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  • Friday, August 1, 2025
  • 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Morning Mass
  • 7:15 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Solutions Showcase Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Rise & Shine: Light Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    15 Years Later: Lessons from a NYC Landmark’s Membership Program
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    5 Learnings You Need to Know Before Launching Your SMS Program
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    DAFs and Peer-to-Peer: How the Largest P2P Fundraisers Are Finding Their Biggest Source of Growth With Donor Advised Funds
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Digital Strategy Decisiveness Made Easy
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Elevate Your Board Fundraising Through Accountability and Empowerment
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Get to Know Your Donors: Develop Profiles That Build Engagement and Inspire Support
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    How Direct Response Can Support Major Donors
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Making Video Advertising Work for You
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    PR for a Better World: Leveraging the Power of Earned Media
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Revolutionizing Donor Engagement: ChildFund’s "Draw for Hope" Campaign
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Revolutionizing Your Fundraising Through Donation Page Optimizations
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Strengthen Your Sustainer Program Lifecycle: Strategies to Increase Loyalty and Reduce Churn
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    The Fundraising Brand: How Your Organization's Brand Can Nurture Great Fundraising
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    The Power of Legacy Videos
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    What Happens When You Pray... AND Ask?!
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    Your Name, Your Voice, Your Career: Building a Personal Brand That Works for You and Your Mission
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM  
    Prayer Room Open
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Branding Like MADD: How Creative Testing Can Transform Your Organization's Reach
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Re-Imagining Re-Engagement
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Channeling Success: Revamping Your Advertising Playbook
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Donor Journeys Reimagined: Building Trust from First Contact to Major Giving
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Donor Privacy + Fundraising: A Discussion Between a Privacy Expert and Fundraisers
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Game, Set, Match: The Encore - Advanced Strategies to Ace Your Matched Giving Game!
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    How Connecting Champions increased donations to help kids with cancer pursue their passions
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Influencers x Precision Data: How Evergreen Collaborative Thrived Online in 2024
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Let's Get Visual: What Makes a Good Fundraising Video?
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Make That Meeting Worthwhile! How to Run Effective Group Meetings
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Navigating Two Paths: The Risks and Rewards of Donor-Centric vs. Community-Centric Fundraising
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    The Legacy Challenge Match: A Perfect Planned Giving/Major Gift Collaboration to Secure the Future and Generate Cash NOW!
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    The Strategic Fundamentals of Launching Your First Direct Mail Program (or Another New-to-You Channel)
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Transformational Planned Giving in Uncertain Times
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Troubleshooting a Crisis in Direct Mail Production
  • 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM  
    Winning Donor Hearts With Smart Segmentation and Storytelling
  • 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Morning Brunch
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    “Patient Capital” - Funding Sustainability Through Vision, Planning, and Legacy
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Building a Culture of Philanthropy at a Young Organization: How Movement for Black Lives Uses Modern Wealth Data to Drive Its Major Gift Program
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Career Challenges and Choices
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    DRTV Has Been Replaced by DITV
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Empowered Donors, Stronger Communities: Transforming Your Fundraising Approach
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Flipping the Script: A New Approach to Narrative Strategy and Storytelling for Nonprofits
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Harnessing Celebrity Influencers for Fundraising Success
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Inclusive Fundraising: Moving Beyond the Traditional Gala to Accessible Communitywide Celebrations
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Intentional Communication to Raise More Employer Matching Gifts
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Service Leadership: The Gateway to Digital Leadership
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Synergy Not Silos: A Multi-Department/Multi-Partner Approach for Effective Planned Giving Marketing
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    Transforming Leads into Supporters: Effective Strategies for File Growth and Revenue Generation
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  
    When Big Gifts Go Bad: How to Handle Phony Philanthropists, Misguided Do-Gooders, and Unsavory Donors
  • 12:50 PM - 2:00 PM  
    Closing Keynote: Dr. Marcus Collins “For the Culture: Igniting Connection, Identity, and Impact”