Participant Introductions
The Discussion areas are a place to introduce yourself to fellow participants and to post comments relating to each conference session. Jump in and share!
Please take a moment to introduce yourself to conference participants. You might like to tell us where you work, what city you are in, and about your role in the world of fundraising. Don’t hesitate to tell us why this conference is of particular interest to you.
Add your introduction in the “Discuss this Topic” box below, or click “reply” next to someone else’s post to offer your response to their introduction.
We look forward to meeting you!
The IFC Online eConference Team
Greetings all! I’m Cynthia Armour (CFRE … Certified FundRaising Executive) … self-employed near Toronto Ontario. I run a business where I work with boards and senior management, facilitating, training and coaching in good governance and how that strengthens fundraising efforts and success.
I’m very new to online methods of fundraising, despite my 20+ years in the field … resistance is futile … I’m being assimilated (and welcome help understanding this brave new world).
With a busy schedule personally (one escape-artist horse keeps letting himself out) and professionally (three demanding projects) I really appreciated the fact that I can “attend” this conference as time permits. Looking forward to it!
Hi, I’m Kate and I am Digital Fundraising Executive from Save the Children UK. I am keen to learn more about building our email list and engaging more with donors online. This is my first web conference so look forward to seeing how it all works and sharing ideas.
Hi, I’m Tarun Vohra. I’m Executive Director, External Relations with CARE in India. We’re looking to put our online fundraising plans in place and I look forward to a lot of valuable input in the next 3 days.
Hi I’m Molly and I’m the Digital Marketing Coordinator at Greenpeace UK. I’ll be joined in some of the sessions by some of my colleagues in the fundraising team. Looking forward to hearing about online fundraising experiences from around the world.
Looking forward to talking about how build your e-mail list and find out what kinds of questions people have. I read a lot of blog entries proclaiming “E-mail is dead,” but I think that’s premature. E-mail is still a critical tool for raising money, getting your supporters to take action, getting out information about your program…and even promoting your Facebook presence….
Hello, I am Norman Reiss, Manager of Online Services at the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation in NYC. I also run an ephilanthropy blog at http://www.nonprofitbridge.com, where my focus is Bridging Technology, Communications & Development to Implement ePhilanthropy Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations. I currently work extensively with Convio, and have also worked with many other online products, such as Kintera and Active.
Good Morning, I’m Ellen Stack the Associate Director of Annual Giving with Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA.
Hello, we’re the YEK team from Kansas (www.yeks.org)! We’re excited to work with Web 2.0 and engage our high school age alumni. We work with a large age range of donors and clients and want to learn about best practices on the web.
Looking forward to talking about how build your e-mail list and find out what kinds of questions people have. I read a lot of blog entries proclaiming “E-mail is dead,” but I think that’s premature. E-mail is still a critical tool for raising money, getting your supporters to take action, getting out information about your program…and even promoting your Facebook presence….Join me Tuesday and Thursday for “10 Ways to grow a big e-mail list.”
Good morning everyone from the staff at the Montana State University Foundation in Bozeman, Montana.
I’m Michele Peterson and I’m with Ecojustice, Canada’s largest environmental justice organization, with offices in Toronto, Vncouver, Ottawa and Alberta.
Good morning. I’m Michele Peterson and I’m with Ecojustice, Canada’s largest environmental justice organization, with offices in Toronto, Vncouver, Ottawa and Alberta.
Good Morning from New York City. I am the Development Director at the Design Trust for Public Space — an non-profit organization dedicated to improving public space in NYC. We are currently exploring the world of using new social media as a tool for fundraising and I’m looking forward to learning more over the next couple of days.
I am the Director of Development at Lifeworks a nonprofit serving people with disabilities as we live and work together. I am most interested in hearing ideas for funding raising on line and Scott Goodstein.
Hello! I’m Frances Trezevant from Lausanne, Switzerland. I work as a regional fundraiser for Swiss Labour Assistance, active in international cooperation. Welcome to our website in french http://www.oseo.ch or in german http://www.sah.ch. Our main activity is Labour rights and ILO (International Labour Organisation) minimum standards. We are very active on the “Decent work, Decent Life” agenda. Our actual advocacy campaign is on http://www.oseo.ch/index.cfm?ID=96D9E69D-D2A6-B5B1-C727E173D3A0B72C
Salut Frances, are u remembering me? we worked together at Amnesty in Bern a long time ago. Saw your question at a workshop and was very happy to see somebody else from switzerland…. and someone i know! liebe grüsse und ich freue mich, wenn du dich meldest. Verena Flück
Hi this is Scott Goodstein from Revolution Messaging, LLC in Washington DC. I will be speaking in about an hour!
Hi, I’m Paul Goldberg, Director of Development for Switchboard of Miami, located in Miami, Florida. We operate helplines to provide free, confidential telephone counseling, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and information and referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day a year, in English, Spanish and Creole. Additionally, Switchboard provides prevention services for local schools and community organizations, as well as providing individual, group, and family mental health counseling at our clinic. I know little, if anything, about fundraising online and hope to be able to increase my knowledge in this area.
