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The 2011 AHP Annual International Conference features your choice of more than 45 education sessions within six conference tracks:

• Annual Giving Track
• Major Gifts Track
• Capital Campaigns and Planned Giving Track
• Executive Leadership Track
• Foundation Management Track
• Current and Emerging Practices Track

For details about each session and date/time information, download the conference brochure.

The Cygnus Donor Survey Executive Summary, 2011 - Web Exclusive.
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• Penelope Burk
  President, Cygnus Applied Research
  Author of Donor-Centered Fundraising and president of Cygnus Applied Research
  Chicago, IL

Annual Giving Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

How to Create a Multi-Channel Annual Fund Campaign: Encompassing Major, Planned and Annual Giving download (.PDF)

• Gregg Carlson
  President, IDC Fundraising Division, Harris Connect, LLC
  Henderson, NV
  
• Sandra Nelson
  Foundation President, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation
  Elmhurst, IL
  

Field Tested Tools for Health Care Foundation Executives to Manage Key Stakeholder Relationships… the Board, the Staff, the Institution

• J.B. Michael Farrell, FAHP
  Principal
  Philanthropy Coach & Counsel
  Fort Erie, Ontario
• Linda Saunders, CFRE
  Director of Development
  Horizon Health Network–Moncton Zone
  Moncton, New Brunswick

Breakthrough Employee Giving Campaigns download (.PDF)

• Brett Beck
  Senior Development Officer
  Memorial Medical Center Foundation
  Long Beach, CA
• Debra S. Bloom, APR
  Director of Employee Fund Development & Community Relations
  Emory Healthcare Atlanta, GA
• Linda Kate Briggs
  Executive Director
  MultiCare Health Foundation
  Tacoma, WA
• Barbara Herbert
  Executive Director
  Good Samaritan Foundation
  Puyallup, WA

Special Events Done Right download (.PDF)

• Lauren Jackson
  Associate Director for Events
  Children’s Memorial Foundation
  Chicago, IL
• Jennie Steffus
  Vice President for Events
  Founders’ Board & Affiliated Organizations
  Children’s Memorial Foundation
  Chicago, IL

Grateful Patients Fuel the Pipeline of Major Donors

• Susan J. Doliner, FAHP
  Associate Vice President for Development
  Maine Medical Center
  Portland, ME
• John Curran
  Director of Planned Giving and Major Gifts
  Maine Medical Center

Usable and Integrated Web Presence

• Christopher Maddocks
  Director of Information Management
  Children’s Hospital Trust
  Boston, MA
• Steven Birnbaum
  COO
  Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc.
  New York, NY

Building a Bridge to Growth

• Kimberley Blease
  Vice President
  Blakely & Associates, Inc.
  Auror, Ontario
• Monica Ellis
  Director of Annual Giving
  Children’s Hospital Trust
  Boston, MA

Maximize the Reach and Effectiveness of Your Direct Mail Program download (.PDF)

• Debra Capitan
  Direct Mail Officer
  California Pacific Medical Center
  San Francisco, CA
• Connie Boyd
  Direct Mail Fundraising Copywriter/Consultant
  IdeaMail Direct
  Denver, CO

Major Gifts Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

Major Gift Officer How-To! Step-By-Step

• David B. Gillig, FAHP
  Senior Vice President & Executive Director
  Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation
  San Diego, CA

10 Steps for Taking a Program From Events to Major Gifts download (.PDF) 

• Aline F. Lasseter, CFRE
  Executive Director & Vice President of Development
  New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation
  Wilmington, NC

Donor Conversations 

• Arthur M. “Rusty” Brink, Jr., FAHP, CFP
  Vice President/Chief Philanthropic Officer
  Martin Memorial Foundation
  Stuart, FL

You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure download (.PDF)

• Mark Kostegan, FAHP
  Senior Vice President, Development Office
  Mount Sinai Hospital
  New York, NY

Making the Close — Out the Door download (.PDF)  

• Liz Cahn
  Gift Planning Advisor
  Boston Latin School
  Boston, MA
• Joe Tumolo
  Vice President of Sales
  The Planned Giving Company
  Media, PA

 

Cues and Clues for Planned Giving: The Fundamentals download (.PDF)

• Jeffrey Lea, FAHP, CFRE
  Executive Director
  Middle Tennessee Medical Center Foundation
  Murfreesboro, TN

How to Build a Culture of Philanthropy: A Case Study download (.PDF) 

• Jo Ann Amick
  Vice President for Development
  Advocate Charitable Foundation
  Advocate Good Samarital Hospital
  Downers Grove, IL
• Dave Fox
  President
  Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
  Downers Grove, IL

