2011 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
R. Michael George, CFRE
President
Melanie Perkins,
President-Elect
James N. Falk, CFRE
Immediate Past President
Deborah Montonen, CFRE
VP/External Affairs
Larry Crouch, CFRE
VP/Professional Advancement
Judy Wright
VP/Membership
Sue Bailey
VP/Administration and Secretary
Victor Korelstein, CFRE
Treasurer
DIRECTORS Tanya Downing, National Philanthropy Day Chair Tara Dunn, DFW Conference Chair Mary Freeman, New Member Orientation Chair Jack Gray, Governance Chair Laura Herrick, CFRE, Youth in Philanthropy Chair Sharon King, Scholarships Chair Ann Letteer, Hospitality Chair Diana Marquis, CFRE, Public Relations Chair Christina Moore-Salinas, CFRE,
AFP Now Chair Cindy Palmer, At Large Rebecca Rhule, Programs Chair Anne Thomas, Mentoring Chair Jan Zeigler, CFRE, Diversity Chair
To contact the Greater Dallas Chapter AFP Board of Directors, go to
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Call for Applications for Diversity Community New Member Scholarship
As a community of inclusion, the Association of Fundraising Professionals seeks, embraces, and engages diverse individuals, groups, and organizations with a broad representation of experiences, perspectives, thoughts and cultures within the fundraising profession. As part of this commitment, AFP has created a diversity program to provide for the professional development for AFP members who are themselves members of a diverse community. The diverse communities identified by AFP include:
African-American Community
Asian Community
GLBT Community
Hispanic Community
Jewish Community
As part of fulfilling this commitment on a local level, AFP Greater Dallas Chapter has designated one of its new member scholarships to provide financial assistance for a fundraising professional who is a member of a diverse community. This membership scholarship is reserved for applicants who identify themselves as a member of one of the AFP diversity communities.
The Scholarship Committee is now accepting application for the J. Scott Buchanan Diverse Community New Member Scholarship. More information about this application and the application form is located on line at New Member Scholarship. The deadline for applications is August 31, 2011.
Submit your application and direct your questions about the application to Sharon King, Scholarship Chair, at sking@CCCS.net.
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News of Note
Leah Prager, Greater Dallas AFP honoree in 2010 for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy, has been named one of the ten finalists for the national "Kohl's Kids Who Care" award. As a finalist, she will receive $10,000 in scholarship money.
One of Dallas's most prominent philanthropists, Nancy Blackburn Hamon, passed away on July 31st. She was recognized as a civic leader and a passionate benefactor of the arts, education and medicine. The Dallas Museum of Art will remember Mrs. Hamon in a private ceremony.
Attention, AFP members! If you've been recognized with an award, promotion or honor, share the news with your Dallas Chapter friends! Send your news item (up to 50 words) by 5 PM, the first Friday of each month.
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Moving? Changed Jobs?
When your title, business and/or mailing address, email, or any other contact data changes, be sure to go to
immediately and update your personal record. The Greater Dallas Chapter receives updates monthly, but if you only correct your information locally, then it will be overwritten when we import the latest national spreadsheet into our database.
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Chapter Contact Information:
Greater Dallas Chapter AFP
14070 Proton Rd. Ste 100, LB9
Dallas, TX 75244
972/233-9107 ext. 204
Fax 972/490-4219
afpchapteroffice@afpdallas.org
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Next Chapter Educational Meeting is
AUGUST WORKSHOP AND LUNCHEON MEETING
TOM AHERN, AHERN COMMUNICATIONS, INK.
Workshop: "Bigger Stakes, More Oil: Donor-Centricity Turns a Drip into a Gusher"
Luncheon: "Do-It-Yourself Donor Communications Audit"
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Workshop 9-11:30 AM
Networking 11:30 AM
Luncheon Meeting 11:50 AM - 1 PM
Arlington Hall at Lee Park
3333 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75219
Early bird registration (received by Wednesday, August 17th)
AFP MEMBERS: $70 Workshop & Luncheon/$30 Luncheon Only
NON-MEMBERS: $85 Workshop & Luncheon/$45 Luncheon Only
After August 17th or registering on-site
AFP MEMBERS: $75 Workshop & Luncheon/$35 Luncheon Only
NON-MEMBERS: $90 Workshop & Luncheon/$50 Luncheon Only
How Donor-Centricity Can Turn a Drip into a Gusher
Stop guessing. Learn what the pros know. This workshop is a "you just need to hear this once" expert immersion into the science and secrets used by the world's most successful nonprofit communicators to raise more money, retain more donors, and build an organization's image and reputation. At this workshop, you'll learn dozens of proven techniques for attracting support and sending a more powerful message. Tom Ahern's workshop is utterly practical. You'll see and ask questions about dozens of good, and not so good, real-life examples from a huge array of nonprofits. And you'll learn vital best practices for your newsletters, case, annual reports, brochures, direct mail, emails, website, proposals and face-to-face solicitations.
Donor Communications: The Amazing Do-It-Yourself Audit.
