5 Tips to Creating a Development Plan that Helps You Raise More Money

with Barbara O'Reilly

of Windmill Hill Consulting

Wednesday, February 7, 11:30am - 1pm

via Zoom

There is still time to set goals and create an effective development plan for 2024! Join MVNC for an in-depth workshop with fundraising consultant and returning presenter Barbara O'Reilly of Windmill Hill Consulting. 

A new year means a new set of goals and new opportunities to learn from the past and build and innovate your fundraising efforts. A goal without a plan is just a wish so join Barbara O'Reilly, CFRE, Principal and Founder of Windmill Hill Consulting, in learning about the key components in an effective annual development plan, what metrics you need to keep an eye on to measure your progress, and how the donor experience can inform and shape your strategies for revenue growth. You will learn how to: 

1. Identify key components in an effective annual development plan 

2. Determine what metrics you will need to track your progress against your goals. 

3. Apply donor engagement best practices to inspire greater investment in your organization.

About the speaker Barbara O'Reilly

Barbara brings to her clients nearly thirty years of major gifts, annual funds, and campaign fundraising experience at major non-profit organizations including Harvard University, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oxford University in England, and the American Red Cross.

Whether it was leading record-setting reunion classes or securing tens of millions of dollars for some of the world’s most devastating natural disasters, Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE understands that fundraising is much more than just raising money. It’s about enabling donors to realize their philanthropic dreams for issues that are most important to them and to be part of the change they want to see in the world.

Barbara became a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) in 2015 and an Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Master Trainer in 2018. She serves as Past President of the AFP Washington DC Metro Chapter and as a former member of the Advisory Panel for Rogare, The Fundraising Think Tank in the U.K. She is a longstanding partner of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement and a member of the Association Foundation Group (AFG). She is also a member of the faculty of the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute.

She is a frequent and sought-after presenter at national and international conferences and webinars. Barbara received her BA in English from Barnard College/Columbia University and her ALM in Celtic Studies from Harvard University.