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FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WITH CONSERVATION FUNDRAISING EXPERT ANDY ROBINSON
May 28 2008
Orlando, Florida

Hosted by the Alliance for Community Trees and the Arbor Day Foundation, this all day seminar will help you improve your skills and confidence level in approaching individual donors and in developing grant proposals. With generous support from the USDA Forest Service, the Community Tree Leadership Forum is a training series developed to suit the needs of community groups and nonprofits engaged in urban and community forestry. Learn from expert trainers among a group of outstanding peers engaged in community greening issues.

Andy Robinson provides training and consulting for nonprofits in fundraising, grantseeking, board development, marketing, earned income, planning, leadership development, and facilitation. Over the past twelve years, Andy has worked with organizations in 46 US states and Canada. He specializes in the needs of groups working for human rights, social justice, environmental conservation, and community development. Andy's engaging, highly interactive teaching style will challenge you to apply the concepts you learn and have fun doing it.

85% percent of charitable funds come from individual donors- not foundations or corporations. Learn how to build a fundraising program that honors your mission. The seminar will feature:

* Grassroots Grants
* Big Money for Small Groups
* The pros and cons of chasing grants
* Designing fundable projects
* Grants research: how to find the money
* Developing relationships with funders
* Building your proposal, piece by piece
* Why people give
* The basic principles of fundraising
* Raising major gifts through the mail
* Identifying prospective donors
* "The ask" -- face to face solicitation

2008 Urban Ecosystems Conference
The Community Tree Leadership Forum is a pre-conference workshop being held in cooperation with Nature and the Network, the 2008 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems. Registration is separate. The fee is $55 for ACT members and $75 for non-members. Lunch is included in the one-day registration fee.

Lodging and Hotel Information
The training will be held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in beautiful Orlando, Florida. Ask for the conference lodging rate of $149 and mention "Nature and the Network."