The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Western Pennsylvania Chapter (AFP-WPA) is pleased to announce a call for applicants for its 2012 Diversity Fellows Program. The Diversity Fellows Program is an outreach initiative of AFP-WPA, which extends scholarship opportunities to minority and underrepresented populations for inclusion in the chapter’s membership. AFP-WPA will select two (2) Fellows for 2012,… Continue Reading
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Change Makers in Pittsburgh Area Honored
National Philanthropy Day Honorees National Philanthropy Day®, is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy-and those people active in the philanthropic community-have made to our lives, our communities and our world. Please join us as the AFPWPA chapter honors the change makers in our community and… Continue Reading
Stepping Into a New Decade of Philanthropy
In the current economic climate, fundraisers, allied professionals and donors alike have had to change the conversations about philanthropy. Whether it is the rise in social media, a shift to outcome-driven gifts, the varying attitudes towards philanthropy across generations, the fact is that philanthropy is very different today than it was 10 years ago. To… Continue Reading
Government Relations, How to Approach Project Funding
March Chapter Meeting Next month’s chapter meeting will take place on March 10, 2011 with registration beginning at 11:30 AM. Join us at the Rivers Club – One Oxford Center – Downtown Pittsburgh. Topic – General overview of government relations, why it is important, how to approach project funding from government sources and what does/does not work. Presenters… Continue Reading
AFP October’s Meeting on Mapping Out a Development Plan
THURSDAY, October 28, 2010 Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium One Wild Place Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-665-3640 October Chapter Meeting – Note change in date and venue “Garmin or TomTom? Creating a Development Plan to map out your fundraising success!” Presented by Abigayle Tobia, MNM, CFRE, GPC 12:00 Luncheon Served 12:30 Program Begins 1:30 Program Ends … Continue Reading
AFP September Chapter Meeting
AFP Western Pennsylvania Chapter Meeting Maximizing Diversity for New Approaches in Fundraising PRESENTED BY: CHAZ KELLEM Philanthropy is ever-changing, and further evolves through the richness in diversity of our region and beyond. As fundraisers, we must consider the demographics of our constituency and how that plays a role as we work to address the current… Continue Reading
Learn the Power of the Donor Experience
PRESENTED BY: JANET L. HEDRICK, CFRE In the past decade, marketing has become more focused on “the experience” to entice customers to make purchases, and more importantly to encourage customers to become repeat buyers. Like automobile companies in promoting “the experience” of driving a car rather than marketing its specific features, institutional advancement and development… Continue Reading
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