Hi everyone,
I’m Kimiko Martinez, the communication manager at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) in Southern California. As many of you probably know, Planned Parenthood is the leading provider of reproductive health care in the country. We provide comprehensive, honest sex education and health information, which enables women, men, teens, and families to make responsible and informed choices and build healthier communities.
Our marketing and development team will be joining me on many of the eConference sessions, and we’re very excited about many of the topics that will be covered.
Hello Kimiko,
I’m Nuzhat, I work for International Planned Parenthood Federation, based in London. Are you going to hear Seth Goodstein in a few minutes?
I hope you already know about the http://www.15andcounting.org/ campaign?
Hi everyone,
We’re the New Mexico State University Foundation. We’re excited about using technology to better reach our alumni and donors.
Hi Everyone,
I’m Vera Turner, Director of Individual Giving for PBS Development. I’m at the PBS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, which is located just outside Washington, DC. My department provides fundraising counsel, training, and tools and serivces for our 356 member stations across the country. I’ve been working within public broadcasting for nearly twenty years in various capacities.
Hello,
My name is Julia Miele, Executive Director for the YWCA Santa Monica / Westside, which is located in Santa Monica, California.
Hi Vera and Elizabeth from PBS! It’s Angela Larson in Chicago. Great to see you here!
Hi, I am Laure Luciani, one of the fundraisers working in Peace Brigades International providing physical and political accompaniment to human rights defenders and displaced comunities in 5 countries in the world (Nepal, indonesia, Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia). We are trying to find sustainable solutions to face the worldwide economic crisis with new ideas, tools and donors! Good luck to everybody there!
Hi, I am Jean Sywulka from The Central American Theological Seminary in Guatemala City. We are a Spanish-speaking educational institution that is training some 1,000 students from 20 countries for Christian ministry. This morning 6 members of the development and communication team watched some of the presentations, including a couple of workshops in Spanish. There was lots of information and ideas, and we want to take our fund raising to the next level. Thanks for the help!
Hi I’m Jason a Consultant specialising in digital media, I’m really looking forward to running my session in about half an hours time
Hello – I am from the KPM Network for Education. We believe that education can be uniquely effective in creating positive and lasting change in the world. We are finding these online presentations very helpful. Thank you!
Hi – this is Vinay Bhagat, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Convio. I am looking forward to presenting the Wired Wealthy and discussing how the Web can be used to support mid-level and major donor cultivation.
Really excited to be participating in this first of a kind, international nonprofit Web conference. Kudos to the organizers.
Vinay
Greetings from Switzerland! Hi, I am Verena and specialised in FR and marketing strategies. I am really looking forward to this conference and to meeting you all.
Gwen Colman at GPI Atlantic, a non-profit in Nova Scotia, Canada. We work with measures of progress that account for both benefits and harmful results of economic activity and have an international youth program. Looking to learn from all aspects and especially about using social networking to connect with youth, online donations, and major donors through social networking. thanks, gwen
Hi my name is Jill Ruchel and I’m a fundraising copywriter and consultant from Melbourne, Australia, specialising in online and DM. I am really looking forward to this conference and finding other people as interested as I am in in digital and new media for fundraising. Greetings all!
Hello, my name is John Scarpucci in Atlanta Georgia USA. I’m on the IFC Online organizing committee. I’d like to know how you like this virtual conference.
Hello, my name is Pia Wildberger and I’m working for the fundraising and information department at Swissaid. Looking forward to today’s session!
how long will the recorded sessions be onlne for downloading?
Hi Rosanna
The recorded sessions will be available for at least 6 months after the live event.
Thanks
Alan, IFC Online Team
great. thanks for that.
rosanna
I’m Eugene Flynn, founder and Director of Possibilities at 54 Degrees (www.54degrees.com) In Ireland. I work with progressive NGOs to develop successful online strategies. This involves listening, exploring possibilities and defining solutions. We also perform website audits from a fundraising and advocacy perspective. i.e. Is your site ready for your audience? and if not how you can improve it.
I’m really interested in listening and learning more about the type of issues you are all experiencing and of course listening to and learning from cases around the world..
Some great sessions so far
We have had good attendance today at Dartmouth College and many comments on how interesting the sessions have been. I think the technology has been easy to use and appreciate having so many interesting speakers available to us.
Hi Dartmouth College!
Glad to hear you’ve enjoyed the conference! Out of interest – how many did you have in your group today?
Alan, The IFC team
The conference was excellent and provided a quality learning opportunity from professionals with experience and perspective. I found the marketing information, wired wealthy, and how to work in challenging times most helpful. Thank you.
Reply to AlanBird from Dartmouth College. Dartmouth College had 12-13 participants each day (not all at the same presentation). We are very busy at the moment which prevented some who wanted to come from attending. Feedback was positive. Pamela Skyrme
The conference was a great joy, and extremely relevant to us. I’m looking forward to the next one!