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Welcome to the Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter!

Founded in 1986, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chapter (formally the Eastern PA Chapter) is a regional professional association whose membership is comprised of persons involved in development, public relations, non-profit management, and fundraising consulting. It is a chapter of the international organization, Association of Fundraising Professionals. The majority of chapter members represent organizations in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The Chapter currently has a membership of approximately 160 fundraising professionals.  

The Chapter's Board of Directors and Executive Director strive to present programs that foster professional development at all career levels and provide educational opportunities for all non-profit constituencies, including board members, donors, youth and funders. The Chapter encourages involvement by all members to maximize the benefits of Chapter membership.



Local Chapter dues are $45. 


For more information contact our Chapter Manager at Director@afpglv.org




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Announcements

  • 2024 Lehigh Valley Philanthropy Institute - Presenters Announced!

    KEYNOTE: 

    Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE - Happiness, Habits and Fundraising: Strategies to Help You Survive and Thrive

    SESSIONS:

    Amy Eisenstein, ACFRE, How to Raise Major Gifts 102: Blended Gifts and Beyond

    Amanda Maenza, MBA and Kristin Warner, Moravian University, From Uprising to Uplifting: When Volunteer Leadership Has Gone Astray

    Tisha Hyter, CSRIC®, PNC Institutional Asset Management, Nonprofit Work in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

    Mary-Helen McCulloch-Lewis, JD, Haverford School, But, I Don't Know What To Say!

    Doug Keith, Future Research Consulting, Market Research Fundamentals for Philanthropic Organizations

    Chad Barger, ACFRE, Productive Fundraising, Productive Events: Optimizing your nonprofits' events to fuel fundraising growth

    Megan Beste, U.S. Congresswoman Susan Wild, Federal Grant Writing and Administration

    Stephen Link, CAP, of Cornerstone Advisors, Jill Anderson, CAP, CFRE, of Moravian University, Carrie Krug Nedick, CAP, of Lehigh Valley Community Foundation and Greg Wilson, MS, CAP, CFRE, of PG Marketing, Navigating Your Career Path Panel Discussion moderated by Pat Fligge, M.Ed of PRF Coaching

    DonorPerfect and SofterWare: Tips and Tricks for Database Efficiency with Kelly Ramage

    Blackbaud: Moves Management Tips and Tricks with Raiser's Edge NXT with Matt Connell 

    Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Information Session, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation and Cornerstone Asset Management Services, Inc. 

    Val Lewis and Jill Pittenger, PHR, SHRM-SCP, BSI Corporate Benefits, Culture Matters: How to build an employee first culture that retains and attracts top talent

    Christina Schoemaker, MBA, CFRE, Valley Youth House, Creating Partnerships that Build Brands and Enhance Missions

    David Robertson, Shift4 Payments, Advancing Your Cause with Fintech Innovations

    Kelly Grattan, PhD, MBA, CAP, CFRE, Schultz & Williams, Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Planned Giving Success

    Deb Cummins Stellato, Think Good Company, Time Warp: Tools You Can Use to Manage Time Differently for Greater Effectiveness

    Jessie Shappell, Equi-librium, Adopting a 3:1 Fundraising Ratio: One organization's experience implementing a fundraising efficiency policy

    Julie Zumas, Lehigh Valley Grant Services, Working Smarter (Not Harder) on Grants

    Larry Raff, MPH, Abacus Major Donor Ask Calculator, Determining a Major Gift Ask Amount with High Predictability

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