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Association of Fundraising Professionals: Southern Arizona Chapter

Monthly Meetings

Our meetings are held monthly on the second Friday of each month at the 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 – $25.00 (plus $1.05 PayPal processing fee) 
Nonmembers – $35.00 (plus $1.35 PayPal processing fee)

No shows with reservations will be billed!


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January Speaker Presentation

Upcoming

    Branding to Attract Donors

    February 10, 2012 7:30 am to 9:00 am

    The importance of branding to attract donors
    •    Rules of Branding
    •    You and the Competition
    •    Understanding the Consumer ~ know your best customer
    •    Design is key
    •    Working with your marketing team

    Presented by Robyn Frey, Vice President/Creative Director, Bolchalk Frey Marketing

    Since joining Bolchalk Frey Marketing in 1982, Robyn has used her versatile talents to create images and messages that guide clients to their desired goals in marketing their products and services.

    Robyn’s strength is that she always has a new and different idea that becomes a creative strategy for an entire marketing campaign or one advertisement. She has a vast background in artistic endeavors that enables her to translate client’s ideas into images that sell.

    Robyn and her creative design team have won numerous design awards in Arizona and nationally.  Robyn’s genius is being able to simplify the program goals into simple, easily undertstandable messages that are appropriate and consistent for each medium – from transit shelters to advertisements to television and radio commercials. She provides guidance for the creative staff in the details and production of the designs.

    A native of North Carolina, Robyn has a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia. She was an artist for the University Of Georgia College Of Veterinary Medicine and served as Art Director at Bernard Hodes Advertising.

    She received the Phyllis Ehlinger Women of Excellence Award in 2010 from the American Advertising Federation Tucson.

    Members - $26.05

    Nonmembers -$36.35


    Field of Dreams: Planned Giving Basics

    March 9, 2012 7:30 am to 9:00 am

    Presented by Mary Louise Luna, CFRE.

    In keeping with Write-A-Will month, Mary Louise will be speaking on Planned Giving programs.

    Mary Louise Luna, CFRE is Planned Giving Officer for Carondelet Foundation and has been with Carondelet for 14 years since 1996.  She was honored by AFP as Outstanding Fundraising Executive in 2002.

    Members - $26.05

    Nonmembers - $36.35