On-Demand Governance Webinars

Capital campaigns are an important part of the fundraising cycle for any orchestra, large or small. While many of the tried and true principles of effective campaign fundraising remain the same, changing demographics and global and industry trends have required that orchestras innovate and strategies evolve. This webinar will provide an overview of recent trends in philanthropy and capital campaign fundraising, with an emphasis on symphonies and orchestras, while also sharing the essential fundamentals and tools needed to plan a comprehensive campaign. Participants will hear best practices for creating a realistic timetable, drafting a compelling case for support, and recruiting the right volunteer leadership, as well as develop a solid understanding of how it all fits together to form a winning plan. 

Presented by Bridget Keane, Corporate Vice President, CCS and Preston Walton, Assistant Vice President, CCS. This on-demand webinar is free for League members.

Moves Management® isn’t just about portfolios, coding and moves.  It is a comprehensive approach for your development operation that will bring major gift prospects closer to your orchestra through a series of strategic steps. Adopting a Moves Management® system that incorporates creative cultivation opportunities and strategies to generate a high-level of activity is the key to establishing a healthy major donor pipeline.  In this webinar, learn best practices for incorporating an effective Moves Management system, as well as innovations in donor strategies that will help build your pipeline and secure more major gifts for your organization.

Presented by Eric Javier, corporate vice president & managing director, CCS and Steven Talbot, executive director, CCS. This on-demand webinar is free for League members.

Board participation in fundraising is a perennial challenge for many, if not most, nonprofit organizations. This webinar approaches the issue by asking – what is keeping the staff from being more successful in engaging the board in fundraising? We’ll explore barriers and misperceptions that can impede staff success in working with board members, discuss how to set up conditions so that board members are self-motivated to fundraise and friend-raise, and discuss how staff can create fundraising opportunities so that board members can easily “plug in.”

As a result of this webinar participants will:

• Understand the barriers that can keep staff from being more successful at engaging board members in fundraising;
• Gain a better understanding of board member needs and perspectives when it comes to fundraising;
• Learn 5 steps for engaging board members in fundraising and how this relates to the type of information, support, training, and opportunities you offer to your board members.

Kathy Hedge, Kathy Hedge Nonprofit Consulting

This on-demand webinar is offered free to members via the League’s BoardSource partnership.

You have the vision.  You have the plan. Can you afford it?

The answer is right there on your balance sheet – and SMART (Strategy and Money Alignment Readiness Tool) will help you see it clearly.

The League’s new self-guided version of SMART can help you and your orchestra easily understand your current financial health and align your mission with the money you have. The end result – supported by easily generated charts and reports – can help drive those candid, sometimes difficult conversations with the people who matter most to your orchestra.

Ready to get SMART? SMART and the accompanying handbook are available free to League members.

We recommend that before you get started, you watch the free 30-minute webinar, Making SMART Choices. Allison Crump of TDC gives an easy to follow demonstration of SMART that takes all the guesswork out of getting started.

The Making SMART Choices webinar was made possible by a generous grant from Fidelity Foundation.

The Strategy and Money Alignment Readiness Tool was made possible by generous grants from Fidelity Foundation and The Kresge Foundation.