Community Announcements

We're thrilled to read Gary's tribute and learn of his passion for the fundraising profession in the current "Giving Tomorrow" publication. This article speaks volumes to how so many of us have come down different paths only to end up in the same line of work aiming to make life better for our  communities. Congratulations! - Kelly Stolar, CFRE and AFP NWPA Chapter President

https://plannedgiving.com/giving-tomorrow-archives/

Submit your Community Champion by 10/16- click here for details.

Deadline for National Philanthropy Day nominations is extended to 5pm Wednesday, Sept 16.

2020 Scholarship Program

AFP-CNY is excited to launch its 2020 membership scholarship program, which will provide up to 10 membership scholarships. A membership scholarship will cover the cost of membership in full for fundraisers seeking membership in the Professional, Young Professional, Associate, or Small Organization categories. 

AFP-CNY is committed to promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access, and we encourage members of diverse backgrounds, communities, and non-profit sectors to apply. Individuals meeting the international requirements for membership are eligible. All scholarship recipients are required to serve on a board committee for at least one year. 

Applications are due by October 31st. We anticipate announcing scholar recipients in mid-November.

National Philanthropy Day will air Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. on The CW San Diego.

In recognition of the hardships experienced by fundraising professionals and nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fort Worth Metro Chapter is partnering with the Association of Fundraising Professionals to offer membership scholarships. Six scholarships will be awarded to cover local fees for membership in the Fort Worth Metro Chapter and international fees for AFP membership. The application is open to current AFP members, lapsed members, and non-members.

Submit completed applicants to afpfw@yahoo.com. Applications must be received by November 15, 2020 to be considered.

AFP Eastern Iowa is excited and honored to host international fundraising expert Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE and AFP Master Trainer, in a live education session on Tuesday, November 10 as part of National Philanthropy Day.

"Raising Funds and Rising Up: How to Raise Major Gifts Virtually and In-Person," will take you through how to raise funds through the hardest of relevant situations, such as the COVID-19 crisis, derecho and various other community disasters.

This live, interactive webinar just for AFP Eastern Iowa will be part of our National Philanthropy Day celebration. 

Tuesday, November 10

8:30 a.m. - Morning Networking

9:00 a.m. - Session I (2 hours)

Break for National Philanthropy Day Awards

1:00 p.m. - Session II (2 hours)

Registration Now Open!

Join us November 13th for our Virtual Conference and Awards Ceremony.  

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Thanks to AFP Global, our South Sound chapter is pleased to be able to offer up to 5 membership scholarships.

The South Sound Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFPSS) provides educational and networking opportunities for fundraising professionals who live or work in the South Puget Sound region. In addition to quality educational programming, we share ideas, discuss best practices, and keep each other up-to-date. AFPSS members are caring individuals like you who understand the joys and challenges of a fundraising career. 

Member benefits encompass both local and national resources - from discounts on programming, mentorship opportunities, access to research and tools, webinars and articles on trending topics, leadership opportunities, and community connections.

Learn more about AFP South Sound
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These scholarships are made available in recognition of the challenges organizations and individuals may be facing due to COVID-19. We hope to use these scholarships to strengthen our chapter by giving preference to candidates who can contribute to our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA). Scholarships are open to new and renewing members whose memberships expire before March 31, 2021.

Application deadline: October 31, 2020.

AFP Okanagan is pleased to announce a new membership scholarship program. Our goal is to invest in our members and encourage new members or existing members who are unable to afford annual membership dues to apply. If you are Black, Indigenous, a person of colour, a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community or a member of the disability community, we actively seek your interest and warmly welcome your application.

Click here to nominate an individual for one of our new NPD awards. 

Nomination Deadline:
September 11, 2020 

Each year, AFP honors individuals and groups who, through their hard work and dedication, have enhanced and inspired philanthropy locally and around the globe. This year due to COVID-19 pandemic, the AFP NJ Southern Chapter Board is working on plans for either an in-person event or a virtual event. As of now, we have reserved the space for an in-person National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon at The Mansion on Main Street in Voorhees, New Jersey at 8:30 a.m. We are also working on plans for a virtual event. The AFP NJ Southern Chapter Board will send out a notification whether NPD will be an in-person or virtual event no later than 30-days prior to the event. In your submission, you may indicate your preference.

