About The Speaker:

• Christopher K. Looney, Regional Vice President with CCS, has more than twelve years of experience working with nonprofit organizations on major fund-raising initiatives.  Today, Chris manages operations in Southern California for CCS, an international fund raising consulting firm that serves more than 300 clients a year with campaign goals under management of more than $5 billion.  Over the years Chris has assisted more than 50 organizations with audits, studies and campaigns, and has helped his clients raise hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of a broad base of charitable organizations including: hospitals, schools, churches, international and regional social service agencies, and civic institutions.  Chris has assisted some of the nation’s most sophisticated and well-known nonprofit institutions, including Habitat for Humanity International and Lions Clubs International Foundation, and is particularly proud of his association with Orange County’s own Goodwill and Orangewood Children’s Foundation.  Chris is a member of the CCS Training Institute faculty and remains actively involved in the Association of Fundraising Professionals throughout southern California.  Chris earned a B.A. from Princeton University and currently resides in Irvine, California with his wife, Anisha and their son Gavin.

To be a successful fundraiser, you have to be part super-sleuth, part mind-reader, part cheerleader, and a full-time forager. Being a Super-Fundraising-Sleuth means doing your homework!

• Doing your homework & “tuning the radar”

• Targeted vs. Shotgun blast approach

• Aligning values & goals

• Patience, Tenacity & Diplomacy

• The menu of opportunities

• Asking for the referrals after they say “yes”

• My favorite word – Leverage

• Mining your existing database for hidden gold

About The Speaker:

• AFP member, Monica McDade has been a professional fundraiser since 1995 in Orange and San Diego Counties. Her previous background was 17 years in product sales and marketing, when she had a calling to “sell” nonprofit causes that she was truly passionate about. You name it, she’s done it: grants, corporate & individual giving, major gifts, matching gifts, planned gifts, events too numerous to mention, media and in-kind gifts, and helped build a children’s zoo with the completion of a capital campaign.

• A native of Southern California, she has consulted with numerous nonprofits and has held staff positions with United Way, The Volunteer Center, AIDS Services Foundation, The Komen Foundation, Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo, Alzheimer’s Association and is currently Director of Income Development with the American Cancer Society. She is proud to have raised more than $15 million in the past 13 years

Event Specifics:

• Date:  Tuesday, May 27, 2008
  
  
• Schedule:
  
  
  • 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.  - Fundraising Fundamentals
  • 11:45 a.m.             - Luncheon Buffet
  • Noon - 1:30 p.m.     - Luncheon Session
    
    
• Location:
  
  
  • The Turnip Rose
    300 South Flower Street
    Orange, CA 92868
    Map via MapQuest
    
    
• Registration:
  
  
  • Reservation Deadline:
    • Noon Thursday May 22
    • Walk-ins and late reservations will be charged an additional $10.
      
      
  • Members:
    • $30 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
    • $30 - Luncheon Only
      
      
  • Non-members:
    • $40 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
    • $40 - Luncheon Only
      
      
  • Non-member First Time Meeting Attendees
    • $30 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
      
      
• How To Register:
  
  
  • Register On-line
    
    • Members and Non-members must login to register and pay by credit card.
      
    • Click on the "Login" button located on this page.
      
      
  • Register By FAX and Pay By Credit Card ( PDF File)
    
    
    
  • Register by Mail and Pay By Check ( PDF File )

Special Note:

• Due to the policies of Turnip Rose, AFPOC must provide our meeting guarantee by Noon on the Thursday before the meeting. We will be assessed a service charge for late reservation/walk-in lunches.  Turnip Rose strives to provide us with the best quality service and has asked for our cooperation.  Reservations received after the Thursday 12 Noon deadline, including walk-ins at the meeting, will be assessed a $10 late fee.

Please Note:

• Payment must be received with luncheon pre-registrations (either by credit card or check).
  
  
  
• We do not accept pre-registrations without payment. 
  
  
  
• You may use a credit card to hold a reservation if you wish to pay by check onsite.
  
  
  
• If registrant does not show, the regular rate will be charged to credit card used to hold reservation. 
  
  
  
• If final payment for pre-registration is not received by the Thursday prior to the luncheon, registrant must pay onsite fee. 
  
  
  
• If registrant cannot pre-pay with pre-registration, registrant must pay onsite with the onsite rate. 
  
  
  
• We cannot take reservations over the phone.  The AFPOC office needs to have formal documentation of your registration (either by online registration, faxing or mailing in the form).  This will ensure that your registration gets properly processed. 
  
  
  
• If you need to cancel your registration, you must let us know on the Thursday prior to the luncheon.  If you do not let us know, and you do not show, you will be charged.  (AFPOC must still pay for your lunch even if you do not show).
  
  
  
• AFP Membership is an individual membership.  A non-member/guest cannot take your place at the luncheons.  He or she must register separately at the non-member price.
  
  
  
• Please be sure to return your name badge after the luncheon session in the provided baskets.