The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is proud to present the 2009 Philanthropy Forum, “A Prime Time for Nonprofits to Thrive” on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre.
Whether you’re fundraising in a small shop or large development office setting, the Philanthropy Forum offers a full-day seminar of educational workshops from distinguished and highly qualified presenters. In planning this forum, our intent has been to make the event affordable and convenient to provide your entire development staff the opportunity to attend the caliber of workshops usually only offered via a large, expensive, national conference. The funds to support much of the operating costs of the full-day workshop are provided through the generous support of sponsors of the AFP Chapter’s 2007 and 2008 Philanthropy Day Events.
You will attend up to four full-hour, intensive sessions with the best fundraising professionals in the Northeast, as well as two highly motivating and inspiring keynote addresses.
Headlining the forum as presenters and keynote speakers are Jill Pranger and Bill Bartolini. Both are members of the International Board of Directors for the Association of Fundraising Professionals and both hold the highest credential for fundraising excellence, the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE). This credential is held by less than 90 individuals in the world.
For those of you who have not attended a forum before and for those of you who have, we are doing things a little different than the standard conference. We have on deck a dynamic group of presenters including:
Jill A. Pranger, ACFRE of Pranger Consulting of Webster, New York and Chair of the AFP Leadership Summit – A specialist in the Small Shop
William Bartolini, ACFRE of Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic of Princeton, N.J. and Vice-Chair for Professional Advancement of the AFP Board of Directors – A specialist in moving Small Donors to Major Gifts
Sue Dantona Jolley, CFRE of Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Founding Board Member of the NEPA Chapter of AFP – A specialist in the Art of Stewardship & Fundraising
Davida Isaacson of Myerberg, Shain & Associates, Visiting Professor of Planned Giving at the Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising of New York University – A specialist in Planned Giving & Capital Campaigns
David Shanton of Baruch College, expert prospect researcher and campaign specialist.
In planning the day’s events, it became evident that now, more than ever, a conference centering on fundraising in times of economic trouble was needed. To this end, we have asked our presenters to keep this as a front aspect of their workshops.
Finally, We have added a special workshop to include staff and board members. This workshop will be held first thing in the morning so members of your board can attend and still get to their daily activities while you and your staff stay on for the entire day’s work. We of course welcome and applaud board members who stay for the entire event.
On behalf of our presenters, committee and board of directors; I encourage you to join us.
John Dawe,
Chair, Philanthropy Forum 2008
Chapter President, AFP NEPA