During the last week of January, a free workshop will be held in Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Denver to provide nonprofit organizations with valuable information about one of the most important financial issues they face: Creating sustainable funding that fosters increased financial stability. Presented by the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado and BENEVON (formerly Raising More Money), the workshops will feature Terry Axelrod, renowned author of the Raising More Money series and The Joy of Fundraising, and creator of the Benevon™ Model of fundraising.
Each fast-paced workshop will introduce attendees to a systematic model for building sustainable funding and illustrate ways to tailor the Benevon Model to different organizations. Participants are encouraged to bring other staff members, board members, and volunteers to join in learning these proven fundraising techniques.
Following are the dates, times, and locations of each workshop:
Fort Collins
January 29, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bas Blue Theatre
401 Pine Street
Colorado Springs
January 30, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Gay & Lesbian Fund
315 East Costilla Street
Denver
January 31, 2006
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Gill Foundation
2215 Market Street
To attend one of these workshops, RSVP by contacting Paulette Lopez at 1-800-964-5643 or paulettel@gayandlesbianfund.org.
About Terry Axelrod and Benevon
Terry Axelrod, founder and CEO of Benevon™, has worked in the fund development field for over 30 years. In the early 1990s, she served as development consultant to an inner-city school in Seattle, where she designed and implemented the fundraising and marketing programs which raised over $7 million in 2½ years, including a one-hour breakfast event which raised over $1 million. This program was featured as a cover story in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
A dynamic, sought-after speaker both nationally and internationally, Terry’s high-energy, standing-room-only trainings take the fear out of individual fundraising and give participants a practical, do-able system for long-term financial sustainability.
Benevon trains and coaches nonprofit organizations to implement a mission-based system for raising sustainable funding from individual donors. This system ends the suffering about fundraising and builds passionate and committed lifelong donors. For more information, visit www.benevon.com.
About the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado was established in 1996 as a program to financially support nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life in Colorado and promote equality for all people. Since its inception, the fund has awarded more than $18 million to hundreds of nonprofit organizations whose program areas include arts and culture, civic leadership, healthy families, and public broadcasting. In addition to providing financial assistance, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado offers training programs, workshops, technical assistance, and public meeting space to strengthen nonprofit organizations’ ability to grow, flourish and succeed. The organization is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more information please visit www.gayandlesbianfund.org.
About the Funds
Every year, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado receives a financial allocation from its parent organization, the Gill Foundation, that must be donated in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations that have an IRS 501(c)(3) status and adhere to a nondiscrimination policy inclusive of sexual orientation. These monies, which typically amount to approximately 18 to 20 percent of the Gill Foundation’s earned investments, are not used for private or political purposes, in accordance with IRS regulations.
