"Award-Winning Conference Targets Booming Fundraising and Direct Marketing Professions".2008 Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, July 23-25, 2008, at the Hilton Washington The Hilton Washington (also commonly known as the Washington Hilton[1][2] or locally as the Hinckley Hilton[3][4][5]) is a hotel located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. , in Washington, D.C. 2008 Bridge Conference News Facts * More than 1,600 direct marketing professionals and nonprofit fund raisers A Fund Raiser' is an organized event, attempting to collect money. The money to be collected is usually for a specific item or need. The event also can entail gimmicks or activities to promote donor interest. will explore the latest tools, trends and great ideas at the 2008 Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, July 23-25, 2008, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. * The Bridge Conference is a collaboration of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Washington DC-Metro Area Chapter and the Direct Marketing Association of Washington. * The conference was recently awarded Fundraising Success magazine's 2008 Special Award for Sector Education and is proud to collaborate with educational co-conveners NTEN NTEN National Teachers Enhancement Network : The Nonprofit Technology Nonprofit technology comprises information and communication technologies that support the goals of nonprofit, nongovernmental, third sector, grassroots, and other mission-based organizations. The membership association for this field is . Network and the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
* The 2008 Bridge Conference features both national and international speakers, more than 75 top-notch educational sessions led by some of the brightest minds in marketing and fundraising. Keynote speakers include Jim Stovall, author of the best selling book "The Ultimate Gift" and Lynn Price, a social entrepreneur with decades of marketing and communications expertise. * Attendance to this event is in part driven by the large concentration of high profile fundraisers, non-profits, associations and direct marketers that make the Washington, DC area their headquarters. Please use these links to join Bridge Conference Groups: Bridge Conference LinkedIn Group (http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/97748/64627824A71B) Bridge Conference Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridge-Conference/16269490735) Bridge Conference Facebook Event (http://www.facebook.com/login.php) Bridge Conference on Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. (http://twitter.com/bridge08) Quotes Attributable to the Bridge Conference Planning Committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación : "What makes the Bridge Conference so powerful is that we're taking the idea that--whether you're fundraising in the nonprofit sector or marketing in the commercial world--there are so many ways we can learn from each other, we're zeroing in on the shared ideas that bring integrated direct marketing and fundraising professionals together, as well as the unique skills that each of these field have perfected." -Bridge Conference Co-Chair Diane Aten "Bridge Conference attendees walk away from this conference with far more than a collection of business cards... they leave with new insights into what works and enough fresh ideas to spark a year's worth of new campaigns. - Bridge Co-Chair Alan Rich Alan Rich (born 1924, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American music critic who currently writes for LA Weekly magazine. He first studied medicine at Harvard before turning to music. , Please contact Kori Williams for more information. About the Association of Fundraising Professionals/DC AFP/DC is the Washington DC-Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the leading professional association for fundraising executives who work for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. AFP/DC serves fundraising professionals in the Washington, DC, Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. region. About the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW DMAW Direct Marketing Association of Washington ) DMAW is the second-largest regional direct marketing association in the US. Most DMAW members are end-users, vendors, suppliers, agencies, freelancers, educators, and students in the Washington metro, Baltimore, and Central Virginia areas. |
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