Scholarships Available For “Alde With Altitude

ALDE, the Association of Lutheran Development Executives, is a membership organization serving nearly 1000 members from the United States and Canada.  Members are comprised of individuals serving in areas of fundraising, public relations, marketing, communications, or as administrators of diverse organizations such as colleges and universities, social ministry organizations, elementary and high schools, camping and outdoor ministries, congregations, seminaries, judicatories, and Lutheran foundations.  ALDE provides education and training, as well as networking opportunities for its members.

     Phyllis Wiederhoeft, Executive Director of ALDE, and Gayle Denny, Executive Director of ELEA, have been working to find ways that the organizations can partner to serve ELEA member schools and early childhood centers.

     Fundraising and management issues are at the forefront of concerns raised by school and center administrators, and ALDE is there to help.  Even if your school or center does not have a specific staff person assigned to fundraising and public relations, and even if your program is early childhood education and not elementary grades, there are still many benefits of membership … in particular, ALDE’s annual international conference.

     “ALDE With Altitude: Panning for Peak Performance” is the theme of the February 25-28, 2005 Educational Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Center in Denver, Colorado.  Through a generous grant from Thrivent and through ALDE itself, scholarships are available to those who are new to development work (0-4 years).  School and center administrators with experience could also qualify if they have not had much responsibility for fundraising in the past. 

     For further information and an application form, go to www.alde.org/conference/scholarships.htm or contact Phyllis Wiederhoeft at 800-458-2363 or phyllisw@alde.org. Learn more about the benefits of this great organization!

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