Description: Nonprofits that survive the current economic downturn will be those that had the foresight to create a long-term financial resource for the future. It is the responsibility of current board members and staff to position your organization to be sustainable by using all possible tools, including endowments. Participants will learn: how to evaluate your agency’s ability to build an endowment; how to create a plan of action to start and build an endowment; and examples of endowment marketing techniques.

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Audience: Executive Directors and board members of small to mid-size nonprofits who want to prepare their organizations for future sustainability.