LUNCHEON - April 12 (Best Rates Expire April 6)
TOPIC: Prospect Information – How to get it, when to work on it, and what to do with it “I can Google, but then what? And by the way, when am I supposed to do this?”
Join your fellow AFP/DC members as we explore how to approach building and managing information on our prospects and donors. During the program, we will strive to answer such questions as:
• Do I need to know everything about a prospect before I meet him/her? Once they're a donor, does the research stop?
• If I don't have a research staff, how do I best use my limited time to develop information for my prospects? How am I supposed to do research when I'm supposed to be out there making calls?
SPEAKER: Jennifer C. Cooper, senior associate, advancement services practice of Bentz Whaley Flessner
LOCATION: The Army and Navy Club
TIME: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
COST: $40 members/ $50 nonmembers / [There is a $15 fee for late or on-site registrations.]
REGISTER: online by noon on 4/6/07 (provides emailed confirmation)
MORE INFORMATION: see the flyer

ADVANCED EXECUTIVES - April 27
TOPIC: "The Meaning of Life"
SPEAKER: Dr. Robbie Blinkoff, anthropologist, ethnographer and founder of Context-Based Research Group.
Dr. Blinkoff founded Context Research in 1999 to help marketers and advertisers use the tools of cultural anthropologists in understanding the basic drives that motivate their customers. The success of this approach involves “going very deep with customers, understanding where meaning lies in their lives, and using that knowledge to make something happen.” This session promises to be a challenging exploration of the basic motivations of our philanthropic nature and culture.
LOCATION: The Army and Navy Club
TIME: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. (Networking breakfast begins at 8:00 a.m.)
COST: $25 advance registration/$35 on-site registration

Thank you to Campbell & Company for sponsoring the Advanced Executives Program.