Please join us at the 2025 Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Annual Conference, April 28, 2025 – May 1, 2025, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dini Spheris is excited to lead two powerful sessions during this year’s conference:

Building a Fund Development Program: A Roadmap to Fundraising Success
Pre-Conference Workshop, Monday, April 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

A robust fund development plan is essential to achieving your organization’s mission and securing long-term sustainability. In this interactive workshop, Mary Claire Walther, Principal, and Jacquelyn Buss, Consultant, will guide participants through the key components of a comprehensive development program. Learn how to create a plan that integrates donor analysis, annual giving strategies, communication, cultivation and a compelling philanthropic case for support. Whether your organization is considering diversifying funding streams or embarking on a capital campaign, this session will equip you with practical tools and strategies to elevate your fundraising efforts.

Participants will leave with a clear understanding of the essential components of a strong development plan, including strategies for donor engagement, effective communication and crafting a compelling case for support, all aimed at fostering sustainable growth and diversified funding.

Donor Engagement: Strategies for Major Gifts and Beyond
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Major gifts have the power to transform the work of your organization, but cultivating and securing these gifts can feel daunting amidst the demands of day-to-day fundraising and other work of our organizations. During this session, Jacquelyn Buss, Consultant, will explore the donor cycle and Seven Faces of Philanthropy framework, providing actionable tools for cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gifts. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to utilize the donor cycle and Seven Faces of Philanthropy framework to cultivate and steward major gifts.