Friday 12-Mar-10 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CST

Speaker: Kristina E. Jones, M.A., CFRE, President
J.K. Griffin & Associates

Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak Avenue
Dallas TX 75204 USA
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Details for "Non-Profit SIG: The "Anti-Event" - Moving from Black Tie to a Budget in the Black"

Want to maximize your fundraising options without filling your calendar full of events? The “Anti –Event” will address the propensity of groups to add another event to the annual schedule in order to raise important dollars for the organization. It is time to move from parties to true philanthropy, and narrow down your event calendar to no more than one of those time-consuming (aka “staff-eating”) activities and still raise the dollars you need.

Event Takeaways:

• An understanding of how events fit into an overall development plan

• Knowledge of other types of development activities

• Resources for development

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in non-profit fundraising.

Speaker Kristina E. Jones, M.A., CFRE

KRISTINA E. JONES, M.A., CFRE, President of J.K. Griffin & Associates provides strategic fundraising and communications providing tools and resources to improve the success of organizations. Kristina formerly served as Executive Director of Alliance for Women & Children, a non-profit empowering woman and their families. In conjunction with the Board of Directors, she led the organization through a successful voluntary disaffiliation with the YWCA of the U.S.A. and increased revenue nearly 50% during her four-and-a-half year tenure.

Experienced with communities across the state of Texas, Kristina’s past experience includes serving as Vice-President of Development for Sears Methodist Retirement System, the largest non-profit long-term care system in the State, which led her throughout the Panhandle and Central Texas to work with community leaders and promote fund development. Kristina also worked as Alumni and Church Relations at McMurry University, and as Campaign Director for the United Way of Abilene.

Named by AbileneBiz as a “20 Under 40” Honoree, named by the Abilene Reporter-News as “The Next Generation: 20 People of Influence” and as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Abilene”, she co-founded a group for non-profit directors, and has conducted surveys for non-profit collaboration. She is a past member of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and currently serves on the Chamber’s Military Affairs Executive Committee which advocates on behalf of Dyess AFB.

Kristina is a graduate of McMurry University and is designated as a Certified Fund Raising Executive, a credentialing which certifies fundraising professionals who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and commitment to the highest standards of ethical and professional practice in serving the philanthropic sector. She also holds a M.A. in Communication from Abilene Christian University.