"Ask the Experts" Monthly Webinar Series

This NEAHP Monthly Webinar Series: Ask the Experts is an invaluable asset to our members whether they are new professionals in the field, mid-career development practitioners, or experienced leaders. If you value the opportunity to delve deep into best practice or learn innovative solutions to the challenges we face today in healthcare philanthropy. The NEAHP Webinar Series is an opportunity to hear the best in the business share real world strategies for greater philanthropic revenue.

Gather as a team for a professional development session or experience these 1-hour monthly series individually as your personal investment in your career. Either way these are value packed and taught by Chief Development Officers and Directors who are widely respected for their leadership and accomplishments in the field of healthcare philanthropy.

In this session:

"Beyond Giving Tuesday"
Strategies to Maximize Year-End Fundraising Efforts

As the year comes to a close it is important for fundraisers to leverage year-end giving strategies to engage donors and maximize opportunities to raise funds during this time of heightened giving and generosity. Giving Tuesday is prime time for nonprofits to boost their fundraising during the holiday season and it is important to carry this message through year-end and into next year. This session will focus on how to plan for year-end giving, discuss strategies and trends, avoid pitfalls, and the importance of reaching your donor audiences with the right messages and communication to inspire giving and achieve results.

Speakers:

Leigh Janczak
Leigh is a highly accomplished fundraising professional with nearly 25 years of dedicated experience in advancing philanthropic initiatives across various sectors of the nonprofit community, most notably in healthcare, and is currently consulting with The Giving Collaborative. Leigh’s tenure includes positions at renowned healthcare institutions such as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she led fundraising efforts and demonstrated exceptional leadership in building and guiding high-performing teams. Throughout her career, Leigh has honed her skills in strategic planning, relationship-building, and donor engagement earning her a reputation as a results-driven professional. She has a commitment to excellence and a profound understanding of the intersection of philanthropy and nonprofit organizations.

Wendy M. Lux, CFRE
Wendy has over 33 years of healthcare fundraising experience and is currently the Vice President of Philanthropy for Northern Light Health Foundation located in Bangor, Maine. She leads fundraising efforts for the system’s ten member hospitals and Home Care and Hospice across the state of Maine. Prior to joining Northern Light Health Foundation, she served as Regional Director of Philanthropy and Volunteer Services for Hartford Healthcare’s Central Region. She has held past positions as Associate Vice President of Development at the UConn Foundation, and other hospitals in Connecticut. Wendy earned her CFRE in 2002 and currently serves on the NEAHP board of directors and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northern New England Chapter’s Mentor-Mentee Committee. She remains active in philanthropy organizations to support the professional growth and career development of those in the fundraising profession.

Accreditation:
This session is pending CFRE approval.

Registration Fees:
NEAHP members: free
Non-members: $30 per person