With vacations on the calendar, we don't want you to forget about events coming up in September. Please mark your calendars and make reservations for the following workshops:

**September 5, 2008 - WVDO Luncheon and Learn with Madeline Stanionis
**Oregon Zoo
**Choose Events on the Website Menu bar and register on-line today or call 503-274-1977 to register by phone.


What it Takes: The Top Ten Ways You Can Use the Internet to Raise Dollars and Donors

Why is it that some organizations are raising millions of dollars online and others can't quite get started? Raising money (and raising hell!) online comes down to the right mix of timing, creativity, good old direct marketing, and that special something that breaks through all the noise to reach hearts and minds (and pocketbooks).

Added - 10:00-11:00 am: Power hour - Madeline answers your questions! No charge for this event. Please register seperately.

11:00-11:30 am: Networking time
11:30-1:00 pm: Presentation and additional Q&A with Madeline Stanionis

If you have questions for Madeline Stanionis, please submit them to: admin@wvdo-or.org by Friday, August 22, 2008. These questions will be summarized and forwarded to Madeline and will be the basis for the 10:00-11:00 am Power Hour on September 5.


Madeline Stanionis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Watershed, a consulting and services firm designed expressly to help organizations build, grow, and sustain relationships with constituents online. Madeline is the author of the book, The Mercifully Brief, Real World Guide to Raising Thousands (if Not Tens of Thousands) of Dollars with Email, published by Emerson and Church. Learn more about Madeline by visiting her website at Madeline Stanionis.


**September 18, Third Thursday Workshop
**YWCA, 111 SW 10th Ave., Portland
**No Registration Required

Cultivating Major Donors with Cindy Silveira, Providence Cancer Center

3:00-3:30 pm Networking
3:30-5:00 pm Presentation

Cindy will discuss the steps to cultivating major donors in a highly competitive environment. This presentation will cover qualifying major donors from your existing donor pool; developing an eighteen month cultivation plan; and connecting new donors to your organization.


**September 24, Bank of the Cascades Breakfast
**Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon

Making Development Fun

7:30-9:00 am

Register by contacting Bonnie Johnson, Bank of the Cascades at 503-499-5917 or bjohnson@botc.com
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