By Melissa Cole Pensacola State College Foundation On Thursday, July 20, Dini Spheris Principal, Michelle Buchanan, hosted the full-day Development and Fundraising Nonprofit Center training. During her presentation, she covered the topics of engagement, donor cultivation, major giving, and making the ask. First-time attendee, Claire Kirchharr of Healthy Start, was excited to see…
By Melissa Cole Pensacola State College Foundation Andrea Krieger, the Pensacola State College Foundation’s Executive Director, hosted the Nonprofit Center for Excellence Training: Honoring Public Trust on June 1. Joined by PSC VP of Administrative Services and General Counsel, Tom Gilliam, attendees received in-depth instruction on various areas of Sunshine Law, ethical standards,…
By Melissa Cole, Pensacola State College Foundation On May 11, attendees of the Pensacola State College Nonprofit Center for Excellence Human Resources training had the opportunity to learn valuable information and engage with four highly experienced HR professionals. Speakers for this training included Brenda Kay Hammel with Express Employment Professionals, GinNeal McVay with…
Kent Huyser knows how to raise money. As associate vice chancellor for advancement at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Missouri, Huyser launched a $20 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. The results? Record fundraising levels. Largest individual and grant gifts. Largest employee giving totals in the college’s history. Huyser, now a senior consultant with the Chicago-based…
Pensacola State College Foundation brings virtual training to Navy Federal leaders; hopes other organizations jump on board PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola State College Foundation’s Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy is partnering with Navy Federal Credit Union to provide extensive training for its team members who serve on over 50 boards throughout the country. The…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House, a not-for-profit children’s advocacy center serving child victims of abuse, in collaboration with Pensacola branding firm idgroup, has officially launched a new campaign designed to reduce cases of child abuse in Escambia County. The campaign, named “Know Child Abuse,” aims to educate and inform the public on the realities of child…
Pensacola State College and the Gulf Power Company have been serving Northwest Florida for generations now. And each of the powerful institutions is committed to ensuring the region’s growth and success for generations to come. On Friday, Nov. 13, the Gulf Power Foundation presented a $30,000 check to the Pensacola State College Foundation that is…
By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Penelope Burk literally wrote the book on fundraising. Actually, she’s written a few. The nationally-recognized fundraising consultant and researcher brought her decades of experience to the inaugural Nonprofit Center For Excellence and Philanthropy at Pensacola State Summit on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 on the Pensacola campus. “We’re going…
Blog – link https://www.gailperry.com/1-secret-of-raising-lots-of-money-face-time-with-major-gift-donors/ The #1 Secret of Raising Lots of Money? Face Time With Major Gift Donors 2 Comments/in Donor cultivation, For the Beginning Fundraiser, Major Gifts / Don’t we love our major gift donors? And we all know smart fundraisers should be spending their time with these lovely folks. But it can be really tough to…