MC2 marks the convergence of two of DMAW's most popular events, Digital Day and Data Strategy Forum, into a two-day crash course of multi-channel strategy AND education.
In essence, MC2 is designed for fundraisers who want to supercharge their fundraising prowess and expand their knowledge, all within a compact timeframe.
Join our vibrant community of fellow fundraisers
who share a passion for optimizing fundraising efforts and
breaking down the silos within the nonprofit sector!
MC2 WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS INCLUDE
(The dynamic program follows this showcase of amazing speakers!
And, don't forget to checkout our list of esteemed partners!)
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April Avant Senior Vice President New Heights Communications | Nick Barone Director of Digital Services Concord Direct | Robin Benatti Director World Food Program | Kimberly Bottom Associate Director of Sales Feathr | Amy Braiterman Vice President, Strategy Data Axle |
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Jeff Cosgrove Business Development, Nonprofit Data Solutions Epsilon | Craig DePole President Newport One | Misti Dragano Senior Vice President, Media 1st Degree | Kara Fujita Account Manager, Growth Bonterra | Richard Geiger Senior Vice President Data Axle Nonprofit |
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Mary Getz Principal and Founder MESG Marketing | Justin Henry President Synergy Direct Marketing Solutions, LLC | Tim Kachuriak Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer NextAfter | Kelly King Director of Strategy & Program Planning Nexus Direct | Marie Kosanovich Vice President, Accounts Lautman Maska Neill & Company |
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Rachel Kottler Vice President Sage Communications | James Langley President Langley Innovations | Angie MacAlpine Vice President, Creative Director TrueSense Marketing | Nora Millwood Vice President, Client Services NNE Marketing | Monica Muten Senior Director, Direct Response Marketing Special Olympics |
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Sam Parry Associate Vice President, Membership Environmental Defense Fund | Rachel Penney Senior Director of Investment Services, Integral | Meredith Piemme Business Development Director Production Solutions | Chris Pritcher CEO RKD Group | Dave Raley Founder Imago Consulting |
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Kristi Rinck Partner, EVP Nexus Direct | Bert Salter Senior Account Director Concord Direct | Kevin Schulman Founder DonorVoice | Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF President Hazen Inc. and HILT | Jay Schwedelson Founder SubjectLine.com President/CEO Outcome Media |
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Taylor Shanklin CEO & Founder Barlele + Creative Shizzle | Meghan Sharon Digital Strategist TrueSense Marketing | Dan Sonners Vice President Conrad Direct | Amy Sukol Principal Lautman Maska Neill & Company | Aidan Wheeler Associate Director of Business Development SimioCloud |
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Kristina Williams Managing Director, Membership Acquisition Sierra Club | Melanie Williams Creative Director Concord Direct | Joanne Wilson Vice President of Advancement Operations The Humane Society of the United States |
Program
(Schedule subject to change)
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 | |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration |
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | DMAW Opening Announcements and Welcome Remarks |
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM | Opening Keynote: From Mouse to Mission: Lessons in Innovation for Nonprofit Leaders. Inspired by Disney |
Dave Raley, Founder, Imago Consulting | |
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM | Q&A with Dave! Moderated by Jade Nguyen Swanson, Director, Client Services, MESG Marketing |
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM | Refresh & Connect Break |
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Breakout Sessions – Round #1 |
MYTHBUSTERS: Busting Common Myths About Multi-Channel Direct Marketing | |
Bert Salter, Senior Account Director, Concord Direct | |
Melanie Williams, Creative Director, Concord Direct | |
Nick Barone, Director of Digital Services, Concord Direct | |
Moderator: Kelly King, Director of Strategy & Program Planning, Nexus Direct | |
Behavorial Data + Creative = [chef kiss] | |
Craig DePole, President, Newport One | |
Q&A Moderator: Kristi Rinck, Partner, EVP, Nexus Direct | |
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM | Breakout Sessions – Round #2 |
Special Olympics Case Study: The Power of Print Newsletters | |
Monica Muten, Senior Director, Direct Response Marketing, Special Olympics | |
Nora Millwood, Vice President, Client Services, NNE Marketing | |
Moderator: Meredith Piemme, Business Development Director, Production Solutions | |
Using Peer-to-Peer Texting to Enhance Your Fundraising Program | |
Justin Henry, President, Synergy Direct Marketing Solutions, LLC | |
Q&A Moderator: Aidan Wheeler, Associate Director of Business Development, SimioCloud | |
11:40 AM - 12:00 Noon | Shared Learnings – Roundtable Discussions |
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking Time! |
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM | All-Star Panel: The Past, Present, and Future of Multi-Channel Fundraising |
