We had
an outstanding turnout for our first “alternative
venue” event with more than 80 people attending the
February breakfast and forum in Northern Virginia. I want
to thank Education team members Nancy Racette, CFRE and
Shawn Graves for their work in arranging the outstanding
presentation featuring Kay Sprinkel Grace and Robert Altman.
I also want to thank David Whitehead of The Nature Conservancy
for donating the space for the event.
In other
news, at our February Board meeting the AFP/DC Board of
Directors approved a new Strategic Plan to guide our chapter's
operations from 2005 to 2007. One overarching theme within
the plan is to strengthen the organizational infrastructure
– systems, finances and staffing -- in order to provide
ongoing excellence to our members. The following five goals
will guide our activities and resource allocation over the
coming three years:
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Goal
#1: Membership: Recruit and retain a diverse and engaged
membership of at least 1200 fundraising professionals
who value their affiliation with AFP/DC.
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Goal
#2: Programs and Services: Design and deliver programs
and services that meet members' needs and exceed
their expectations.
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Goal
#3: Governance: Strengthen governance structure and create
organizational processes to support and advance the priorities
of the chapter.
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Goal
#4: Financial Strength: Have a financially sound organization
that provides optimal value for reasonable cost, sufficiently
supports the chapter's priorities and operates using
best practices in financial management.
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Goal
#5: Staffing: Create an optimum mix of paid staff and
volunteers to support the priorities and effective operations
of the chapter.
For
each goal, we have drafted a series of strategies and a
timeline for implementing those strategies. If you would
like to read more, visit our website for the complete Strategic
Plan. In the coming weeks, the AFP/DC staff, board and
volunteers will be working to implement the strategies outlined
and to reduce effort spent on areas not emphasized in the
plan.
I would
like to thank Past President Anita Brower, CFRE for chairing
the Strategic Planning Committee and Past President Sarah
Coviello, CFRE for donating her time to facilitate the chapter's
strategic planning process over the past year. Thanks to
their hard work –and the hard work of the entire strategic
planning committee -- we are well positioned to tackle some
of the challenges facing our industry and our organization.
As always,
we welcome your feedback on the Strategic Plan or any other
aspect of AFP/DC's programming. Thank you as always
for your membership in AFP/DC. I hope to see you at our
March luncheon at Smith & Wollensky on March 17 and at our chapter's
reception at the International Conference in Baltimore on
April 4.
Best,
Kathy
Swayze, CFRE
President
Small
Shops - Special Interest Group
Date:
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Topic: "The Best BANG for Your (Small)
Buck: Training, Vendors and In Kind"
Format: This program will be in roundtable
format. (details on registration form)
Time:
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Light refreshments will be provided.)
Location: Charles Sumner School Museum
and Archives
(meeting room is Gallery 3)
1201 17th Street, NW (corner of M & 17th Streets)
Washington, DC 20036
Metro: 2
blocks from Farragut North Metro (use the L Street exit)
4 blocks from Farragut West Metro (use 17th Street exit)
Registration: EXTENDED
to 5:00 p.m.on Monday,
March 14.
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You
can register online through VeriSign. (Online registration
closed 3/14.)
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You
can fax the registration form.
Member
- $10 (in advance - before 5:00
p.m.on Monday, March 14)
Non-member - $20 (in advance - before
5:00 p.m.on Monday, March 14)
Member/Non-member - $25 (late reservations
and at the door registration)
Thanks
to Golden, Cohen
& Braude for Sponsoring the Small Shops Series.
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Luncheon
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005
Topic: "Finding Funding through
Philanthropic Advisors" (details on registration
form)
Speakers:
Phyllis Freedman, Janet Miller Kreutter, and Dan Studnicky.
Time:
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (registration at 11:30 a.m.)
Location: Smith and Wollensky's
Restaurant
1112 19th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Metro: Farragut North or Farragut West
Registration: EXTENDED
to 5:00 p.m.on Monday,
March 14.
-
You
can register online through VeriSign. (Online registration
closed 3/14)
-
You
can fax the registration form.
Member
- $40 (in advance - before 5:00
p.m.on Monday, March 14)
Non-member - $50 (in advance - before
5:00 p.m.on Monday, March 14)
Member/Non-member - $55 (late reservations
and at the door registration)
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Roundtable
Date:
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Topic: "Board Meetings –
Not Just for Policy Making"
Discussion
Leader: Marshall H. Ginn, CFRE
Time:
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Location: Adams Hussey & Associates,
Inc.
