Fundraising tools for OLOF partners at March meeting

Phoenix鈥擮ur Legacy-Our Future, spearheaded by the ADA Foundation, is offering a special fundraising academy March 13 in conjunction with the American Dental Education Association’s annual meeting.

The free workshop will take place from 1-5 p.m. in the Cassidy Room at the Phoenix Hyatt Regency, 122 North 2nd St., and is open to all Our Legacy鈥擮ur Future partners and ADEA meeting attendees. The ADEA meeting opens March 14-16 in Phoenix.

Penelope Burk, keynote speaker from the September 2008 Fundraising Academy, will discuss her book, “Donor Centered Fundraising,” which focuses on expanding resources by utilizing continuing education, how to market fundraising campaigns and getting the word out to donors.

The workshop鈥攁 condensed version of the two-day fundraising workshops held at ADA Headquarters鈥攚ill also give participants some fundraising ideas to take home. The program is geared to development officers, institutional leaders and volunteers.

“We’re excited to offer ADEA meeting attendees and Our Legacy鈥擮ur Future partners another opportunity to hear from such a knowledgeable author,” said Dr. Cecile Feldman, Our Legacy鈥擮ur Future co-chair. “This initiative was created to provide support and fundraising tools to all of our partners. Our Fundraising Academies and Penelope’s presentation are great examples of what OLOF offers.”

Our Legacy鈥擮ur Future is designed to raise awareness on the importance of dental education and to promote a culture of philanthropy within the dental profession and solicit a call to action to address these issues.

It encourages interested donors to give directly to the partner institutions of their choice.

The goal of Our Legacy鈥擮ur Future is to collectively raise more than $500 million by the end of 2014 in order to address the issues facing the future of dental education.

For more information or to register, visit www.ourlegacyourfuture.org or call 1-312-587-4716.