The Miami Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Miami Chapter) offers members the opportunity to connect with colleagues, engage in creative thinking, network with new friends and achieve great results in their organizations.
We focus on delivering innovative educational programs and events to help you reach your goals. AFP Miami is your link to professional networking events; workshops; programs for senior executives, mid-career professionals, and those new to the field. We also offer opportunities for volunteering and sponsoring special events such as our signature National Philanthropy Day, which we started in 1975 and is now celebrated by AFP Chapters all over the world! Help make AFP Miami work for you and Change the World With A Giving Heart. Contact us at info@afpmiami.org to learn more and get involved!
To promote philanthropy, stewardship and donor trust, AFP:
- Promotes consistent and high professional practice standards to ensure donor trust and guard against abuses that can occur in the fundraising process.
- Requires members to comply with a Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice, which provides concrete guidelines for fundraising professionals in philanthropic organizations.
- Was instrumental in creating the Donor Bill of Rights, which outlines what donors have the right to expect from charitable organizations.
- Encourages fundraisers to become certified and receive the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential. This credential, held by more than 4,000 fundraising professionals, verifies fundraising experience and knowledge. AFP also provides the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE) program for senior professionals.