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Membership Meeting: Two Presentations

September 21, 2005 - 11:00am - 2:00pm Northern Quest Casino 100 N. Hayford Rd Airway Heights, WA 99001 Get Map

Tips and Tools to Motivate Board Members in Fundraising Activities.

11:00am- Noon

Carol Neupert,
Director of Major Gifts for KSPS-TV / Friends Of Seven

When board members are reluctant or antagonistic about helping raise funds or making a financial contribution to support their organization, we as development professionals need an arsenal of weapons to motivate and educate them. Carol Neupert, director of major gifts for KSPS-TV/Friends Of Seven will moderate a discussion on tips and tools to engage reluctant board members to become enthustic donors and how motivate them to becoming successful fundraisers for your organization.

Please bring your own ideas and suggestions to share with the group on how you have been able to engage and motive board members to participate in fundraising efforts.


About Carol Neupert

Carol has over twenty years experience in fundraising and non-profit management. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and has served on the boards of local, regional and national organizations.

Prior to KSPS, she spent ten years at Sacred Heart Medical Center and two years at Gonzaga Preparatory School. Her volunteer experience has spanned the arts, social services, schools and religious organizations including Wampum, Boy Scouts, Mullan Road, Sacajewea, and Ferris schools, Junior League of Spokane, the Catholic Diocese of Spokane and Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.

She continues her commitment to community involvement, focusing on raising public awareness on the impact of the non profit sector to the quality of life in this community, assisting a variety of non profits in reaching their goals and educating the public about the opportunities and satisfaction of charitable giving.

Non-Profit Board of Directors Responsibilities - A primer for all having to work with non-profit board of directors

12:00am - 2:00pm

Anne Marie Axworthy
Director of Community Development, Avista Utilities




Anne Marie Axworthy, director of community development for Avista Utilities will explore the roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board, including the responsibilities of board members. Included in this presentation will be the key areas of board responsibilities including a discussion of how a board can be most effective. Anne Marie will also discuss the specific roles and expectations for board members including the relationship between board and staff. This is an ideal overview for any potential or current board members and nonprofit staff members on how to build an effective board.

About Anne Marie Axworthy

Anne Marie serves as director of community development in the department of economic and community development for Avista Utilities. She also serves as president of the Avista Foundation, the primary charitable giving vehicle for Avista Corp. In 26 years with Avista (formerly Washington Water Power), she has held various managerial roles, including director of corporate communications, director of customer service, marketing and sales, and Spokane area manager (external relations). She is active in the community, currently serving as a board member of Mobius, a board member of the YWCA of Spokane and also serves as a member of the City of Spokane Plan Commission. Ann Marie also teaches the session on board roles and responsibilities for the Nonprofit Board Development Series (a partnership of Gonzaga University, Foundation Northwest, United Way of Spokane County and Leadership Spokane).

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