Dear Members:
I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe it’s May already. It’s that time of year where the weather is beautiful, everything is looking fresh and green, and you just want to get outside. As you know, this is a very short window before the oppressive heat and humidity of Washington DC summers return. So, please enjoy this great time of year and please also take advantage of what AFP DC has lined up in the next few months.
Don’t Forget to Vote!
No, not the 2008 Presidential Election (how could we possibly forget!) but for AFP DC’s board of directors and officers for 2008-2009. The slate of officers, biographies and voting instructions will be sent to you very soon. Also, we have undergone changes to our chapter bylaws. The revised bylaws approved by the AFP DC board will also be sent out to you via email for your vote to adopt them. Please do your part as an AFP DC member in good standing and vote. It is your responsibility and a privilege! Thank you.
Bridge Conference Website - AFP/DC Member Special Access
As an AFP/DC member be among the first to see this year’s Bridge Conference Educational offerings on the new 2008 Bridge Website at www.bridgeconf.org. AFP/DC members can also take advantage of special member rates for the Bridge Conference by clicking “Register Now” and then choosing the Member button. You should have received your AFP/DC member access code in an earlier email. Please contact the AFP/DC staff if you need assistance.
Party Time!
What do AFP DC members like to do? Network and socialize! Please save the date for the following upcoming AFP DC events taking place in Northwest DC. (Please see “Upcoming Events” for full details.) May 20th Diversity Networking Reception. Thank you to Val Broadie, Vice President for Diversity and Diversity Committee members Stacey Long, Craig Rocklin and Jaye Lopez for their work on this. June 17th Annual Member Reception. Special thanks to Jared Hughes and Randi Hogan, Vice President for Membership for their efforts.
We would love to see you at both of these events. I hope you will join us.
Best wishes,
Grace Hong
President 2007-2008
Upcoming Events – 2008
AFP/DC DIVERSITY RECEPTION – May 20
Please join the members of the AFP Diversity Committee for the 2nd Annual Spring Reception and Networking Event on Tuesday, May 20, 2008!
Location: Center for American Progress
1333 H Street, NW 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
When: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Free to all! Please invite your friends and colleagues to join you.
Drinks and light refreshments will served
Please RSVP to info@afpdc.org or by calling the Chapter Office at 202-547-0155.
Special thanks to our generous sponsor Campbell & Company and our host the American Constitution Society.
Click here to view event flyer!
ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM – May 27
“Data and Stats and Charts – Oh My!” -- Using Research and Studies to Make Your Case
How can you use research data and statistics to make your organization’s case and in crafting proposals? The program will not only focus on how to use/incorporate this information effectively, but also on how funders typically interpret stats, charts, data or quotes from studies. The conversation will be led by two professionals who come to the issue from different angles. Can statistics be an effective part of storytelling? And what happens when a funder looks at research study data in a proposal?
Kathy Swayze, CFRE, President of Impact Communications will talk about how she helps organizations to incorporate data, statistics, etc. into direct mail copy and brochure language. Bob Wittig, Executive Director of the Jovid Foundation, will take up the issue from the funder’s perspective. He will help participants to bear in mind what foundations actually think when they read research data or poll statistics in a letter or proposal. How do you think they react? Are they skeptical? Do they trust it? What makes it compelling or not? Come to May’s Roundtable and find out!
Location: Voices for Children
1000 Vermont Ave NW # 700
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 289-0777
When: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Click here to view event flyer.
Roundtables are free, but open to MEMBERS only.
RSVP: send email to info@afpdc.org with the subject line of "RSVP for Roundtable" and include your full contact information.
The Roundtables are sponsored by Professionals for Nonprofits, Inc.
THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING EVENT – May 28
Join AFP/DC and DMAW Young Professionals for our Monthly Happy Hour at McFaddens!
Click here to view the event flyer.
Location: McFadden’s
2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037
Metro to: Farragut West
When: Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
You do NOT need to be a member of DMAW or AFP/DC to attend.
The Young Professionals Happy Hour will be held on the last Wednesday of every month.
RSVP is optional and can be sent to Jenna Silverstein: jenna@responseworld.com
If your company is interested in sponsoring the next Young Professionals
Networking Happy Hour, please contact jenna@responseworld.com for sponsorship details.
AFP/DC ANNUAL MEMBER RECEPTION – June 17
Please join us for an evening of networking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and exciting door prizes. The reception will be held at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Center on Tuesday, June 17, 2008!
Open to members, prospective members, and guests!
Admission is $25 per person, which includes
-Hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks,
-A chance to win fabulous door prizes, and
-Lots of networking!
-A cash bar will be available.
Location: Human Rights Campaign Equality Center
1640 Rhode Island Avenue at 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Click here to register today!
View event flyer!
Metro: Dupont Circle South or Farragut North (red line)
Parking: Colonial at 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Please contact the chapter office with any questions at 202-547-0155 or via email at info@afpdc.org.
ADVANCED EXECUTIVES – June 20
SPEAKER: Amy A. Kass, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and long-time faculty member at the University of Chicago.
Amy Kass will speak about her new anthology, Giving Well, Doing Good, a collection for Readings for Thoughtful Philanthropists. In addition to laying out general themes of her book, Dr. Kass will lead a discussion to challenge us to think and act more meaningfully and responsibly about how we use our knowledge and expertise as professional fundraisers to serve the public good. As background, each registrant will be provided with a copy of Paul Pribbenow’s essay, addressed particularly to professional fundraisers, which provocatively asks: “Are You a Force for Good?”
