Do you get nervous when funders ask you about overhead costs? 
Not sure how to respond?
Feel like people don’t understand the importance of investing in yourself first?
Need tips on how to respond?
Frustrated that you don’t have money to invest in fundraising?
You CAN justify administrative and fundraising expenses.
Nonprofit Leaders who attend this webinar will learn about:
- Acceptable program versus administrative cost ratios
- How to talk about overhead costs
- Why it is important to invest in yourself first
- How to harness technology to engage people in your cause
- The importance of investing in board development
- How to budget strategically
Audience:
This webinar is geared towards leaders of nonprofit organizations, especially Board Members, Executive Directors and senior leadership, as well as anyone else who wants to learn about the importance of investing in nonprofit organizations.
Details:
This webinar will follow an interview format. There will be opportunities during the call to present your questions.
Recoreded: Friday February 17, 2012
Cost: $27
Your Expert:
Jen Lenard-Benson, CFRE 
Presbyterian Women, Funds Development Associate
Jen Lenard-Benson has served as the funds development associate for Presbyterian Women since June 2010. She provides leadership, strategic direction and coordination for PW’s fundraising efforts.
With seventeen years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Jen has a passion for mission-based fundraising and for connecting people to the mission and ministry of organizations.
For eleven years, Jen has been a fundraising professional, gaining expertise in all aspects of fundraising. She has served as development director for The Center for Women and Families in Louisville, Kentucky, for NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, Inc.) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and SOS Community Services in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She has also worked and served on the Board of Directors for organizations in Oakville and Toronto, Canada.
Jen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Valparaiso University, where she studied psychology, sociology, and gender studies. She has a certificate in fundraising management from the Center on Philanthropy Fund Raising School, Indiana University, and is qualified as a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).
