The LGBT Philanthropy Conference 2011
April 7-9, 2011

The 519 Church Street Community Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada



The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Giving Network would like to provide your organization with a unique opportunity to engage the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans and allied communities. The LGBT communities are a target market that the corporate world has recognized as an important sector to cultivate. The LGBT Philanthropy Conference will be a major gathering of philanthropic-minded individual leaders, volunteers, organizations and companies and an ideal venue to increase your company’s profile in the LGBT communities.

This three-day conference will examine philanthropy, sponsorship and leadership giving in the Canadian Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender communities and explore how to increase awareness and broaden financial support by individuals, foundations and corporations to meet the LGBT communities’ future needs in Canada. Your participation in this event will help identify your organization to individuals with wealth in the LGBT communities as well as highlight your organization’s own outreach and leadership in this area.

Download the 2011 Sponsorship Opportunities Proposal.
Sponsorship Opportunities from as little as $500.00 to over $5,000.00 CDN.

Download the 2011 Marketplace Opportunities information package.
Promote your business in our marketplace during the conference.


The 2009 LGBT Philanthropy Conference was sponsored by:



Founding Media Sponsor  

 

 

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

  • To generate debate and ideas on how to further develop a culture of giving within the LGBT community in Canada and the United States.
  • To identify potential donors concerned with LGBT issues and advocacy.
  • To increase awareness and broaden financial support by individuals, foundations and corporations to meet the LGBT community’s needs.

  • To demonstrate to the wider community LGBT leadership in philanthropy.

  • To educate individuals about leadership and legacy giving in the LGBT community and act as an information resource for potential supporters of LGBT issues in Canada and the United States.

  • To raise awareness of the multitude of LGBT organizations that are achieving results in wide variety of LGBT community needs such as youth programming, housing, education, arts and culture, advocacy and healthcare.

  • To explore possible interest creating formal structures to advance research and growth in LGBT philanthropy and links with similar organizations in Canada, the United States and abroad.

FORMAT & TIMING

A three-day conference event starting on Thursday, April 7, 2011 with a reception at the 519 Church Street Community Centre includes workshops, panel discussions, reception, luncheon and keynote speaker(s). Receptions and luncheons will be held to welcome attendees and provide social networking opportunities.

TARGET AUDIENCES

We are targeting several very specific audiences for this conference. We expect 200 to 250 people to attend the conference, including many of our respective donors. Our primary audiences are:  Leading LGBT Volunteers and Community Members, Prospects and Donors to LGBT issues and causes, Lawyers and the Legal Profession, Corporate and Foundation Representatives, LGBT Fundraisers and other staff at LGBT Organizations locally, provincially and nationally. Attendees represent a total of more than 30 organizations with over 50,000 annual patrons, participants, members, volunteers, staff and donors.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Workshops, panel discussions and presentations are currently being planned.  Some of the topics for the 2009 LGBT Philanthropy Conference included:

  • How to Get the Board You Need
  • Volunteer Best Practices
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Corporate Sponsorship and Philanthropy
  • Planned Giving for Small Shops in the LGBT Community
  • Major Gifts Fundraising
  • Increasing LGBT Giving
  • Organizational Assessment, Collaboration & Sharing Resources in Difficult Financial Times
  • The Power of Women’s Philanthropy
  • Creating Events that Enhance Your Development Goals
  • Creating Great Donor Relations Programs to Enhance Revenue
  • Direct Mail and Lifetime Value
  • Time Management
  • How to Find Online Donors in Epidemic Proportions
  • How to Think Like a Donor to Maximize Your Return on Relationship
  • Defining Surplus Compassion: Applying the Public Arenas Model to LGBT Giving
  • How We Raised over $10K using Facebook and Twitter
  • We are the World: Global Funding for LGBTI issues
  • Making Mission Memorable
  • Online Fundraising for Small Charities
  • Getting Media Coverage for Your Organization
  • Telefundraising 101
  • Building Profile and Communicating Through Storytelling

ABOUT THE LGBT GIVING NETWORK

The LGBT Giving Network, a network of organizations that are working together to engage and cultivate lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and allied donors to help secure leadership gifts and long-term financial support to build stronger LGBT communities in Canada and the United States.

The LGBT Giving Network was formed to address the need for improved engagement between non-profit charities, donors and business interested in the LGBT communities and issues. Its founding members represent a cross-section of the diverse LGBT communities. LGBT philanthropy is increasing in Canada and the United States and the purpose of this conference is to build the collective understanding of financial implications of philanthropy, nurture the relationship between donors and charities and to provide a point of contact for businesses.


For More information on Sponsorship Opportunities Contact:

Lindsay Sweeney: Director, Resource Development and Programs
LGBT Giving Network
E: info@lgbtgiving.com
W: www.lgbtgiving.com
Ph: 647-346-3371  Fx: 647-348-3297