In just 45 minutes, you will learn to ruthlessly (but profitably) assess the competence of your donor and prospect communications materials. The goal? To give you the ability to pre-judge your stuff before it leaves the building. Effective donor communications all have a dozen or so things in common. These reliable secrets to success derive from many fields: marketing, psychology, eye-motion studies, journalism, and of course fundraising's own vast body of knowledge. Today, you'll learn what the world's top communicators know about the subtle science of persuading people to give and stay loyal, and you'll learn to judge your own materials against these very same standards.
Tom Ahern is often described as "one of the world's leading authorities" on how to speak properly and profitably to donors. He has authored four well-received how-to books on donor communications, with a fifth on the way. Each year, he delivers dozens of workshops internationally on the techniques of and psychology behind successful fundraising communications. In 2011, he will speak in Belgium, Italy, and Norway, with a heavy schedule of appearances in North America. He writes fundraising materials for some of America's leading nonprofits. His specialties include donor newsletters, direct mail, and case statements. Among his recent clients: Save the Children; the National Parks Conservation Association, with 350,000 members; Sharp, a major hospital system in San Diego; the Houston Grand Opera; the New York Community Trust (NYC's own community foundation); and Volunteers of America, one of America's 10 largest charities.
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President's Message
Dear Friends,
In my letter last month, we took a look at our accomplishments so far in 2011. This month, I want to give you a glimpse of what the next five months hold for our chapter. As active and productive as the year has been so far, the best is yet to come.
Recently it was my pleasure to share with you the names on the list of award recipients we'll be honoring at our 26th annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon. Please make sure you've circled Friday, November 18th on your calendar and are planning to join us as we come together to celebrate excellence in our charitable giving community.
In addition to our local honorees, the Greater Dallas Chapter of AFP has submitted two nominations for AFP International's prestigious Awards for Philanthropy. Texas Instruments/Texas Instruments Foundation is in the running for the Outstanding Corporation Award, and Leah Prager has been nominated to receive the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award. Both have been previously recognized by our chapter, and hopefully we will have some wonderful news for you later in the fall.
Our chapter has a distinguished history of outstanding leadership. Last month we sent out a call for nominees for the Greater Dallas AFP Board of Directors, and our nominating committee is now hard at work putting together a slate of committed individuals who will be ready to serve our membership and make a great chapter even better. Immediate past president Jim Falk is doing an outstanding job of chairing the committee. This year, our annual election will take place during our October luncheon meeting. We're planning for a seamless transition and continuing effective governance in the coming year.
Although our chapter is considered large by AFP standards, there is always room for more of our fellow fundraisers in the ranks. As we move forward, we will share plans to launch our Organizational Membership initiative to attract nonprofits with eight or more fundraisers to participate in the educational, support and networking opportunities offered by AFP. In addition, we will be hosting a reception in fall that will serve as a chance for current and prospective members to socialize with each other and serve as a warm introduction to our organization. Stay tuned for more details on both of these exciting programs.
As always, building value for our members is job number one for your board of directors. We will continue to offer outstanding programs throughout the fall and we are fleshing out details for an enhanced scholarship program that will provide an even greater level of support for deserving members. We are fortunate to have a number of experienced fundraiser-members, and will be recognizing them with advanced programming as well as the opportunity to share their knowledge as mentors to newer members.
If all of this sounds like a tremendous undertaking, it certainly is! It is only possible because of thoughtful planning over the years, supportive membership and a leadership team dedicated not only to their nonprofit employers but also to helping raise the bar for everyone. Together, we make each other better as individuals and fundraisers. Please know how much I appreciate everything you do every day.
Best personal regards,
Michael George, CFRE
Greater Dallas AFP President
Michael says "Stay in touch with your Greater Dallas AFP Chapter and don't miss news of important events and opportunities!" Moving? Changed jobs? When your title, business and/or mailing address, email, or any other contact data changes, be sure to go to www.afpnet.org immediately and update your personal record. The Greater Dallas Chapter receives updates monthly, but if you only correct your information locally, it will be overwritten when we import the latest national spreadsheet into our database. |
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Job Listing Service
Promise House seeks a Grant Writer. Bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant experience required. Should be experienced in drafting, submitting and tracking high-quality grants, and have mastered the MS Suite. The successful candate will work with development manager on solicitation appeals, support collateral, gift acknowledgement and donor database. Send cover letter, salary requirements and resume to Shawne Horne, Development Manager, shawne.horn@promisehouse.org. No phone calls, please.
Juliette Fowler Homes seeks a Grant Coordinator. Five years grant writing experience required, bachelor's degree preferred. Demonstrated experience/success in securing funds from grant requests. Working knowledge of Raiser's Edge preferred. Send resume to Erin Mason, Human Resources Assistant, fax 214-515-1356, or email erinm@fowlerhomes.org.
There is no charge for job listings for non-profit organizations.
$25 per listing per month for notices from search firms and employment agencies. For information on posting job openings for organizations and search firms, contact
afpchapteroffice@afpdallas.org.
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