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  • Wednesday, July 31, 2024
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Morning Mass
  • 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM EST
    Affinity Group Tables with Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST
    Opening General Session: From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST
    Keynote: Positive Tensions in Faith-Based Philanthropy: Impact, Collaboration, and Trust
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    Copywriting Clinic for Direct Response Fundraisers
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    Dream, Decide, and Deliver: Define Your Strategic Vision and Make it a Reality
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    From Insights to Action: Translating Behavioral Science into Fundraising Strategy
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
    Your Case for Support: From Creation to Activation
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    Data Dynamics: Enhancing Future Fundraising Through Event Analytics
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    Responsible AI is Everyone’s Responsibility
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    Tech-Powered Giving: Transform Computers and Gaming Communities into Fundraising Forces
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    The Fundraiser's Guide to Collaborating With Generative AI
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    The Power and the Pitfalls of a Sweepstakes
  • 10:45 AM – 11:20 AM EST
    Unveiling the A.I. Toolkit for Fundraising
  • 10:45 AM – 11:55 AM EST
    Getting Started with Digital and the Importance of Being Agile
  • 10:45 AM – 11:55 AM EST
    It Takes Responsible Fearlessness to Create Amazing Audience Experiences
  • 10:45 AM – 11:55 AM EST
    Mastering Peer-to-Peer Campaigns
  • 10:45 AM – 11:55 AM EST
    Moving Your Organization From Charity to Change: Developing a Liberating Programming Model
  • 10:45 AM – 11:55 AM EST
    Sustained Giving Masterclass
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    How Fundraisers Can Save Time and Spur Creativity With AI-Driven Content
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Using Data Visualization
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Tech-Powered Change: How Fundraising in Black Leverages Tech, AI and DEI Through an E-learning Platform for Fundraisers of Color
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    To Customize or Not to Customize (or, the pros and cons of fundraising platform customizations versus native usage)
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Wounded Warrior Project's Tech Secret to Fundraising Success
  • 11:25 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Your Nonprofit and Technology: Bold Plays for 2024 to Stay Above the Competition
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST
    Lunch & Keynote: Institutional Investors in Nonprofit Technology: Good or Bad?
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
    Lunch & Faith in Action Awards Celebration
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    1 Digital Audit + 4 eCRM Demonstrations + 2 Years = An Amazing Migration
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    2024 Digital Outlook Report: An Inside Look of What’s Around the Corner in Digital Fundraising
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    Bilingual Texting: How Operation Smile Integrates English and Spanish SMS into Fundraising Campaigns.
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    Empathetic Tech: Building Products That Solve Real Problems
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    How to Raise More Money Online
  • 1:30 PM – 2:05 PM EST
    Setting Up Your Nonprofit's Human Stack: Integrating People and Technology for Impact
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    General Session Panel: Changing Challenges to Opportunities: Combatting Declines in Giving
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Community and Identity in the Digital Age: Nonprofit Strategies for Enhanced Donor Engagement
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Impact Through Digital Transformation: Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud for Fundraising
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Ready, Set, Migrate: Overcoming Tech Transition Hurdles
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Redefining Our Workday, and Our Future, With AI
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Relationships, Retention, and Revenue: The Connection Between Failed Payments and Sustainer Churn
  • 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    The Responsive Maturity Model: 5 Digital Steps to Scale Donor Engagement
  • 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Accelerate Your Major Gift Growth
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    AI Opportunities for Faith-Based Fundraisers: What are AI Tools and What Can They Do For You?
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    How Faith-Based Orgs Can Use Texting to Increase Donations and Engagement [Case Study with Lord of Hosts Church and United Women of Faith]
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    How the Padre Pio Foundation of America Team Uses AI, Data, and Technology to Be More Efficient, Raise More Money, and Help More People.
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EST
    Inspired Giving: Unlocking Donor Motivation
  • 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    Closing General Session: Champions of Change Leveraging Big Data for Good
  • 3:55 PM – 4:30 PM EST
    General Session: Closing
  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM EST
    Afternoon Prayer Service
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EST
    Welcome Reception - All Welcomed! Bridge, BridgeTECH, Faith & Fundraising, and Solutions Showcase!