Kass brings a wealth of well-researched perspectives to our discussion. She is also the author of The Perfect Gift: The Philanthropic Imagination in Poetry and Prose, to help donors think about the meanings and purposes of giving, and has conducted the Hudson Institute’s “Dialogues on Civic Philanthropy,” a seminar series to promote and sustain thoughtful discourse on basic issues in philanthropy with leaders in the field.
Following the session, Dr. Kass will be available to autograph copies of her books. So, bring your copy along!
Location: Merrill Lynch, 1850 K St., NW, 12th Floor. (Enter at corner of 19th and K, International Sq.)
Metro: Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue); Farragut North (Red Line), Connecticut and K, 3 blocks west on K.
Parking: Parking garages available in vicinity; approx $12-$15 per day
COST: $35 Member advance registration; $50 Member on-site registration
When: Friday, June 20, 2008
Time: 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast; 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Program
Click here to register TODAY!
View the Event Flyer!
2008 BRIDGE CONFERENCE - July 23 -25, 2008 - Hilton Washington
The Bridge is back and better than ever!
www.BridgeConf.org
As an AFP/DC member be among the first to see this year’s Bridge Conference Educational offerings on the new 2008 Bridge Website at www.bridgeconf.org. AFP/DC members can also take advantage of special member rates for the Bridge Conference by clicking “Register Now” and then choosing the Member button. Your AFP/DC member access code can be found below along with a direct link to register for the 2008 Bridge Conference.
Website: Member Registration
Username: AFPDC
Access Code: Bridge08
Check out the Bridge Conference Members Only Section today!
The educational sessions are exceptional and are sure to inspire. Some of them include: Keep Your Donors: Building Relationships, Untapped Potential for Major Giving: Online Marketing for Tools for Cultivation & Stewardship, Crafting a Message to Win More Supporters for Your Cause, 21st Century Giving - Philanthropy in the Flat World and much, much more!
Do not delay! Register today by visiting www.bridgeconf.org
We hope to see you in July!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AFP/DC ELECTIONS
Elections are now open for the 2008-09 Board of Directors of the AFP/DC Metro Chapter.
To view the election website and to vote, simply click on the following link, http://www.afpdc.org/members/elections/, and type in your personal Voter Registration ID. Members received their Voter Registration ID’s via email earlier this week.
Information about the AFP/DC Metro Chapter Election Website:
1. Click on View the Ballot, and you will be directed to a page containing a slate of officers and nominees to the Board of Directors of the DC Metro Chapter and a question asking members to accept revised Bylaws for the Chapter.
2. Click on View the Amended By-Laws to view a PDF version of the revised Bylaws for the Chapter.
A Note on the revised Bylaws The revisions have been mandated by AFP International in order to bring Chapter Bylaws in line with changes in the Governance of the parent Association. In the document that you will be receiving, new wording is signaled with underscoring, and discarded language is shown crossed out.
We request that you vote online no later than 9AM, Monday, June 30, 2008. Vote TODAY!
THE EVERY MEMBER CAMPAIGN
To give to the 2008 Every Member Campaign, go to www.afpnet.org and click on “Make a Gift” under the QuickLinks on the right of the home page. Your support will help fund cutting edge research, scholarships and educational programs throughout the world.
For more information about the Every Member Campaign or sponsorship opportunities, please contact President-Elect Nancy Withbroe, nwithbroe@cdrfg.com.
AFP INTERNATIONAL'S MAGAZINE
Don't have time to read Advancing Philanthropy at work?
Have it delivered to your home and read it at your leisure. It's easy – update your member record online at www.afpnet.org, click on “address change” in the right-hand column, add your home address, and indicate your address use preferences.
CAREER CENTER
Take a look at the many positions listed at http://careers.afpdc.org/search/results/. You don't need a password, just click on "view all jobs" at http://careers.afpdc.org/search.cfm.
Remember you can post your resume for free at http://careers.afpdc.org/apply/advertise.cfm. You have the option for the resume to be confidential.
Post a job for only $175 for 30 days and get access to the resumes in the job bank. Find out more at http://careers.afpdc.org/post.cfm.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
16th Annual Planned Giving Days – 2008 "Take the Mystery Out of Gift Planning"
Hosted by the National Capital Gift Planning Council. Keynote speaker: Robert F. Sharpe, Jr., Fundraising in Times of Change. This year’s conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 22 and 23, 2008 at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA. With four speaker tracks and Friday morning Roundtables, the conference is sure to have something for everyone! For registration and details, go to www.ncgpc.org or contact: Renee S. Taylor at smithtaylorr@aol.com
Center for Nonprofit Advancement –“Best Practices in Nonprofit Management” -Free Workshop - May 21
All members of the Washington area nonprofit community are invited to a free best practices workshop on Wednesday, May 21 with the Center for Nonprofit Advancement. Hear best practices in nonprofit management from finalists in the 2008 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management from 2 to 4 p.m. At the conclusion of the workshop, the winner of the 2008 Award will be announced for the first time. Immediately following is a reception honoring the winner and the two honorable mention recipients. Event location: The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Cost: Free, Photo I.D. may be required at the door. To attend, please register at: http://www.regonline.com/602132 For additional information, please visit: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/
