Join us for the AFP Greater Arizona Statewide Conference on June 25 and 26, 2026 at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn.
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YOUR 2026 SPEAKERS ARE HERE
You registered, or you are thinking about it. Here is who you will be in the room with.
This year's lineup is 23 speakers across three tracks, two keynotes, and one full day built around the work you are actually doing in Arizona right now.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Breakfast Keynote
- Frank Velásquez Jr., How Leading With Curiosity, Connection, and Care Builds Community
Lunch Keynote
- Alice Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE + Jim Anderson, CFRE, AI, Resistance, and the Future of Fundraising
BEYOND BASICS TRACK
For early- and mid-career fundraisers, solo-shop leaders, and nonprofit marketers who want practical tools they can use the week they get back.
- Christina Fankhauser, CFRE + Kim Beaudoin, MBA - It's Not Your Story
- Jay Chang + Daniel Gilham- Donors as Investors: How Modern Fundraising Tools and Non-Cash Assets Are Transforming Philanthropy
- Kim Joyce, GPC + Heidi Hansen-Sobek - Working Across the Aisle: How Pre- and Post-Award Grant Departments Should Work Together
- Quin Works + Lynita Johnson - The Dynamic Duo: Development & Marketing
POLICY, POWER & PUBLIC IMPACT TRACK
For development leaders, grant managers, public affairs professionals, and EDs navigating government funding, advocacy, and systems change.
- Lauren Smith, CFRE + Kimberly Rowland + Carlissa Wright - Transactional to Transformational: Co-Creating Impact Through Nonprofit-Funder Partnerships
- Maddy Bynes-DeVaney, MPP - The Missing Piece: Integrating Advocacy & Public Policy into Your Mission
- Monique Lopez, MS - Invested Partners: Strengthening Corporate Engagement
- Will Humble, MPH - Arizona 2026 Ballot Measures: What's on the Ballot, What It Means, and Why It Matters
SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY TRACK
For directors and above, asking harder questions about where their organizations are headed on strategy, people, technology, and money.
- Erik Tomalis - From Data to Donations: Training Your Ops Team to Think Like Fundraisers
- Torrey Albertazzi + Trevor Blair - The Best ROI: Strategic Succession Planning and Building Your Bench
- Vermell E. Hill, MSCS - Before You Approve That Technology: Understanding the Hidden Organizational Costs of AI, Data, and Vendor Platforms
- Lizz Helmsen, CFRE + Julie Wirtanen, CFRE - From Vision to Velocity: Driving Strategic Impact
CONFERENCE RATES
CFRE Prep Course Only (June 25) - $425 (member & non-member)
Conference Only (June 26) - $245 Member | $295 Non-Member
Both Days - $615 Member | $699 Non-Member
CFRE PREP COURSE
Advance your journey toward CFRE certification through the self-exploration of knowledge and peer exchange of best practices — facilitated by knowledgeable fundraising practitioners — with the AFP CFRE Prep Course on Thursday, June 25.
This day-long session offers development professionals a new approach that asks you to apply fundraising theory, skills, and techniques within the six knowledge domains of the field, based on experience at the level of five-years and above. The course is not presented in a lecture format; rather, it is a combination of a high-level review, self-exploration of knowledge, and peer exchange of best practices – all of which are based on using a case study approach. The course is also appropriate for CEOs and members of the board and development committee, adding tremendous knowledge of fundraising practice to an organization’s operations and governance.
Applicable for 8 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE application
SAVE by registering for both the CFRE Prep Course and the Conference here.
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EXHIBITOR SPONSORSHIP
Get your company in front of Arizona's philanthropic leaders.
Register to be an Exhibitor
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GUEST PASS FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES
Every full-price conference registrant may purchase one discounted Guest Pass. The Guest Pass was created to help welcome new voices into Arizona's fundraising community. By bringing someone new, you'll help strengthen our sector while expanding access to fundraising knowledge, networking, and professional development. Consider inviting:
• A colleague who has never attended the conference
• An emerging fundraiser (less than 5 years of fundraising experience)
• A nonprofit professional whose role could benefit from fundraising knowledge
• A board member interested in strengthening fundraising skills
• A staff member from a smaller organization with limited professional development resources
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Enjoy staying at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn during the conference. As the group rate deadline of $189 has passed, check here for availability: https://book.passkey.com/go/AFP2026
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Questions? Contact us at stateconference@afpgreateraz.org.
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