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Presented by the IL NET of Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), a program of TIRR, Houston, Texas
The IL NET is operated in partnership with NCIL.

NEW REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 27, 2006
DATE: February 15 - 17, 2006
WHERE: New Orleans, Louisiana

SPECIAL OFFER: Richard will provide advice and individualized "coaching" during the training as well as for a 90 day period after the training to help ensure success

PURPOSE: If you think your CIL or SILC is forever doomed to dependency on public dollars, join this critical training workshop to separate the myths from the realities of raising dollars. Sure, Hurricane Katrina has siphoned billions
of government dollars and hundreds of millions of private resources to support the victims of this disaster; however, private foundations, corporations, churches and individuals donate over $250 billion per year to nonprofit organizations. There IS money for your CIL and SILC and there are smart and strategic ways to locate, secure, and administer it. This workshop will give you the practical and tactical tools to develop a step-by-step strategic fundraising plan to bring in NEW dollars for your efforts.

TARGET AUDIENCE: This seminar will help staff, board members, and volunteers with minimal or moderate experience in resource development to gain the information, mindset, and buy-in necessary to increase their fundraising success. SPECIAL OFFER: Richard will provide advice and individualized "coaching" during the training as well as for a 90-day period after the training to help ensure success!

OBJECTIVES: Capitalize on current funding trends among private foundations, corporations, philanthropic trusts, religious, government, and individual donors;

• Establish relationships with funders PRIOR to asking for the money;
• Develop fundraising strategies for new CILS and for CILS with annual budgets less than $750,000;
• Obtain funding needed for transitioning individuals from a nursing home to their own home in the community; and,
• Bring unrestricted dollars into your organization.
  ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
• Funding trends across the country in the government, foundation, corporate, religious and donor world;
• Integrating marketing and public relations into your fundraising strategies that "position" your organization for success;
• Elements of an overall three year resource development strategy;
• Advantages and disadvantages of specific funding sources and the timing patterns of each;
• 8 step strategic approach to winning grant dollars from private foundations;
• Where are the best and biggest donors in your community and approaches to access them; and,
• Realistic approaches to accessing the faith-based and religious dollars.

THE INSTRUCTORS: Rich Male is a recognized leader, regionally and nationally, in leadership development, fundraising, community organizing and public policy for non-profit organizations, local municipalities and schools. For 30 years he has been a trainer, consultant, keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator to literally thousands of organizations. Rich has been involved in grassroots disability rights issues and provides consultation to a variety of Independent Living organizations, including the National Council on Independent Living.

Lee Schulz has been the Executive Director of IndependenceFirst in Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 1986. Under his leadership this Center for Independent Living has grown from a $265,000 budget to one of nearly $20 million. He is a former Treasurer and Regional Representative Chair and currently an at-large governing board member for the National Council on Independent Living. He is also a past member of Wisconsin's State Independent Living Council and co-founder and first Chair of the Wisconsin Coalition of ILCs.

LOCATION INFORMATION

Dates: February 15 - 17, 2006
Registration: $65.00

Location: Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place
Reservations, Wyndham Hotels (800) 996-3426
Front Desk, Wyndham at Canal Place (540) 566-7006
Room Rates: $129/night
AAA Four Diamond Hotel; Located where the historic French Quarter meets the Mississippi River, all for just $129/night!
Hotel Reservations must be made by Friday, January 20, 2006!

Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

Transport: White Fleet Cabs: $25 - $30 each way. White Fleet Cabs requests that customers requiring a lift-equipped taxicab call 540-822-3800 at least two days prior to their arrival.

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

It is the responsibility of each participant to arrange transportation and hotel accommodations. It is highly recommended that you make travel arrangements immediately.

IL NET Registration Form to be mailed in to Tim Fuchs at NCIL http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/onsite_registration.html

For answers to any questions, contact Tim Fuchs or Denise Law at ilnet@ncil.org
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Ave., NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036