If you know of an outstanding philanthropist in Southern Alberta, you should consider nominating them for an Inspiring Philanthropy Award. Nominate an individual, group or business today!
For more information check out National Philanthropy Day

National Philanthropy Day (NPD) celebrates the charitable work that EVERYONE does to make a difference and create impact in our community.  Nominations are open for you to nominate someone good! 

The scholarship deadline has been extended until September 11th! Please apply today!

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On Aug. 3, 2020, the President signed into law P.L. 116-151, the ‘Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020,’ which expands emergency unemployment reimbursing payment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.

Background

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), the federal government will pay 50% of the unemployment costs incurred by nonprofit employers that elected to make reimbursing payments in lieu of paying unemployment taxes. All unemployment claims filed between March 13, 2020 and December 31, 2020 qualify for the federal reimbursement. However, nonprofit employers have still been required to pay 100% of their reimbursing payments upfront. The federal government then subsequently reimburses the employer’s state for its 50% share of the unemployment obligation, at which point the state refunds the 50% portion to the employer.

Reimbursing employers typically receive monthly or quarterly statements of benefit charges from their state unemployment agency. These statements reference who was paid unemployment benefits and in what amount. The statements are typically issued within the month following the completion of each calendar month or quarter. At the same time, a statement of billing is issued mirroring the total amount of charges incurred for that particular month or quarter. A billing statement will ordinarily request payment within 30 days of the date of mailing. An employer’s failure to timely pay their bill would subject the employer to penalties and interest. The CARES Act provides flexibility to relax those penalties in the event that nonprofit employers are not able to pay timely due to economic hardship. 

Employer payment relief

Considering the economic pressures and cash flow concerns facing nonprofit organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 now allows nonprofit employers to pay only 50% of their reimbursing payment obligation up front, while the state awaits payment of the remaining 50% from the federal government.  

Nonprofit employers should exercise diligence in the inspection of all benefit charge statements they receive. States are experiencing a high volume of fraud associated with unemployment applications, including claims filed by employees who either never filed for benefits or never worked for them. Employers should timely challenge any payments they deem improper by following the protest rights contained within those statements. Additionally, employers should be aware that a number of states are offering flexibility with respect to reimbursing payment due dates or have elected not to charge reimbursing employers for any COVID-19 related unemployment claims, which may provide additional relief to affected employers.   

AFPNWPA has lost a great leader, mentor, and friend. Long-time AFP member, Judy Lawrence passed away on August 6th and we are all a bit shell-shocked. If you were fortunate enough to know Judy, you were lucky enough to be her friend. Her smile and generous doling out of compliments, made an impact.

She was good at what she did, but shared credit and recognized others for their contributions.  She had integrity and an ethical compass that shaped her professional career and everything she did. One of the hundreds of people she mentored said she goes by the fundraising edict of “What would Judy do?” while trying to make tough decisions. If you ever had the opportunity to work through issues with Judy, you can be sure you would receive a thoughtful answer from Judy, laced with questions you had not considered, and ultimately the answers to these questions would lead you to the answer on your own. She was that good.

Judy was named 2005’s AFP Outstanding Fundraising Professional with decades of fundraising experience at the United Way, several colleges, and in recent years, as a consultant for major campaigns. She was instrumental in helping to write the AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising and Capital Campaign Coaching courses offered at Penn State Behrend.  She most recently served as the National Philanthropy Day Selection Committee Chairperson.

Click here to watch video on How to Create a Must-See Virtual Event !

We are excited to announce that AFP member, Cressie Lewis, just passed the CFRE exam. Congratulations, Cressie! 

