The AFP-RI Annual Meeting and Half-Day Conference returns!
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Rhode Island chapter (AFP-RI) is pleased to present a half-day nonprofit fundraising conference on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The event will be held at the St. Mary’s Academy – Bay View. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. The day will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude by 2 p.m. The conference will feature several educational sessions and a panel discussion about the state of nonprofits in Rhode Island.
AGENDA:
- 8:00 - 8:45: Breakfast and Registration
- 8:45 - 9:45: Panel on Navigating Stormy Seas
- 10:00 - 11:00: Keynote Abbie J. von Schlegell, CFRE, FAFP
- 11:00 - 11:30: AFP-RI Annual Meeting & Service Award Presentations
- 11:30 - 12:45: Lunch
- 12:45 - 1:45: Breakout Sessions
- 1:45 - 2:00: Wrap up and raffle prizes!
KEYNOTE:
We are proud to announce that Abbie J. von Schlegell, CFRE, FAFP will lead the keynote session this year! Abbie's timely and actionable talk will address remaining resilient during times of uncertainty.
Speaker bio: Abbie has been in the development field for over 40 years, as a consultant for about half of her career with several national firms, and as a senior development officer with four institutions. She has held key development positions at Stanford University, where she was the Major Gifts director for Silicon Valley and at The University of Chicago in major gifts, capital campaigns and donor relations.
In April 2018 she was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, one of nine to date among the 34,000 members of the international association.
Abbie also was the Chief Development Officer for the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. and for Enterprise Community Partners in Columbia, MD. She presents regularly for AFP chapters and conferences, CASE, various community foundations and nonprofit associations. She has deep expertise in major gifts, women's philanthropy, capital campaigns and governance. She edited the first book about women's philanthropy and is considered a national resource in this important subject.