The Assistant Director is responsible for the direct mail and phone solicitation of alumni, parents, faculty/staff and friends of the University and will play a large role in the success of the University’s Annual Fund campaign and assist with campaign initiatives as requested. The goal of this position is to broaden the University’s donor base and increase its median gift and income.  A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred, with six years progressively responsible experience in fund development, preferably in higher education. The successful candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Proficiency with Windows environment is required and experience in web-based fundraising and development software, such as Raiser’s Edge, is strongly desired. A valid PA Drivers License, the ability to travel, and work evenings and weekends are necessary.

Misericordia University is committed to student, faculty and staff diversity and values the educational benefit this brings to campus.  Candidates should indicate any experience and/or leadership that contribute to this goal.

For full details and confidential consideration, please apply online with a cover letter, resume and references at www.misericordia.edu/hr or Misericordia University, Office of Human Resources, 301 Lake Street, Dallas, PA  18612

“There are a variety of sessions (25 in all) to attend – some of which focus directly on nonprofit issues. Others cover such topics as human resource legal issues, marketing, accounting, and executive suite challenges,” said Charles Barber of The Luzerne Foundation. “All of these topics also pertain to our nonprofit world thus I highly recommend your consideration of attendance at THE Conference.”

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According to John Dawe, CFRE, Chair of Professional Advancement, workshops including “Hot Topics in Fundraising”, “Getting your Board on Board”, and “Signature Events” will be some of the sessions offered for nonprofits, all of which qualify for CFRE continuing education points.

The cost is $49 for employees of nonprofits and includes a continental breakfast, lunch, all sessions and entrance to the Cocktails & Connections Business Mixer at the end of the day.  The Luzerne Foundation has provided funding for a limited number of scholarships for this event – to find out more about those please contact Donna Sedor at the Chamber at 570-823-2101 or dsedor@wilkes-barre.org.

To register and read about the nationally known keynote speaker Myra Golden and all of the sessions go to www.the-conference.biz.

In addition to its traditional awards for Outstanding Corporation, Outstanding Foundation, Outstanding Philanthropist, Outstanding Volunteer, Outstanding Fundraising Executive and Lifetime Achievement Award, AFP NEPA is proud to add the new, “Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy” award category.

“We recognize that the next generation of philanthropists is essential to the well being of this community” said Carol Maculloch, president of AFP NEPA. “We’re thrilled to now be recognizing and encouraging the young people who are giving their time, care, and help to causes they care about.”

Every November, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter (AFP NEPA) celebrates National Philanthropy Day.

The 2010 Philanthropy Day awards will be presented at the Philanthropy Day Luncheon on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Mohegan Sun Seasons Banquet Room in Plains, PA. The “Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy” and other Philanthropy Day nominations forms may be downloaded at this link.  The deadline for Philanthropy Day nominations is May 7, 2010. Questions about the nomination process may be directed to Craig Lukatch at (570) 714-1246.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents more than 30,000 members in 200+ chapters in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China working to advance  philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. The AFP NEPA Chapter was recognized by the International Association as a “Ten Star Award Winning” chapter in 2009 for excellence in advancing ethical and effective fundraising and promoting philanthropy in the greater NEPA region.

Responsibility: Altoona Regional Health System (Altoona PA) invites applications for the position of President, Foundation for Life/Director of Development. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Executive Officer and have leadership, administrative and budgetary responsibilities for an integrated, pro-active development program. The President, Foundation for Life/Director of Development also is responsible for the supervision, coordination, and administration of volunteers, professional and support staff and consultants as appropriate to design and implement a strategic plan for the Foundation that is complementary to the needs of Altoona Regional Health System.

Qualifications: Qualified applicants must hold a Master’s degree in Business, Education, Health Services Administration or a related field. The CFRE designation, or evidence of progress toward the designation, is preferred. In addition, candidates must have at least five years professional experience with demonstrated success in leading and managing development/fundraising efforts; proven leadership ability including the ability to deal effectively and collaboratively with a diverse and broad range of constituencies both internally and externally; outstanding oral and written communication skills; and, administrative and budgetary experience.

The President, Foundation for Life/Director of Development’s immediate priorities will be to:

• Create and implement a proactive, multi-faceted development plan designed to build broad-based philanthropic support of the Foundation for Life;
• Work collaboratively with the Foundation for Life Board of Directors and Altoona Regional CEO to develop fundraising targets and achieve full scale support for those targets;
• Develop strategic and tactical community partnerships that enhance the Foundation for Life’s recognition among community leaders and funding sources.

