Fundraising in a Roller Coaster Economy

Worried about sustaining or growing your organization when the economy is in flux?

Popular fundraising expert Kim Klein will present for the first time in Canada a workshop based on her new book, due out in September 2009, called Reliable Fundraising In Unreliable Times.  She will explore how to cope with the ups and downs of foundation and donor finances, how to create a message that is compelling, and share creative ways organizations are working together to raise money.  Designed for people with fundraising experience, this course will help you hone your fundraising strategy for success. Learn how to cultivate strong donor relationships, think creatively about your organization and plan well for weathering economic storms.

Kim Klein

Kim Klein is internationally known as a fundraising trainer and consultant. She is the Chardon Press Series Editor at Jossey-Bass Publishers, and the founder of the bimonthly Grassroots Fundraising Journal. She has written a number of books including Fundraising for Social Change (now in its fifth edition), Fundraising for the Long Haul,  and Fundraising in Times of Crisis.  Her new book, called Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times examines coping with the ups and downs of fundraising and remaining strategic in challenging times. She is currently  a visiting faculty member at Concordia University’s Institute in Management and Community Development in Montreal, where she is exploring how the nonprofit sector can take a more proactive role in defining the common good, particularly in promoting a fair and just tax system.  She is a member of the Building Movement Project which seeks to put social justice values at the front of all nonprofit work.