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Dear friends,
Summertime may be in full swing, but our chapter has been anything but quiet! Last month’s Philanthropy in Action Conference was a standout event—packed with fresh ideas, powerful conversations, and plenty of connection. A huge thank you goes to Conference Chair Victoria McKeon and the amazing planning committee who made it all happen. Your dedication truly showed, and our local fundraising community is better because of it. We’re also incredibly grateful to our sponsors and exhibitors, whose support helped make the conference possible and impactful for all who attended.
This month, we’re thrilled to welcome Jack Alotto, CFRE, for our July 14 monthly program, “Starting & Growing a Monthly Giving Program.” Monthly giving is one of the most powerful tools in a fundraiser’s toolbox—providing stability for your organization and deepening donor commitment. Jack will share practical steps for launching or strengthening a recurring gift program, understanding donor motivations, and effectively identifying and engaging prospects. A heartfelt thank you to our July program sponsor, National Nonprofit Collaborative, for helping us bring this timely and relevant conversation to our chapter. And for those of you pursuing (or just curious about) CFRE certification, we’re offering a rare opportunity: the in-person CFRE Refresher Course on July 15, right here in Fort Worth—the first since pre-COVID!
Details on registering for both events are in this newsletter. Whether you're reflecting on the lessons of last month or ready to invest in your professional growth this month, we hope to see you soon.
Warm regards,
Hillary Bessinger, CFRE
2025 AFP Fort Worth Metro Chapter President
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• Thank You To Our July Sponsor! • | |
Program Title
"Starting & Growing a Monthly Giving Program"
Monthly giving is one of the best ways to increase giving to your organization. So, what are the benefits to the organization and to the donors to make monthly gifts? This seminar reviews the rationale behind your monthly giving program and gives you strategies to start your monthly giving program.
Key take-aways:
- What is it, and why create a monthly giving program?
- Why do donors want a monthly giving program?
- Monthly donor characteristics.
- Steps to create a monthly giving program.
- How to find prospects for your monthly giving program.
- How to promote your monthly giving program.
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Presented By:
Jack Alotto, MA, CFRE
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Throughout his career, Jack has served in a variety of fundraising positions in hospital, social service and the arts as executive director, development director, major gift and legacy giving manager, and foundation and corporate relations manager.
Additionally, Jack previously served as a member of the board and taught and managed the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Golden Gate Chapter’s Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) Review class. He has recently been appointed as CFRE California Ambassador.
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“A good detective knows that every task, every interaction, no matter how seemingly banal, has the potential to contain multitudes.”
– Sherlock Holmes
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After six months of combing through AFPFW Metro Chapter history stored in boxes and tubs in the Association Office in Dallas, I am about 75% completed in my first-pass review and sorting process. I aim to complete Phase 1 early this fall, enabling me to begin Phase 2, the second-pass review and sorting process to get to the documents our Chapter Board of Directors has identified as valuable history. I anticipate this phase being completed in the first quarter of 2026. My hope is that Phase 2 will also bring about a plan for digital storage of the hardcopy documents retrieved. Phase 3 will involve searching through digitally stored documents with the review and sorting process beginning again. And so, the search goes on, “no matter how seemingly banal.”
I ask all Chapter members, current and lapsed, to review their stored files (hardcopy and digital) of AFPFW Metro Chapter business and programming. We need to know what exists before we know what to keep.
-Pat Miller, CFRE (Ret), Director/Historian
pmillertx04@gmail.com
817-676-4014
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join us for the first in-person CFRE Refresher Course since COVID!
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
8:00am - 5:00pm
ACH Child & Family Services
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Presented By:
Jack Alotto, MA, CFRE
The course will cover the six domains covered in the CFRE exam:
- Current and Prospective Donor Research
- Securing the Gift
- Relationship Building
- Volunteer Involvement
- Leadership and Management
- Ethics, Accountability, and Professionalism
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Cost:
- $199 for AFP members
- $249 for non-members
Includes full day in-person review course with two meals, snacks, handouts and The CFRE Exam Compass Study Guide 2025 (a $49.99 value)
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