{"id":2521,"date":"2013-01-24T22:38:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T22:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qpr.ca\/blogs\/connie\/?page_id=2521"},"modified":"2014-01-10T05:24:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T05:24:18","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qpr.ca\/blogs\/connie\/webinars\/recordings\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Praise for Connie’s Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“The presenters were extremely knowledgeable and offered exceptional advice for creating or\u00a0expanding an organization’s Planned Giving programs.”<\/strong><\/strong>
\nSusan Smith, Assistant Development Director,<\/em>\u00a0UNT Health Science Center<\/a><\/p>\n
‘The presenter was super! I learned that we are on the right track; so be even bolder!’<\/strong>
\nLinda Digby<\/em>
\nExecutive Director at Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/em>“Wonderful, very insightful and answered all my questions very well.”<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Heather Brekelmans<\/em>
\nResource Development Coordinator\u00a0Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ingersoll, Tillsonburg & Area<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0“Excellent – very focused and effective presentation.”<\/strong><\/p>\n
John Honaman<\/em>
\nDevelopment Director,<\/em>National Athletic Trainers Association, Dallas, TX<\/em><\/p>\n
“Some very good nuggets that I will pass on and try and instill in the volunteer culture”<\/strong><\/p>\n
Paula\u00a0Boutis\u00a0Environmental Lawyer\u00a0<\/span>Iler Campbell<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
‘Extremely valuable & a session I would recommend!\u00a0I learned that is is important to have a business plan when engaging the board and the importance of ensuring ‘buy in’ from the Board. I also took away how important it is to understand the Board, not assuming they know all\u00a0aspects of what we are doing.’<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
Traci Anderson,\u00a0Executive Director,\u00a0Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops<\/a><\/p>\n
FANTASTIC! It was very meaningful to hear from two people who have lived it! Very valuable insights. I appreciated that neither of them underestimated the commitment required and the length of time to achieve success.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Karen Truesdale,\u00a0Project Coordinator,\u00a0Kindale Developmental Association<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘A great presentation and I got lots of good information and ideas’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sian Lewis,\u00a0Executive Director,\u00a0Phoenix Centre<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Thanks so much. This was the best webinar of this kind that I\u2019ve attended yet.’<\/strong>
\nSusan Mersereau,\u00a0Communications Coordinator,\u00a0The Gastrointestinal Society<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Best presentation on this topic! Could have been a whole day session’<\/strong>
\nSuzanne Huett,\u00a0Executive Director, Strategy & Development Programs,\u00a0Dalhousie University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Excellent, credible, committed \u00a0presenters’<\/strong>
\nKevin Cooper, Co-Founder,\u00a0Shift Cargo Urban Delivery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘They were excellent. Very informative. I learned that unions could be great partners …’<\/strong>
\nJane Dafoe CFRE, Fund Development Manager,\u00a0arbi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘They were good presenters – engaging even over the internet which is hard’<\/strong>
\nHeather Simpson Senior Specialist Development & Social Enterprise,\u00a0wellspring Centre of\u00a0Innovation<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n
The presentation was really well organized and provided step by step guidance to finding a database that\u2019s right for our organization. We feel much more confident in the process we\u2019ve undertaken, which originally seemed daunting and overwhelming. Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Anna Wilczewski, Development Office Crossroads Hospice Society<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘The presenters did super well and I learned\u00a0about the expectations of choosing a database, what kind of things to consider…that you shouldn’t make your own database’<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Samantha Quon\u00a0Website Manager,\u00a0Vancouver Academy of Music<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
“Great! Excellent speakers! It was all very informative.”<\/strong><\/p>\n
Jill Powell, Austin Texas<\/p>\n
‘Clear and Succinct’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Colette Halferty\u00a0Director of Development\u00a0L’Arche Daybreak<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Distinguishing between the culture of time and talent and perhaps the culture of giving and getting’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Brian J. Tardif, Executive Director, Citizen Advocacy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Excellent and worthwhile attending<\/strong><\/p>\n
Diane Haarstad, Philanthropy Officer,\u00a0BC Children’s Hospital Foundation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Fantastic!\u00a0Learned the expectations we should have from our board members in this process’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Danisha Bhaloo\u00a0Manager of Development,\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0‘Extremely valuable & a session I would recommend’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Bill Durnford,\u00a0Director of Leadership Philanthropy,\u00a0University Hospitals Kingston Foundation\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘Great stuff. lots to cover with a very broad audience, but touched on enough specifics to make it meaningful.’<\/strong><\/p>\n
Gretchen Fitzgerald,\u00a0Director of the Atlantic Canada Chapter of Sierra Club<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
‘I leaned to dream and take risks in fulfilling dreams.’<\/strong><\/em>
\nMartha Haynes, Vice President for Advancement<\/em>
\nNMU Northern Michigan University<\/em><\/p>\n
‘They were great!\u00a0\u00a0– knowledgeable, experienced and succinct’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Wonderful, very informative’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘This was a very informative session’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Spoke very well.’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘They were very knowledgeable about the topic & presented good examples to illustrate their points and\/or answer questions.’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Very knowledgeable and well prepared’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Did a great job’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Excellent’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Very clear’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Good handle on information’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Nice to hear inclusive language’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Very interesting’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘I had come to learn what business activities we could pursue as a charity and learned it.’<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Learned about the fine line NPOs must walk with CRA’<\/strong><\/p>\n
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