Professional Advancement

AFP Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter offers a variety of professional advancement programs during the year for fundraising professionals, volunteers, and those interested in learning more about the development process.  If you have suggestions, feedback, or questions please contact John Dawe, CFRE chair of Professional Advancement at 570-763-9876 or john@daweconsulting.com.

Below are the professional advancement events for the first half of 2010.  Click on the event title on select events for more information about each event.


Friday, Mar. 19, 2010
Corporate Sponsorship: Building a “Don’t Go Nuts” and Bolt Strategy to Corporate Giving

Presenter: Patrick J. Feeley, CFRE of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
8:30 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast
9:15 a.m. – Program and Workshop
11:45 a.m. – Lunch (Cost on your own)
Location: Inn at Nichols Village, Clarks Summit
Cost: $25 members / $35 not-yet members [REGISTER NOW]
(2.5 Credit CFRE)

April 9-15, 2010
AFP International Conference in Baltimore

April 9/10 – AFP Pre-Conference Workshops & Meetings
April 11-14 – AFP International Conference
April 15 – Post-Conference Workshops

Tues., Apr. 27, 2010
THE Conference  Nonprofit Track

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Full Day Workshop and Networking Events with special tracks on nonprofits and fundraising.     Co-Sponsored by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber & AFP
Location: The Woodlands Resort
Cost $49 – includes lunch and full day of workshops (CFRE Credits pending)

Tue., May 18, 2010
Spring Senior Development Roundtable
Hosted by: John Shafer and Kevin Edwards
3:30 to 5 p.m. – Discussion Session: Planned Giving and other senior topics (Anyone is welcome to attend; discussion will by senior fundraising executives from the Chapter/guests)
5 – 6 p.m. Networking Reception
Location: Wallace B. Stettler Learning Center, Wyoming Seminary, 221 N. Sprague Avenue. Kingston

Wed. June 16, 2010    Panel: What we Brought Back from Baltimore
John Dawe, CFRE; Carol Maculloch; Joanie Brenton; Bonnie Lauer
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Networking    Carol Maculloch
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Panel Discussion and Lunch    Joanie Brenton
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – National Philanthropy Day Committee Meeting    Bonnie Lauer
Location: The University of Scranton DeNaples Center
Cost: $20 members / $30 nonmembers (1 Credit CFRE)


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