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Your Chicago Chapter News
January 2023
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Welcoming Our New Members
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Martha Burson Bangiola, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Carlos García León, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Melissa Graham, The Night Ministry
Christine Grodecki, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sali Mahgoub
Grant Murphy, Pat Tillman Foundation
Luke Peterson
Jeremiah Pickett III
Deena Prescavage, Habitat For Humanity Chicago
Kristin Scott, Greater Chicago Food Depository
Carole Wood, Northwestern University Settlement House
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Recognizing Our Member Anniversaries |
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20+ Years
Shannon Alexander, CFRE, Alexander Ross Group
Whitney Templeton, CFRE, The Salvation Army the Metropolitan Division
10+ Years
Dane Duval, The Salvation Army - North & Central Illinois Divi
Kathe Elwell, YMCA of the USA
Ann J. Grant, Adler Planetarium
Kathleen Jacob, Greater Chicago Food Depository
5+ Years
Stephanie Adomaitis, CFRE, MFA, BA, Rotary International
Caryn Henning, Million Dollar Round Table
Blair Elizabeth Janis
Karen Matts, Million Dollar Round Table Foundation
Kelsey Elisabeth Nelson, MA, BA, Campbell & Company
Laurie Respass, Chinese American Service League
Charles Van Hecke, Loyola University Chicago
Kimberly Vann, Greater Chicago Food Depository
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New and renewing members as of December 2022.
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Hello! My name is Ann Grant and it is a privilege to be in your inbox, as I start my term as the 2023 President of AFP Chicago. Thank you for trusting me with this role.
Below is a snapshot of what we accomplished together in 2022 toward our mission of empowering individuals and organizations to practice ethical fundraising through professional education, networking, research, and advocacy. My hope is that these numbers encourage you as we start the new year. AFP Chicago:
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Welcomed 184 new members into our community of fundraisers, which collectively serves 390 local nonprofits.
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Presented 9 educational workshops on topics from board diversity and representation, to ethics in prospect development, to strategies for retaining crisis donors—with an average of 58 registrants and an attendee survey satisfaction score of 4.7 out of 5.
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Continued our longstanding efforts to support early career and “new to development” professionals from diverse backgrounds through 18 peer mentoring matches and a class of 4 AFP Fellows.
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Grew and strengthened our Affinity Groups, which offer opportunities to fundraisers to meet and form relationships with colleagues with similar backgrounds and identities—hosting 35 meetings, across 5 Affinity Groups, with 155 active members.
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Deepened our commitment to IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access), evident in our successful work to recruit speakers from underrepresented racial/ethnic populations (67% of all public program presenters), maintain a diverse board of directors (42% BIPOC), and issue honoraria (39 total) to our presenters and facilitators to help compensate them for their time and efforts to engage our community.
We all know that the purpose of philanthropy is to serve. The real magic in our work is the intersection of philanthropy and people. I have always believed that the heart of what we do is relationship building. With an investment of time and effort in AFP Chicago, I have been fortunate to have met new colleagues, peers, mentors, donors, and some lifelong friends. I challenge you to think about how YOU will lean into your network and programming hosted by AFP Chicago this year, to make Chicagoland a stronger nonprofit community, and, perhaps make a new friend. Meet a new colleague? The opportunities are endless!
Again, thank you. I, along with the AFP Chicago Board of Directors, look forward to continuing to build on the work of our Chapter leaders, volunteers, and donors, who make everything we do possible.
Happy New Year,
Ann Grant
2023 President, AFP Chicago
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Best Practices
for Mentors
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
12:00 - 1:15 pm
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API Affinity Group
Winter Mixer (In-Person)
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
5:00 - 7:00 pm
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Member
Orientation
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
8:00 - 9:00 am
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WFARE
Affinity Group
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023
9:00 - 10:00 am
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The Value of a CFRE for Development Professionals
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
4:30 - 5:30 pm
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African American
Affinity Group
Friday, Feb. 10, 2023
8:30 - 9:30 am
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Get the most out of 2023 with an AFP Workshop Bundle!
Attend 6 workshops, 1 on-demand workshop and all Third Thursday networking events throughout 2023 and SAVE! A registration code will be provided to be used when registering for workshops and Third Thursday events.
DEADLINE to Register is February 9th
Members: $120 (Save $80)
Non-Members: $165 (Save $135)
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Call for Applications: Peer Mentoring Program |
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What are the benefits of having a mentor?
By: Jennifer Dettloff, CFRE, Director, Alumni and Volunteer Engagement, UChicago Medicine & Biological Sciences Development
Are you an early-career fundraiser? Would you like to have a sounding board or someone you could confidentially reach out to with your questions? Have you wondered how to find a mentor?
Each spring and fall, the Peer Mentoring Committee accepts applications from AFP Chicago members who have less than five years of experience. Protégés are asked to commit to a 12-month engagement in the program and are matched with a mentor who has at least five years of experience (but usually 10 to 15 years of experience or more). The Committee carefully curates these matches based on professional experience and the goals expressed in each protégé’s application.
Still wondering if Peer Mentoring is right for you? Here is how a mentor could help you:
- An unbiased person to whom you can ask your work-related or career-related questions.
- A connection point to help you expand your professional network.
- A sounding board when you are working through a challenging situation.
- An experienced fundraiser who can help you navigate the next steps in your career.
Peer Mentoring program participants are also invited to virtual quarterly discussion programs that feature small-group discussions of topics relevant to our work. Recent programs have featured engaging discussions around Managing Up and Career Steps in Development.
Take the next step in your career development. Apply for the Peer Mentoring Program today!
MORE INFORMATION
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Congratulations for the 2023 Fellows Class |
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Diverse Communities Scholarship Recipient - Haley Hudler |
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Congratulations to Haley Hudler, AFP Chicago Member, API Affinity Group Co-Chair for receiving the Diverse Communities Scholarship to attend ICON!
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. Through this strategic initiative, AFP is committed to activities that increase awareness of diversity issues. As part of this commitment, AFP Global and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy have created a diversity scholarship program to provide financial assistance for the professional development of fundraisers who are themselves members of one or more diverse communities, or are employed by grassroots organizations that primarily serve diverse populations.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the 47th Annual Philanthropy Awards Program Committee!
Planning has already started for next year's Philanthropy Awards. If you would like to be a part of this outstanding event please contact Kristienne Hanna, khanna@wttw-wfmt.com.
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The AFP Chicago Online Job Source is the go-to resource for not-for-profit job opportunities as well as connect employers to highly skilled development professionals.
- Jobs are promoted via email twice per month to over 3,000 fundraisers.
- Job posts are available to AFP Chicago members as well as non-members.
- Organizations do not have to be an AFP Chicago member to post a job.
- 24/7 access to job listings through the AFP Chicago website.
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CFRE Application Deadline |
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The next CFRE application deadline is January 15, 2023
Stand out by earning the only globally-recognized, accredited fundraising certification for fundraising professionals. Become a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).
Gain greater confidence in your fundraising knowledge and increase your career advancement opportunities while showing the world you have mastered fundraising best practices.
No matter what your reason is to become a CFRE, it’s free to start your application. You only pay when you’re ready to submit it and our members always enjoy 20% off the cost of certification.
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If you have news to share relating to the fundraising industry please email your story and a photo to shelbi@afpchicago.org. Submissions will be subject to approval.
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A very special Thank You to our 2022 Chapter Champions |
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And our 2022 Continuous Learning Pioneer Sponsors |
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AFP Chicago Chapter
(312) 500-1410
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