The Uplift Workshop: The Secret to Donor and Stakeholder Relationships that Pay Off for Everyone

When:  May 27, 2026 from 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM (PT)

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About this event

This workshop is being co-convened by: The Santa Barbara Foundation, The McCune Foundation, The Fund for Santa Barbara, NPRN, Leading From Within, Association of Fundraising Professionals (Santa Barbara/Ventura County Chapters), and CLU Center for Nonprofit Leadership. 

Description:

Do you have major donors or other stakeholders to cultivate? Would you like to use your staff’s and committee’s time in a highly productive and engaging way? If so, this workshop is for you!

This workshop will seek to build upon the foundations of your current fundraising and relationship-building by sharing a model for pursuing your development objectives in a methodical, strategic and personally-customized way.  Using the Relationship Building for Prosperity® strategy process, attendees will learn to apply a practical and effective methodology to boost donor and stakeholder cultivation.

This workshop will be facilitated by Patricia Rachel Schwartz, (MA, MCC, NBC-HWC) and emceed by Lauren Trujillo (MLIS, CFRE), Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Library Foundation.

Workshop participants can expect to:

  • Reconnect with your “why” for the work you do.

  • Learn about a model to engage your donors/stakeholders that builds trust, connection and resilience, while leading in a natural way to major gifts.

  • Discover powerful questions to expand active participation and deepen commitment.

  • Experience the power of lived experience stories in building relationships between constituents.

  • Walk away with at least one significant action step to bring your key prospects closer to your organization, and closer to a higher level of investment in your organization.

Note:  Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of the book Your Nonprofit’s 360Win: How to Build Relationships that Pay Off for Everyone®written by the facilitator, Patricia Rachel Schwartz. This book is being generously provided through the support of:  The Santa Barbara Foundation, The McCune Foundation and CLU Center for Nonprofit Leadership. The book will be used during the workshop.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for nonprofit executive directors, development staff, nonprofit marketing / communication leads, and/or board/committee members actively engaged in donor solicitation. You are strongly encouraged to send one staff person and one board or committee member from your organization

Through the generous support of the Santa Barbara Foundation, this workshop is being offered free of charge to staff and board members of nonprofits serving communities in Santa Barbara County. It is also being offered free of charge for AFP (SB/VC Chapter) members.

Location

Santa Barbara Foundation Office - South County
1111 Chapala Street, Suite #200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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