1400 I Street, NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
Metro: McPherson Square - 14th
Street Exit (blue/orange line)
Registration:
E-mail “RSVP for March Roundtable” to
AFP/DC at info@afpdc.org
with your contact information by Monday, March 28.
Cost: free to members (Limited
to 40 attendees.)
Thanks
to Adams Hussey & Associates for hosting the Roundtable
Series.
Thanks
to Donor
Strategies for sponsoring the Roundtable Series.
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DC Reception at International Conference
Join
your friends and colleagues at the AFP/DC Chapter Reception,
during the 42nd International Conference on Fundraising
in Baltimore on Monday evening, April 4, 2005, from 5:00-7:00
pm at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel's Waterview Ballroom
and Terrace, 700 Aliceanna Street, with Lead Sponsorship
provided by Lewis Direct and supporting sponsorship from
Development Resources, Inc.
This
year's Conference, April 3-6, is the closest International
Conference to grace our area in quite some time, so it is
an ideal opportunity to attend the conference, network,
meet colleagues, and talk with exhibitors and sponsors.
There
is no charge to attend the DC reception where you will find
great food, a beautiful view of the water and a cash bar.
RSVP:
In order to be sure we have plenty of food and drink,
please reply if you plan on attending the reception by
sending an e-mail with your complete contact information
and the subject line "RSVP for DC Reception"
to info@afpdc.org
by March 29, 2005.
MD Reception at International Conference
Support our friends from the Maryland Chapter who have worked
so hard in support of this year's International Conference.
Please plan to attend the AFP Maryland Chapter SPLASH reception
at The National Aquarium in Baltimore on Monday, April 4,
2005, 7:00-10:00 p.m. The SPLASH is $55 per person. Register
with the conference, or call 410-529-3120.
The SPLASH reception begins right after, and is an easy
stroll from, the DC reception at the Marriott Waterfront
Hotel.
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Carpooling to International Conference
If you would like to form your own carpool to attend the
International conference, please e-mail your business or
home address to info@afpdc.org;
and we will send you the name and e-mails of those DC members
in your zip code who have registered for the conference.
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February Scholarships Results
The Scholarship Committee has awarded scholarships to the
following individuals:
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Heather Gaskins, MATHCOUNTS Foundation - Chamberlain Scholarship
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Judith
O'Brien, McLean Orchestra - International Conference Scholarship
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Joe
McCall, One in Ten - International Conference Scholarship
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Karen
Wilson, TransAfrica Forum - International Conference Scholarship
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Liza
Draper, Center for Health, Environment and Justice - International
Conference Scholarship
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Linda
Keenan, Balikpapan Orangutan Society USA - International
Conference Scholarship
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Lindsay
Johnson, National Student Partnerships - New Member Scholarship
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Donna
Englander, Falls Church Education Foundation - Member
Retention Scholarship
Please
remember that we still have more scholarships to award in
2005. Please see the scholarship
application for the next deadlines.
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Be a "Member in the News"
It's
fun to see your name in print. It's great to read
good news about friends. That's why we invite
you to send in news about yourself for inclusion in
the “Members in the News” column of the
AFP/DC newsletter. Let people know about your promotion
or job change. Tell us about awards you have won or
other successes. If you have published a book, or authored
an article, we want to know about those. If you have
a photograph of yourself, don't be shy, send us
that as well.
Email
your news to the AFP/DC Chapter office at info@afpdc.org
with the subject line: “For Members in the News”
column. We'll do our best to accommodate your
story. For photos, email a digital image or mail it
to the Chapter office.
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Mentoring Program
Have
you ever considered sharing your professional experience
and what you have learned with someone new to the fundraising
field?
As
a mentor, you can provide advice, a sounding board and
support to an individual new to fundraising, and in turn
feel the rewards of volunteering as your schedule permits.
Mentees
must be members of AFP/DC who have worked as a full-time
paid development professional at a nonprofit organization
for a minimum of one year. This helps ensure that they
are serious about staying in the profession and at a ripe
stage of readiness to receive and appreciate advice from
a senior counselor.