AFP-GLAC Members,

On behalf of the AFP-GLAC Committee on Directorship, we are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2021 AFP Greater Los Angeles Chapter Board of Directors. Serving on the board gives you a special opportunity to work with committed colleagues, and play a key role in advancing our chapter’s strategies for leadership and impact in the philanthropic landscape of Greater Los Angeles. You are invited to nominate a candidate or yourself! 

Every year during the nomination cycle, our Committee on Directorship seeks to balance the skills and experiences of new directors with those of continuing board members. All returning and new board members must fill out the application. 

For more information, and complete the online form click on the links below:

GLAC BOD Duties and Responsibilities 2021

2021 Board of Directors Application - A brief description of each position on the board is in the application.

Please follow the instructions in the form and if you're new to the board submit a CV or resume to office@afpglac.org.

Application deadline: September 9, 2020

Thank you,

Yuri E. Casco, CFRE
Immediate Past President
Chair, Committee on Directorship

We are excited to announce a limited number of scholarships available for chapter dues! This opportunity is made possible because of a shared commitment on part of both AFP Global and the Greater Atlanta Chapter to support our members during difficult financial times. 

Click here to complete the application. 

Application Deadline: August 21st 

Association of Fundraising Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador is now accepting nominations for Spirit of Philanthropy Awards

 The Association for Fundraising Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Spirit of Philanthropy Awards.  The seven awards celebrate individuals, businesses and organizations that demonstrate outstanding commitment and leadership to philanthropy throughout the Province.  We will be celebrating award recipients in November using a virtual format this year, in light of COVID-19 restrictions.  We will have more information on the virtual awards presentation in the upcoming weeks.

 

This year’s nomination categories include:

• Outstanding Philanthropist Award
• Spirit of Philanthropy Award (Group)
• Award for Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer (Individual)
• Outstanding Special Event
• Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist Award
• Outstanding Fundraising Executive (open to AFP members only)
• Rising Star Award (open to AFP members only)

“We strongly encourage everyone to nominate a person or group who works tirelessly in their local community to impact an organization or group,” said Emily Geary, President of Association of Fundraising Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador. “The Spirit of Philanthropy Awards provides an opportunity for non-profit organizations, professionals, volunteers, service organizations across the Province to acknowledge and celebrate their philanthropic partners, staff and volunteers.” 

Deadline for submission is September 30 at 5:00 NL time. Contact afp.nlchapter@gmail.com for Nomination Forms or click on the category above.

  

About The Association of Fundraising Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Newfoundland and Labrador is a chapter of the National Association of Fundraising Professionals, representing more than 30,000 members in 200 chapters throughout the world. They work to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs.  To join the Province’s only fundraising professional Association, please contact afp.nlchapter@gmail.com.

AFPSD is delighted to announce the following 2021 Scholarships:

• CFRE Exam/Application Scholarship
• Colette M. Murray Fellows Scholarship
• Emerging Nonprofit Scholarship

Deadline Extended! September 30, 2020!!

AFP Global is pleased to announce a new membership scholarship program.

Save the Date!
Friday, September 25th
registration info to follow

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Coffee and Connect THIS FRIDAY at 8:30. Members, check your email.

Sr. Development Coordinator

We are seeking a dynamic fundraising professional to coordinate and execute development programming activities at Immanuel Christian School. Work closely with the CEO, Marketing Communications team, and Admissions and Guidance staff to establish robust connections with alumni, donors, parents, churches, and businesses in the greater Hazleton community. The successful candidate will help to cultivate relationships, coordinate events, implement fundraising campaigns, and raise awareness about the school's commitment to the city and the outstanding progress we are making in fulfilling our mission. We are known for our generous need-based financial aid program, made possible by the generosity of individual donors, businesses, churches, and foundations. Fundraising is extremely important for ICS as over 90% of our students receive financial aid.

AFP DC recognizes that racism and discrimination on all levels are unacceptable. To continue fighting inequities within our own sector, AFP DC is committed to providing relevant and trustworthy resources for members and non-members to reference as we work to challenge and remove systemic racism in our field.

The list below represents resources that have been compiled and reviewed by the IDEA Committee of AFP DC and will continue to be updated on a regular basis. 

