PAST MEF SESSION TOPICS
Past event documents, including detailed notes and handouts, are available to MEF members via our membership intranet site
The MEF Board of Directors selects each year's session topics based on member interest. Topics usually focus on board development, fundraising, communication/marketing, and foundation management, areas of interest for education foundations of any size or maturity
Past Topics:
Private donor meetings, corporate partnerships
Education foundation / District partnerships
Communication Plans
Donor Retention
Annual Appeals
Endowment campaigns
Alumni outreach
Transitioning from all-volunteer board to paid staff
Grants
Public school funding in Michigan
Board engagement
Strategic planning/visioning
Succession planning and task division
Website solutions for nonprofits; ADA compliance
Database management
Board best practices
Fundraising events
Starting or re-starting a K-12 education foundation
Social media marketing
Email marketing
Outreach strategies for major gifts