Last week I went through the AFP Congress schedule of sessions and picked out my top five related to donor retention. It was a tough job. But looking through the session choices is one of my favourite parts of attending a conference.

It use to be that you had to wait until you arrived to get the full schedule. But as technology marches on we can now pick and choose our own adventure from any laptop or mobile device. If you haven’t looked through the sessions, you can click through and take a look now.

Equally important to any conference are the exhibitors. How often do you leave a session inspired to action but without a roadmap to make all your new ideas come to life?

This is where the exhibitors come in. We help you with the implementation and execution of great ideas (and quite practically, the sponsors and exhibitors help underwrite the costs of your experience at Congress so it in a nice gesture to note their presence there).

Obviously I expect everyone to pop by the Prime Data booth (#144) to say hello and learn a bit about how we help fundraisers get results. But we’re not the only exhibitors in the hall with something to offer.

Here are a few more who are worth your time and attention.

Imagine Canada

Imagine Canada exists to work alongside other charitable sector organizations  — and often in partnership with the private sector, governments and individuals in the community — to ensure that charities continue to play a pivotal role in building, enriching and defining our nation.

Imagine Canada offers programs and provide resources that help strengthen charities and their operations, so they can, in turn, support the communities they serve.

https://www.imaginecanada.ca/

Charity Village

For 20 years, CharityVillage has been the HR partner for recruitment in the Canadian nonprofit sector. Their specialized job board for Canadian non-profit professionals has helped thousands of organizations find exceptional talent. Through our eLearning courses, volunteer and event listings, webinars, newsletters, articles, tools and resources, we help your staff do their best work every day.

https://charityvillage.com/

Contact Innovations

Contact Innovations specializes in the design, development and implementation of cost effective software solutions in the area of document and financial transaction processing.

The thrust of these applications is to make effective, efficient use of computer based technologies in processing traditionally paper-based financial, government and business transactions.

– anything with the word innovations is good for me – speeding up donation processing times by 60% at Unicef caught my eye

https://www.contactinnovations.com/

NDI MobilBID

MobilBid is the ideal solution for non-profits and charities struggling with the high cost of administering silent auctions. From small school auctions to large scale charity galas, our clients are quickly realizing that MobilBid is the most accessible and full-featured mobile bidding platform on the market. Charity auctioneers and event planners are discovering MobilBid to be the ideal complement to their services.– for event planners these mobile featured programs add a new twist to the old silent auction – say no more

https://ndimobilebid.com/

Return Me

ReturnMe™ is the World’s Largest Global Recovery company which helps return lost items to their rightful owners. With over a 80% recovery rate, ReturnMe recovery tags help identify and protect all types of portable items ranging from cell phones to laptops, keys to luggage and even cats & dogs. ReturnMe’s system is simple, convenient, confidential and rewarding!

Branded tags that help protect lost phones, keys, etc.  We’ve all carried something like this at one time from that other lost tag charity.  Now you might be able to do this for your own organization’s benefit.

https://return.me/