By Lynette Sappe-Watkins, CFRE, Executive Director, Physician Assistant Foundation I’ve done it! Have you? I’ve registered for the Association Foundation Group (AFG) Annual National Conference. Register now through April 15th and receive the early bird rate of $249 for members. A tremendous value for a full day of personal development. Mark your calendar for the […]
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by Caitlin Toynbee, Annual Giving Manager, ASCE Foundation AFG: The Next 25 Years, a report released last year, identifies the increase of volunteers, especially Millennials, as a key trend facing our profession. Born between 1981 and 1997, Millennials are the next dominating force in politics, the economy, and business, and in 25 years will most […]
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Impact Investing and Nonprofits: Opportunities, Innovative Structures, and Creative New Ways to Raise Funds and Further Your Mission The presentation, recording, and handout materials from our program, Impact Investing and Nonprofits: Opportunities, Innovative Structures, and Creative New Ways to Raise Funds and Further Your Mission, held on Thursday, January 14, 2016, are now available. To […]
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by Barbara Haupt, President of MiniMatters, LLC Surprise! The best way to tell your story may be for YOU not to tell your story at all. The best way may be to let someone else tell your story. Why? And how do you do that? Websites and online communities such as Trip Advisor and Angie’s […]
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by: Lara Kadylak, Manager of Annual Giving at American Chemical Society, CFRE A sense of personal accomplishment. That was my initial feeling after learning that I passed my CFRE exam and would soon be an official Certified Fund Raising Executive. But, becoming a CFRE is so much more. It is an achievement that carries great […]
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by John Doyle, Partner, Doyle McDonald As we look toward the next 25 years, the most challenging aspect of effective communication will not be mastering online technology. It will be understanding how your audience thinks. The 80 million Millennials who are on the cusp of taking over our world think very differently about charitable giving. […]
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2016 Conference Call For Speakers, deadline has been extended to January 08th. We are now looking for engaging speakers with exceptional content that will lead to dynamic dialogue our 14th Annual National Conference: Challenge, Connect, Change or 2016 (c)(3) for short. Click here for more information.
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AFG has launched a new website! Amongst the new features the site contains integrated social media buttons for Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin to foster improved communication with members. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, articles, blogs, newsletters, educational program announcements and resources viable for our members. We hope you find the new […]
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Be sure to save-the-date, Thursday, May 12, 2016, for the AFG 14th Annual National Conference on Association Foundations & Fundraising FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20009-5721. Find out more information about our Call for Speakers here.
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