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E-BAG JuLY
2006
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MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Dear AFP/DC Members,
Greetings from your
new AFP/DC chapter President! From time to time, I hope
to come to you with a couple brief items. This month
I have two items - an action item and an acknowledgement.
I know your time is valuable, so I will take only a
few precious moments of yours.
ACTION ITEM: If you haven't registered yet for
the 2006 Bridge to Integrated Fundraising & Marketing
Conference, July 12 – 14th, this is one of your
last opportunities. Don't let your colleagues
tell you what a fabulous educational and networking
event you missed – experience it for yourself!
Don't wait for a Fundraising Day Washington conference
this fall – it's not happening! Fundraising
Day Washington has been folded into this exciting inaugural
two-day summer conference. Special thanks to Nancy Withbroe,
CFRE and Geoffrey Peters for their outstanding leadership
as conference co-chairs this year. If you see them,
please express your thanks to them for their months
of hard work and dedication!
Some of the top names in fundraising today whom I have
admired over the years – from Tony Elischer to
Karen Osborne, Roger Craver, Bernard Ross, and our own
AFP/DC board member Sheeraz Haji – will all be
speaking at our conference – and I always walk
away from their talks with something that makes me want
to run back to my office and work smarter! Don't
miss them.
Plus, the customary tracks such as Major Gifts, Boards
and Advanced Executives will be supplemented this year
with exciting new tracks on Faith-based Fundraising,
Cause Marketing, and Internet, Search and Email Fundraising.
Call for volunteers…We're also looking for
chapter members attending the conference to volunteer
some time in 15 minute increments to help direct traffic,
greet attendees, etc. If you can lend a smile and point
people in the right direction, we would really appreciate
your time. For more information and to sign up, contact
Lisa Boccia, conference volunteer guru at lboccia03@yahoo.com.
So take a minute before you finish reading this E-bag
– I'll wait… And register
right now. Go ahead. I'm waiting!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I was watching the Tony Awards last
week before I wrote this and Julia Roberts got up to
present the Tony Award for best actor in a play. But
before she did, she went off script and said, “I
just want to take this opportunity to say that you people
are insanely talented.” And that is often how
I feel about the privilege of working with all of you.
I want to especially thank Kathy Swayze whose insane
talent and dedication to this chapter over the past
18 months as your president were an inspiration to me.
Her vision for the future of this chapter and for the
governance and diversity of AFP on the local and international
level continues to be truly remarkable.
I think we have a great year ahead of us. I want to
officially welcome our chapter's President Elect
Grace Hong, Director of Development at Children's
Hospital Foundation and all of the officers and board
members who are serving the chapter this year. We are
grateful for your service. I hope you have the opportunity
to introduce yourselves to our board leadership in the
weeks and months ahead. We want to hear from you and
certainly want to know what is on the minds of our members.
If you have a concern or suggestion, I encourage you
to get in touch with me.
I hope to see you at the Bridge Conference July 12 –
14th!
Jeff
Kost
President
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FUNDRAISING
DAY WAShINGTON (FDW)/BRIDGE CONFERENCE
- discounted registration ends
June 30
Don't forget that Fundraising
Day Washington has moved from October to July as the
Bridge Conference. The discounted registration ends
June 30 so be sure to register soon at http://www.bridgeconf.org.
Check out
the great education sessions, and note we have
special rates for groups, small shops, and students.
Want to be
in the thick of things?
Then volunteer to help during the conference. Please
send the Conference Volunteer Form to lboccia03@yahoo.com.
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BOARD ELECTION -
Open through June 30
AFP/DC is proud to
continue its chapter leadership election processes that
have enabled us to be accountable and responsible to
the communities we both represent and serve. Once again,
we will conduct the election of board members and officers
online, allowing our eligible members to cast their
votes by means of secure, online ballots from June 2
- June 30. All ballots must be cast electronically or
received by fax or mail to the chapter's Executive
Director on or before midnight Eastern Time June 30,
2006 in order to be counted. The results of the vote
tabulation will be posted on the Association's website
no later than July 7, 2006. If you have any questions,
please contact the Chapter office at 202-547-0155 or
info@afpdc.org.
VOTE
TODAY!
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TOP ORGANIZATIONS SPONSOR at the BRIDGE
CONFERENCE
Please take a moment to view the list
below and at http://www.bridgeconf.org/sponsors/
of our top sponsors for the Bridge Conference. We are
planning for 1000 attendees and over 100 exhibitors.
Premier Sponsors
Fundraising
Initiatives
The NonProfit Times
Vertis
Kintera
Lead Sponsors
GetActive
EU Services
Mediastudio
Sponsors
Electronic
Retailing Association
WealthEngine
Epsilon
PEP Direct, Inc.
DIRECT Magazine
KEY
Premier Sponsor= $20,000
Lead Sponsor = $15,000
Sponsor = $10,000
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AFP/DC Members Recognized
in AFP Leadership Society
This year AFP and AFP Foundation for Philanthropy launched
a joint program to recognize long-term service to our
profession. The Leadership Society is designed to provide
meaningful ways for continued involvement in advancing
ethical and effective fundraising and philanthropy.
