Securing the Gift
During this pandemic, many organizations and fundraisers are pivoting and adapting strategies often at the last minute. Forwarding our mission is more important and raising funds to advance that mission remains a critical task. This class will explore suggestions and strategies to successful fundraising during Covid 19 and provide participants with the latest information and resources that fundraisers can use now. Additionally, we will discuss how fundraising strategies (annual, major, Peer-to-Peer, etc.) can be enhanced via stewardship and cultivation so that development professionals will be better able to Secure the Gift during the pandemic.
Jack Alotto, MA, CFRE
Jack is a graduate of Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and he holds a Master’s degree from the State University of New York at Oswego, both degrees are in Psychology. Throughout his career, Jack has served in a variety of fundraising positions in hospital, social service and the arts as executive director, development director, major gift and legacy giving manager, and foundation and corporate relations manager.
Jack has taught a variety of fundraising classes at the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL), where he is on the faculty of the Emerging Leaders Program, additionally, Jack had previously served as a member of the board and taught and managed the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Golden Gate Chapter’s Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) Review class. He has recently been appointed as CFRE California Ambassador.
At the Sanford Institute of Philanthropy (SIP) at JFK University, Jack’s primary role is that of Instructor in the Fundraising Academy and in the newly launched Cause Selling Series. He has also served on panels in Ethics in Fundraising, Cause Selling, and Donor Loyalty/ Donor Centered Fundraising; he has moderated panels on Strategies for Building a Strong Major Gifts Program, Trends and Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising, and Stewarding Gifts and Cultivating Donors. In addition, Jack has taught Fundraising Basics, Cause Selling and Major Gift modules at the SIP Fundraising Academy since 2018.
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Cost for AFP Yosemite Chapter Members: $20.00
Cost for all others: $30.00
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