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eDevelopments
Your Chicago Chapter News
October 2024
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Alma Aguila
Krista Batey
Benjamin Carr
Shana East
Dominic Ferrara
Isabel Gheytanchi
L. Michael Gipson
Frances Hackler
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Riley Iaria
Karen Kay
Ben Melsky
Katina Pennington
Sam Springhorn
Katrina Volkers
Hayley Williams
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New members as of September 2024.
If your name is not included, please contact Shawn Jezak at shawn@afpchicago.org.
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48th Annual Philanthropy Awards | |
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Registration closes on October 13th.
Sponsorships are still available and ensure priority seating.
Purchase your ticket or sponsorship TODAY. Seats are going fast!
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48th Annual Philanthropy Awards
Friday, October 18, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Registration closes on October 13, 2024.
Join us on October 18th at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel Chicago for an inspiring luncheon celebrating philanthropy's finest.
Secure your tickets now and be part of this special event where we'll honor outstanding contributions to our community. Enjoy a delicious meal, network with fellow professionals, and be inspired by our distinguished honorees.
Reserve your seat today and be part of a memorable celebration!
Tickets: $175
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Fellows Applications NOW OPEN | |
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AFP Chicago Fellows Program Applications NOW OPEN
Deadline is November 1, 2024
AFP Chicago’s objective is to offer our educational resources and the collective professional expertise of our diverse membership – in accessible and user-friendly formats – to assist individuals in building communities through philanthropy as well as building professional fundraising skills.
The Fellows Program is an outreach initiative of AFP Chicago created to build awareness of educational and professional resources.
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Individuals who have been in the profession for five years or less, including those who have recently transitioned to fundraising from other professions, are encouraged to take advantage of the program's offerings. The Fellows Program strives to identify those participants who might not have access to such opportunities or resources outside the program.
This program reflects AFP Chicago’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA), and is offered to the public with a preference for individuals working for nonprofit organizations in metropolitan Chicago who identify as people of color, LGBTQ+, and/or as having a disability.
Learn more about Benefits, Expectations and Eligibility here.
Contact Shawn Jezak for more information.
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Thank You to our Fellows Program Sponsor: | |
Women in Development Professions | |
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Building a Diverse Donor Base with Ethical Practices
Friday, October 11, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 pm
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In-Person Location:
Aspire Eamon Shannon Center
1815 South Wolf Road
Hillside, IL 60162
Virtual: Zoom
Members: $35
Nonmembers: $45
In the ever-evolving world of philanthropy, cultivating a diverse donor base is an ethical fundraising practice that honors and embraces the diverse communities we serve. Furthermore, it provides a strategic advantage to enhance fundraising efforts. This workshop will explore the critical importance of donor diversity and provide practical and ethical strategies for building and sustaining a varied donor community.
This workshop is approved for 1 CFRE point.
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Thank You to our Sponsor: | |
Affinity Groups & AFP Overview A to Z | |
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AFP Overview A to Z
The benefit of being an AFP member
Friday, October 4, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 pm
More Information
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WFARE Affinity Group
Approaches to Anti-Racist Work in Fundraising Departments + Nonprofit Organizations
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
9:00 - 10:00 am
More Information
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African American Affinity Group
Friday, October 11, 2024
8:30 - 9:30 am
More Information
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Neurodiverse Affinity Group
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
4:00 - 5:00 pm
More Information
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Third Thursday Networking | | |
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October Third Thursday
Thursday, October 24, 2024
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location
Chicago Association Management (CAM)
400 E. Randolph St. - 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Networking is the best way to build a group of great personal relationships with like-minded people -- especially professionals inspired to help Chicago’s non-profit organizations advance their missions. As a member of AFP Chicago, building your network of fundraising friends and colleagues couldn't be easier.
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These in-person events are a great opportunity for members and non-members in the Chicagoland community to engage with our network of fundraising professionals for shared experiences, best practices, and critical tools to help you and your organization.
This event is open to members and non-members to meet new people and learn more about AFP Chicago’s diverse involvement opportunities. AFP Third Thursday event registration is $10 for members and $15 for non-members to cover associated costs. (Fees are non-refundable). ***All attendees must register.
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Thank You to our Sponsor: | |
Congratulations to the Fall Protégés! | |
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By: Noelle Moore, JD, CFRE, Vice President, Strategy and Implementation, The HAP Foundation
Another cohort of protégés are completing their year in AFP Chicago’s Peer Mentoring program. Please join me in congratulating…
- Hannah Acker
- Trish Bailey, CFRE
- Rick Boyte
- Margaret Davis
- Lara Diaz
- Melissa Graham, CFRE
- Amy Johnston
- Emily Livaudais
- Skyla McKim
- Malorie Nagel
- Bintu Njie
- Vicente Robinson
- Alina Sepanski
- Austin Thomas
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Over the past year, these early-career members of our chapter have built a relationship with their assigned mentor, a more experienced fundraising professional who offered guidance directed at strengthening each individual protégé’s professional position.
Each protégé’s initiative drove their Peer Mentoring Program experience this past year, starting with goal setting - an opportunity to identify what each participant hoped to achieve through the program. While goals may have shifted throughout the year, mentors accompanied protégés through professional development, negotiating promotions and raises, and pursuing new opportunities at other Chicago-area organizations.
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Participants in the Fall 2024 Peer Mentoring cohort will be announced soon. For more information about joining the Peer Mentoring Committee or becoming a protégé or mentor in our Spring 2025 cohort, contact Christopher Chantson or Jennifer Dettloff, Committee Co-Chairs. | |
Thank You to our Peer Mentoring Program Sponsors: | |
Women in Development Professions | |
October is Ethics Awareness Month | | |
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Every October, AFP celebrates Ethics Awareness Month because ethics makes philanthropy and fundraising possible. Without ethics, giving doesn’t happen. Fundraising doesn’t happen. Change and impact don’t happen.
Ethics makes it all possible, and THAT’S worth celebrating.
Promoting ethical fundraising has been a key part of AFP’s mission since our founding, but how we define and live out our ethical fundraising principles has changed with the times, throughout the last sixty plus years.
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AFP's updated Code of Ethical Standards and the new Member Code of Conduct are now available to read here on the AFP website. The codes will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Read more
Visit the AFP Global website for Ethics Awareness Month Resources and a toolkit!
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The AFP Chicago Online Job Source is the go-to resource for not-for-profit job opportunities and connects 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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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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AFP Chicago Chapter
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