Meet Melissa! Melissa is the Fund Development Coordinator for Island Nature Trust in Prince Edward Island and a new member to AFP Nova Scotia.

“I am the only full-time fundraising team member and am very passionate about the mission and vision of the Trust,” Melissa explained. “I joined AFP to have access to both local and North American resources and community. The Nova Scotia Chapter was highly recommended by others in the fundraising field.”

After co-founding a charity in 2020, Melissa was inspired to pursue a career in fundraising. “I learned the importance of strategic fundraising and the role the profession can play in securing donations and creating long-lasting relationships with an organization,” Melissa shared.

Co-founding a charity is extremely impressive, but when Melissa reflects on her career so far, she is most proud of a special initiative called The Mother Tree. Melissa developed this for Island Nature Trust, and it helps support Mother Trees (seed trees) in our natural areas.

Please give a warm welcome to Melissa. We are very excited to learn and grow with you.

On Monday, June 12th, AFP Nova Scotia will hold our annual Maritime Fundraising Conference 2023.

#MFC2023 will be a one-day symposium style, in-person or online, to be held at the Nova Scotia Community College Ivany Campus on the Dartmouth waterfront.

MFC2023: Tools for Change

Prepare to load up your toolkit…you can look forward to a day filled with constructive and practical tools for collaboration, cooperation, connections, partnerships, inspiring positive change and momentum.

Registration will be opening soon.

Have you heard the advice that you must "diversify your funding structure"? What does that mean and where should you begin?

AFP Nova Scotia and Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia (IONS) share a common interest in supporting organizations to access resources you need to have the impact you want. We are coming together to offer a three-part webinar series, Funding Community Impact, to explore opportunities and barriers faced by organizations.

Join us for the first session on March 29th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm for a virtual session filled with tips from funders on how to access funding.

We had a successful Young Professional and Emerging Leaders event on February 22nd at Bianca Aperitivo Bar.



Approximately a dozen young professionals connected, chatted about our sector, and inspired one another.

Stay tuned for our next event in April.

Thank you to the Middle Spoon Bedford for hosting and everyone who participated in the fun at our very first AFP Nova Scotia and CAGP Nova Scotia Mentorship Mixer.



There were delicious drinks, fabulous food, and meaningful connections. Plus, a new mentor/mentee match was made! We can't wait to continue the conversation at the next one.

For your CEO, CFO, Board Chair, or Treasurer, the annual Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2023 will take place on April 27th from 8:30am to 5:00pm EST.



This is a one-day, online boot camp on compliance and standards issues for Canadian charities. This workshop will deal with questions that all charities (or potential charities) should consider: What are we trying to accomplish? Should we incorporate? Should we be a charity? What is the difference between for-profit, non-profit, and registered charity? Cost is only $275.

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