Date: Monday, December 13, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online webinar
Fee: $15 for Loudoun Chamber members, $25 for nonmembers

Asking for money in person is the most powerful form of fundraising. Workshop attendees will explore the six elements of a cultivation plan:

  • Who makes The Ask
  • What is a case statement
  • Building your list
  • How much to ask for
  • Making The Ask
  • Following up

About the Presenter
Amy Owen and her husband, Don, live near Unison, Virginia, Loudoun County. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Alabama and received her Master’s Degree in Interpersonal Communications from West Virginia University. The majority of her professional career has been in nonprofit management with interim teaching roles as an adjunct professor at Shepherd University. For more than 10 years, she managed and directed fundraising programs for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy based in Harpers Ferry, WV. Since May 2012, she has served as lead executive of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties.

About the Nonprofit Academy
In partnership with the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce and its Nonprofit Initiative, the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties launched an ongoing workshop and training program for area nonprofits called the Nonprofit Academy. Each year, more than 200 attendees join workshops on fundraising, administration and HR, and publicity and outreach.