The President, Foundation for Life/Director of Development’s major responsibilities will be to:

• Build a climate of community recognition for the Foundation for Life’s name and mission;
• Understand and strategically develop the actual and prospective funding communities for the Foundation for Life;
• Develop and execute strategies to secure ongoing significant sources of private funds to support the organization;
• Remain apprised of external and environmental factors that could affect fundraising and communicate them to the Board of Directors and Executive staff.

Traits and Characteristics: The successful candidate will be a good listener, teacher and strategist. He/She must be comfortable interacting with varied private and public constituents, especially high-net worth individuals. The President, Foundation for Life/Director of Development will be decisive and resourceful with the sensitivity to gain the support and confidence of the organization’s executives, the Foundation Board and its broader constituencies. He/She should be a results-oriented leader, adept at planning, prioritizing, organizing, and following through. At the same time, this person needs to be a team player and a leader who values working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers. The President, Foundation for Life/Directors of Development will be an energetic, creative, hard-working professional, with the ability to take immediate action when needed, recognizing when to seize opportunities. He/She may be expected to travel in order to build support for the funding of Altoona Regional Health Systems’ Foundation for Life.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume no later than Friday, February 26 to:

jemerycfre@yahoo.com
Janet C. Emery, CFRE
President
J. Emery Consulting, Inc.
P.O. Box 983
Wexford PA 15090-0983

I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones and friends.  A new year is always a perfect time to look back, reflect, give thanks, make resolutions and set goals for the coming year.  It’s a fresh start, and your AFPNEPA has already been hard at work setting goals for 2010.

Before we discuss 2010, I wish to take this opportunity to reflect upon 2009 and give thanks.  Let me begin by thanking each of you for your support of AFPNEPA.  I hope you will continue to stay highly engaged with our great organization, because together we can provide a stimulating professional development track that will help each of us in our careers.  Let me also publicly thank John Dawe, CFRE who completed an outstanding two year term as President of our Chapter.  I am fortunate enough to move into the Presidency with him in the wings, along with an outstanding Board and dedicated executive leadership team of Mary Dolon, Kay Young, Mary Lou Miller, Barbara Vitcosky and John.  It’s truly an honor and privilege to serve as your President.   I’m very excited about 2010.

Over the past year, we’ve listened to your feedback and worked hard to bring you programming that is engaging, stimulating, and worthy of your time and effort.  That high-quality programming will continue in 2010.  January is traditionally a “silent month” for programming because of weather concerns, but the Board has already met and planned an interesting calendar for February, March and April.

On February 19-20, the Board of Directors, along with a limited number of members of our membership, will undergo a strategic planning process.  We have invited Patricia Bjorhovde, CFRE, AFP’s Chapter Services Director, to lead us through this process.  We will spend an intense two-day weekend together, but our hope is to that the end result will be a strong directional focus and blueprint for guiding our future leadership over the next five years.   If you have genuine interest in this opportunity, kindly email me.   Pat wants us to keep this planning group to twenty or less, so availability is limited.  We believe this will be a great resource for our future. Please save a few hours for dinner on Friday, February 19th.  We will host a reception and dinner opportunity with our chapter representative from AFP International. John will be sending out more information soon.

On March 19, Patrick Feeley, CFRE - Assistant Vice President for Institutional and Event Fundraising at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, will present on Corporate Sponsorship: Building a “Don’t Go Nuts” and Bolt Strategy to Corporate Giving.   This promises to be an engaging event for everyone, so be sure to get it on your calendar now.

On April 27, AFPNEPA will partner with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber and provide a philanthropic track during a full-day collaborative event, “THE Conference” at the Woodlands.  You will learn more about this exciting opportunity in the near future, but please “save this date” because you will not want to miss this important event.

John Dawe, CFRE, Bonnie Lauer (our Chamberlain Scholar), Joanie Brenton, Carol Maculloch, and several others from our chapter will be attending the AFP International Conference in Baltimore Maryland April 11-15, 2010.  Please visit http://conference.afpnet.org if you are interested in a wonderful professional development opportunity with almost 4,000 fundraisers.

Once again, thank you for your continued support of AFP. I speak for the entire Board of Directors in wishing you personal health and prosperity for 2010, along with best wishes for a record breaking fundraising year.  We promise to do everything we can to serve as educators for programming and credentialing, trainers, mentors, researchers and library repository, and advocates for ethical fundraising.  Through your support and vigilant marketing and promotion of our organization, we will continue to improve, set lofty goals, and serve as the recognized leader and “go to” organization for promotion and expert advice on philanthropy.

Thank you for the work that you do every day promoting ethical fundraising and makes this a better world.

