Session 57 | 10:00 am | Master Class: Advanced Major Gift Fundraising – Part I

ICSC Tue AM 19

Session 57
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Erie
Master Class: Advanced Major Gift Fundraising – Part I

Speaker: Guy Mallabone, CFRE
Chair
Canada Advances Philanthropy
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Moderator: Peter de Keratry
Director of Stewardship and Development
Archdiocese of Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Are you ready to level-up as a mission advancement officer? Have your reached a plateau in your major gift program? Are you frustrated by your cultivations and solicitations not bearing fruit? This three-session Master Class is for experienced foundation or diocesan advancement officers. As you navigate the intricacies of moves management and the dynamics of relational, donor–centered techniques, this Master Class will help you get where you need to go in major gift fundraising.

Mr. Guy Mallabone, CFRE

Guy Mallabone is president and chief executive officer of Global Philanthropic Canada. He has served as vice president of external relations for SAIT Polytechnic and chief development officer for the University of Alberta, as well as senior fundraising positions at the Canadian Red Cross. Since 1980 he has successfully led numerous fundraising campaigns, including the $190 million It Makes Sense campaign at the University of Alberta, the $85 million Invest in Technology Campaign, and the $75 million Promising Futures Campaign.

Mr. Mallabone has taught fundraising management at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, is currently an adjunct professor for the master in fundraising program at the University of Bologna, Italy, and is the current vice-chair of the Government of Alberta Charitable Advisory Committee. He has delivered keynote addresses and conducted workshops at numerous international conferences in Canada, the United States, Europe, South Africa, and Australasia.

Mr. Mallabone serves on a number of boards and committees including the Carleton University Advisory Committee on Masters of Philanthropy and Non-Profi t Leadership. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Calgary and a master’s degree in philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota. He obtained his Certifi ed Fund Raising Executive credential in 1995. Among his numerous publications are his best-selling book, Excellence in Fundraising in Canada, and the professional assessment book The Fund Development Audit.