AFP Northeastern PA – Effective and Ethical Fundraising in the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Area

We are pleased to announce that the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation (CSCF) have partnered to present a the Central Susquehanna Fundraising Academy at the CSCF offices at 725 West Front Street in Berwick on Thursday, September 29, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

AFP represents more than 30,000 members in 225 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs.  The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

Cost to attend is $35 per person ($25 for AFP Members) and includes a continental breakfast and lunch.  The CSCF has a limited number of scholarships available as well.

Space is Very Limited to the first 45 registrants!

Register Now at www.afpnepa.org/csfa

The program will include*:

• Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between: Building Exceptional Relationships with Prospects and Donors
• The Ever Changing World of Small Nonprofit Boards
• Creating and Maintaining a Successful Annual Giving Program
• Finding the Funding and Getting the Grant
• Signature Special Events
• Deconstructing the Donor Bill of Rights: Ethical Fundraising in 2011

AFP NEPA 2011 PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT SERIES

PROSPECT RESEARCH ON A DIME

What you don’t know may hurt your bottom line!

Presenter

Margaret King, President of the InfoRich Group, Inc.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

With an Optional Lunch w/ the Presenter from 12-1 for $12 extra

at The Woodlands Inn Wilkes-Barre

$25 for AFP Members | $40 for not-yet members

If you haven’t thoroughly researched prospective major donors before you meet with them, you might as well leave a wad of cash on the table when you walk out the door.  Don’t let what you don’t know hurt your bottom line – work smartly, understand your prospects, and increase the revenues needed to further your organization’s mission. In this half-day workshop we will present practical strategies along with free and inexpensive tools to help you better understand your prospects and their giving capacity through focused research. 

This workshop is designed to help attendees learn: 

•    Why research is important to fundraising

•    How to calculate giving capacity

•    How to build a simple donor profile

•    Free and inexpensive tools to get your donor research program started

•    Ways to focus your search and not get lost on the Internet Super Highway

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Margaret King is president of InfoRich Group, Inc., a management-consulting firm, providing fundraising support in the areas of board development, prospect research, capital campaign, and general fundraising. She has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector and has been part of the executive management team for two internationally recognized nonprofit institutions. In addition to raising millions of dollars for her clients, she has broad experience developing and organizing nonprofit boards and advisory councils.  She also speaks and writes about contemporary fundraising and board development issues. A member of the adjunct faculty at Delaware County Community College and Eastern University, she teaches nonprofit management courses at graduate and undergraduate levels and is an instructor for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.  Currently she is president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP).

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Advancing Ethical and Effective Fundraising in Northeastern Pennsylvania…

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