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Speakers and Seminars for 2009 ACTS Workshop
Mama’s
Lessons for Investing in Your Customers
Scott Swedenburg Biography
CEO
Mail Enterprises
Scott,
CEO of Mail Enterprises, has over 20 years experience in helping
organizations grow using direct marketing. Mail Enterprises provides
customized products and services to maximize donor acquisition and retention
for national, regional and local nonprofits. Their clients include rescue
missions, children’s homes, healthcare organizations, the arts, universities
and many others.
Scott is the author of
Lessons from a Mama’s Boy, a book sharing his mom’s ideas about
success in business and life. He frequently speaks to national groups
including The Direct Marketing Association, Association of Fundraising
Professionals, Nonprofit Federation and Association of Healthcare
Philanthropy. Scott is also a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated
radio program, The Small Business Advocate, and contributes to
Fundraising Success magazine and Journal of the DMA Nonprofit
Federation.
Scott was named
Birmingham’s Top 40 Under 40 in 1996, Small Business Person of the Year in
1999 and to Leadership Birmingham in 2003. He has served as president of the
Birmingham Chapter of the American Marketing Association and on the board of
AFP. He currently serves on the board of The Jimmie Hale Mission and several
other local nonprofits.
Scott and Kathie have
2 boys, Jake and Matt.
Using
Mail to Get More Product, More Easily
Tom Evenson
Owner
Mercury Mail Services LLC
Every thrift store needs good product at the lowest possible cost. This
presentation will cover how direct mail, when paired with customized maps
and computerized call and truck scheduling, can get more and better product
for every dollar spent.
Mercury Mail Services LLC has been working exclusively with non-profit
thrift stores for 14 years and offers a full-service program that handles
all aspects of solicitation, enabling the thrift store to focus on the
trucking end of the business.
This seminar is for any thrift store operator who is interested in improving
the productivity and quality of their solicitation operation
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Managing Multiple
Thrift Stores
Cara Henderson
Bargain Center District Manager
Downtown Rescue Mission Huntsville, AL
Working for the Downtown Rescue Mission was an answer to a 4 year prayer to
serve, never imagining God had a greater plan. Cara startes here thrift
store career as an Asst. Manager of the Decatur Bargain Center in July of
2004. She was given the responsibility of Manager in 2006 was promoted to
District Manager in 2007. At that time the Mission in Huntsville had four
Bargain Centers in Huntsville and the surrounding areas. In April 2008 they
opened their fifth Thrift Store in Athens AL. Cara says, “I believe that God
blessing come when we put him first!! When you give Him 100%, He gets all
the Glory!” Cara will share some of her experiences in managing multiple
Thrift Store locations.
Increase Revenue,
Decrease Costs, and Differentiate Your Customers In-Store Experience by
Leveraging Point of Sale.
Bob Bauer
President and CEO
BMC
Bob Bauer from Lansing Michigan will demonstrate how retailers can get the
most out of their Point of Sale in today’s competitive retail environment.
Bob Bauer began his career with BMC as a Field Engineer in February of 1979.
He has held several positions within the organization including; Field
Engineer, Service Management, Support Management, Account Management,
Vice-President and is currently President. He remains active today in both
sales and technical roles with customers. He is an avid industry supporter
in POS, having served on several boards including; NCR Partner Council,
Storenext Business Council, IBM POS Service Advisory Board and Retail
Solution Providers Association as President. Bob and his team at BMC have
received several awards for their efforts in the Food Industry in Michigan.
Men
of Grace
Men of Grace were formed in 1999 as the musical ministry of Grace Gospel
Fellowship in Pontiac, Michigan to praise our Lord, Jesus Christ through
song.
Their musical style of gospel-blues emphasizing vocal harmony mixes a blend
of classic Christian and original music sprinkled with arrangements that
draw upon a great wealth of musical genres.
Their purpose is threefold: Cultivate a standard of excellence in their
personal, family, community and musical lives by giving all praise and
thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ; develop responsibility, dependability and
accountability through long term commitments to the group, their families
and community; and to demonstrate hope and direction as examples of God’s
transformational grace from addiction, abuse and violence to overflowing
love in direction, meaning and hope through faith in Jesus Christ.
Men of Grace have released 6 CD’s, 1 live DVD and have sang the gospel of
Jesus Christ to thousands of organizations and hundreds of thousands of
people including President George Bush, a packed house at Comerica Park, and
the Michigan State Senate.
Their recent collection, Changed, highlights numerous works of God’s
glorious grace in transforming lives through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Check them out at
www.menofgracemusic.com
Thrift
Shoppers:
How to get the customer and how to keep them
 Michael
Gold
Owner
TheThriftShopper.Com
Michael is the owner of
TheThriftShopper.Com website. He has researched and cataloged
over 8,700 Thrift Stores in the United States and posted them in his
national charity thrift store directory. Though not a Thrift Store employee,
Michael is passionate about Thrift Stores and their potential for raising
funds for worthwhile causes. He is an avid Thrift Store Shopper and will
bring insight to us as to what customers really want.
Technology:
Make the micro chip work for you
 A good website is becoming one of the more essential marketing components to
get customers into the Thrift Stores in today's computer world. Learn some of the tricks and tips of
having a good website. Co – presented by Michael Gold and Ric Reeder,
VP Sales & Marketing at DWS Web Hosting.
www.dwswebhosting.com
Dr. Kent Clark is returning as our
Devotional speaker this year. He will be bringing the Men of Grace with him.
We are in for a musical treat and a real blessing from God’s word.
Tres Scheibe and David McCormick from Nashville Tennessee plan
to share with us how to read financial reports for the non financial person
and a seminar on Metrics – what and when to measure and track in your store.
As always we will have a Round Table Discussion to help answer all those
burning questions we all have. Remember that there are no dumb questions.
There will be more too – if you have ever been to an ACTS Workshop you know
that most of the learning and fellowship goes on in the hallway and around
the hearth of the big fireplace in the lobby.
We hope to see you there.
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