AFP Foundation for Philanthropy 2023 Chamberlain Scholarship Program - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter
AFP NL Chapter is proud to offer the Chamberlain Scholarship Program for the annual International Fundraising Conference. This program is designed to help individuals serving non-profit organizations develop their knowledge and skill in fundraising.
The AFP Chamberlain Scholarship will cover the registration fee to attend AFP ICON 2024 in Toronto April 7-9, 2024. The successful applicant or their agency/organization will be responsible for all other expenses to attend the conference. Deadline for applications is 3:00pm October 11, 2023. The successful applicant will then be notified on or before October 13, 2023 to coincide with the cheapest preview rates set for AFP ICON which is also October 13, 2023. That way those that expressed interest but was unsuccessful for the scholarship can still take advantage of the early bird rates.
Chapters will select their Chamberlain Scholar based on the following criteria, which are established by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and may be supplemented by criteria set by the local AFP chapter:
1. Candidate is employed as a fundraising professional or, if candidate is an executive director, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising.
2. Candidate has never attended an AFP (or NSFRE) International Conference on Fundraising as a registered participant (unless a member of the Conference Host Committee).
3. Candidate agrees to complete a post-conference online evaluation regarding his or her experience for the Scholarship Committee and attend an AFP NL Chapter meeting to share his/her learning experiences at the Conference.
4. The Chamberlain Scholar will be notified on or before October 13, 2023
The AFP NL Chapter invites members and non-members to apply. Deadline is 3:00pm on October 11, 2023
AFP Chamberlain Scholarship Program honors Ralph E. Chamberlain, CFRE
Ralph E. Chamberlain, CFRE 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 known as the Greater New York Chapter. He served as the fourth chair of NSFR’s 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, N.J. 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, N.Y.
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.
PAST Scholarships were awarded to:
2023 - AFP ICON New Orleans, Louisiana
Janessa Ward, Development Officer - Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation
2022 - AFP ICON Las Vegas, Nevada
Celina Stoyles, CFRE - Executive Director - Kids Eat Smart Foundation
2019 - AFP ICON San Antonio, Texas
Darcy McMeekin - Development Officer - Memorial University of NL - School of Pharmacy
"It was a great experience being a Chamberlain Scholar"