Past Conferences | Trade Shows
2011 || 2010 || 2009 || 2008 || 2007
- CRD - Council for Resource and Development
- Washington, DC || Nov 11-13, 2009
- Conference Title:"Revitalizing Resources"
- www.crdnet.org/pubs/Annual_Conference.cfm
- The Council for Resource Development (CRD) is the essential education and networking choice for all community college development professionals. CRD connects, educates, supports, strengthens, and celebrates community college development professionals. An affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges, CRD serves over 1600 members at more than 700 institutions. The CRD Annual Conference is the highest profile event in the realm of community college fundraising. CRD's 43rd Annual Conference was held November 11-13, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. iWave was pleased to again be a "Gold Partner in Philanthropy" at this year's Conference. iWave's President, Mark McLane attended the conference, and was also a presenter. "It was an honor to be a part of this event in DC. This conference allowed us to connect with many existing customers and also provided us with many great opportunities to show these community colleges how they could really ramp up their research efforts using Prospect Research Online". A special thanks to all those who stopped by our booth and entered our draw for a FREE Amazon Kindle. Congrats to Ed Duffy, VP for Development at York Technical College who was the winner of our draw for a free Amazon Kindle!
- AHP - Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
- San Francisco, CA || September 23-26, 2009
- Conference Title:"AHP 2009 Conference"
- www.ahp.org/conferencesandeducation/internationalconference/Pages/IntlConf.aspx
- The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is an international professional organization dedicated exclusively to developing the men and women who encourage charity in North America's health care systems. Established in 1967, AHP is the source for education, networking, information, and research opportunities in health care philanthropy. AHP is a not-for-profit organization with its international headquarters located outside Washington, D.C. in Falls Church, Virginia. iWave's Director of Marketing, A.J. Pickens, attended the AHP International Conference this year. "The Annual AHP Conference is always a great event. Even though attendance was down abit this year, there were certainly many great conversations. The organizations that were in attendance were very eager to learn about the tools, like PRO, that can assist them raise additional funding".
- APRA - Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement
- Boston, Massachusetts || July 29 - August 1, 2009
- Conference Title:"APRA 2009 Conference"
- www.aprahome.org
- APRA is the premier international organization for fundraisers who specialize
in research and information management. APRA is committed to providing leading-edge
educational and networking opportunities to fundraising research professionals,
establishing and promoting high professional standards and ethical guidelines,
and providing advocacy and a representative voice for the profession. iWave
not only attended and exhibited at this year's conference but also brought
along 2 members of the client services team who hosted a full, two day training
room open to all attendees to learn how to utilize their PRO subscriptions
for maximum fundraising effectiveness. "We were overwhelmed at the response
of not only our clients, but from most attendees who stopped by to chat and
learn more about PRO. It was a really great opportunity to share PRO with
so many researchers. The members of APRA really do such great work for their
organizations, it was fun to help show them how they could use PRO to help
them obtain results." As an added promotion at the conference, iWave also
had a draw for a FREE Cruise for Two! We are pleased to announce that Cindy
Progin of Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania was the winner of PRO's
Cruise Giveaway at the 22nd Annual International APRA Conference!
Cindy attended our vendor session held on Friday morning of the conference
entitled "Increase Your Fundraising Success with Prospect Research
Online", and also stopped by our training room. Everyone who attended
our session or came by our training room received a ballot and Cindy was our
grand prize winner!
Thanks to all who attended our vendor seminar and dropped by our training room and made this contest a great success.
- MARC (Mid Atlantic Researchers Conference)
- Princeton, NJ || June 17-19, 2009
- Conference Title:"Jointly Celebrating 31 Years of Educational Programming for the Fundraising Research Community"
- www.aprahome.org/Education/MARC2009/tabid/810/Default.aspx
- MARC is in joint partnership with APRA International and co-sponsored by APRA-Metro DC, APRA-Virginia, APRA-Maryland, APRA-Greater New York, APRA-Upstate New York and PREP/APRA. iWave was pleased to be a Gold Sponsor at this year's MARC Conference. Attending from iWave was A.J. Pickens, Director of Marketing. A.J. held a presentation for attendees that focused on how to utlize online databases to find new funding opportunities for your organization. "It was great to be a part of this event. A special thanks to everyone who attended our session".
- Fundraising Day in New York
- NYC, New York || June 12, 2009
- Conference Title: "Fundraising Day in New York - Celebrating 30 Years!"
- website
- This conference, presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals is America's Largest One Day Conference on Philanthropy. A not-for-profit organization, the Greater NY chapter is an unparallled source of information and resources for New York area fundraisers. Members represent a cross section of the city's not-for-profit community, ranging from local community based agencies to national and international institutions. iWave is proud supporter of this event. Attending from iWave was Mark McLane, President of iWave. "With so many clients from New York, its always a pleasure to attend this conference. We certainly look forward to this show every year."
- NEDRA 2009 22nd Annual Conference
(New England Development Research Association) - Portland, ME || April 30 - May 1, 2009
- Conference Title: "Intersections: Many Fields, One Common Goal"
- www.nedra.org
- NEDRA is the New England Chapter of APRA International (Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement). Members of NEDRA represent 245 different institutions in 16 different states, with the largest contingent in New England and New York. As a member of NEDRA, iWave was proud to be a Gold Sponsor at this year's conference. Attending from iWave were Alex Quinn, Senior Account Manager, and A.J. Pickens, iWave's Director of Marketing. "We would like to thank all those who came to our session at the conference, it was great to see so many of our long time subscribers".
- 2009 AFP 46th International Conference on Fundraising
- Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans || March 29-April 1, 2009
- Conference Title: "Jazzed in New Orleans"
- www.afpnet.org
- The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents nearly 28,000 members in more than 190 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession. "iWave is a long time member and supporter of AFP, and we always look forward to attending this annual conference" says Mark McLane, President at iWave.
