Call for Presentations NAYDO 2024 Conference on YMCA Philanthropy

Wednesday, April 3 - Saturday, April 6, at Denver Gaylord Rockies

Call for Presentations deadline is May 19, 2023. Applications will be accepted after that date. Priority consideration is given to those submitted early, by May 9, 2023. Notification on status of all submissions by July 28, 2023.

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* 1. Workshop Title - Engage your audience and clearly state your workshop purpose (10 words or less).

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* 2. Lead Presenter Information
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

First Name

Last Name

Title

Cell Phone

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* 3. YMCA Association / Company Name

Name

Street Address

City

State/Province

Postal/Zip

Country

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* 4. YMCA Affiliation

YMCA Staff

Board Member/Y Volunteer

Retired YMCA Staff

YMCA Alumnus/Alumna (Former YMCA Staff)

Consultant - No YMCA Affiliation

Consultant - With YMCA Affiliation

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* 5. Are you most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

Drive

Fly

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* 6. Have you presented at a NAYDO or YMCA Conference?

Yes

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* 7. What is the format of your presentation? (select one)

Single Speaker

Co-Presenter/Multiple Speakers: maximum of 2 other presenters/speakers

Panel Discussion with a Moderator: maximum of 2 other panelists

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* 8. Co-Presenter or Panelist #1
All info is required
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

First Name

Last Name

Title

YMCA/Company Name

Street Address

City, State/Province, Zip Code

Cell phone

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* 9. Is Co-Presenter/Panelist #1 most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

Drive

Fly

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* 10. Co-Presenter or Panelist #2 (Maximum number is 2)
All info is required
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

First Name

Last Name

Title

YMCA/Company Name

Street Address

City, State/Province, Zip Code

Cell Phone

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* 11. Is Co-Presenter/Panelist #2 most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

Drive

Fly

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* 12. Workshop content should reflect elements that build a culture of philanthropy. (Check all that apply)

Leadership is committed, aligned and personally involved in fundraising.

All levels of the organization are involved and held responsible for relationship building.

Every staff member (in every position) promotes philanthropy and can articulate the case for giving.

Financial Development is viewed and valued as a mission-aligned program of the organization and adequately resourced for success.

Organizational systems are established to support donors having a positive experience.

Philanthropy is considered a program with a long-term strategic focus and measurable goals.

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* 13. Which Educational Track BEST describes your session?

Annual Support

Annual Campaign planning; recruit, engage and train effective volunteers; prospect and cultivate donors; the art of the ask; donor engagement and retention, upgrades and stewardship; direct response; progressive approaches to annual support; other

Board/Volunteer Development

Prospect, recruit, train board members; board engagement and development; effective staff and volunteer partnerships; effective leadership; growing volunteer leaders; role of the board in fund development; governance; other

Capital Campaign

Campaign readiness and campaign planning/design; campaign structure and operation; volunteer engagement in capital campaigns; executing your strategic plan with a capital campaign; capital vs. comprehensive; other

Community Benefit

Social justice; diversity, inclusion and global in fundraising; case for support; advance alignment across the Y movement; community needs assessment; reporting outcomes; other

Grants and Government Funding

Research and identification of best grant opportunities; how to write grants to meet your needs; stewarding grant funders; how to develop impact reports for grant funders; advocacy and public policy; local, state or federal funding; other

Major and Planned Gifts

Prospect identification and research; how to identify priority projects; comprehensive campaign; donor cultivation and stewardship; building donor pipeline; creating long-term plans; engagement strategies; major gift solicitation; planned giving; endowment; volunteer engagement in major gifts; other

Marketing and Communications

Stories of impact; crafting a year-long communications strategy; develop a case for support; effective use of digital and social media (digital communications, peer to peer practices & platforms); strategic positioning of the Y & impact on philanthropy; articulation of your brand; other

Operations and Philanthropy

Alignment of membership, program and development operations; hire, coach and expand your development staff; keeping fund development as a priority in day-to-day operations; membership impact/sustaining donor campaigns; operations and fund development strategies for large associations; operations and fund development strategies for small associations; fund development and branch/site staff partnership; other

Sponsor/Exhibitor (about your products/services)

Representatives from companies that are sponsors or exhibitors can pay the Workshop Sponsor Fee to present a workshop promoting their product/services in an educational context, provided their call for presentation is selected.

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* 14. Does your presentation have elements of or full content relating to overnight and/or summer day camp?

Yes

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* 15. Brief Description of your workshop, which must be timely, relevant and practical to what Ys are experiencing (one paragraph)

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* 16. Workshop Outcomes - Minimum of 2; maximum of 4. Participants will learn how to accomplish these tasks:

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* 17. Who are the suggested audiences for your workshop? Consider all aspects of your proposal and check all target audiences who would benefit. (Check as many as apply)

New Financial Development Staff - NFD

Seasoned Financial Development Staff - SFD

Marketing and Communications Staff - MC

Program and Membership Directors - PM

Executive Directors and Executive Leadership (COO, CEO, etc.) - EX

Board Members/Fundraising Volunteers - BD

Grant Writers - GW

Smaller YMCAs without Development Departments - SMY

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* 18. What is the experience level of attendees for your session? (select one)

ALL levels of financial development experience

INTERMEDIATE - Staff and volunteers with 5 or more years of development experience

ADVANCED - for those with 15+ years of development experience and/or have added multiple NAYDO Conferences

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* 19. Presentations will be scheduled throughout the conference. Please do not submit a proposal unless you are available on any day of the workshop rounds, April 3-5, 2024. Workshop sessions are 60 minutes long.

