Chapter Update August 15, 2019

Have you registered for Fundraising Day Wisconsin? Hurry! Registration closes today! With the event less than a week away, we can't wait to see you.   Five speakers are prepping their content and ensuring it is relevant to YOU! The goal is simple: create a space where development professionals can learn together and grow. Top five reasons you want to attend this conference

National Philanthropy Day Is Artfully Approaching! AFP Members Join the Celebration The National Philanthropy Day committee is working hard, and we are pleased to announce plentiful opportunities for members to show their talents, and contribute to the celebration on Tuesday, November 12, at the Pfister Hotel. Here are some quick updates: Learn more

AFP New Member Chronicles  Ann and Amy crack the code of AFP member benefit It’s easy to feel bewildered or overwhelmed by AFP’s many resources. Here’s where to start: read the ongoing discoveries of Ann and Amy, our two neophyte explorers in “The AFPSEWI New Member Chronicles.” Read full article

Philanthropy 2018: Bad news about good news (and vice versa) Giving USA report shows effect of Trump tax cut – or does it? Is your glass half full? Half empty? Thrown against the wall in frustration? The Giving USA report annually summarizes the nation’s charitable giving. The report on 2018 came out in July, and you can see whatever you want in those tea leaves. Read AFP's Milwaukee Business Journal column

What’s the Connection Between Money and Gum?  And how can the AFP Mentor program help you find the answer? Have you been around for a while? Seen a lot of things? Been successful in your career? Made some mistakes along the way? Consider lending your talents as an AFP Mentor! Learn more

Two Funders of 100 Women (or More) Ladies Leveraging Technology to Support You Throughout my fundraising career, women have come together to support the organizations where I’ve worked, often through auxiliaries or Friends groups. Lately, women have leveraged advances in social media and technology upgrade their collective power to support the work we do in the nonprofit sector. Here are two examples: Read full article by Amalia Schoone, CFRE

Congratulations are in Order Four AFPSEWI members received FDWI 2019 scholarships Carrye Jo Cony, The Salvation Army Leif Nordstrom, Riveredge Nature Center Sarah Robinson, St. Joseph Academy Ann Sebald, Lighthouse Youth Center If you missed applying for this scholarship opportunity look for other scholarship opportunities available throughout the year in upcoming chapter updates.

More chances to learn and connect...Register today! AUGUST 22 - Fundraising Day Wisconsin SEPTEMBER 13 - Developing Professionals Special Interest Group SEPTEMBER 17 - Grants Special Interest Group SEPTEMBER 26 - Educational Luncheon: Corporate Funding

Affinity Groups Now in AFP Connect! Meet, share and learn with others Want to connect with fundraisers who work in the same subsector and/or on the same cause as you? Meet, share, and learn with each other through AFP's new Affinity Groups in our online forums, AFP Connect. Just some of the groups include Arts and Culture, Faith-Based, Rural, Small Nonprofit and many more. Click here to find your group(s) and connect with colleagues around the world.

Welcome to our New Members Annmarie Baumgartner Christina Holmes Emmet Liston Sarah Mullaney Meghan Roesner

Thank you to our Renewing Members Sybil Bell Patricia Borger Julie Quinlan Brame Jeanine Dederich Rebecca Emmons Jane Flieller Heidi Frankson Patrick Kessenich Richard Mannisto Tanya Mazor-Posner Susan Mendelson Nancy Nadolny Jamie Pratt Shannon Rolbiecki Karen Samelson Jon Stewart

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