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Iowa Hospital Foundation Professionals/Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations Conference


IHA Conference Center, Des Moines, IA  
Thursday, June 05, 2025 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM   iCalendar Central Standard Time

Effective marketing, public relations and foundation support are vital to the success of any hospital. The Foundation Professionals for Iowa Hospitals and the Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations aim to support hospital communications and foundation development professionals by sharing ideas and fostering networking. This year’s conference highlights the health care story and how to use AI in your daily operations.

Program Agenda
Thursday, June 5, IHA Conference Center, Des Moines

CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast

9 a.m. Welcome and introductions; Angela Budnik, ISHMPR President and Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Great River Health, West Burlington; and Lorrie Erusha, FPIH President and President, Mercy Medical Center Foundation, Cedar Rapids
Health, Wes

9:30 a.m. Iowa Hospital Association Advocacy Update; Erin Cubit, Vice President, Federal and Regulatory Affairs, Iowa Hospital Association, Des Moines

10 a.m. General Session – Telling the Health Care Story; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa

11 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. FPIH Breakout – What’s Changing in Fundraising and How to Keep Donors Engaged in a Noisy World; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

11:15 a.m. ISHMPR Breakout – Navigating Media and Crisis Communication; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa

12:15 p.m. Lunch 

1:15 p.m. FPIH Breakout – Staffing Your Fundraising Operation: Structure, Attract & Retain; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1:15 p.m. ISHMPR Breakout - Networking Roundtable; Moderated by ISHMPR board members

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Boost Your Productivity With Copilot; Chris Porter, Director, Artificial Intelligence Program, Associate Professor and Co-chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drake University, Des Moines; Chris Snider, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Drake University, Des Moines

3:30 p.m. Adjourn

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 CFRE International credit is pending approval.

 

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