{"id":1148,"date":"2026-04-10T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:37:42","slug":"2026-conference-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/?page_id=1148","title":{"rendered":"2026 Conference Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Southeast Annual Giving Conference <\/strong>offers several days of annual giving fundraising presentations, forums, discussions and networking with more than 30 sessions and 30 speakers, moderators and panelists.<br><br><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Mid-Day Monday, September 28th (with pre-conference workshop option on Monday morning) through mid-day Wednesday, September 30th, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, September 28<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Day 1 of conference; <br>\u25aa 9-1130 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Pre-conference workshop<\/strong> &#8211; Topic TBA<br>\u25aa Noon &#8211; <strong>Sponsor foyer and conference registration<\/strong> open<br>\u25aa 1-3:15 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Conference opening welcome and plenary <\/strong>Annual Giving Directors&#8217; Forum<br>3:15-3:45 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Break <\/strong>with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 3:45-5 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br>\u25aa 5:30-7:30 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Complimentary networking drinks reception<\/strong> <br><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, September 29<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 Day 2 of conference; Full day of sessions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br>\u25aa 8-9:00 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Continental breakfast<\/strong><br>\u25aa 9-10:15 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br>\u25aa 10:15-10:30 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Break<\/strong> with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 10:30-11:45 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br>\u25aa 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Lunch<\/strong> on your own<br>\u25aa 1:15-2:15 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions<\/strong> <br>\u25aa 2:15-2:30 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Break <\/strong>with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 2:30-3:45 p.m. &#8211;<strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br>\u25aa 3:45-4:00 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Break <\/strong>with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 4-5:00 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wednesday, September 30<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 Day 3 with a full morning of conference sessions. Begins at 9 a.m. and conference ends at 1 p.m.<br>\u25aa 8-9:00 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Continental breakfast <\/strong><br>\u25aa 9-10:00 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions <\/strong><br>\u25aa 10-10:15 a.m.- <strong>Break <\/strong>with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 10:15 -11:15 a.m. &#8211; <strong>Breakout sessions<\/strong> <br>\u25aa 11:15-11:30 a.m.- <strong>Break <\/strong>with refreshments in the sponsor foyer<br>\u25aa 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. <strong>Breakout sessions<\/strong> <br>\u25aa 12:30-1 p.m. &#8211; <strong>Closing session<\/strong> <br><br><strong>Conference<\/strong> <strong>Location<\/strong>: University of Central Florida, Fairwinds Alumni Center<br>12676 Gemini Blvd N, Orlando, FL 32816<br>UCF is located 20 minutes from the Orlando airport, and 30 minutes from Orlando theme parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hotel Accommodations: <\/strong>We have special conference rates at nearby hotels, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/mcotu-the-celeste-hotel-orlando-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel\/overview\/\"><strong>Celeste<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/orloedt-doubletree-orlando-east-ucf-area\/\"><strong>Doubletree<\/strong><\/a>. <br><br><strong>Cost<\/strong>: Registration is just $445 per person, with a 20% discount when registering 3 or more team members at the same time.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southeast Annual Giving Conference offers several days of annual giving fundraising presentations, forums, discussions and networking with more than 30 sessions and 30 speakers, moderators and panelists. Dates: Mid-Day Monday, September 28th (with pre-conference workshop option on Monday morning) through mid-day Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. Monday, September 28 \u2013 Day 1 of conference; \u25aa &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seagc.org\/?page_id=1148\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2026 Conference Overview&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1151,"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seagc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}