Services To Members

• The AFP International Conference on Fundraising , held annually, draws more than 4,000 people from around the world and provides the ultimate networking opportunity through the many participatory workshops, leadership forums, round tables, plenary sessions and social events. The 2006 conference is scheduled for April in Atlanta and the March 2007 conference is scheduled to be held in Dallas.
  
• AFP Publications : AFP eWire, a weekly email newsletter; Public Policy Updates and Action Alerts that provide up-to-date information on government relations/advocacy issues; and Advancing Philanthropy, a bi-monthly magazine.
  
• AFP Website (www.afpnet.org/) provides members with all of the latest news, information, updates and analysis from around the nonprofit sector, the fundraising profession and AFP. Through the AFP website, members can take courses online, participate in forums and online discussions and renew their membership.
  
• The AFP Fundraising/Chapter Resource Center provides examples of chapter materials, such as monthly newsletters, sample job descriptions for staff and officers, budgets, mentoring programs, educational programs, membership recruitment and retention materials and National Philanthropy Day programs.
  
• National Philanthropy Day (November 15) celebrates the great contributions of philanthropy in every community, as well as those individuals who work in the philanthropic process. More than 110 National Philanthropy Day celebrations involving more than 40,000 people are scheduled every year.
  
• Scholarship programs to ensure educational opportunities are available to all fundraisers.
  
• AFP Awards, including the Awards for Philanthropy, Awards for Excellence in Fundraising (sponsored by Campbell & Company), the Chapter Awards, the AFP Award for Outstanding Achievement in Internet Fundraising, and the Skystone Ryan Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, all of which are presented each year during the AFP International Conference on Fundraising.

Local Chapter Benefits

• Networking Events
• Mentor Breakfasts
• Discounts at monthly meetings, audio conferences
• Local Grants Guide
• Scholarships
• Monthly Newsletter