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Education & Programs

Education and Programs


Monthly Chapter Events

We meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month for luncheons, except in November (National Philanthropy Day) and December (typically the 2nd Tuesday)  Please check our calendar section for details.

Separately, we hold webinars on the 2nd Friday of each month.  Visit our Calendar Section for more information and the latest updates.

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    Chamberlain Scholarships

    Each year, The Orange County Chapter will select one Chamberlain Scholar based on the following criteria:

    • is a member of the Orange County Chapter of AFP.
    • is employed as a fundraising professional or, if is an executive director, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising.
    • has never attended an AFP International Conference on Fundraising as a registered participant (unless as a member of the Conference Host Committee).
    • Candidate agrees to complete and return an evaluation form to the Scholarship Committee and prepare a one-page report for the AFP Board of Directors about his or her experience.

    The scholarship covers the registration fee for the conference plus up to $1000 for air and hotel costs.


    About Ralph E. Chamberlain, CFRE

    The Chamberlain Scholarship program honors Ralph E. Chamberlain, CFRE.

    Mr. Chamberlain had a long and distinguished career of service to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), beginning in the 1960s when the organization was formed as the National Society of Fund Raisers (NSFR), through the late 1970s when the name was changed to the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE), and until his death in 1999.

    Mr. Chamberlain helped to form one of the organization’s earliest chapters, today as the Greater New York Chapter. He served as the fourth chair of the NSFR Board of Directors from 1967-1969 and as chair of the NSFRE Foundation from 1982-1985.

    Most of Mr. Chamberlain’s fundraising career was spent with The Salvation Army, serving many years as the director of development and director of the National Information Service. He was also founder and chairman of the board of Precise Kit Promotions Inc., a manufacturer of disaster aid kits for private and government agencies.

    A deeply committed philanthropist and volunteer, Mr. Chamberlain devoted much of his time to education, health and arts programs and causes. He served on the board of Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.), Hassett Healthcare (Cooperstown, N.Y.), Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, N.Y.), the Farmer’s Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.), the Bergen County, NJ 200 Club and the Do-er's Club of Bloomingdale, NJ.  He frequently helped those organizations with their fundraising campaigns and other activities. A music lover himself, Mr. Chamberlain played the trombone with a professional orchestra in Syracuse, NY.

    Mr. Chamberlain’s dedication to the organization we now know as AFP never faltered in his long volunteer career with the Association. Because of his long-time support of the Foundation’s annual fund and generous planned gift, the AFP Board of Directors renamed their Conference Scholar Program in 2000 to honor Mr. Chamberlain’s memory and commitment to the Association.