Seminar Session #3 – Friday, May 18 - 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Grand Salon B     7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Staff and Client Life Skills Tool - Mark Siegrist, Director of Education, Denver (CO) Rescue Mission - We’ll use Stephen Covey’s book for a brief overview of the Seven Habits and how they may be used as an effective Life Skills tool for both your residents and staff.

Grand Salon A     The Bible, the Brain and Addiction - Michael Dye CADC, NCAC ll, Genesis Process, Auburn, CA - This seminar will explore the mystery of what drives self destructive behavior.  What is broken in us that causes us “to do the very thing we don’t want to do.”

Cherokee             The Capital Campaign for Rescue Missions - Keys to Success - John R. Frank, CFRE, President, The Frank Group, Woodinville, WA - Rescue missions have unique issues, challenges, and opportunities in their capital campaigns. They are different from hospitals and schools, yet there are key principles that must be followed. This seminar will present the keys to success for every size campaign in a Rescue Mission.

Rockdale              Changing Strategies for Changing Times: Reaching New Donors through the Media and Internet – Kurt Wilson, President, Compass Outreach Media, Grand Rapids, MI - With case histories and numerous examples, this interactive workshop will give mission leaders a big-picture roadmap and specific suggestions to help re-position their fundraising efforts to reach new donors in our fast-changing society. 

Grand Ballroom   East B

                             Creating and Understanding Meaningful Marketing Reports - Douglas K. Shaw,President, Douglas Shaw and Associates, West Chicago, IL - This session will help you sort through the information clutter, focus on critical information and create reports that enable you to increase your effectiveness and improve your stewardship of donated dollars.

Fayette                  Data Collection as a Management and Fundraising Tool - Joel Bechtel, President/CEO, Software Application Services, Inc., Harleysville, PA - Learn how to gather, use and interpret data to aid mission management and fund development.

Henry                    Finding New Friends: Multi-channeled Approach to Finding New Donors - Richard Felton, Vice President, Russ Reid Company, Pasadena, CA  – The latest donor acquisition techniques to support your ministry will be the theme of this seminar.

Gwinnett               The Learning Center Mirror and What it Reveals about a Person's Recovery - Kevin Bradley, Education Team Overseer, Portland (OR) Rescue Mission – Academics are only a part of the value of a learning center. An additional aspect is that you can provide unique opportunities for men and women to challenge old beliefs and practices and to grow in faith.

Paulding               Making Media Work for Your Mission: A Targeted Approach for Paid and Free Exposure – Jamie Warren, President, The Forté Marketing Group, Birmingham, AL - Learn how to get recurring media coverage and how to spend less/ target better when purchasing media.  Powerful tools for buying radio, cable, outdoor, internet, and broadcast TV advertising will be covered.  You'll also learn about added value, free advertising, and forming better relationships with the media newsroom. 

Douglas                Management and Board Responsibility for Governance and Accountability  - Erik Speakman, Speakman Management Consulting, Atlanta, GA - Governance and accountability are major board and management concerns.  This seminar will give practical application answers relating to this responsibility.

Grand Salon C     The New World of eMail Communications: Tools for Relationship Building  - Pam Dechert, CFRE, Account Executive, Etapestry, Greenfield, IN - This session explores much of the current aspects regarding on-line non-profit relationship building tools, focusing on email, on-line newsletters and others.  Actual examples from within this exciting new arena will be illustrated.

Grand Ballroom East A

 Revolutionize Your Volunteer Ministry the High Impact Way – Al Newell, Newell and  Associates, Lenoir, NC- Maximizing your volunteer resource will revolutionize the way your mission does ministry. Are your volunteers making a high impact? Do you have a sense they could do more? Learn how to develop the specific steps and apply Biblical principles that can transform your volunteer ministry from good to great.

Forsythe               The Staff is More Crucial than the Program  - Jan Marshall, Director Women's Ministries, Portland (OR) Rescue Mission - This seminar deals with how to assure a high success rate, based upon relationship ministry, by defining how to choose and assist staff in team excellence.

Newton                 Who Says Radio Can't Make Money?  - David Harms, President, The Idea Agency, Wilsonville, OR - The who, what, where, why, when and how of successful fundraising radio-thons.

Note: For Intensive Seminars with descriptions, see Session 1 information.