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Women in Development of Greater Boston

The Program Committee Presents:

"Benchmarking: What is it and how can it help me?"

Read the summary from this program

(The first in a two-part series on benchmarking.)

Speaker: Jay W. Vogt, Peoplesworth

Invest in yourself, and your organization, by understanding the power of benchmarking – a process of continuous learning from the best and brightest in your industry.

You’ll learn what benchmarking is and why you need to know: how you can use benchmarking to improve your organization; and how benchmarking can enhance your case for support. Together we will explore a benchmarking learning process you can apply to your organization, including: preparing your organization; determining what to improve; measuring performance; learning what works, and implementing best practices.

Speaker: Jay W. Vogt is an organizational and human development consultant with over twenty-five years of experience working with government, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and small businesses. He founded Peoplesworth, a private practice in consulting, planning, and counseling, in 1982. He holds a master's degree in counseling from Antioch/New England and a B.A. from Hampshire College. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter. Jay is the author of Recharge Your Team: The Grounded Visioning Approach, a new book by Praeger on his visioning work with clients.

II. Benchmarking in Action - January 13, 2010
Deb Taft, Associate Vice President for Advancement, Simmons College, Boston, MA
(The second in a two-part series on benchmarking though one is not a pre-requisite for the other.)

Learn from development professionals exactly what benchmarking tools they are currently using to measure their fundraising program's success. Roundtable workshops will be offered on Annual Fund, Planned Giving, Corporations/Foundations, Small Shops, Major/Leadership Gifts and Special Events topics. Advance sign-ups will be available and secured on a first-come first-served basis. Watch the WID website for additional details.

Wednesday December 9, 2009
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor, Boston

Registration and Networking: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Program: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: December 2, 2009

Cost: $15 for WID members; $25 for non-members, late registration (after 12/02/09)

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