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AFP Member Appreciation Event Featuring Natalie Gochnour

Join us for a continental breakfast, guest speaker, and morning of professional development and networking with fellow AFP members.

Date: May 8, 2019 

Time: 8:30-9:30 AM 

Location: Zions Bank Founder’s Room, 18^th Floor, 1 South Main Street, SLC, UT 84133

Cost: Free, AFP Members only 

Parking: Free two-hour parking at City Creek Center

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Please join us on Wednesday, May 8 for our AFP Member Appreciation Event featuring Natalie Gochnour.  Natalie serves as an Associate Dean in the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah.  

Natalie will present on the state of Utah’s economy and what that means for non-profit organizations and development professionals.

Question? Email our AFP Utah Membership Co-chairs.

Bio

Natalie Gochnour serves as an associate dean in the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. She also serves as the chief economist for the Salt Lake Chamber. In these roles she helps connect the Eccles School with the broader business community and shares applied economic and business research.
 
Gochnour’s experience includes a diverse mix of public service and business experience. From 2006 to 2013 she guided the public policy work of the Salt Lake Chamber, Utah’s largest business association, representing 7,700 member businesses. She helped create and lead the Downtown Rising movement, helped pass a ballot initiative to secure funds for the expansion of Utah’s TRAX light rail and FrontRunner commuter rail service, and assisted with the drafting and promotion of The Utah Compact. 



During Gochnour’s state service she advised Utah governors Bangerter, Leavitt and Walker, and served as the media spokesperson for the governor’s office during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. She also served as a political appointee in the George W. Bush administration, serving as an associate administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a deputy to the secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
 

In 2012, Gochnour was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for business from the YWCA Salt Lake City. She has also been honored by Wasatch Women magazine as the “Wasatch Women of the Year,” an honor bestowed to women in the community who elevate the stature of women and serve the community good.

Gochnour serves on the Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, Dominion Energy (Western), World Trade Center Utah, and Primary Children’s Hospital Boards. She is vice-chair of Envision Utah, one of the nation’s most successful quality growth partnerships.
 
Gochnour is a sought after public speaker with the unique ability to translate policy-speak into everyday language. A native Utahn, her professional focus and passion are public policies that promote balance, civility and prosperity. She shares her views in regular columns in both Utah Business magazine and the Deseret News. She is also a co-host of KCPW's (Salt Lake City's public radio station) award-winning program, Both Sides of the Aisle, where she represents the political middle.
 
Gochnour has both an undergraduate and master's degree in economics from the University of Utah. She teaches Public Finance for the Economics Department and serves on the Dean's Team in the David Eccles School of Business.

When she is not working, you can find her cycling along the Jordan River Parkway, spending time with her two children and son-in-law, or up on the slopes skiing with her husband of 30 years.

Are your donors bundling their annual donations? Seeing more and more donors utilizing donor advised funds?

Come hear from a local CPA about tactics donors from all levels are using to maximize their tax savings and continue supporting nonprofit organizations.   Please bring your own lunch and come prepared to share how your organization is adapting to these changes in donor behavior.

This free and open discussion will be held at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. Room to be determined -- please register so we can communicate exact room and directions with you.

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Making the Ask

June 13, 2019  |  8:30 - 10:30 am

Location: TBD

$35 for AFP Members  |  $50 for Non-members

Making an ask is the penultimate act of a development professional.  It’s the final step of what is often a long process, complete with identifying and cultivating prospects, doing research, getting people involved, and planning the final approach. But what are the best methods and techniques for nailing that final step? Join AFP Utah for our Making the Ask workshop to hear from experts and to socialize with colleageus.

Full workshop details and registration coming soon.

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AFP Utah members receive discounts on all workshop. A coupon code will be emailed to you (or you can email us to receive the code). Coupon code is for AFP Utah members only and is non-transferable. Not a member? Join AFP Utah for discounts on all of our workshops and conferences. View the Member Benefits page.

Questions? Contact Colette Lynch via email or call (801) 355-1929.

Join AFP Utah for our Lunch and Learn series, an open dialogue covering a range of professional fundraising topics. Please bring your own lunch and come prepared to share how you and your organization handle fundraising issues.

Topic and location TBD. Please register so we can communicate details.

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Utilization of Social Media in Fundraising

October 17, 2019  |  8:30 - 10:30 am

Location: TBD

$35 for AFP Members  |  $50 for Non-members

Social media is a powerful tool to build relationships with supporters and influencers, relationships that will lead to successful nonprofit fundraising campaigns. Join AFP Utah to hear from social media experts on utilizing social media platforms to boost your fundraising goals.

Full workshop details and registration coming soon.

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AFP Utah members receive discounts on all workshop. A coupon code will be emailed to you (or you can email us to receive the code). Coupon code is for AFP Utah members only and is non-transferable. Not a member? Join AFP Utah for discounts on all of our workshops and conferences. View the Member Benefits page.

Questions? Contact Colette Lynch via email or call (801) 355-1929.