Fundraising Immersion
About the program
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Additional Information
The 2024 program will be in person at the Santa Fe Community Foundation and will be held every Wednesday from 9am – 12 noon, beginning on March 27, 2024. The final session will be held on a Thursday.
The program runs for 7 weeks (no class on week 5, April 24). Minimal homework will be assigned weekly. Through the homework, participants will tailor the tools and templates provided in this course for their organizational use. Participants will use week 5 (no session) to tailor the Case for Support and Development Plan. Each session builds on the one before and participants are asked to be present for all 6 sessions. Content includes:
- Where’s the Money?
- Getting It Done as a Team: Roles of Board and Staff
- Initiating IDEA (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) into your Fundraising Practices
- Discover the Cycle of Fundraising
- Components of an Integrated Development Plan
- Learning how easy it is to make an “ask”
- Generating a Case for Support-your number one tool for success
- Building a Development and Stewardship Plan
- Prospecting – do’s and don’ts and how to keep track of it all
- Utilizing Donor Databases
- Establishing your Personal Action Plan!
This course is limited to 25 participants, register early!
Program Cost
Program cost is on a sliding scale based on your organizational budget. Fees cover all six sessions (18 hours of content) and all course materials. Please note that, in addition to the underwriting below, we have a limited number of sponsorships available for those traveling from Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel, and Mora Counties. Please contact Yolanda Cruz for more information: 505.426.7186 or ycruz@santafecf.org.
Organizational budget size and registration fee:
- Up to $100k: $325 full program cost, less 75% underwriting – your registration fee = $75
- $101k to $250k: $325 full program cost, less 70% underwriting – your registration fee = $100
- $251k to $500k: $325 full program cost, less 60% underwriting – your registration fee = $125
- $501k to $1M: $325 full program cost, less 30% underwriting – your registration fee = $225
- $1.1M to $3M - $325 full program cost, less 10% underwriting – your registration fee = $300
- $3.1M + - Full program cost – registration fee = $325
Meet the people leading the conversation
Jennifer Kilbourn
Jennifer Kilbourn
Jennifer Kilbourn has been working with and for nonprofits since the mid-1990’s starting in downtown Denver and then continuously since 1999 in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. Beginning as a door-to-door canvasser, then an administrative assistant, Jennifer over the years has served as a Development Officer, Board Member, President, and Chair of a Board Development committee during a successful capital campaign. As owner of JMK Solutions since 2011, she has provided hands on administrative and nonprofit fundraising consulting and training to indigenous, traditional, urban, rural and all-volunteer run nonprofits and agencies within animal welfare, youth development, education, arts and cultural resources, and human services sectors. Jennifer’s experience as both an administrative and fundraising professional, as well as a non-profit board member has helped her to develop a holistic approach to cooperative, compassionate, and effective management across constituencies and communities. Her services focus on annual fund implementation, grant writing, individual and institutional prospect research, and systems to balance and track the activities of a diversified fundraising program.
Patti Ward, CFRE
Patti Ward, CFRE
Patti Ward, CFRE (Certified Fund-Raising Executive), is a Nonprofit Consultant with over twenty-five years of experience working with all sizes of nonprofit organizations in various sectors – both urban and rural areas; including faith-based, education, arts, health-related, and social services. She is a knowledgeable trainer and co-created and co-taught the Toolbox for Fundraisers class for ten years through the Nonprofit Service Center, Amarillo Area Foundation program in Amarillo, Texas. She continues to provide training workshops at the Amarillo Area Foundation-Nonprofit Service Center, United Way’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Albuquerque and the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and specialized seminars for nonprofit organizations. She was awarded the 2010 Outstanding Fundraising Professional through the Association Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Texas Plains Chapter. She is a current member of the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and Association of Fundraising Professionals (New Mexico Chapter and Texas Plains Chapter -Amarillo, Texas). Mrs. Ward holds an MBA and an undergraduate degree in Sociology.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Jennifer Kilbourn
Jennifer Kilbourn
Jennifer Kilbourn has been working with and for nonprofits since the mid-1990’s starting in downtown Denver and then continuously since 1999 in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. Beginning as a door-to-door canvasser, then an administrative assistant, Jennifer over the years has served as a Development Officer, Board Member, President, and Chair of a Board Development committee during a successful capital campaign. As owner of JMK Solutions since 2011, she has provided hands on administrative and nonprofit fundraising consulting and training to indigenous, traditional, urban, rural and all-volunteer run nonprofits and agencies within animal welfare, youth development, education, arts and cultural resources, and human services sectors. Jennifer’s experience as both an administrative and fundraising professional, as well as a non-profit board member has helped her to develop a holistic approach to cooperative, compassionate, and effective management across constituencies and communities. Her services focus on annual fund implementation, grant writing, individual and institutional prospect research, and systems to balance and track the activities of a diversified fundraising program.
Patti Ward, CFRE
Patti Ward, CFRE
Patti Ward, CFRE (Certified Fund-Raising Executive), is a Nonprofit Consultant with over twenty-five years of experience working with all sizes of nonprofit organizations in various sectors – both urban and rural areas; including faith-based, education, arts, health-related, and social services. She is a knowledgeable trainer and co-created and co-taught the Toolbox for Fundraisers class for ten years through the Nonprofit Service Center, Amarillo Area Foundation program in Amarillo, Texas. She continues to provide training workshops at the Amarillo Area Foundation-Nonprofit Service Center, United Way’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Albuquerque and the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and specialized seminars for nonprofit organizations. She was awarded the 2010 Outstanding Fundraising Professional through the Association Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Texas Plains Chapter. She is a current member of the Association of Philanthropic Counsel and Association of Fundraising Professionals (New Mexico Chapter and Texas Plains Chapter -Amarillo, Texas). Mrs. Ward holds an MBA and an undergraduate degree in Sociology.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Fundraising Immersion: Session 1
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Fundraising Immersion: Session 2
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Fundraising Immersion: Session 3
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Fundraising Immersion: Session 4
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Fundraising Immersion: Session 5
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
Fundraising Immersion: Session 6
facilitated by Jennifer Kilbourn and Patti Ward, CFRE
The Fundraising Immersion is an intensive deep dive into fundraising best practices and basic tools needed to create and maintain a thriving culture of philanthropy in your organization. This six-week immersion will focus on the fundamentals of building a strong development program and is perfect for Executive Directors and Development Directors of small to mid-size nonprofit organizations in northern New Mexico. Nonprofit board members are welcome as well.