Profile of a Successful Major Gift Officer: What Works and Why download (.PDF)

• Holly H. Duncan, M.A., CFRE
  President and CEO
  Morton Plant Mease Foundation
  Clearwater, FL

Capital Campaigns and Planned Giving Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

Success in a Small Shop: A Pair of New Hampshire’s Highest Performing Critical Access Hospitals Share Their Secrets to Success download (.PDF)

• Laura Gingras, CPA
  Vice President Philanthropy & Community Relations
  Monadnock Community Hospital
  Peterborough, NH
• Jeffrey McDaniel, CFRE
  Director, Faculty Fundraising (Health Sciences) & Director UQ Medical Endowment
  University of Queensland
  Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)

Re-Calibrating Your Hospital Campaign download (.PDF) 

• Alice Archabal
  Senior Vice President & COO
  Children’s Memorial Foundation, Children’s Memorial Hospital
  Chicago, IL
• Thomas J. Sullivan, CFRE
  President
  Children’s Memorial Foundation, Children’s Memorial Hospital
  Chicago, IL

Campaign Readiness: Building a Culture of Philanthropy for Success download (.PDF)

 

• Janis P. Bellack
  President
  Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
  Charlestown, MA

• Susan Holt
  Senior Consulting Associate
  Brakeley Briscoe, Inc.
  San Mateo, CA

Bequests and Other Simple Estate Gifts download (.PDF) 

• Jeff Lydenberg
  Vice President for Consulting
  PG Calc
  Cambridge, MA

Is Your Campaign MVP* Engaged? The Critical Role of the CEO in Successful Campaigns (*Most Valuable President)

• Peter Gosline, CEO, and Laura Gingras, CPA Vice President, Philanthropy & Community Relations
  Monadnock Community Hospital
  Peterborough, NH
• Stephen Jones, President & CEO, and John F. Marcy, Senior Vice President for Development & Executive Director
  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation
  New Brunswick, NJ
• Susan Davis, President & CEO and Ronald J. Bianchi, Senior Vice President
  St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation
  Bridgeport, CT
• Dan Sorrenti (facilitator)
  President & COO
  Ghiorsi & Sorrenti Inc.
  Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Strategic Stewardship for Planned Giving Programs download (.PDF)

• Katherine Swank
  Consultant
  Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company
  Charleston, SC

Beyond the Goal Line: Harnessing the Full Power of Campaigns  download (.PDF)  

• David Woodruff
  Executive Director & COO for Development
  Massachusetts General Hospital
  Boston, MA

The End of Gift Planning as We Knew It (and It’s About Time!) download (.PDF)

• Dan Hoebeke
  Gift Planning Officer
  Jewish Home of San Francisco
  San Francisco, CA

Executive Leadership Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

Philanthropy: The Sharp Strategic HealthCare Experience download (.PDF)

• William S. Littlejohn
  CEO and Senior Vice President
  Sharp HealthCare Foundation
  San Diego, CA

Visioning Fundraising Projects: Roles of Fundraisers and Administrators

• JoAline Olson
  Vice President of Innovations
  Adventist Health System
  St. Helena, CA
• Julie Holt
  Vice President for Resource Development
  St. Joseph Health System
  Orange, CA
• Stephanie Cline
  Executive Director
  Harrison Medical Center Foundation
  Bremerton, WA
• Jean Rahn
  Executive Director
  PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation
  Vancouver, WA
• Tom Wilson (facilitator)
  Vice President and Western Region Manager
  Campbell & Company
  Portland, OR

Planning for Growth and Growth by Planning: Applying Lessons from Real Cases of Phenomenal Growth download (.PDF)

• D. Bradley Leech
  Vice President, Resource Development
  Children’s Mercy Hospital
  Kansas City, MO
• Theresa Pesch
  Foundation Executive Director and Vice President Development
  The Foundation of Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, MN
• Christopher M. Cannon, CFRE
  Managing Associate
  Bentz Whaley Flessner
  Arlington, VA

Framing for Your Career Path in Health Care Philanthropy

• J. Gregory Pope, FAHP, CFRE
  Vice President of Philanthropy
  Saint Thomas Health System Foundation
  Nashville, TN

Building a Culture for Philanthropy: Views From Both Sides of the Desk

• Honorable Conrad Mallett, Jr.
  President and CEO
  Vanguard DMC-Sinai- Grace Hospital
  Detroit, MI

The Mindset of Major Gift Work download (.PDF)

• Marcy Heim
  President
  The Artful Asker
  Madison, WI

 

