Western Canada Fundraising Conference 2024

Learn from Sam Laprade's experiences on her journey to become one of Canada's fundraising leaders.

You'll get up close and personal as she shares her biggest successes and how she achieved them in all areas of fundraising from events, direct mail to legacy giving and everything in between. And you'll learn all about her biggest mistakes (and there are many!) and the lifelong fundraising lessons she learned.

While there are many books on fundraising strategies and countless webinars on the art of raising money, this is a session that gets into the nitty gritty life of a professional fundraiser — the relationships, the regrets and the rewards.

How did Sam let a donor down at their time of need? How did she go the extra mile that resulted in $750,000 for a homeless shelter? Why did Sam want to resign following a board meeting? How did she secure $50,000 in one afternoon?

You'll laugh. You'll cry. And you'll leave this session with a wealth of knowledge on how to achieve transformational goals for your charity while avoiding pitfalls on your path to philanthropic greatness!