Monthly Meetings
Our meetings are held monthly on the second Friday of each month at the Doubletree Hotel Reid Park. Doubletree Hotel Reid Park , 445 S. Alvernon Way, for a map see below.
Meetings start with networking and breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and move on to introductions and announcements at 8:00 a.m. Every meeting has a speaker that provides education for the members, many of the presentations count toward CFRE credits. Meetings, time permitting, generally include a question and answer session with the presenter and end around 9:00 a.m.
Registration is required by noon on the Tuesday before the meeting. Click here to register by email, and pay at the door.
Online registration fees for most meeting are:
Members – $18.00 (plus $.90 PayPal processing fee)
Non members – $30.00 (plus $1.25 PayPal processing fee)
No shows with reservations will be billed!
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Donors for Life
March 12, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
The competition for fundraising dollars has never been more intense in today’s marketplace. Fundraising professionals are seeking new and more effective ways to accomplish their goals.
The most successful fundraisers understand that is not only the “cause” that convinces donors to contribute to your organization…it is how you make the donors “feel” before and after they make their donation that bonds the donor to you and makes them “Donors for Life”.
Bob Shaff, President of Tucson-based Customers for Life Consulting, will be our speaker at the March 12, 2010 meeting of AFS, and will demonstrate how your organization can become “REMARKABLE” in the eyes, hearts, and wallets of your donors. Using stories, examples, and ideas, Bob will give you practical tools that will differentiate you from your competition for fundraising dollars.
Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona. He benefits from a 26-year career in sales, marketing, and management with IBM Corporation. He is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Tucson, a member of the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona, and Past President of the Board of Arizona’s Children Association. Bob is also a member of the National Speakers Association. He speaks frequently to corporations and sales groups on the topics of customer and employee loyalty.
Storytelling for Grantseekers
April 9, 2010 7:30 am to 10:00 am
As a grantwriter in today’s economic and philanthropic climate, are you as effective as you can be in telling your agency’s compelling story? In this workshop, Cheryl A. Clarke, author of Storytelling for Grantseekers and co-author of Grant Proposal Makeover, will provide helpful tips for crafting successful proposal stories. She will discuss the parallels between storytelling and grantwriting, such as compelling characters, detail-rich locations, meaningful dialogue and carefully constructed plot development. You don’t need to be a novelist to learn how to adapt these techniques to your proposal writing. Whether you’re a beginning grantwriter or a seasoned professional, you’ll discover something new!
Cheryl A. Clarke is a fundraising consultant, trainer and author. The second edition of her best-selling book, Storytelling for Grantseekers, was recently released by Jossey-Bass. Clarke is also the co-author of Grant Proposal Makeover. Much in demand as a speaker and workshop trainer, Ms. Clarke has presented at the several AFP International Conferences, at local AFP chapters nationwide, and at the American Association of Grant Professionals National Conference. In her consulting practice, she works with nonprofit organizations to improve their fundraising capacity. Learn more about Clarke on her website
http://www.cherylaclarke.com/about.html.
Note: This is an extended session at the regular price of $18/Member & $30/Non-Member
Ethics
May 14, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Barbara Levy, ACFRE and Cheryl House, CFRE
Diversity: Fundraising Through a Different Lens
June 11, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Alice Ferris
Strategic Planning
July 9, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Laura Alexander
Current Legislation Affecting the Nonprofit Sector
August 13, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Letty Ramirez
Special Events
September 10, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Deborah Dale, CFRE
Donor Stewardship
October 8, 2010 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Presented by Brian Bateman, CFRE and Bryan Rowland
Impact of the Nonprofit Sector/ Is Direct Mail Dead?
November 12, 2010 7:30 am to 10:00 am
Double Session - Presented by Simone Joyaux and Tom Ahern