Please
fax your fully completed Mentee Form or Mentor
Form to 202-547-6348.*
*Note:
Participation in the Mentoring Program is contingent upon
the identification of an appropriate match, and once an
assignment is made there is a one-year commitment. The
Mentoring Program is not intended to be a substitute for
formal consulting services, and if your organization requires
long-term or extensive assistance, AFP/DC encourages you
to hire professional counsel. Thank you.
Thanks
to The Sheridan Group
for sponsoring the Mentoring Program.
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Get
Involved with Your Chapter
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Volunteers play a key role in helping to make the DC Chapter
events run smoothly. AFP-DC needs your help! We appreciate
all of our volunteers. Please contact Kara Kennedy at
kennedy@lupus.org
with any questions or for
more information about AFP DC's volunteer program.
- A
Volunteer Form is available.
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The Volunteer Committee,
a subcommittee of the Membership Committee, is looking
for people to serve. The committee has four openings for
2005. Please contact Kara Kennedy at kennedy@lupus.org
if you are interested in serving on this committee.
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Get Involved at the International Conference 2005
What are you doing
April 3-6? We hope you'll be joining us at the AFP International
Conference on Fundraising, taking place in Baltimore.
Volunteers are needed to serve as Speaker Hosts and Room
Monitors. You do need to be registered* for the conference.
If you are interested in serving, please e-mail Geannine
Hladky at hladkyg@erols.com
(e-mail takes effect March 4) or call 410-560-2120 ext 235.
*Because of the volume of volunteers needed,
volunteers will not receive a discount on registration.
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Other Educational Offerings
Direct
Marketing Association of Washington
DMAW is offering back-to-back Advanced Fundraising Workshops
and AFP-DC members are invited at the member rate!
How Much: $129 for DMAW and AFP-DC members
To Register: Call DMAW at 301-427-0052
and tell them you are an AFP-DC member.
Session descriptions: see the DMAW
Calendar of Events for March 16, 2005
Western
PA
If you will be in Western Pennsylvania on April 20-21, please
make note of the Development
Summit being co-presented by the Western PA Chapter
of AFP.
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Classified Ads
Check
the ads throughout the month since some ads come in after
the E-Bag has been distributed.
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AFP/DC
only charges $75 to post a job online for 30 days*.
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Plus
we e-mail the classifieds
page via a link in the monthly E-Bag to nearly 1000
fundraising professionals.
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The
money from the ads support our scholarship program.
Get
the classified
ad form online and e-mail the text
of your ad to info@afpdc.org.
*Ads
are posted on the first business day of the month until
the last business day of the same month.
The $75 fee applies to ads that are posted for the month
or any portion of that month.
The ad and payment are due on the 25th of the month prior
to the posting month.
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AFP/DC
Leadership Partners
Craver,
Mathews, Smith & Company
Learn
more about becoming a Washington DC Chapter Partner
(see p.
3)
Benefits
for Leadership Partners:
- Recognition
at each luncheon
- Attend
1 luncheon and bring a guest
- Recognition
at each roundtable
- Recognition
at each Advanced Executives breakfast
- Attend
1 AE breakfast and bring a guest
- Logo
and link on AFP/DC home page
- Logo
and link in each E-Bag
- Recognition
at Chapter Annual Member Reception
- Recognition
at AFP International conference in Baltimore in April 2005
- Recognition
from the stage at Fundraising Day Washington
- Recognition
in the program book at Fundraising Day Washington
- Tote
bag insert at Fundraising Day Washington
- Recognition
at Chapter Central at Fundraising Day Washington
- 4 VIP
seats at National Capital Philanthropy Day
- Recognition
from the stage at National Capital Philanthropy Day
- Recognition
in the program book at National Capital Philanthropy Day
For other
levels of partnerships, please review the sponsorship
brochure or call the office at 202-547-0155.
Other
Sponsorships:
Lead
Sponsor - DC Reception at International Conference
- Lewis
Direct
Supporting
Sponsor - DC Reception at International Conference
- Development
Resources, Inc.
Luncheons
- available
Fundraising
Forum - available
Roundtables
- Donor Strategies,
Inc
E-Bag
- Donor
Strategies, Inc
Mentoring
Program - The
Sheridan Group
CFRE
Survey Course - available
Fundraising
Day Washington - many types available
National
Capital Philanthropy Day - many types available
Advanced
Executives
- Campbell &
Company
Small
Shops - Golden,
Cohen & Braude
Young
Professionals - available |
