May 3, 2018 / The Norwalk Inn and Conference Center

Breakfast – Practical Benefit/Cost Analysis: How to Maximize Mission Success; speaker: Elijah Goldberg; sponsor: Bank of America


I Gave…BUT DID I MAKE AN IMPACT? 

Practical Benefit/Cost Analysis to Maximize Mission Success

Or

Delivering the Best Bang for the Buck

Funders pour money into nonprofits in pursuit of philanthropic wins. They fund health programs, educational initiatives and an uncountable number of other interventions. And what do funders know about the impact of their grants? Often relatively little.

What explains the systemic failure? For starters, only a handful of funders – be they foundations, charities or individual donors – have the capacity to correctly assess philanthropic impact using the tools of modern social science. The upshot? The lack of incentives to demonstrate outcomes – the lack of a credible rating system for nonprofits – leads to billions in wasted dollars.

Rigorous benefit/cost analysis provides the solution. By comparing change in mission-driven outcomes, net of counterfactual outcomes and third party effects, to costs, funders can choose the programs that will best improve the lives of beneficiaries with their dollar.

Come learn about practical principles to conducting benefit/cost analysis, and different options for incorporating this analysis into your grantmaking.

Our Speaker

 

Elijah Goldberg co-founded ImpactMatters with Dean Karlan and manages day-to-day operations for ImpactMatters.

He previously led Walimu, a health nonprofit in Uganda.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Yale.

 

 

 

Thank You to Our Sponsor

 

Bank of America offers unsurpassed commitment to businesses and Not For Profits like yours. Our Business Banking team is organized by industry, region and specialized expertise to ensure we understand the complexities you face and how best to address them. We provide sector-focused expertise to more than 12,000 healthcare companies, educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations and government entities nationwide. We look forward to discussing solutions tailored to meet your unique needs.

Nancy Westington, SVP
Business Banking
203-905-4110

Reservations

The Fairfield County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will hold this educational program on Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at The Norwalk Inn & Conference Center, 99 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT.

Registration/networking opens at 7:30 a.m., Full breakfast buffet and meeting start at 8:00 a.m.

We encourage you to invite a prospective member
to an AFP educational program at a special rate of $40.
*Reservations can be made online by the guest, but the Member must attend the event.
Walk-in guests will not qualify for special rate.
Guests may only receive a special guest rate one time.

  • We accept checks, and online credit card payments. To register online using your credit card, please click here
  • Make check payable to “AFP-FC” and mail to: Marianne Hickey, 29 Black Alder Lane, Wilton, CT 06897

Payment is appreciated in advance
Anyone who has made a reservation and cannot attend must cancel by 12 pm on the Wednesday preceding the event. If no cancellation has been received, there will be no refund or carry over of the fee. If pre-payment has not been made and no cancellation has been received by 12 pm on Wednesday, that person will be billed for the amount due for the event.

CFRE Credits

You earn 1.5 CFRE credits toward certification for this event. For more information about CFRE certification, please visit http://www.afpnet.org/Professional/CertificationList.cfm?navItemNumber=554

CFRE Tracker Form

CFRE International has developed this form as a way for you to quickly track (and keep in your files!) the continuing education sessions you have attended. At the end of a session, add up the total number of hours. Keep this sheet and you will be ready to complete your application form. 

 

 

 

We thank the following 2018 Sponsors
for making our Programs available:

January 11, 2018 Members Roundtable

MSP Cultivate is a New Canaan based strategic marketing agency specializing in enhancing nonprofit organizations’ mission-driven communication. Our mission is to use the latest in technology, creative services, and production methods to help you accomplish your most fundamental goal: engaging and connecting with your constituents, and helping raise money. We work with multi-hospital healthcare networks, colleges, and a variety of nonprofits. Our strategies increase donation returns on development dollars spent. The result of MSP’s partnerships has helped organizations improve donor retention, increase participation rates, and total dollars raised. Our team professionals bring the experience of veteran fundraising specialists, digital marketing experts, database gurus, and creative artists.

