I joined AFP in 2006 because my boss at the time told me to join. I also joined the National Philanthropy Day (NPD) Luncheon committee because, once again, my boss told me to do it. That was in 2006 and today, without any boss telling me to, I have the honor of serving as President of our chapter.

 

In 2006, I was new to fundraising in Fort Worth. It took the encouragement of a supervisor for me to join an organization I knew little about but I could see would offer me insight into the fundraising world. I knew I wanted to be a fundraiser for years to come, even run my own organization one day, so I got involved with AFP. Through the years, I remained involved with NPD, even chairing the event one year. I moved around into different positions on the board, self-nominating myself most of the way, including checking the box saying "President-Elect."

 

As I hear so often, tell me what YOU want to do. If YOU don't self-nominate to join a place in our chapter leadership, how do we know you are interested? If YOU don't step up and join the DFW Philanthropy Conference Committee, how do we know you want to be part of one of the largest local philanthropy conferences in the US? If YOU don't join us at our monthly meetings, how do we know what interests you have regarding fundraising in our community?

 

Everything our chapter does relies on YOU!

The YOU that has been around fundraising for 30+ years.

 

This email includes information regarding board nomination - I encourage you to step up.  Let's hear from YOU and what position YOU want to play in making our AFP Chapter a success in 2017.