Hitting a Home Run With Your Annual Giving Plan with Jeff Bagel, CFRE

Name: Hitting a Home Run With Your Annual Giving Plan with Jeff Bagel, CFRE
Start: 2026-04-16T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-16T13:30:00-04:00
Location: Allegheny College

Schedule

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 09:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Allegheny College | Meadville, PA

How would you describe your Fundraising Plan?:
- Pretty good, but there’s always room for improvement
- We have a plan, but it isn’t realistic
- We have a plan, but we have a hard time sticking to it
- Plan? What Plan?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then join Jeff Bagel, CFRE, for a workshop that offers a hands-on approach to transforming your fundraising strategy.

This highly interactive session combines expert insights with collaborative group work, providing a unique opportunity to learn not only from Jeff’s wealth of experience but also from fellow fundraising professionals in the room. Jeff is the author of Annual Fundraising Plans Made Simple: A Road Map for Community Colleges and Small Development Shops, just released in its second edition (CASE 2024) with brand new material. Jeff will help you explore ways to make your annual fundraising plan better (or create your first), so it becomes part of your everyday work. Whether it’s goal setting, unrealistic expectations, or you’re just too darn busy to slow down and look at it, there are ways to strengthen your plan, use your plan and ultimately, make your work life easier.
This session is a rare chance to work hands-on with one of the field’s leading experts while building connections with peers and leaving equipped with actionable strategies to elevate your fundraising efforts. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your development work to the next level!
Registration includes lunch and a signed copy of Annual Fundraising Plans Made Simple, 2nd Edition ($50 value).
CFRE Eligible: Full participation in "Hitting a Home Run With Your Annual Giving Plan with Jeff Bagel, CFRE" is applicable for 4 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. Please contact Emmy Geiger at [email protected] for details.
Hosted in collaboration with Crawford Heritage Community Foundation, Allegheny College Community Impact Hub, and the Association for Fundraising Professionals NWPA Chapter.
Registration is required. Tickets are $45 for Crawford County nonprofits; $125 for members of The Nonprofit Partnership or Association of Fundraising Professionals; or $200 for non-members/outside of Crawford County.