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions to the recommended lists, please contact us at info@afpdc.org.

Resources from AFP Global and other Chapters:

• AFP Townhall on Anti-Racism, Inclusion and Fundraising [Recorded June 15, 2020]
• Webinar - The Importance of a Business Case for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) [Recorded April 21, 2020]
• Telling the Stories of Black, Canadian Women Fundraisers [AFP Toronto Chapter]
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Definitions - English and French

Articles:

• “Nonprofits and Foundations Are Unintentionally Promoting Racism: Here’s How to Stop” by Michele Norris and Sean Gibbons | The Chronicle of Philanthropy (February 20, 2019)
• “Discussion: How Does Racism Show Up in Nonprofit Work?” by Courtney McSwain & Selia Koss | The National Juvenile Justice Network (May 29, 2019)
• “Where do I donate? Why is the uprising violent? Should I go protest?” by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
• The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
• “Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
• “Seeing and Naming Racism in Nonprofit and Public Organizations” by Laurin Mayeno (July 22, 2015)
• “8 Ways People of Color are Tokenized in Nonprofits” by Helen Kim Ho | Medium (September 18, 2017)
• “Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity” by Ben Hecht | Harvard Business Review (June 16, 2020)
• “Have nonprofit and philanthropy become the ‘white moderate’ that Dr. King warned us about?” by Vu Le | Nonprofit AF (June 1, 2020)
• “New Study Finds Racial Bias in Fundraising” | Inside Philanthropy
• “Home Truths: Undoing racism and delivering real diversity in the charity sector” | ACEVO

Videos:

• Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
• Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility' (1:23:30)
• "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)

Podcasts:

• About Race

• Code Switch (NPR)

• Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Books:

• Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
  by Michelle Alexander
• The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
  by Grace Lee Boggs

Other Resources:

• Definition & Analysis of Institutional Racism (from Solid Ground)
• Racial Equity Resource Guide (from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation)
• Strategies to Reduce the Influence of Implicit Bias (from NCSC)

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COVID-19 Response Resources

COVID-19 Resources from our Partners

• Resource Page
• Webinar Playist
• Articles
  • Using Videoconferencing for Hiring During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Nonprofit Hiring During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Your FAQs Answered
  • The CARES Act and Philanthropy: Quick Facts for Your Nonprofit
  • Should You Participate in #GivingTuesdayNow? Advice and Best Practices
    

• Company or staff highlights
  • The NonProfit Voice Ep 14: Navigating and Fundraising Through a Global Crisis - Shawn Olds
  • How Chief Growth Officer Michael Anderson is Building boodleAI
• Community service or good will activities
  • boodleAI is helping nonprofits fundraise in a COVID-19 remote working environment with no upfront costs. Learn more...
    

Special Offer: NET 180 offer is for any nonprofit that raises less than $10 million a year can sign up for a boodleAI license for a year on NET 180 terms — in other words, nonprofits can use boodleAI for 6 months before any payment is due.



COVID-19 Resources
Fundraising
Fundraising in a Recession (Network for Good)
Talk to Donors Now (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Fundraising Principles in Challenging Times (CCS Fundraising)
Essential Advice and Resources for Nonprofits  (Bloomerang)
Using Digital Engagement to Reach Donors During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Campbell & Co.)
Do's and Dont's for Fundraising During the Coronavirus Pandemic (AFP DC)
Foundation Fundraising in the Time of COVID-19 (Spark Point Fundraising)
Pre-Recession Planning For Nonprofits: How to Future-Proof Your Fundraising Program (Campbell & Co.)


