Fundraising Workshop with the Winkler Group - Greenville

Join Together SC and Winkler Group for Fundraising Workshop 


Thursday, May 14, 2026
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM (EDT)

Greenville Tech, Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI)


575 Millennium Boulevard Greenville, SC 29607-5249 United States
Category: Learning Together

Join Together SC and Winkler Group for Fundraising Workshop 

This full-day workshop is designed for nonprofits looking to strengthen fundraising effectiveness and build long-term sustainability.

This workshop challenges common assumptions about fundraising, including why events are often ineffective, and focuses instead on relationship-based strategies that drive meaningful results. Topics include assessing your development program, donor communications, moves management, wealth screening and capacity analysis, and best practices for saying thank you in ways that deepen donor loyalty.

Participants will also examine the critical role of the board in fundraising, strategic planning, and capital campaigns, including setting expectations, engaging board members, and leveraging the nomination committee. By the end of the day, attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen donor relationships, engage stakeholders, and plan for long-term sustainability. 

Registration Options

Credits Price
Fundraising Workshop
Join Together SC and Winkler Group for Fundraising Fundamentals 

This full-day workshop is designed for nonprofits looking to strengthen fundraising effectiveness and build long-term sustainability.

Lunch included

$50.00

Agenda

May 14
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Workshop 1: The Everyday Donor
Acquiring and loving your donors at all levels 
Assessing your development program 
Why events are ineffective fundraising tools 
Donor communications  Saying thank you at each level  
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshop 2: Major Donors - The Donor Journey and Making the Ask
Identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship 
Moves management 
Capacity analysis: the role of wealth screening and predictive modeling 
Saying thank you 
Addressing development staff turnover  
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Workshop 3: The Role of the Board in Fundraising 
The critical role of the nomination committee 
Setting expectations of board members 
Successfully enlisting board members in fundraising 
The role of the board in strategic planning and capital campaigns 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Workshop 4: Strategic Planning and Capital Campaigns
Advanced ways to involve donors and build deeper relationships 
The role of the feasibility study 
Engaging your board and stakeholders in fundraising 
Planning for long-term sustainability 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Wrap-Up and Reflection

Attendees (24)

Pamela Askew

Executive Director

The Period Project

Lekesha Benson

Executive Director

The NOLA Network

Marjorie Blalock

Director of Resource Development and Finance

John de la Howe School Foundation

ERIC Boettner

VP Operations and Advancement

Lily Pad- A Soft Place to Land, Inc.

Katie Campbell-Smith

Development Manager

Children's Museum of the Upstate

Becky Gilstrap

Executive Director

Reserve at Lake Keowee Charitable Foundation

Carrie Hofmann

President & CEO

Greenwood Promise

Paige McDowell

Corporate and Community Engagement Coordinator

Make-A-Wish South Carolina

Adela Mendoza

Executive Director

Hispanic Alliance

Roberta Phillips

Executive Director

Carolina Ballet Theatre now Ballet Greenville

Catherine Puckett

Program Director

Greater Good Greenville

Madelyn Rivest

Director of Resource Development & Engagement

United Way of Anderson County

Cesar Salas

Development & PR Coordinator

Hispanic Alliance

Nancy Shepard

Director of Development & Communications

Safe Harbor

Andrew Skinner

Director of Public Relations & Development

Hispanic Alliance

Stacie Smith

Executive Director

John de la Howe School Foundation

Susan Spires

VP of Development

Mobile Meal Service of Spartanburg County, inc

Manly Summerfield

Workforce Coordinator

Mental Health America of Greenville County

Lindsay Tucker

Executive Director

Friends of the Greenville Zoo

5 Other Registered Attendees

Thank you to our Visionary Sponsors 

Thank you to our Development Peer Network Sponsors

For More Information:

Winkler Group

Winkler Group

1036 Ewall Street
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464