Berry Foundation, board retreat
November 30 and December 1 - AFP Greater Toronto 2010 Congress
December
Dec 1 - AFP Greater Toronto 2010 Congress
Dec. 21 Institute of Management Accountants Montvale, NC
2009 Schedule
January
January 22 – AFP Conference , “Fired Up Fundraising: Turn Your Board’s Passion into Action.” San Antonio, TX
February
February 4 – Communities in Schools of NC Keynote Speaker – Pinehurst, NC
February 5 – United Way of North Carolina Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker – “Fired Up Fundraising: Extraordinary Strategies for Extraordinary Times” – Pinehurst, NC
February 11 – Nonprofit Roundtable “From Fundraising to Friendraising: New Strategies for Extraordinary Times” and Sturgeon City Board Retreat – Jacksonville, NC
February 26 – Gail’s Webinar Series – Parties with a Purpose: How to Make Your Next Event the Best Party in Town!
March
March 11 – AFP of New Jersey, Frank V. Whitley Lecture Series, “Fired Up Fundraising: Turn Your Board’s Passion into Action” and “Shift Board Passion into ACTION: Easy Roles for Board Members to Help in Fundraising” – Newark, NJ
March 18 – Gail’s Webinar Series – Taking the Fear out of Fundraising for you and your Board!
March 20 – AFP Houston – Training Session for Development Professionals – Houston, TX
March 24 – Museum of Life and Science Board Retreat – Durham, NC
April
April 16 – Triangle AFP – RTP, NC
April 30 – North Carolina Land Trust Assembly – Raleigh, NC
May
May 11 – Sioux Falls Community Foundation Workshop for Nonprofit Leaders Keynote Speaker – Sioux Falls, SD
May 13 – Barnes Dennig & Co. – Not For Profit Seminar Keynote Speaker – Cincinnati, OH
May 14 – Boys and Girls Clubs of America 102nd National Conference Keynote Speaker – Atlanta, GA
June
July
July 16 – WEBINAR – Six New Rules for Board Members in Changing Times – What is Working Now! Begins 1pm. Register Here!
July 21 – Virginia Fundraising Institute - Keynote address: How Smart Fundraisers Are Finding Opportunities in a Chaotic Economy & Workshop: Fire Up Your Board for Fundraising, Turn Their Passion into Action.
July 21-23 – 2009 Bridge Conference – Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, Washington DC
August
August 11 – AFP First Course in Fundraising, Greensboro, NC - in Board Members, CEO’s and Other Volunteers
August 11 – CFRE Review Course, Greensboro, NC - “Securing the Gift”
August 12 – North Carolina Philanthropy Conference, Greensboro, NC - Turn Your Fundraising Event into the Best Party in Town: Get the Right People in the Door, Raise More Money and Have More Fun!
September
September 17 – Saint Mary’s Hospital - Board Retreat, Montreal, Canada
September 22 – WEBINAR – Create a Fundraising Action Plan for Your Board Members and Put Them to Work Where You Need Them 1pm eastern time
September 24 – Urban Ministries of Wake County - Board Retreat, Raleigh, NC
September 30 – Westchester Country Day School - Board Retreat, High Point, NC
October
October 6 – AFP of Central PA – Keynote, Hershey, PA
October 22 – Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Keynote at the Northeast Regional Conference, Atlantic City, NJ
new friends at the Boys and Girls Clubs of American training
November
November 4 – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City, MO Board Retreat
November 5 – Genesis Charter School, Kansas City, MO Board Retreat
November 10 – North Carolina State University – Guest Teacher in Fund Development Course
November 11 – Junior Achievement Worldwide, Development Officers Conference – Indianapolis, IN
November 13-17 – CASE VII Conference, San Francisco, CA
December
December 3 – Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill - Board Retreat, Chapel Hill, NC