Communications
Nonprofit Communications During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Leapfrog Group)
Crisis Communications Done Well (WUSTL Chancellor)
Coronavirus Crisis Communications Triage Kit (The Communications Network)
Fundraising During a Crisis  (Impact Communications)


Events
Events Advice (Network for Good) 
Canceling an Event  (Network for Good)
Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers (CMX)
Event Management in the Time of COVID-19 (TaylorMade Experience)


Operations
Society for Human Resource Management Coronavirus Resources
Using Videoconferencing for Hiring Duringthe Coronavirus Pandemic (Campbell & Co.)
Unemployment & Workforce Solutions
SHRM - Where to find government resources
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights 


Information Collections
July 28 Webinar -  Grantmaking and Fundraising During a Disaster--Lessons Learned (so far) From 2020
July 28 Grantmaking and Fundraising During a Disaster--Lessons Learned (so far) From 2020 PowerPoint Presentation
May 12 Webinar - How Boards Can Lead Through COVID-19
April 2 Webinar - Keeping Connected, Managing Teams, and Staying Grounded Through the COVID-19 Crisis
March 20 Webinar - COVID 19 - Navigating Nonprofits and Fundraising during COVID-19
March 20 Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
March 18 President Message on COVID-19
March 13 President Message on COVID-19
March 11 President Message on COVID-19
COVID-19 Nonprofit & Philanthropy
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Communications Network 

Check out our Philanthropy Day tab to find info on Crystal Awards, sponsor and ad information, and conference information!

AFP Greater Arizona Chapter would like to say thank you to Virtuous Software for being our 2020 Education Sponsor! 

Virtuous is the Responsive Nonprofit CRM & Marketing Automation Platform helping build better donor relationships.

Congratulations to Jack Harding, Winston Church High School (Lethbridge) and Sarah Ann Walker, Coalhurst High School (Coalhurst) for making our communities a better place to live, work, and play.
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Take advantage of this three-part Fundraising Fundamentals workshop to learn new skills or brush up on old ones as the demand for increased fundraising activity grows and non-profits reopen after COVID-19.

AFP-NJ invites you to listen, learn, react, chat, ask questions, and share your frustrations about change. This 2-hour virtual interactive program will be skillfully guided by Alice Ferris and Jim Anderson of GoalBusters and help you prepare you for what may lie ahead during these challenging times.

As fundraisers for nonprofit organizations, no matter our cause, we are part of the solution to making the world a better place - by listening, empathizing, inspiring, raising funds and taking action.

AFP stands for and fights for the values of inclusion, justice, diversity, fairness, generosity and compassion. Fundraising unites people - there is no place for exclusion, racism and oppression.

AFP members raise funds for thousands of different causes, but stamping out institutional racism must be a priority for all. Every donor we inspire, every dollar we raise, every colleague we support, every action we take - is another vital step on the journey to eliminating hatred and racism.

Join us Thursday, June 25 for this free virtual webinar: Perspectives on Philanthropy: Giving USA 2020 & NJ's Philanthropic Landscape

While we have made progress as a country, we still have far to go to achieve racial equality.

As fundraisers for nonprofit organizations, no matter our cause, we are part of the solution to making the world a better place—by listening, empathizing, inspiring, raising funds, and taking action.

Our chapter is a designated "IDEA Champion” and follows the principles of IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access. But, we know we can do more. We are committed to supporting organizations working on issues of equality, racism, and racial justice through monetary donations. Our members raise funds for thousands of different causes, but stamping out institutional racism must be a priority for all. Most importantly, regardless of our race, gender, socioeconomic circumstances, sexual preferences, geography, or any other applied labels, we must ALL act, and we must all act TOGETHER.

Feel free to share this insightful presentation about board management by Doug Hartjes, CFRE.

"Although AFP San Diego members represent hundreds of diverse nonprofits in the San Diego region with differing missions – we can all agree that eradicating systematic racism must be a priority for all of us."

Register here by Friday, 6/ 19 at 5PM

Special Message from AFP-NJ Chapter President, Ray Brush

After careful consideration of all the available information related to COVID-19 and its likely continuing impact, and in order to ensure the continuing safety of our members, AFP-NJ’s Board of Directors recently decided that all of our educational programs from July 2020 through November 2020 will be offered virtually.

AFP-NJ will continue to assist and support you and your organizations in your fundraising efforts as we enter the next phase of our collective response to the continuing pandemic crisis.