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Interim E-BAG November
2005
E-Bag Sponsored by Donor
Strategies
November
2005 Update from AFP/DC
President's Message for November
Most
of us are extremely busy right now with year-end fundraising
efforts, so I'll keep my message very brief.
I
want to thank the more than 500 professionals, presenters,
exhibitors and sponsors who attended Fundraising Day
in Washington on October 26th. It was a wonderful day
with two outstanding plenary speakers and many exemplary
tracks. Some speakers have provided copies of handouts
and presentations for our website – so check there
in a few weeks to pick up even more great ideas. Congratulations
to the entire Leadership Committee for a job well done.
We'll
gather again today – Monday,
November 14th -- for the sold-out National Capital
Philanthropy Day luncheon. I look forward to seeing
many of you there as we honor Dr. Marcella Brenner
(Outstanding Philanthropist); Lyles Carr
(Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer); America
Online, Inc. (Outstanding Corporate Partner);
Fannie Mae Foundation (Outstanding
Foundation) and our very own, Nan McConnell,
CFRE (Outstanding Fundraising Professional).
The NCPD committee has worked very hard to make this
a spectacular event, so please say thanks when you see
them.
Mark
your calendars now for one of the most enjoyable networking
events of the year – our AFP/DC Holiday Luncheon
and Annual Meeting on December 15th at Smith and Wollensky
Restaurant on 19th Street, NW. See more details below
and don't miss this chance to celebrate the season
with your AFP colleagues.
Best
wishes for a successful year-end fundraising season!
Kathy
Swayze, CFRE
AFP/DC President
To
our members: At this busy time for AFP/DC, we are offering
an abbreviated update on chapter activities. We will
resume publication of the chapter E-Bag with a combined
November/December issue. Thank you for your support
of AFP/DC programs.
Mark
Your Calendar Now for
The Annual AFP/DC Holiday Networking Luncheon
Thursday, December 15th
Celebrate the end of a busy fundraising year with colleagues
at your chapter's annual holiday networking celebration.
This year's event, on Thursday,
December 15th at Smith & Wollensky, will
feature of recognition of our chapter's outstanding
corps of volunteers and a short chapter annual meeting:
a recap of a strong year for our chapter. This year's
holiday event is sponsored by Avalon Consulting. As
always, our holiday luncheon will feature a charitable
drive on behalf of a worthy local charitable organization.
This year our holiday effort will benefit Reston InterFaith,
a non-profit organization serving Northern Virginia
promoting self-sufficiency for those in need through
support and advocacy. To learn more about Reston InterFaith
go to their website
and to register for our December event visit our website
later this week. And, do it soon: seating at this year's
holiday luncheon - -always one of our most popular programs
- is limited to the first eighty registrants!
Equality
Center Invites AFP/DC Members to Center Open House
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Equality
Center, site of our chapter's very successful
annual membership reception in June 2005, invites all
chapter members to an open house on Thursday,
November 17 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Equality Center offers an excellent event venue
as well as a media studio. Chapter members are invited
to tour the Center facilities and enjoy food and drink
with other event and production professionals. The Center
is located in the Human Rights Campaign building at
1640 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. in Washington.
DMAW
Wants to Help Your Fundraising “Weather the Storm”
The Direct Marketing Association of Washington invites
chapter members to an executive forum for non-profit
professionals on Wednesday, November
16 at Washington's Renaissance Mayflower
Hotel. The forum will examine how 2005 fundraising has
been affected by hurricanes and other variables and
look at forecasting – or re-forecasting –
2006. Panelists include Kay Lautman, Geoff Peters, and
Walter Lukens. The DMAW member registration fee -- $35
– is being extended to AFP/DC members. More information
and registration
is available on the DMAW
website.
Save
the Date -
Future Events
- November 14 - National Capital Philanthropy
Day at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
- November 29 - Roundtable at Adams Hussey
& Associates
- December 1 - CFRE Exam in Washington,
DC
- December 9 - Advanced Executives Breakfast
at The Army Navy Club
- December 15 - Annual Meeting/Holiday
Luncheon at Smith & Wollensky Restaurant
- April 2-5, 2006 - The 43rd
Annual AFP International Conference in Atlanta
Advanced
Executives - December 9
Date: Friday, December
9, 2005
Time: 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Location: The Army Navy Club on Farragut
Square
901 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North
Topic: "The Not-for-Profit Role
in the Creation of an Integrated, Flexible and Effective
Infrastructure for Disaster Response"
Speaker:
- Paul Light, Paulette
Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University
and founding director of the Brookings Center for
Public Service
Registration: by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 6. Registration
flyer can be faxed to 202-547-6348.
Member - $25 (in advance
- before 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6)
Member - $35 (late reservations and
at the door registration)
Thanks to Campbell
& Company for sponsoring the Advanced Executives
Series.
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