  • Thursday, August 1, 2024
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Morning Mass
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM EST
    Breakfast in the Solution Showcase + First Timers in Same Location (8:00 am - 8:45 am)
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Borrowing from the Marketing Playbook: Elevating Philanthropy through Compelling Storytelling
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Every Test, Everywhere, All at Once: How to Rethink an Entire Program in Just One Campaign
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Expect the Unexpected: How to Prepare for Emergency Response Fundraising
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Fundraising Reimagined: The AI Advantage
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Harnessing the Power of Data in Telefundraising: How to Use Your Donor Data to Connect With Donors and Maximize ROI
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    How to (Really!) Convert Fans to Donors: A Fundraiser's Guide to Social Media
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Listening as Leadership
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    The Power of Inclusivity in Strategic Planning
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Unleashing the Power of Digital Content: Elevating Your Nonprofit's Mission
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Using Twitch, TikTok, Tiltify, & Influencers to Raise Money and Engage Supporters
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    What Do Mid-Level Donors Really Want?
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    What Inspires Big Gifts? Big Ideas
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    Words That Work: Fundraising Edition, Updated for 2024
  • 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EST
    You Can Use Puppies, Kittens, and Critters Too! How a Faith-Based Organization Grew Their List With a Pet Campaign.
  • 9:55 AM – 11:25 AM EST
    Opening Keynote: New York Times bestselling author – a rare blend of business, art and science Find a way
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    A Guide to Trauma-Informed Storytelling
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Accessibility by Design: Breaking Barriers by Crafting Inclusive Donor Experiences
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Bridging Generational Gaps in Philanthropy: Strategies for Engaging the Next Generation of Donors
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Continuing to Navigate the Hybrid Workforce
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Digital Sustainers... A Lifeline During Economic Uncertainty
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Engaging Donors of Faith: Bridging Values and Impact in Secular Nonprofits
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Making Your Case to Powers That Be: How to Unlock Investment and Grow Your Program
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Real Stories on Making a Case for Investment/New Channels
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    SESSION CANCELLED: The Case for Support Playbook: Using the Flexible Story Format to Engage Donors
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Seven Things We Think We Know About Our Donors and Prospects That Are Absolutely, Totally, 100% Not True
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Stop Thinking Like a Nonprofit! (You’ll Raise More Money)
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    The First Steps of Your Nonprofit Website Accessibility Journey
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    The Incredible Power of the Values Connection to Deliver Big Growth in Legacy
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    The Multiverse of Multivariant Testing
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    Three Proven Practices for Gaining and KEEPING Loyal Donors
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM EST
    To Mid-Level and Beyond: Real, Audience-First Donor Journeys
  • 12:35 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Lunch
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Beyond Self-Care: Leading a Team Away from Burnout
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Breathing New Life Into Your Cornerstone Campaign
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Building Capacity & Sustainability in a Challenging Economy
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Combatting Bias in Direct Marketing Fundraising
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Cracking the Code: Unlocking the Potential of Your Fundraising Program through Source Coding
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Creating a Branded Giving Ecosystem to Attract, Retain, and Upgrade Donors
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Don't Get Left Behind: Leveraging Automation to Prepare for Unexpected Fundraising Opportunities
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Finders Keepers: 7 Ways to Find and Keep Exceptional Team Members
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Game, Set, Match: Thinking Differently to Ace Your Matched Giving Campaigns!
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    How to Use Interactive Content to Boost Online Donations
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    I’m Sorry, Have We Met? Innovative Storytelling Tactics to Capture the Hearts and Minds of Donors
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Inside the Donor's Mind: Your Burning Questions Answered
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Moving beyond Google Grants & Boosted Social Posts: Paid Advertising 201
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    The Right Tech at the Right Time
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Understanding How AI Can Transform Your Canvassing and Donor Experience
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Unleash Your Nonprofit Superpower: Strategic Planning for Trailblazing Leaders
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM EST
    Refreshment Break in the Solution Showcase (3:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    After the Peak: Using Paid Digital Media to Extend the Life Cycle of Rapid Response Moments
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Building Your Fundraising Brand
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Common Challenges and Shared Solutions: Corporations and Nonprofits on Donor/Customer-Centric Marketing
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    From Plan to Pivot
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Fundraising Successfully during a Strategy Shift
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Get Comfy with Conflict
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Goodbye Premiums, Hello Loyal Donors: Moving Your Acquisition Program Away from Premiums
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    I Wish I'd Thought of That!
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Industry Misconceptions 2023: I'll Take Measurement for $1,000, Ken
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    JAM Collective – Sustainer Retention and Upgrade Benchmarking: How Does Your Sustainer Program Measure up and Where Can You Grow?
