Council for Resource Development

Annual Conference
As always, CRD offers the finest in programming scope and content to its members. This year's conference tracks included sessions for beginner to advanced practitioners in both the public and private resource development arenas.

If your travel plans will interfere, remember to request your absentee ballot early. Deadlines vary from state to state. Visit USA.gov for more information.

Download Preliminary Conference Information

Including keynote speakers, concurrent sessions and much more

Download the Annual Conference Preliminary Agenda (pdf)

The Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Make your reservations by Wednesday, October 1 to receive the discounted price! Make your reservations by phone or online.

Planning for a Comfortable Stay
Most conference participants wear business clothes for day and evening events. Dress for the gala Benefactor Awards Banquet is evening business or cocktail attire. At the time of the conference, Washington, DC can be warm, cool, or cold and may include rain and/or snow. Travelers will want to check the extended forecast for the area before packing. If you have any special dietary needs please consult the staff people in the conference registration room, and they will do their best to accommodate you.

Pre-Conference Professional Development Seminars
$140 per session
CRD offers in-depth 3 hour seminars in selected topics of current interest to both the beginner and advanced resource development professional.

This day-long series focuses on resource development at the senior level. Professionals with five years or more of professional resource development experience, and who are currently serving as a director or in a more senior position are encouraged to participate. Limited to 25 participants!

      $50 CRD members attending 42nd Annual Conference
      $275 CRD members attending November 6 Cohort ONLY
      $375 non-member rate

10:45 am - Noon
Click here to learn what roundtables will be offered at this year's conference.

Resource Showcase
CRD's Resource Showcase featured products, services, and programs that can help you succeed in resource development. Fun and exciting events made this a favorite stop for conference attendees.

Peer Networking
Chances are, someone's already tried what you're thinking of doing for your campus. The Annual Conference is an exceptional venue for peer networking, consulting, and just plain friend making.

Newcomer Activities
CRD extends a special welcome to individuals who are either new to community college resource development or attending the Annual Conference for the first time. Special programming introduces newcomers to Washington, DC and to CRD membership benefits.

Special Events & Activities
Don't forget about CRD's gala opening reception, stimulating keynote speakers, subject-oriented roundtables and the Annual Benefactor Awards Banquet. Tickets to the Benefactor Awards Banquet may be purchased for spouses and guests.

CFRE Certification
Full participation in Council for Resource Development's 42nd Annual

Resource Development Professionals is applicable for 26.0 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Special Awards
Benefactors Banquet
Friday, November 7, 2008
Please join us for the CRD annual Benefactor Awards Gala honoring ten outstanding benefactors. Nominated by CRD member community colleges, these individuals/foundations/corporations represent incredible generosity and an inspiring vision for the success of our nation's community colleges. Tickets are complimentary for conference attendees.

The 2008 Campus Impact Awards recognizes the efforts of individuals or teams that have made a significant positive impact on a CRD member community college and/or the students it serves in one of four categories: grants professional, private fundraising professional, non-development professional, and volunteer.

CRD annually awards individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the organization, have assisted significantly in the passage of legislation that benefits higher education, or have assisted CRD in its efforts in some other way.

CRD's Executive Institute for Fundraising Leadership is a unique training and networking experience for your fundraising team. This one-and-a-half-day program is designed to build a cohesive, focused approach to fundraising in collaboration with the institution's executive managers and volunteers.
Registration is separate from Annual Conference registration.

CFRE Content Review Course

The Council for Resource Development (CRD) is currently partnering with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in the development of a new and comprehensive CFRE Review Course.

Each year CRD invites volunteers to visit Washington, DC, to collect information on federal funding to two-year colleges. Task force participants learn interviewing and networking skills, build partnerships with colleagues, and strengthen relationships with agency program officers that benefit community colleges in general and their institutions in particular. The task force then produces CRD's Federal Funding to Two-Year Colleges Report.

Sponsorship Opportunities at the Annual Conference
The CRD Annual Conference is the highest profile event in the realm of community college fundraising. CRD’s 42nd Annual Conference will be held November 5 - 8, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. More than 600 dedicated professionals will be in DC in search of the latest information, products and services available to fundraisers for community, junior and technical colleges in the U.S. and throughout North America.

REFUND POLICY: CRD makes financial commitments to our vendors based on registrations. Submission of your registration constitutes a commitment to attend and your college will be responsible for the registration fees whether you are able to attend the event or not. You may cancel or request a refund, less a processing fee of $75, in writing on or before Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Only those cancellations and/or refund requests submitted in writing on or before October 8, 2008 will be considered. No refunds will be given after October 8, 20087 for any reason. All refunds will be processed AFTER the Annual Conference.