LUNCHEON
- June 14
TOPIC: “Keeping Your Donors,
Board Members and Prospects Engaged While There's a
Presidential Election Going On”
SPEAKER: Beth Grupp is currently the
president of her own fundraising, strategic planning,
and consulting firm, Beth Grupp Associates and she has
been raising money and serving as an organizational
expert for over two decades. Before opening her own
firm, Ms. Grupp was the Finance Director for Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy (D-MA) in both his 1988 and 1994 races.
SUMMARY: This program will focus on
the unique conversation we as fundraising professionals
can have around the issue of major "distractions"
such as a presidential campaign. What is our responsibility,
and how do we equip ourselves, to keep our donors, prospects,
members and boards' "eye on the ball" while
all of this money is being raised by the various candidates.
REGISTER: See the online
registration form for more details.
MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING GUESTS.
BOARD ELECTIONS
- close on June 15
- VOTE TODAY!
AFP/DC Board Elections for 2007-2008 New Officers
and Directors
IRA ROLLOVER
CALL-IN DAY – Take
action on June 26
AFP urgently needs your assistance.
The association is asking all U.S. members to participate
in IRA Rollover Call-in Day on June 26, 2007, a grassroots
campaign to make the IRA Rollover permanent and more
effective.
We urge you to participate by making three phone calls
and sending three letters. The amount of time and work
we are asking from each member is small – 15 minutes
on June 26 - but will be very effective. For one thing,
success is within reach! A key Senator, Senator Grassley
(R-IA), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee,
confided in Michael Rosen, Chair of the AFP Political
Action Committee, that he is optimistic that Congress
will make the IRA Rollover provision permanent. That
sentiment is great to hear, but grassroots efforts/calls
from constituents are vital to ensure that will happen!
Go to our "IRA
Rollover" page to find all the materials you
will need to participate effectively in IRA Rollover
Call-In Day:
- Background on IRA Rollover and its importance
- Link to list of U.S. Senators.
- Link to list of U.S. Representatives
- Congressional switchboard phone number
- Congressional mailing addresses
- Script for phone calls
- Text to cut and paste for letters
Please send me a brief email when you have made phone
calls or sent letters on June 26 since we are hoping
to track the number of participants. I urge you to bring
this to the attention of your organization's executive
office and board. Loss of the IRA Rollover would mean
the loss of a valuable tool for fundraising.
Please let me know if you have questions or if I can
be of assistance in any way. Thanks so much for your
help with this.
Betsy Blume, CFRE
AFP/DC Vice President of Governance
202-783-7200, ext. 116
bblume@astc.org
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