http://www.afpmanitoba.ca AFP Manitoba Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:12:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Call for Presentations AFP Banff Compass 2011 - Fundraising Conference Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta May 29 to June 1, 2011 The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Calgary & Area Chapter in partnership with AFP Edmonton & Area Chapter, AFP Vancouver and AFP Vancouver Island invites you to submit a proposal for a concurrent session ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2010/08/25/banff-compass-call-for-presentations/ Click here for the confirmed itinerary, registration fees and online registration link.     http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2010/07/21/npd-2010-register-now/ Many thanks to the AFP Manitoba Chapter Board for your foresight and leadership in providing another avenue for our membership to access professional development opportunities through the AFP Webinar series. Accessing these learning opportunities and the gold level presenters provides direct and tangible benefit to joining our professional association. Thank you! Vicki Klassen, Executive Director, Seven ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2010/07/21/testimonials/ Are you interested in finding out more about the CFRE credential? Express your interest by emailing Lise Carbonneau, AFP Administrator at whirlwind@shaw.ca with your contact information. Suzanne Munroe, CFRE, will be in contact with those interested after April 26th. http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2010/04/04/cfre-study-group/ Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. (Theodore Roosevelt) This year AFP Manitoba will celebrate National Philanthropy Day® on Friday, November 12th.  Integral to this celebration are the Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards where AFP members recognize and pay tribute to the ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/07/23/january-8-2010/ Manitoba receives 10 Star Award for 5th Year. Once again the AFP Manitoba Chapter has received the AFP 10 Star Award signifying chapter excellence. “We are honoured to receive the 10 Star Award again”, said Chapter President Ron Bailey CFRE. “The hard work by the Board and ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/07/23/chapter-ten-star-award/ The next AFP Education session is a Free Webinar for Members only: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Developing a Planned Giving Marketing Plan Location:  193 Sherbrook St. (Canadian Cancer Society Boardroom) Seating is limited to 20!  (As of July 19th one spot left!) First come, first confimed. Brochures, mailings, the Internet…all techniques you use to market your ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/02/19/education-sessions/ By Chip Grizzard (Aug. 11, 2009) There's nothing like being in a mess to get an organization focused on fixing things. General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, said: “We must wake ourselves up! Or someone else will take our place, and bear our cross, and thereby rob us of ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/02/11/a-crisis-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste/ (June 2, 2009) While board members and volunteers often shy away from using a script for making “the ask,” it is pivotal that they structure their ask ahead of time and come ready to make a solid case, says veteran fundraiser and consultant Laura Fredricks. A script that covers all key ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/01/24/preparing-an-airtight-script-for-the-major-gift-ask/ (June 16, 2009) In his book, How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters, direct mail veteran Mal Warwick describes the common errors in writing fundraising letters and explains how to avoid them. Chaotic Thinking Effective writing begins (and ends) with clear, disciplined thought. As William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White put it ... http://www.afpmanitoba.ca/2009/01/24/how-not-to-get-results-with-a-fundraising-letter/