Nils Morgan
MSP Cultivate, 65 Locust Avenue, New Canaan, CT
   mspcultivate.com   203-252-5097

March 15, 2018 Members Roundtable

Premier is a single source printing and mailing company based in Stratford, CT.  We are a provider of transactional and marketing communication solutions locally and nationally. From designing a form to mailing, your work is done in-house in our 100,000 square foot facility. We have been dedicated to helping our clients reach their communication goals by providing the best quality products and unparalleled customer service. We invest and utilize the latest technology to provide accurate, timely and high-quality printing and mailing services. We work closely with our diverse base of clients to understand their goals to assist them in maximizing the effectiveness of their marketing and communications spend. We have been in business since 1984 and employ anywhere between 70 – 100 employees’ year-round. Industries we service include: healthcare, insurance, government, non-profits, financial, education, publishing & home services.

For more information, please contact:
Tom Meehan, Vice President of Solutions
203.214.5161

April 5, 2018 Breakfast

BlumShapiro is the largest regional accounting, tax and business advisory firm based in New England. Not-for-profit organizations have unique needs, and BlumShapiro has made a significant investment in staffing, training and services to meet these needs. Our non-profit practice is an integrated regional practice that includes 12 partners and over 75 professionals whose expertise includes the following service areas: audit and accounting; tax; benefit plan audits; outsourced services including accounting, technology and cybersecurity; as well as financial software systems.

Our highly valued team members bring their diverse backgrounds and strengths to the table, resulting in you receiving a true blend of national firm experience and local firm delivery. Our team shares a common passion: a personal commitment to each client’s success as well as to the communities in which we live and work.

The firm has long been an active citizen in our community and is a proud contributor to and sponsor of over 300 charitable, arts and civic organizations. Partners and staff donate time serving as board members and in top leadership roles in over 200 organizations.

Patrick T. Dunleavey, CPA
Audit Manager, Non-Profit
2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton, CT 06484
Direct 203.944.8653     Fax 203.712.1453
Cell 203.218.1251   Toll-Free 800.529.9295
 / www.blumshapiro.com

May 3, 2018 Breakfast

 

Bank of America offers unsurpassed commitment to businesses and Not For Profits like yours. Our Business Banking team is organized by industry, region and specialized expertise to ensure we understand the complexities you face and how best to address them. We provide sector-focused expertise to more than 12,000 healthcare companies, educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations and government entities nationwide. We look forward to discussing solutions tailored to meet your unique needs.

Nancy Westington, SVP
Business Banking
203-905-4110

June 7, 2018 Luncheon

MineTech is a marketing analytics firm that offers proprietary data and text mining products to help you segment current/lapsed donors and target new prospects. We use a combination of data appends, profiling, modeling and text feedback from multiple sources to increase your fundraising effectiveness. Our staff can complement your existing resources, handle part or all of your data work and easily integrate with your organization’s platforms. Most engagements take weeks versus months and we usually find new relationships in your data beyond just wealth and philanthropic interests. This provides key data to strengthen and expand your ability to connect with potential supporters.

Kenn Devane
President & CEO

203.438.7868

September 6, 2018 Luncheon

 


Marks Paneth LLP is a premier accounting firm with origins dating back to 1907. With a team of nearly 700 professionals, the firm provides a full range of audit, accounting, tax and consulting services, with specialties in international tax, forensic accounting, litigation support, family office and financial advisory services. Marks Paneth professionals deliver expert knowledge in a wide range of industries, including real estate, hospitality and restaurants; nonprofit, government and healthcare; manufacturing, wholesale and distribution; theater, media and entertainment; high-net-worth; and financial and professional services.

Headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Washington, DC and Florida, Marks Paneth is ranked by Accounting Today as the 30th largest accounting firm in the nation and among the top 10 in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

For more information, please contact:
Scott M. Brenner, CPA at 203-975-8830