I understand

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* 20. I would like my session to be considered for other year-round NAYDO training opportunities like a webinar, network event, or Fundamental Philanthropy School, whether or not it is selected for the conference.

Yes

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* 21. A handout or PDF of your presentation slides is required for the conference app. Your slide deck in PPT format is needed for the workshop recordings. Materials must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2024.

I understand

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* 22. All presenters are encouraged to register for the conference and agree to contribute services in a volunteer capacity. Exceptions must be approved in advance by NAYDO.

I understand

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* 23. Presenters new to NAYDO are encouraged to partner with individuals who have presented at NAYDO in the past. An orientation for ALL presenters will be held before the Conference to highlight changes and new opportunities.

I understand

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* 24. Overt marketing of presenter products and/or services is permitted in the Sponsor Exhibitor Showcase Track workshops ONLY.

I understand

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* 25. When notified of selection, Lead Presenter will have an opportunity to make final adjustments to workshop title. After that once brochure is published, changes in titles are not permitted. Changes in workshop descriptions, presenters and panelists allowed through January 31, 2024.

After January 31, contact the NAYDO Office immediately for cancellations or changes in presenters. info@naydo.org.

I understand

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* 26. As the representative of all presenters or panel members for this workshop, please select one:

Permission is granted to NAYDO and NAYDO-contracted sponsors and exhibitors to stream and record this workshop so it is available to NAYDO attendees and members. I am aware videos, PowerPoint slides, etc. used in the presentation will be included with the recording.

Permission is NOT granted to record this workshop.

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* 27. By accepting the role of a NAYDO presenter, I grant permission to NAYDO to use photography or video taken during the workshop for future promotional purposes and to share my contact information and bio on the NAYDO website, mobile app and other conference documents.

I understand

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* 28. I agree to these presenter expectations and have informed my co-presenters or panel members of these expectations. Along with the lead presenter bio and headshot, each co-presenter and panelist must submit a bio and headshot at the same time as this Call for Presentation. Send to info@naydo.org as two separate attachments when you submit this Call for Presentation. (photo not embedded in bio, jpg or png format, 300x300 pixels).

I agree

I presented in 2023 - use my photo from last year

Co-presenter #1 also presented in 2023 - use that photo

Co-presenter #2 also presented in 2023 - use that photo

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* 29. Please enter your name in lieu of a signature as acceptance of the Call for Presentations guidelines.

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* 30. Please enter the date signed and submitted.

Date

Call for Presentations NAYDO 2024 Conference on YMCA Philanthropy

Wednesday, April 3 - Saturday, April 6, at Denver Gaylord Rockies

Question Title

* 1. Workshop Title - Engage your audience and clearly state your workshop purpose (10 words or less).

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* 2. Lead Presenter InformationPlease see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

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* 3. YMCA Association / Company Name

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* 4. YMCA Affiliation

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* 5. Are you most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

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* 6. Have you presented at a NAYDO or YMCA Conference?

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* 7. What is the format of your presentation? (select one)

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* 8. Co-Presenter or Panelist #1All info is requiredPlease see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

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* 9. Is Co-Presenter/Panelist #1 most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

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* 10. Co-Presenter or Panelist #2 (Maximum number is 2)All info is requiredPlease see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

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* 11. Is Co-Presenter/Panelist #2 most likely to drive or fly to Denver?

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* 12. Workshop content should reflect elements that build a culture of philanthropy. (Check all that apply)

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* 13. Which Educational Track BEST describes your session?

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* 14. Does your presentation have elements of or full content relating to overnight and/or summer day camp?

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* 15. Brief Description of your workshop, which must be timely, relevant and practical to what Ys are experiencing (one paragraph)

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* 16. Workshop Outcomes - Minimum of 2; maximum of 4. Participants will learn how to accomplish these tasks:

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* 17. Who are the suggested audiences for your workshop? Consider all aspects of your proposal and check all target audiences who would benefit. (Check as many as apply)

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* 18. What is the experience level of attendees for your session? (select one)

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* 19. Presentations will be scheduled throughout the conference. Please do not submit a proposal unless you are available on any day of the workshop rounds, April 3-5, 2024. Workshop sessions are 60 minutes long.

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* 20. I would like my session to be considered for other year-round NAYDO training opportunities like a webinar, network event, or Fundamental Philanthropy School, whether or not it is selected for the conference.

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* 21. A handout or PDF of your presentation slides is required for the conference app. Your slide deck in PPT format is needed for the workshop recordings. Materials must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2024.

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* 22. All presenters are encouraged to register for the conference and agree to contribute services in a volunteer capacity. Exceptions must be approved in advance by NAYDO.

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* 23. Presenters new to NAYDO are encouraged to partner with individuals who have presented at NAYDO in the past. An orientation for ALL presenters will be held before the Conference to highlight changes and new opportunities.

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* 24. Overt marketing of presenter products and/or services is permitted in the Sponsor Exhibitor Showcase Track workshops ONLY.

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* 26. As the representative of all presenters or panel members for this workshop, please select one:

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* 27. By accepting the role of a NAYDO presenter, I grant permission to NAYDO to use photography or video taken during the workshop for future promotional purposes and to share my contact information and bio on the NAYDO website, mobile app and other conference documents.

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* 29. Please enter your name in lieu of a signature as acceptance of the Call for Presentations guidelines.

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* 30. Please enter the date signed and submitted.

* 2. Lead Presenter Information
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

* 8. Co-Presenter or Panelist #1
All info is required
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot

* 10. Co-Presenter or Panelist #2 (Maximum number is 2)
All info is required
Please see Q28 regarding bio and headshot