Warmly,

Carol Maculloch

2010 Chapter President,
AFP NEPA

• Pride Mobility Products Corp., Outstanding Corporation
• The Luzerne Foundation, Outstanding Foundation
• Sue and Joe Hand & Family, Outstanding Philanthropists
• Letha Wells Reinheimer, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
• Sue Helwig, Outstanding Fundraising Executive
• Jane E. Oppenheim, Lifetime Achievement

“This year’s event plans to be very special. We have an amazing group of honorees and are celebrating AFP’s 50th Anniversary,” said John Dawe, CFRE, Chapter President. “Our region is known for its resilient generosity. Philanthropy Day is something we look forward to each year as it further excites the spirit of Philanthropy.”

The 2009 Philanthropy Day awards will be presented at the Philanthropy Day Luncheon on Friday, November 20, 2009 starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Mohegan Sun Seasons Banquet Room in Plains, PA.

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This is the first in the organization’s 2009-10 educational programming series and will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre. Reservations are required and can be made at http://afpmentor.eventbrite.com or by calling Mary Lou Miller at 570-586-3432.

Panelists include:

* Kathleen Matthews, President, Junior Achievement of NEPA, Inc.;
* Craig M. Lukatch, Director of Development, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association;
* Christopher Kelly, Development Director, the Osterhout Free Library;
* Lauren Pluskey, Director of Annual Giving, Wilkes University;
* Amy Hetro, Development & Markering Director, Leadership Wilkes-Barre; and
* Susan Dantona Jolley, Director of Donor Relations, Wilkes University

According to Maculloch, “Mentoring is an effective means of bolstering professional confidence and addressing precise questions and issues on fundraising through a personal one-on-one relationship. This new program allows seasoned fundraisers the opportunity to serve our profession by giving back their time, talent and expertise, while coaching and providing invaluable information for new fund raisers entering or shaping their development careers and their breath of knowledge.”

Cost of attendance is $15 for AFP members and $25 for not-yet members and day-of registrants. Registration is accepted via e-mail to events@afpnepa.org and online at http://afpmentor.eventbrite.com. Please address any questions to Mary Lou Miller at 570-586-3432.

NOTE: Deadline Extended to June 20th

Download the Nomination Forms

Dear Colleague:

Northeastern Pennsylvania will celebrate National Philanthropy Day on Friday, November 20, 2009 at a special luncheon at the Mohegan Sun Seasons Banquet Room. This special day, designated each year by an official Act of Congress, recognizes the importance of philanthropy in society and pays tribute to outstanding volunteers, professionals, corporations and foundations.

We need your help to identifying those in the Northeastern Pennsylvania area who best exemplify the spirit of philanthropy. The Awards Selection Committee invites you to join in the recognition of philanthropy in the following ways:
•    Nominate candidates for one or more of the five distinguished awards to be presented at the Philanthropy Day Luncheon.

The award categories are:

• Outstanding Volunteer Fund Raiser
• Outstanding Corporation
• Outstanding Foundation
• Outstanding Philanthropist
• Outstanding Fund Raising Executive
• Lifetime Achievement Award

Mark Friday, November 20, 2009 on your calendar today and plan to attend the Philanthropy Day Luncheon at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains , PA.

Please complete your nomination forms immediately.  The deadline is June 6. JUNE 20TH.

Download the Nomination Forms

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of AFP is committed to making the awards process as inclusive as possible, recognizing outstanding achievements on the part of organizations of all sizes and stature. In this spirit, we encourage nominations on behalf of individuals and institutions whose accomplishments demonstrate excellence in philanthropy not solely in monetary terms, but in level of commitment, their talent and creativity, and their impact on our region.

Please complete and return the enclosed nomination form by June 6th.  Feel free to contact me at 570-348-1347 if you have any questions or comments.  Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.  See you on November 20th.

Best wishes,

Jim Brogna
2009 Philanthropy Day – Northeastern Pennsylvania
Award Selection Committee

The NEPA Philanthropy Forum is LESS THAN ONE WEEK from today.  We have added presenters David Shanton from Baruch College in New York – an expert on major gifts and prospect research.

We have had a great response so far with more than75 people registered.  (Register: http://forum.afpnepa.org)

Someone asked me if this is just for big organizations and the answer is Absolutely Not!   While there are a few workshops geared towards established fundraising programs, we have made sure that anyone who has ANYTHING to do with a nonprofit organization will be able to take away a great experience from this conference.

Whether you’re a board member, volunteer, or professional staff you’ll have a great time.

Finally, remember that we have “partial day” registration available for just the breakfast, just the lunch, just the workshop for board and staff, and any combination of these.

Register now at http://forum.afpnepa.org.

Thanks!