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CONFR's Fall Conference is October 16th with presenter Mal Warwick

Author of "Fundraising When Money Is Tight: A Strategic and Practical Guide to Surviving Tough Times and Thriving in the Future"

Grappone Center, Concord

Mal Warwick has distinguished himself through his contributions to the nonprofit sector as one of the world’s leading authors, consultants, and public speakers on direct response marketing and fundraising for nonprofit organizations and as an advocate for socially and environmentally responsible policies and practices in the private sector...

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Former CONFR board member, David Snyder, has recently earned the CFRE designation – Certified Fund Raising Executive – the only internationally-recognized baseline professional credential for philanthropic fundraising executives. Earning the CFRE demonstrates a desire to reach the highest level of skill, knowledge and ethical practice. David is the Executive Director of the NH Bar Association. CONFR presents a CFRE Study Group series for those interested in applying for their CFRE, which meets monthly for 3 hours over a six-month period. The next group begins in September. Call the CONFR office at 603-724-6741 to register.

Leadership NH

CONFR’s Executive Director Pam McDonald and Board Member Deborah Schachter, Senior Program Officer, Statewide Programs at the NH Charitable Foundation, recently graduated with the 2009 class of Leadership New Hampshire. Leadership New Hampshire is a year-long program which allows Associates to explore the issues and challenges which are critical to the state of New Hampshire and to interact with top state officials, judges, educators, prison inmates, students, artists, corporate leaders and others who receive, deliver and/or make decisions and policy that affect services.

Three New Members Joined CONFR's Board of Directors at the June Annual Meeting


Keliane Totten	Tara Mahady	Peter Labombarde

Keliane Totten of Barrington is Marketing Director at Granite Ledges of Concord where she creates, plans and implements marketing based community outreach efforts. In June she received a Masters in Education from Plymouth State University in Health Education and Wellness Management. Tara Mahady of Bow has more than 20 years of experience with development, communications and marketing with nonprofit organizations. She is a partner in Aleuro Solutions, a full-service marketing and development firm, specializing in social media for nonprofit and for-profit businesses. Peter Labombarde of Bedford has nearly 25 years of trust and wealth management experience, most recently as Vice President and Trust Officer/Market Manager for Citizens Bank New Hampshire. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards throughout the state with special emphasis on establishing planned giving programs.

10th Annual Make a Difference Donor Award

Michael Salter of Amherst was named the recipient of CONFR’s 10^th Annual Make a Difference Donor Award, given to a volunteer of one of CONFR’s member organizations whose acts of generosity, whether monetary or service, large or small, have made a significant difference to a New Hampshire nonprofit organization. Mr. Salter was nominated by Easter Seals of New Hampshire in recognition of establishing a program called Easter Seals Veterans Count, a plan that works in partnership with the New Hampshire National Guard & Reserve and the NH Department of Health and Human Services to create family-focused solutions to address the unique struggles of military families – during pre-deployment, deployment and upon returning home.

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CONFR’s May 8th Technology Conference - Get Set for High Tech: New Tools to Maximize Your Fundraising Success! - was enjoyed at the Event Center and in Littleton thanks to a live video conference link between Bedford and the North Country. The conference was covered in Littleton by Chris Jensen of NHPR. Click on the link below for his story.

Long Distance Meetings

By Chris Jensen on Monday, May 18, 2009. The distressed economy is forcing North Country social service and non-profit groups to try save money. One way is to cut back on traveling to conferences. But they've found a way to save money, reduce their energy use and still attend: video conferencing. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.

http://www.nhpr.org/node/24955

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Board Member Jeanine Tousignant Honored

CONFR is pleased to announce that Board Member and Immediate Past President Jeanine Tousignant has been named to the Union Leader’s 2009 list of “40 Under 40,” the honors program that recognizes the state's emerging leaders. In addition to serving as CONFR’s President, Jeanine has also chaired the Education Committee and currently chairs the Contributed Income Committee. Jeanine is Vice President of Advancement at Manchester Community Music School.

CONFR has two other “40 Under 40” honorees on its board: Ami D’Amelio and Celina Hurley were both named in the Class of 2008. Former Board member Laura Simoes was honored in 2004.