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	Message from the President

	Advanced Executives Program - Novermber 17

	AFP/DC Member Roundtable Program - November 28

	Young Professionals Holiday Concert - November 30

	Annual Meeting/Volunteer Recognition and Holiday Luncheon - December 14

	Proposed Bylaw Amendments for AFP/DC Chapter - Vote December 14

	CFRE Study Group in the Works!

	Career Center

	Other Opportunities

	Upcoming Events

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear AFP/DC Members:

ONE SUCCESSFUL PHILANTHROPY DAY: One presenting AFP/DC chapter, sixteen co-convening nonprofit organizations, thirty generous sponsors, 16 dedicated volunteers leaders, one outstanding master of ceremonies, five inspiring awardees, 52 Honor Your Own recipients, and 600 people in attendance all added up to one outstanding celebration of philanthropy in our region at this year's Fifth Annual National Capital Philanthropy Day Luncheon and Awards Presentation on Friday November 3, 2006 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel!

As one of the co-chairs of this year's events, I want to thank everyone who made this event possible. Special thanks to the sponsors: Supporting Sponsor Kaze Design; and Patrons: America Online, Campbell & Company, Chasdrew Fund, Comcast, Impact Communications, Inova Health System Foundation, and U.S. Newswire.

Thank you to all of our 16 co-convening organizations who helped to spread the word about this event, secure awards nominations, and perhaps most importantly, served as members of the Awards selection committee to select the five honorees for this year's awards.

We are also very grateful to Leon Harris, anchor of ABC 7/WJLA-TV, our Master of Ceremonies, who served in this capacity for the third year in a row, for his commitment to this event.

Proceeds from this event are used to support scholarships for area nonprofit organizations around fundraising and philanthropy.

GOVERNANCE ISSUE: I want to report back to you about the Delegate Assembly meeting in Los Angeles. As you may have read by now, the Governance Task Force Recommendations were approved. Our chapter was extremely visible to advance our amendments and make the plan more 'member-centric'. While we ultimately did not prevail, I feel extremely good about our efforts. Over the past 20 months, the active engagement of this chapter has resulted in many revisions to the plan, which makes it better than it otherwise might have been.

Throughout the weekend, we received lots of support from chapters and delegates that we talked to, including at a happy hour we organized on Friday evening before the vote. We were like K Street lobbyists!

At the business meeting, the Chair of AFP put forth the proposal and said it didn't require a second, because it had already been approved by the Board. Then moved to 'call the question'. At that point, Kathy Swayze spoke and objected to the process. She stated that the backers of the amendments supported the overall plan but were disappointed that there was no opportunity to address concerns about member disenfranchisement and urged Delegates to vote 'NO'. Since they were not allowing discussion at this point, her remarks were ruled out of order.

When the vote was held, we got 23% of the delegate votes (outside of the IHQ board). This is a very good result given that the delegates had been told a 'no' vote meant we had to completely scrap this and go back to the drawing board.

In the end, our chapter felt extremely good about the role we played in this process. We received many comments and letters from other chapter leaders, members of the GTF and the IHQ board, thanking us for our efforts. Now, we will do our best to engage with the new structure, despite its limitations. Along the many months of this struggle, we learned a lot. And most importantly, we showed the other members of this association- that it's okay to dissent - and the world will not come crumbling down.

I want to thank my fellow delegates Grace Hong, Nancy Racette and Kathy Swayze for their tireless efforts. And also Martha Schumacher, who was the only dissenting vote on the proposal when the International board voted Friday afternoon prior to the Delegate Vote.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Member Directory: Watch your mailbox for the 2006-2007 AFP/DC Member Directory & Resource Guide. Just published, I know that this is a valuable resource that I keep very close at hand throughout the year. Thank you to all of our advertisers who support the production of this publication each year.

Jeff Kost

Jeff Kost
President

ADVANCED EXECUTIVES PROGRAM - November 17

TOPIC: That's Why it's Called Development

As senior fundraising executives, we recognize that sometimes the programs we lead get stale. Sometimes they simply get stuck at a certain level and fail to progress to our satisfaction. In this interactive conversation, we will explore together why this happens and a conceptual framework for getting unstuck and moving ahead.

SPEAKER: John Wm. Thomas

Formerly Senior Vice President for Development with the American Red Cross under President Elizabeth Dole, John recently stepped down as Chief Operating Officer of Children's Hospital Foundation in Washington , DC after 11 years in which $40 million and $301.5 million campaigns were completed and a $500 million campaign was begun.

DATE: Friday, November 17, 2006
TIME: 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast; 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Program
PLACE: The Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square, 901 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
The Army and Navy Club requires a coat and tie for men and prohibits the use of cell phones in the Club's public spaces.

