Austin Community College

Highland Business Center

Room 201

5930 Middle Fiskville Road

Austin TX 78752 USA

PARKING:

If the parking lot is full, you may park at the Radisson Hotel or at Highland Mall.

A temporary parking permit will be emailed to the attendees prior to the event.

Description:

Learn how to create a powerful, board-driven fundraising strategy, even in these tough times. Develop techniques that go far beyond the Thank You Letter or the yearly Ask Visit.

Using the principle , "People Decide Emotionally , Justify Logically,"discover how to actively involve board members in the development process without asking for money. Learn four practical ways they can help move donors up the commitment ladder.

Tell a friend...course will be taught by Marshall himself.

This fun, interactive half-day program, shows board and key staff how to emotionally connect faster and easier with their donors and supporters. Learn how to consistently deliver the positive emotional payoffs donors are secretly looking for. You'll learn a step-by-step road map based on Marshall Howard's nationally acclaimed bestseller "Let's Have Lunch Together."Marshall's unique system helps you continually connect with those important to your mission and keep them emotionally engaged regardless of the economic climate.

Our two person team format is designed to include a board member and the CEO/Executive Director or a development staff person. 

 After taking this course you'll immediately begin to:

• Raise the money you need - Even in tough times
• Cut donor loss up to 75%
• Forge deeper commitments with more influential affluent donors

Each team receives:

• Two copies of Let's Have Lunch Together - $50 Value
• Two 50 page full color Resource Manuals - $40 Value
• New Donor Assessment Form for Board Members
• 3 CFRE or CAE certification or continuing education credits

 About Marshall Howard

 He’s known as the world’s leading business relationship expert. His methods have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, U.S. News & World Report, Sales & Marketing Management, Success Magazine, NonProfit Times, Metro Business Journals throughout the country and many other publications.

Over the past 25 years, Marshall has delivered over 800 life-changing keynotes, board presentations and trainings to more than a quarter of a million people worldwide. He reveals the secrets and practical how to’s that help you build stronger relationships with those critical to your success.

Marshall is an attorney, former television executive, teacher, sales and marketing consultant. He quickly discovered that a person’s ability to build collaborative relationships is one of the single most important life skills.  

His fun learning novel is used in over 30 universities from Auburn and California State Universities to Pepperdine, Southern Mississippi and Oral Roberts. He’s been a guest speaker at over 80 campuses nationwide.  Marshall has a unique gift he shares with you. No matter how shy or introverted, he shows you how to reach out in your own style to build mutual trust.

Just as in his book, his publications, speeches, and training courses present practical, real-world solutions to the challenges facing organizations today. Marshall's programs show you how to use the power of collaborative relationships to:

• build capacity
• grow your business
• foster climates of motivation
• increase customer commitment
• build organizational unity
• build stronger teams
• produce greater community impact
• overcome unique management challenges
• and make work and life more rewarding