Engaging Your Boards in Philanthropic Vision & Action download (.PDF) 

• Tom Wilson
  Vice President
  Campbell & Company
  Portland, OR
  
• Jean Rahn
  Executive Director
  PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation
  Vancouver, WA

Managing for Top Performance: Insight from Industry Leaders download (.pdf)

• Mary Reinders
  Reinders Research
  Milwaukee, WI
  

Foundation Management Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

Matching Mission to Vision: Make My Hospital the Best download (.PDF)

• James H. Brucker, PhD
  Chief Advancement Officer
  Geisinger Health System
  Danville, PA
• Jane A. Kanyock, CFRE
  Director Principal Giving
  Geisinger Health System
  Wilkes-Barre, PA

Finding, Signing and Training the Next Development Idol download (.PDF)

• Allen Peckham
  Chief Development Officer
  Partners HealthCare System
  Boston, MA

Transforming Health Care: Transforming Major Gift Work (Parts I & II) download (.PDF) 

• Jeanne Jachim
  Senior Director of Development
  Virginia Mason Medical Center Foundation
  Seattle, WA
• Michael K. VanDerhoef
  President
  Virginia Mason Medical Center Foundation
  Seattle, WA

 

No More Staff, No More Budget, No More Time: So How Do I Maximize Fund Development in My Small Shop? download (.PDF)

• Crystal Barnes Maynard, FAHP, CFRE
  Senior Executive Counsel
  Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc.
  Woodcliff Lake, NJ
• George F. Maynard, III, FAHP
  Vice President
  Greenville Hospital System Foundation
  Greenville, SC

Planning Strategically, or How Do I Know What to Do Next? download (.PDF)

• Lisa Hillman, FAHP, CFRE
  Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
  Anne Arundel Health System
  Annapolis, MD
• Bruce W. Flessner
  Principal
  Bentz Whaley Flessner
  Arlington, VA

Aligning Philanthropy in Multi-Hospital Systems download (.PDF)

• Randy A. Varju, FAHP, MBA, CFRE
  Interim President & Chief Development Officer
  Advocate Health Care Foundation
  Park Ridge, IL

Current and Emerging Practices Track

The AHP Annual International Conference offers the following sessions in this track:

High Impact Stewardship download (.PDF)

 

• Robin C. Good
  Director of Donor Relations
  Lahey Clinic Medical Center
  Burlington, MA

ePhilanthropy: Fundraising Online in a World Where Email is Passé, Facebook is for Real, and Twitter isn’t a Fad download (.PDF)

• Jesse Stremcha
  e-Philanthropy Specialist
  The Foundation of Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota
  Roseville, MN
• Megan O. Astry
  Director of Operations & Planning
  The Foundation of Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota
  Roseville, MN

Creating a Successful and Sustainable Physician Giving Program for Your Hospital - K.Reif 
download (.PDF)

Creating a Successful and Sustainable Physician Giving Program for Your Hospital - McMeel
download (.PDF)

• Sharon McMeel
  Philanthropy Director, Annual Giving
  The Children’s Hospital Foundation
  Denver, CO

• Karyn Reif
  Associate Vice President for Philanthropy
  Rush University Medical Center Foundation
  Chicago, IL

Getting Your Donors to Say “I Do”: Using Online Tools to Build Lasting Relationships download (.PDF)

• Mark R. Miller
  Director of Philanthropic Marketing & Communication
  Children’s National Medical Center
  Washington, DC
• Lesley Solomon
  Director of e-Philanthropy
  Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  Boston, MA

Patient Appreciation, Patient Advocate and Donor Concierge Programs

• Kay Harvey, Executive Director and John Landry, Director of Major and Planned Gifts
  Bethesda Hospital Foundation
  Boynton Beach, FL
• Tess Hawley, P.A.S. Senior Manager (Patient Appreciation Services), and Carolyn Westhafer, P.A.S. Manager
  Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  Palo Alto, CA
• Tess Boyle, Director of Concierge Services, and Sue Piergallini, AVP for Development Operations
  The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, PA
• Deanne T. Maraj, Manager of Donor Relations, and Christopher J. O’Connor, President Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation
  Hyannis, MA
• Rachel L. Greene, Director of Annual Giving, and Lisa C. Murray, Associate Development Officer
  University of Tennessee Medical Center and UT Graduate School of Medicine
  Knoxville, TN

Fundraising in a Multi-Cultural Community download (.PDF)

• Gina Eisler, MA, CFRE
  Vice President for Philanthropy
  The Scarborough Hospital Foundation
  Toronto, Ontario