AFG Monthly Programs

2008/09 AFG Monthly Program Schedule Washington Sessions: 2nd Thursday each Month, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. To register download, complete and fax the PDF Registration form for each meeting. Chicago Sessions: Dates & Times listed on Registration Form To register download, complete and fax the PDF Registration form for each meeting.
October 14, 2008	Putting your Best Face Forward! Are You ready for the view of your organization that the new 990 will present? Speaker — Paula Cozzi Goedert, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
October 16, 2008 Sponsored by:	But we’re family- why can’t we get along better? Speaker — David Kushner, CAE, CMP
November 13, 2008	The Knot That Binds – How to Fundraise from within the Loving Embrace of Your Association Speakers — Mark Chambers, VP and Chief Development Officer, Heart Rhythm Foundation Jeff Wilklow, VP, Campbell & Company
December 18, 2008 3th Thursday	“eTechnology on a Shoestring” and Holiday Luncheon Speaker — Katie Rucker, eTapestry
January 8, 2009	Major Gifts: It’s all About the Donor Speaker — Vincent H. Mickens, Senior Director, Development Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation
February 12, 2009	Annual Giving: Do Whatever it Takes! Panel – Linda Wilson, Director of Development, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Foundation Lisa Levine, Executive Director, Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation Michele Drumm, Manager, Annual Giving Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation
March 12, 2009	Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Speaker — Terrence Egan, CFRE Director, Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs: The Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA)
March 12, 2009	Legal Issues in the Current Economic Climate Speaker — Eileen Morgan Johnson, Counsel, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP
April 16, 2009	Special Events and Fundraising: What Works and What to Avoid Presenters – Richard Gelula, Managing Director & Mary McGowan, Department Head, Events Management, Orr Associates, Inc.
April 27, 2009	Straight Talk - Fundraising Strategies in Turbulent Times Facilitator –Brad Hutchins, American Academy of Pediatrics Registration flyer
May 21, 2009	7th National Conference - 7:30 am – 6:00 pm Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
June 11, 2009	Effective Email Fundraising Presenters – Tracy Taylor, CAE, Senior VP, Natural Products Association & Executive Director, Natural Products Foundation Jeff Kline, CEO & President, Accrisoft
July 9, 2009	Comparing Organizations: The Results from the AFG Benchmark Survey Presenters – Mary Bet Dobson , Assistant Director, Development, American Chemical Society David M. Coyne, CFRE, Executive Vice President, The Sheridan Group Registration flyer

The AFG Washington Monthly Programs will be held at the Bank of America Building, 730 15th Street, NW, on the 10th Floor. "The Best View in Washington" Check in with Security at door.
McPherson Square is the nearest Metro stop Walking Directions. PDF file

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