NOTE: Advanced Executives Programs are targeted for professionals with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field.

Thank you to Campbell & Company for sponsoring the Advanced Executives Program. http://www.campbellcompany.com

AFP/DC MEMBER ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM - November 28

Roundtables are a great AFP/DC member benefit. These highly interactive sessions are typically directed at all educational levels. Participants gather to hear a presentation followed by ample time for questions, interactions, and networking. CFRE credits are available for participation.

LOCATION : Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network (1400 I Street, NW Suite 900 Washington , DC ) METRO : McPherson Square - 14th Street Exit TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. COST : Free - Open to AFP /DC members only

ROUNDTABLE PROGRAM - November 28

TOPIC: Ethics and the Board of Directors

PRESENTERS: Raina Rose Tagle and Anastasia Ford from the Risk Advisory Services practice at Beers & Cutler, PLLC

TO REGISTER FOR ANY ROUNDTABLE: Send an e-mail with the subject "RSVP for Roundtable" to info@afpdc.org by noon on the Friday before the program. Please include all of your contact information.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Holiday Concert - November 30

The AFP/DC & DMAW Young Professionals are teaming up with the Washington Performing Arts Society's "Culture Vultures" to host a very special holiday gathering on Wednesday, November 30th.

The evening will consist of a happy hour at Eyebar followed by a Boston Pops holiday concert at DAR Hall. And because this is a unique and exciting opportunity, we'd like to extend the invitation to the spouses or significant others of our young professionals.

Tickets for this event must be pre-purchased and the cost is $37/person. This covers one drink of wine or beer at the happy hour, appetizers, and also your admission to the concert.

WPAS currently has a block of tickets reserved for our group so we can all sit together at the concert, but we do have the ability to expand this block if we have more interest. The key is that you respond as early as possible.

Please call the WPAS box office at 202-785-9727 to reserve your seat today. Be sure to give them the code of DMAW to ensure you're seated in our section. If you would please also RSVP to pframe@listservices.com to let us know how many tickets you've booked, that will help us know whether to request an extension of our block of tickets.

We really appreciate the suggestion of Jenn Nord at WPAS to bring us this special opportunity and hope many of you will take advantage of the evening out on the town. It's bound to be a great time and will be our last gathering of 2006. (No December networking night, we'll resume in January).

Event is open to AFP/DC & DMAW young professionals and their significant others. Learn more about the event at: http://www.wpas.org/performances/event.php?id=253

ANNUAL MEETING, VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION & HOLIDAY LUNCHEON - December 14

Mark your calendar now and join your colleagues for AFP/DC's annual holiday celebration. It's a festive occasion, a wonderful chance to recognize our chapter's volunteers, and an excellent networking opportunity. It always sells out, so get your registration in today!

As in years past, AFP/DC will collect contributions to support a local nonprofit organization. This year's choice is Fisher House. Details will be announced soon.

LOCATION : The Army and Navy Club ( 901 17th Street, NW Washington , DC ) METRO : Farragut North and West
TIME : 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration and Networking; 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch; and 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Presentations
COST : $40 members/ $50 nonmembers / [There is a $15 fee for late or on-site registrations.]

PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS for AFP/DC Chapter - Vote on December 14

Please view our proposed changes to the AFP /DC Chapter bylaws. Language to be deleted is indicated where words have strikethrough marks. New language and additions are indicated by capitalization of entire words. The main purpose of these revisions is to ensure that the bylaws reflect the actual operations of the chapter, and to make chapter governance more flexible and responsive to member needs.

Bylaws revisions will be voted on at the next regular meeting of the chapter on December 14, 2006, at the beginning of the holiday party. Your questions and comments about these revisions are welcome: bblume@astc.org.

Betsy Blume, Vice President for Governance

AFP/DC Chapter

CFRE STUDY GROUP IN THE WORKS!

We have a team of volunteers who have stepped forward to organize a new CFRE Study Group. Details on the group's schedule and structure are being developed now. If you are interested in participating in the CFRE Study Group, please contact the Chapter office at info@afpdc.org .

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.

Did you know that placing your ad on the AFP/DC Career Center means you are reaching a targeted audience of nearly 1000 fundraising professionals in the metro DC area? Plus the ad fee benefits chapter programs and events.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Anne Arundel Celebration of Philanthropy -
November 16, 2006
Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
St. John's University, Manhattan Campus
November 13-17, 2006
"Help Us to Help Severely Wounded Soldiers Telework!"

UPCOMING EVENTS

Current Events
March 25-28, 2007 - AFP International Conference