January 4th – 5th
Courtyard Marriott
Saint Augustine Beach

 

Major Donor Symposium


The FOCUS Group is proud to announce this exclusive event exploring major donor cultivation, identifying and keeping your best people, and building a sustainable team.

Schedule


JANUARY 4, 2018

11am
12pm
1pm
2pm
2:45pm
4pm
5pm
5:45pm

Welcome | Brad Layland
Lunch | Major Donor Story
Devotion & Sharing | Dr. Tim Brown
Keynote | Dave Jones
Breakout Session #1
Breakout Session #2
Break
Dinner & Outing | Major Donor Story

JANUARY 5, 2018

8am
9am
9:45am
10:30am
11:30am
1pm

Breakfast & Devotion | Dr.Tim Brown
Keynote | Dave Jones
Round Table Discussion
Break
Closing | Brad Layland (To-Go Lunch provided)
Optional Golf outing

BREAKOUT SESSION TOPICS


Transforming a Donor into a Major Donor


Estate Gifts: Engaging Your Donors


The Art and Science of an Effective Ask


Implementing a Major Gift Program


Escape the Fundraising Treadmill


About Our Speakers




DAVE JONES

Dave Jones was named President and CEO of The Bowery Mission in 2015. Previously, he enjoyed a 26 year career at KPMG, one of the “big four” global accounting and consulting firms. He served in various roles and retired as a partner in 2010. For six years, Mr. Jones served as a pastor of a nondenominational church in Hopatcong, New Jersey. Since joining The Bowery Mission, the organization has grown tremendously with a renewed focus on its stated goal to be the most effective provider of compassionate care and life transformation for hurting people in New York City. In 2016, Mr. Jones was named one of the “Power 50” most influential leaders in Manhattan.


Tim Brown

Dr. Tim Brown has been with Western Theological Seminary since 1995. In 2008, after 13 years teaching homiletics, he was named President of the seminary. Dr. Brown is a frequent speaker at pastors conferences, college campuses, and church events. He has served on the Reformed Church in America’s Board of Theological Education, the Hope College Board of Trustees, and the executive committee of Words of Hope, a worldwide radio ministry. Dr. Brown recently led Western Seminary through the completion of a $25M capital campaign.