March 2nd Strategic Major Gifts Fundraising Workshop

For immediate release: February 24, 2010

Contact: Judith Pratt, judith@judithpratt.com, 607-273-2661

Strategic Major Gifts Fundraising with Chip Bryce

Tuesday, March 2, noon

Ramada Inn, 2310 Triphammer Road, Ithaca

$15 for AFP members; $18 for non-members.

Sign up by e-mailing Katie Foley, kfoley@fcsith.org. Pay at the door.

How large is a “major” gift?

While the size of a major gift varies from organization to organization, the strategies used to find and develop such donors can be used by non-profits of all shapes and sizes.

Chip Bryce, Director of the Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning at Cornell University, will speak to the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) at a luncheon on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

Mr. Bryce has been working with major gifts officers at Cornell University since 1995. While he focuses on gift planning, he sees it as part of a larger strategy to help donors support organizations they love.

A native Ithacan and 1981 Cornell graduate, Chip held positions in real estate development and finance with the parent companies controlling the Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites, and Harrah’s Casino brands. In 1994, he returned to Cornell to direct the university’s Real Estate Program. There, he spearheaded the campaign to raise a $4 million endowment to launch Cornell’s master’s degree in Real Estate. In 1997, he became director of the Cornell University Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents 30,000 members in 207 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. www.afpnet.com. The Finger Lakes Chapter of AFP serves professionals and communities in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York. The Chapter offers networking opportunities, educational sessions with experts from around the region, workshops with nationally-renowned speakers and an annual National Philanthropy Day celebration each November. www.afpfingerlakes.org


Katie Foley, Director of Development
FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF ITHACA
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