Thursday | October 1

Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Prayer and Plenary Session – Diocesan Awards

10:15 am – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am – 11:00 am

The Donor’s Journey:
Sustain. Advance. Endow

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Speaker:

Tom Kissane
CCS

 

Inspiring Transformational Giving During Uncertainty

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Speakers:

Elizabeth Zeigler
Graham Pelton Consulting

Vivian Shannon
Executive Director
Fulcrum Foundation Full-time

 

Stronger Parishes, Stronger Diocese:
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Speakers:

Matt Vuorela
Steier Group

Francis Doyle

Bill Maloney
Executive Vice President of Client Services
Steier Group


Prayer – The Angelus

12:00 pm – 12:15pm

Lunch Break and Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

Creative Ways to Maintain Healthy Donor Relations During These Unsettling Times

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker:

Gwen Fairchild

 

Thinking Outside the Box:
New Concepts in Foundation Financing

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker:

Michael Schierl
Founder
Julius Capital

 

The State of Christian Stewardship
in the United States of America

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker:

Jan Engkasser


Break and Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A New Approach to Engaging Annual Fund Donors

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Speakers:

Renée Underwood, CRFE
Associate Director of the Advancement Foundation
Diocese of Fort Worth

Kate Cominsky
National Sales Manager Nonprofit Solutions
Cathedral Corporation

How to Generate Major Current Gifts Through
Tactical Planned Giving

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Speaker:

Mark Henry, J.D.
President
East Texas Catholic Foundation

 

A/B Test Results to Help Modernize Your Annual Appeal

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Speaker:

Nick Prenger
Chief Executive Officer
Prenger Solutions Group


Special Events, Networking

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Praying the Rosary

7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Music for Praise and Meditation

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Speaker:

Doris Perez