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    ROI of Strategic Action Planning: Preparing Teams to Dramatically Increase Impact and Revenue in 12 Months
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    SESSION CANCELLED: The Case for Support Playbook: Using the Flexible Story Format to Engage Donors
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Strategies for Selecting the Right Donation Processing Solution for Your Organization
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Transforming Philanthropy: Navigating Change with Data-Driven Strategies and Technologies
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Unveiling Nonprofit Broadcast Text Messaging Insights Report
  • 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM EST
    Working Parents and the Workplace: Navigating Challenges, Overcoming Guilt, and Advocating for Yourself
  • 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM EST
    Afternoon Prayer Service
  • Friday, August 2, 2024
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Morning Mass
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Morning Wake-me-up
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Beyond Devices: How CTV, Audio, and Digital Out-of-Home Can Supersize Your Campaigns
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Communicating Impact: Crafting Competitive & Compelling Grants That Get Funded
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Crafting Extraordinary Fundraising Campaigns: Lessons from a Nonprofit Trailblazer
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Donor-Advised Fund Donors: Where and How to Find Them
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Economic Update, Its Correlation to Philanthropic Giving, and the Outlook for 2024/2025
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Go with the Flow: Embracing Change to Grow Your Mid-Level Program
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Grassroots Fundraising in a Divided and Distracted Country: A Tale of Two Cities
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    How Technology Empowers Jewish-Based Organizations for a Data-Driven Future
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Implementing IDEA Initiatives in Your Fundraising Plans: Navigating Challenges toward Equitable Fundraising
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Managing Up, Down, and Across: Finding Your Way through Management Challenges
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Surviving and Thriving the “Silver Tsunami”
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Sustain Your Sustainers: How Machine Learning and Automation Can Maximize Success
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Text Me, Maybe? How to Integrate Mobile (SMS) into Your Fundraising and Event Strategies
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    The First Steps of Your Nonprofit Website Accessibility Journey
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    The Right Tech at the Right Time
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    When Fundraising Is Not the Problem: Why Holistic Organizational Health Matters for Growth
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Beyond CRM Data: Fundraising Strategies for the Future
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Blended Gifts (Major Gifts and Planned Gifts)
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Case Studies: Real Conversations with Major Donors
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Cracking the Code: Unlocking the Potential of Your Fundraising Program through Source Coding
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Dear Fundraiser: Your Toughest Career Conundrums, Answered
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Engaging Donors of Faith: Bridging Values and Impact in Secular Nonprofits
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Four Years after George Floyd: Racial Justice & American Donors
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    From the Ground Up: Building Resilient Acquisition Programs
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Fundraising Talent: Identifying, Attracting, Hiring, and Retention
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Harnessing AI for Creative Impact and Ethical Excellence
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Let AI Connect Your Fundraising Development and Direct Marketing Teams for Higher ROI Outcomes
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Maximizing Monthly Giving: Leveraging Multichannel Strategies
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Strategies for Selecting the Right Donation Processing Solution for Your Organization
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    The Art & Science of Inspiring Upgrades in Giving
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Unlocking the Mystery of Successful Gen Z Engagement
  • 9:10 AM – 10:10 AM EST
    Video Is NOT the Future. It Is the NOW.
  • 10:10 AM – 11:30 AM EST
    Brunch
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    30 Ideas That WOWED Us!
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    A Premium Evolution
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Bridging the Generational Gap: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in the Age of Wealth Transfer
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Building Out a Face-to-Face Fundraising Campaign: Everything You Need to Know to Launch Successfully
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Ethical Storytelling: Centering the Human Experience for Fundraising Success
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Geeking Out on GA4: CRM Data Is No Longer the Only Game in Town — How Google Analytics Can Help You Raise More Online Revenue
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    How Leading Fundraisers Succeed with Direct Mail in a Time of Postal Transformation
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    It Takes More Than Gold Foil and First-Class Stamps: Developing a Successful Mid-Level Donor Engagement Solution
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Shifting Sands: Critical Conversations to Change Your Game!
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Starting a Legacy Society at your Religious Charity or Congregation
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Tackling Rising Costs...and Winning!
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    The Art & Science of Delegation
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    Using Direct Marketing to Grow Your Planned Giving Pipeline
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
    You've Been Influenced: Harnessing the Power of Word-of-Mouth
  • 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Closing Keynote: 6 Time Olympic Gold Medalist and founder of Jackie Joyner-Kersee (JJK) Foundation