Our signature workshop, Benevon 101 will train your team of up to seven people in designing and implementing a mission-based system for raising sustainable funding from individuals.

By the end of this dynamic two-day workshop, your organization will have a customized plan for systematically building lifelong donors through Point of Entry^® Events, Cultivation, Asking, and Free Feel-Good Cultivation Events^™.

Your team will learn to:

• Determine the legacy you want to leave for your organization
• Customize your organization's emotional appeal
• Identify and reach your real audience
• Design a system for generating multiple-year operating funds
• Ask "naturally"
• Retool special events to leverage your fundraising plan and stay true to your mission
• Cultivate lifelong donors

Benevon 101 includes:

• Two rigorous, fast-paced days of classroom sessions
• Four hours of telephone coaching per team following the workshop

Benevon 101 Workshops are held in various regions throughout the United States and Canada. Nonprofit organizations send teams of up to seven people, including staff members (particularly executive directors and development directors), board members, and key volunteers, to be trained to develop a customized plan for building sustainable funding from individual donors. The team is then coached over the next year to ensure successful implementation of that plan.

Tuition:
Tuition for the 101 Workshop is $14,000 per team of up to seven participants and includes follow-up coaching over the next year. Please note that tuition does not include travel and lodging expenses.

Team Requirements:

• The 101 workshop is for teams of six to seven people from the board, staff, and volunteers from a single organization.
• Your team should consist of two to three staff members; two to three board members; and two to three additional volunteers.
• One staff member must be your CEO, Executive Director, or equivalent position.
• One development staff or development volunteer should also be on the team.

Customized Organizational Workshops:
Are you a statewide, regional, national, or international organization interested in a private, customized workshop at a location of your choosing for 20 or more of your local chapters or agencies? We customize entire Benevon 101 Workshops to national and regional organizations working to implement the model throughout their organizations. Please visit our Organizational Workshops page for more information.

Community-Funded Workshops:
Are you a funder, foundation, or part of a collaboration of funders interested in offering a workshop for nonprofit organizations in your community? A full Benevon 101 Workshop can be funded by one or more funders—individuals, corporations, and foundations—who are committed to significantly increasing the financial sustainability of local nonprofit organizations and expanding the size of the individual giving "pie" in their community. Please visit our Community Workshops page for more information.

More information:
To find out about upcoming Benevon 101 Workshops, see our Calendar of Available Workshops.

Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information about Benevon Workshops.

To learn more about this model, please visit our Introductory Sessions page for information about our free in-person, conference call, and online sessions.