Special Effects for Your Special Events
Wednesday, May 9th , 2012
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
QC Botantical Center
$10-AFP Member; $18-Non-members
SPEAKERS: Jenni Venema & Kayla Kiesey, American Rental Association
Putting the WOW factor into your special events!
Discover how to create elegant tabletops and centerpieces for your event décor. · Learn ways to transform a room into a magical setting. · Create a theme that carries throughout all aspects of your special event. We will share our secrets of · Proper location selection for your event · Effective collaboration with hotel event staff · Meal planning calculations · Room set up variety · Creative use of decorations · Selection of an engaging speaker(s) · Hiring of entertainment · Auction and raffle planning and preparation
Lunch included
Contact: Lois Kundel at 563-370-0086 or lois.kundel@palmer.edu
AFP Fact Sheet
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP (formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) advances philanthropy through its 26,000 members in 171 chapters throughout the world.
So that it can promote stewardship, donor trust and effective and ethical fundraising, AFP:
- Promotes consistent and high standards of professional practice to ensure donor trust and guard against abuses that can occur in the fundraising process.
- Requires members to comply with aCode of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice(known as the "Code") that is designed to provide concrete guidelines for fundraising professionals in philanthropic organizations. The Code is supported by an enforcement process managed by the AFP Ethics Committee.
- Was instrumental in creating and maintaining theDonor Bill of Rights, a document that outlines what donors have the right to expect from charitable organizations to which they contribute.
- Founded and participates in a partnership certification program through Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), International. The CFRE credential, held by more than 3,000 fundraising professionals, verifies experience and knowledge of fundraising and philanthropy. AFP also provides the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE) credential for senior professionals.
- Provides educational programs about fundraising, including the annual International Conference on Fundraising; the Hemispheric Congress on Fundraising in Latin America; Chapter Leadership Workshops; First Course in Fundraising; CFRE Review Course (formerly known as the Survey Course); Fundraising and the Law; and AFP Audioconferences.
- Provides information about philanthropy through its Fundraising Resource Center, which houses a comprehensive collection of books, periodicals, speeches and audio/visual materials on fundraising and the nonprofit sector.
- Encourages research on fundraising and philanthropy, including the annualState of Fundraising Survey, the sector's first look at how organizations fared in their fundraising each year.
- Supports legislation and regulations to encourage philanthropic giving and ethical fundraising, including the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act.
- Publishes a bi-monthly magazine,Advancing Philanthropy, which features current issues in philanthropy and a book series that covers topics related
