Online Discussion Next Week: Monthly Giving

Join The Chronicle on Tuesday, July 7, for a live online discussion about how to create successful monthly donation programs.

The discussion will explain the basics of an electronic funds-transfer program. Participants also will learn how they can set up these programs at their organizations, how to choose a vendor, and what messages they should be sending to prospective donors.

Our guests will be:

• Peter de Keratry, a fund-raising consultant at Petrus Development, in Austin, Tex., which helps nonprofit groups with fund-raising programs, capital projects, and endowments. Previously, he was development director of St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M University at College Station and the campaign director at the Citadel Foundation.

• Greg Gorman, development director at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M University, at College Station, where he oversees the center’s annual giving program as well as major gifts and bequests. He is also secretary of the Aggieland Catholic Foundation endowment fund.

The Chronicle’s online discussions are free and open to everyone. People who ask questions in advance have a better chance of getting answers.