AFP members that have given $10,000 or more to the Foundation
are invited to join and to continue their commitment
of time, talent and generous support at the President's
Club level. You can read more in the May
15 issue of eWire and in volume I of the Foundation's
newest publication, The
Steward.
There are 64 charter members of the Leadership Society
and we are so proud to announce that seven members are
from the AFP/DC chapter:
-Sandra A. Adams, ACFRE
-Alphonce J. Brown, Jr., ACFRE
-Barbara L. Ciconte, CFRE
-Walter R. Gillette, III, CFRE
-Kay Partney Lautman, CFRE
-Nancy K. Racette, CFRE
-Eugene Scanlan, Ph.D., CFRE
Kudos and congratulations!
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Every Member Campaign
Announcing
the Kickoff for the “2006 Every Member Campaign”
It is that time of year when we ask our
members to “give back” by supporting the
AFP Foundation through the Every
Member Campaign.
When you support the campaign you enable the foundation
to fund innovative research, influence public and institutional
opinions of fundraising and philanthropy, along with
creating new programs and provide services for members.
Locally, your donation comes back to the chapter through
the Partnership Grant Program – returning 25%
of contributions received from our members to fund chapter
activities that benefit AFP/DC fundraising professionals.
Over the next several weeks chapter members will be
receiving telemarketing calls asking you for a gift
to support for this vital program. I hope that each
of you will make the most generous contribution you
can … and “give back” so that we can
continue to provide excellent programming and mentoring
opportunities for all our members.
Thank you
Grace Hong
2006 Every Member Campaign Chairman
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ROUNDTABLE-
July 25
TOPIC:
When Worlds Collide: Integrating Ephilanthropy
(more details on the flyer)
SPEAKERS:
Emily J. Schell, Senior Director, Fundraising Division,
Changing Our World, Inc
Jenn Thompson, Managing Director, Ephilanthropy Division,
Changing Our World, Inc
LOCATION:
Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National
Network
1400 I Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
METRO:
McPherson Square - 14th Street Exit
TIME:
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
COST:
Free to members
REGISTER:
- Please send an e-mail with the subject "RSVP
for Roundtable" to info@afpdc.org
by noon on July 21.
- Please include your contact information.
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LUNCHEON -
September 21
TOPIC: What Donors
Want to See in a Grantee and What Grantees Want Seen
– An exploration of what foundations and other
donors look for in distributing funds, and how grantees
can best meet these expectations.
PRESENTER: Peter C. Wolk,
Founder and Executive Director of the National Center
for Nonprofit Law, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
board member and author of the new book The Art
of Creating Nonprofit Organizations.
September's luncheon is being planned
in cooperation with the National Capital Area Chapter
of the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP).
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Save the Date for National Capital
Philanthropy Day 2006
- November 3
Please put this date on your calendar
now! National Capital Philanthropy Day will be Friday,
November 3, 2006 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, DC. You will soon be receiving information
on how to nominate individuals or organizations for
the following awards to be presented at the awards luncheon.
Awards to be presented:
• Outstanding Philanthropist
• Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer
• Outstanding Corporate Partner
• Outstanding Foundation Partner
• Outstanding Fundraising Professional
Please start thinking about who to nominate for these
prestigious awards who reflect the highest spirit of
philanthropic generosity and leadership for this community-wide
celebration. Watch for more details in next month's
E-Bag.
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CLASSIFIEDS/CAREER CENTER
Are you a fundraiser seeking employment?
Then please go to our new Career Center at (http://careers.afpdc.org)
and find your next career opportunity! Members and non-members
can post their resumes for free; and we even have an
option to keep your information confidential.
Are you an employer looking for
the right person? Then please visit our Career
Center where candidates have posted resumes which employers
can search for free during the 30 days they have a position
posted.
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
CreateATHon
Do you work with an organization in dire need of graphic
design or web services, without a way to pay for them?
Mediastudio can help via a unique program called CreateAThon.
Hosted and sponsored by Mediastudio, CreateAThon is
a 24-hour marathon of design, creativity, and strategic
thinking for good causes. It occurs annually in September,
and over 20 organizations have already benefited from
this effort. A downloadable application form, case studies
of past winners, and other information is available
here:
www.mediastudio.com/createathon.
Applications are due before noon, July 12th.
Virginia
Fundraising Institute
July 24-26 at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA
hosted by 6 AFP Chapters.
AFP-MD
Summer Social
July 27 at Baltimore Museum of Industry from 5:30-7:30
P.M. hosted by the AFP Maryland Chapter.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Current Events
- July 12-14, 2006 - Fundraising
Day Washington: Bridge to Integrated Marketing
and Fundraising Conference
- November 3, 2006 - National Capital
Philanthropy Day
- March 25-28, 2007 - AFP International
Conference
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