Mary Getz, Principal & Founder, MESG Marketing | |
Tim Kachuriak, Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer, NextAfter | |
Chris Pritcher, CEO, RKD Group | |
Amy Sukol, Principal, Lautman Maska Neill & Company | |
Moderator: Dan Sonners, Vice President, Conrad Direct | |
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM | Refresh & Connect Break |
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM | Breakout Sessions – Round #3 |
The Value of Matchbacks: How Many of Your Online Donors Come From Direct Mail? | |
Rachel Penney, Senior Director of Investment Services, Integral | |
Moderator: Meredith Piemme, Business Development Director, Production Solutions | |
Case Study: GIVEfluential | |
Misti Dragano, Senior Vice President, Media, 1st Degree | |
Q&A Moderator: Kara Fujita, Account Manager, Growth, Bonterra | |
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Breakout Sessions – Round #4 |
Why Do People Give? Lessons from Over 100,000 Conversations with Donors | |
James Langley, President, Langley Innovations | |
Q&A Moderator: Kara Fujita, Account Manager, Growth, Bonterra | |
Connected Television Case Study | |
Jeff Cosgrove, Business Development, Nonprofit Data Solutions, Epsilon | |
Q&A Moderator: Marie Kosanovich, Vice President, Accounts, Lautman Maska Neill & Company | |
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | Refresh & Connect Break |
3:45 PM - 4:20 PM | Feature Session |
Getting Beyond One Size Fits All. How charity: water Matched Message to Personality Trait, At Scale | |
Kevin Schulman, Founder, DonorVoice | |
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM | Q&A Moderator: Karin Kirchoff, President & Founder, K2D Strategies |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | MC2 Happy Hour! |
Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast and Registration |
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM | Welcome Back! |
9:05 AM - 9:40 AM | Opening Keynote: Branding is Fundraising |
Taylor Shanklin, CEO & Founder, Barlele + Creative Shizzle | |
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM | Q&A Moderator: Dan Sonners, Vice President, Conrad Direct |
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM | Refresh & Connect Break |
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM | Nonprofit All-Star Panel: Optimization Strategies for a Down Market |
Robin Benatti, Director, World Food Program | |
Sam Parry, Associate Vice President, Membership, Environmental Defense Fund | |
Kristina Williams, Managing Director, Membership Acquisition, Sierra Club | |
Q&A Moderator: Rachel Kottler, Vice President, Sage Communications | |
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | Shared Learnings – Roundtable Discussions |
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM | Breakout Sessions – Round #5 |
Unleashing Audience ROI Potential: Navigating, Executing, and Measuring an Omnichannel Campaign | |
Richard Geiger, Senior Vice President, Nonprofit, Data Axle | |
Amy Braiterman, Vice President, Strategy, Data Axle | |
Q&A Moderator: Kristi Rinck, Partner, EVP, Nexus Direct | |
Intent-Based Fundraising: How to Uncover New Donors & Raise More by Tuning Into Key Donor Signals | |
Kimberly Bottom, Feathr | |
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking Time! |
1:05 PM - 1:55 PM | After Lunch Keynote – Email Marketing |
Jay Schwedelson, Founder, SubjectLine.com and President & CEO, Outcome Media | |
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM | Q&A Moderator: Victoria Vincent, Sales Operations Manager, RKD Group |
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM | Breakout Sessions – Round #6 |
Acquiring Sustainers Using Multiple Channels | |
Joanne Wilson, Vice President, Advancement Operations, The Humane Society of the United States | |
A True Underdog Story: How a Simple Campaign Grew Into a Multi-Channel Giving Day | |
Meghan Sharon, CFOP, Digital Strategist, TrueSense Marketing | |
Angie MacAlpine, Vice President, Creative Director, TrueSense Marketing | |
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM | Refresh & Connect Break |
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM | Mid-Afternoon Keynote |
AI's Looming Impact on Fundraising and the Donor Discovery Process | |
April Avant, Senior Vice President, New Heights Communications | |
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM | Q&A Moderator: Brenna Holmes, Seasoned Digital Professional |
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Closing Keynote: Ramp Up Your Active Listening for Maximum Success: How to Create Radical Connection with Every Audience |
Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF, President, Hazen Inc. and HILT | |
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM | Thank You and Closing Announcements |
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM | Decadent Departure Social: Dessert Bar in the Atrium |
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS! | ||
BADGE WALLET | TOTE BAG | HAPPY HOUR / RECEPTION |
MINI-CON LOUNGE | ||
OPENING KEYNOTE (DAY 1) | CLOSING KEYNOTE (DAY 2) | WI-FI |
LUNCH (DAY 1) | LUNCH (DAY 2) | WATER BOTTLE |
SESSION PARTNERS | ||
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MORNING REFRESHMENT (DAY 1) | COFFEE SLEEVE | MORNING REFRESHMENT (DAY 2) |
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT (DAY 1) | DECADENT DESSERT SOCIAL (DAY 2) |