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  • Wednesday, August 2, 2023
  • 7:00am – 6:00pm EST
    Prayer Gathering: Open Room for Personal Reflection and Connection
  • 7:15am – 8:00am EST
    Morning Mass
  • 7:30am – 10:00am EST
    Bridge Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
  • 7:30am – 10:00am EST
    BridgeTECH Registration
  • 7:30am – 10:00am EST
    Faith & Fundraising Registration
  • 8:30am – 9:30am EST
    Continental Breakfast at Affinity Group Tables
  • 9:00am – 10:30am EST
    Greater than the Sum: A Case for Collective Action
  • 9:30am – 10:30am EST
    Welcome and Keynote Speaker: Religion and Giving: Why is it Important, What’s Changing, and What Does that Mean for Fundraisers and Nonprofits?
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EST
    Dream and Deliver: How to Create a Strategic Plan That You Can Execute
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EST
    Major Gifts Master Class
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EST
    Making Your Sustainers ROAR
  • 10:30am – 10:45am EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:30am – 10:45am EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:45am – 11:20am EST
    How Nonprofits Use Marketing Automation To Personalize Donor Experiences At Scale
  • 10:45am – 11:20am EST
    Nonprofit Email: Data-Backed Insights For Better Engagement
  • 10:45am – 11:20am EST
    Selecting your Nonprofit Technology: A checklist for success
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | Development Leadership (EDs, CDOs, etc.)
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | Large Organizations
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | Major Donor Fundraising
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | Medium Organizations
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | New to Fundraising
  • 10:45am – 11:55am EST
    Breakout Sessions: So What? Now What? Digging Deeper | Small Shop Fundraising
  • 10:45am – 12:00pm EST
    Data visualization for fun and (non)profit
  • 10:45am – 12:00pm EST
    How to Convert Volunteers into (the Strongest) Donors
  • 10:45am – 12:00pm EST
    Your Digital Infrastructure IS Your Strategic Plan
  • 11:25am – 12:00pm EST
    Digital Fundraising Strategies: Leveraging Technology for Greater Impact
  • 11:25am – 12:00pm EST
    Keeping the Love Alive: Optimizing the Donor Journey
  • 11:25am – 12:00pm EST
    The Secret to Tech Success is Not Technology. (It's People!)
  • 12:00pm – 1:15pm EST
    BridgeTECH Lunch & Keynote (12:45 pm - 1:15 pm) : The Human Stack - Tired of Bad Data? Focus On Feelings, Not Features
  • 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST
    Faith & Fundraising Awards Lunch
  • 12:00pm – 7:00pm EST
    Bridge Conference Registration
  • 1:30pm – 2:05pm EST
    Leveraging Technology for Efficiency and Scalability: Washington National Cathedral's Success Story in Maximizing Mid-Level Giving
  • 1:30pm – 2:05pm EST
    Leveraging Technology to Improve Donor Rates
  • 1:30pm – 2:05pm EST
    Revolutionizing Fundraising with AI: Strategies for Sustainable Impact
  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm EST
    General Session Panel: The Future of Religious Fundraising
  • 1:30pm – 2:45pm EST
    Machine Learning for Nonprofit Marketers - Find the Right Constituents & Fuel Your Fundraising
  • 1:30pm – 2:45pm EST
    Nonprofit Technology Panel: Platform Selection and Implementation
  • 1:30pm – 2:45pm EST
    Winning the Competition for Connection: The Case For Using Advanced Technologies to Personalize Your Fundraising Practices.
  • 2:10pm – 2:45pm EST
    Automation vs. Artificial Intelligence: What’s What?
  • 2:10pm – 2:45pm EST
    Breaking through Resistance: Strategies for Successfully Implementing Technology Innovation in Nonprofits
  • 2:10pm – 2:45pm EST
    Case Study: How a Nonprofit Drove Omnichannel Storytelling Through Strategic Partnerships
  • 2:30pm – 2:45pm EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:45pm – 3:55pm EST
    Breakout Sessions | Emerging Technologies
  • 2:45pm – 3:55pm EST
    Breakout Sessions | Fundraising through the Culture Wars
  • 2:45pm – 3:55pm EST
    Breakout Sessions | Hiring, Retaining, and Training Your Fundraising Team
  • 2:45pm – 3:55pm EST
    Breakout Sessions | Multicultural Donors and Staff
  • 3:15pm – 4:30pm EST
    The Farmlink Project
  • 3:55pm – 4:30pm EST
    General Session: Peer-Consulting
  • 4:30pm – 4:45pm EST
    General Session: Closing
  • 4:45pm – 5:00pm EST
    Afternoon Prayer Service
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm EST
    Bridge Conference Welcome Reception