It’s official. You can now purchase your tickets and this year we are offering a few new options.

The conference remains hybrid with options to attend in-person or virtually. 

Here are your options to join us:

Early Bird - Ending August 15 - $125 for AFP Members

Early Bird - Ending August 15 - $155 for Non-Members

Early Bird - Ending August 15 - Group Registration of $625 (6 registrations for the price of 5)

Virtual Registration - $60

Emerging Professional Registration - $95

We are also pleased to offer IDEA tickets at no cost to those who self-identify as Mi’kmaq, Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, Person of Colour and those who have historically faced barriers to professional development opportunities.This rate is made possible through support from  our IDEA Champion sponsor LUME Leadership. 

Speaker Line Up Coming Soon!

Following the full-day MFC conference on September 16, AFP Nova Scotia is pleased to offer this exclusive opportunity to expand your fundraising skills during a half-day workshop on September 17. Author of the Globe & Mail best-selling fundraising book, Excellence in Fundraising in Canada, Guy Mallabone, President & CEO of Global Philanthropic Canada will present the workshop Moves Management and Effective Solicitation for Tomorrow’s Donors.

This session will examine how to prepare for successful solicitation of major gifts using the ‘moves management’ process and will provide practical guidance and techniques in building and using strong donor relationships to enhance your ability to raise major gifts.  Key concepts to be covered include: the importance of building relationships through an engagement model by reviewing the fundamentals of moves management; exploration of practical techniques needed to transform connections into support for your mission; strategic overview of gift solicitation and the elements that influence a gift decision; examining the psychology of a successful ask;  and the opportunity to practice solicitation role play.

Registration for Moves Management and Effective Solicitation can be purchased as an add-on to conference registration or as a stand-alone workshop.

Did you know that the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, through their Scotiabank Family History Centre, offers complimentary family history research? Those who take advantage of MFC’s Early Bird Registration will have the opportunity to receive their family history research records prepared and ready for pick-up at the conference.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals Nova Scotia Chapter is proud to offer a complimentary AFP Nova Scotia Professional Membership for 2024-25 to grant to a deserving candidate . This opportunity is open to members and non-members working in the fundraising profession. Please take the time to nominate a peer today. Self-nominations are encouraged, too.

Deadline for nominations:  Friday, August 16th, 2024.

We want you to be a part of this journey with us, as we move through the steps on our IDEA Pathway we will be looking for volunteers to help support this work.

Last year, after news of the racism that happened with the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter (GTC) Board became public, we knew staying silent was not an option. Within weeks of learning what happened to Nneka Allen, Múthoní Karíukí and Mide Akerewusi we issued a statement of solidarity on our website.

At the same time we made a commitment as a board to take action and do our own work. We know that racism is systemic and that we all must take responsibility to do our part to uphold the values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA).

Our work started at our Maritime Fundraising Conference last June, with a frank conversation led by April Howe. We appreciated the honest feedback from you, our members and others in the sector. It inspired us to engage April as a consultant with our Chapter to lead us through the creation of our own IDEA Pathway.

As part of this work we created a working group dedicated to moving this work forward with the board and membership.

Simply put, Fundraising Is Awesome. This document created is a primer for aspiring fundraisers and experienced fundraising professionals in Canada. It provides an overview of the diversity of the sector, the impact of fundraisers’ contributions, and offers insights about the growing demand for talented fundraising professionals. Finally, it highlights some of the many resources and educational opportunities to help fundraising professionals in their career journeys.

AFP in Canada is supporting a career-track fundraising initiative for Indigenous students across the country—a program developed by The New School of Fundraising and Indspire.

Billions of data points containing personal information crisscross the internet every hour. Search a recipe for pineapple upside down cake and an advertisement for a pineapple sale at your local market appears on your Facebook page five minutes later. User data is a commodity. Yet, for fundraisers, respecting donors’ privacy is vital in creating a sense of trust between organization and donors. It’s not only best practice, but is part of AFP’s Code of Ethical Standards, a commitment to which is part of being a member of AFP.