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December 2024

When:  Dec 10, 2024 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM (ET)
Where:   Gershwin's, 332 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23510

2024 Program Calendar- Save the Dates

2024 Program Calendar- Save the Dates

Tuesday, January 16, 2024- In Person
Time: 8:30am- 10:00 am
Location: WHRO Public Media, 5200 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23508

Topic: Finding Your Obi-Wan Kenobi- Consultant Panel

Panelists: 

  • Wendy McGrady, The Curtis Group
  • Virginia Thumm, Virginia Fundraising Consultants
  • Allison Bough, SparkNonprofit
  • Abbie Hacker, ABH Consulting

Cost: $15 Members; $25 Nonmembers

Register by 1/12/24 at 5pm

Thank you to our Meeting Sponsor: PBJ Marcomm

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - Virtual
Time: 2 pm to 3 pm
Topic: Influencing Beyond your Sphere of Control
Speaker: Ken Grady
Cost: No charge
Registration: Click here to register via Zoom by 2/19/24

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, March 19, 2024- In person
Time: 12:00- 1:30 pm
Location: Hampton 
Topic: Crisis Proof
Speaker: Kate Powell, CFRE
Cost: $20 Members; $35 Non-members
Registration: Click here to register by 3/15/24 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Thursday, April 18, 2024- Fundraising Leadership Symposium
Time: 9:30am - 12:00 pm
Location: Tidewater Community College Virginia Beach Campus Student Center
Topic: Unstuck
Speaker: Chris Barras, Second Story Partnership LLC

Cost: $35 Members; $65 Non-members
Registration: Click here to register by 4/11/24 at 5pm

CFRE: 2 pts approved

Tuesday, May 21, 2024- In Person
Time: 8:30am- 10:00 am
Location: EVMS Waitzer Hall, 735 Fairfax Ave, 23507  

Topic: Demystifying Government Relations and Advocacy – A Panel Discussion featuring former First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam and Jay Ford, Virginia Policy and Grassroots Advisor for Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Panelists: 

  • Pamela Northam, former First Lady of Virginia
  • Jay Ford, Virginia Policy and Grassroots Advisor, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Cost: $15 Members; $25 Nonmembers

Register by 5/16/24 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, June 25, 2024- In Person
Time: 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm
Location: TCC Portsmouth, Student Center, Building E. 1st Floor, 120 Campus Dr, Portsmouth, VA 23701

Topic: USA Giving Report, The Latest Trends in Philanthropy

Speakers: Keith Curtis/Wendy McGrady, Curtis Group

Cost: $20 Members; $25 Nonmembers

Register by 6/18/24 at 5pm

CFRE: 1.5 pts approved

Tuesday, August 13, 2024- In Person
Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location: TCC Virginia Beach Campus, Student Center, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Topic: Black Philanthropy and Leadership Giving in Hampton Roads 

Moderator: Vivian Oden, Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Cost: $15 Members; $25 Nonmembers

Register by 8/8/24 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved




2023 Program Calendar
Tuesday, January 24, 2023- In Person
Time: 8:30am- 10:00 am
Location: Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus- Student Center, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Topic: Networking in the New Year

Speaker: Laura Henderson, Founder, BizConnect Hampton Roads 

Cost: $15 Members; $35 Nonmembers

Register by 1/17/23 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - Virtual
Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Topic: Diversifying your Board: Finding the Right Fit
Speaker: Vivian Oden, Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Cost: No charge
Registration: Click here to register via Zoom by 2/24/23

CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, March 21, 2023- In person
Time: 12:30- 2:00 pm
Location: Slover Library, 235 E Plume St, 6th Floor Community Room, Norfolk, VA 23510
Topic: Wealth Screening for Your Annual Fund
Speaker: Nick Sollog, The Sollog Group
Cost: $15 Members; $35 Non-members
Registration: Click here to register by 3/14/23 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved


April 25,2023- In person/Social
Time: 3:00 PM
Topic: Difficult Conversations with Major Donors
Location: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, exact location TBD, followed by a social at Precarious Beer Project, located in Merchant's Square
Speaker: Giving Officers and Nation Builders of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Cost: $15 Members; $35 Non-members

Registration: Click Here to register by 4/18/23 at 5pm


CFRE: 1 pt approved

Tuesday, May 23, 2023- In Person
Fundraising Leadership Symposium

Time: 8:30 am- 12:00 pm
Location: Virginia Wesleyan University, Goode Fine & Performing Arts Center
Topic: When Gifts Go Arwy
Speaker: Doug White
Cost: $30 Members; $60 Non-members
Registration: Click here to register by May 16, 2023 at 5pm


CFRE: 2 pts approved

Tuesday, June 20, 2023- In Person
Time: 12:00 pm -2:00 pm
Location: Regent University
Topic: Giving USA Report: 2022
Speakers: Keith Curtis and Wendy McGrady, Curtis Group
Cost: $15 Member; $35 Non-member

Registration: Click here to register by June 13, 2023 at 5pm

CFRE: 1 pt approved


Tuesday, September 19, 2023- In Person
Time: 12:00 pm -1:30 pm
Location: Mariners' Museum and Park, Newport News, VA
Topic: How to Succeed Without Adding More to Your To-Do List
Speakers: Lois Weinblatt
Cost: $15 Member; $35 Non-member

Registration: Click here to register by September 12 at 5pm

Tuesday, October 10, 2023- In Person
Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Location: Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Campus, Student Center
Topic: CFRE Panel Discussion/Annual Meeting
Cost: $15 Member; $35 Non-member

Registration: Click here to register by October 6, 2023 at 5pm

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

National Philanthropy Day

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Westin, Virginia Beach Town Center

Wednesday, December 6, 2023- In Person

Holiday Social- Members Only
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: The Cellars at The Church Point Manor, Virginia Beach, VA

Cost: Members Only- Complementary

RSVP: Click here to register by December 4, 2023