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2009 AFP Calendar

AFP Mid America Mission: To support and promote the work of ethical, professional fundraisers who facilitate philanthropy in the Greater Kansas City area.

January

27   7:30am – 9:00am  Chapter Meeting   “Gearing up in Tough Times: Planning strategies to improve your fundraising” with Martin Novom, CFRE. Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza. $25 members. $35 non-members.

28   3:30pm – 5:00pm   Audioconference “Dramatically Increased Annual Funds in Good Times and Bad” with Stanley Weinstein, ACFRE. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

February

18  8:30am – 4:30pm  12^th Annual February Focus on Fundraising. Participation Builds Commitment with Dr. Elizabeeth Flanagan. Kauffman Foundation Conference Center.  $125 AFP members by January 30, $150 after January 30. $150 non-members by January 30, $175 after January 30.

25   3:30pm – 5:00pm   Audioconference “Developing Major Gift Donors Who Deliver!”  with Laura Fredericks, JD, LLC. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

 

March

10   7:30am – 9:00am   Issues & Answers  “Diversity” with Carlos Salazar. Sponsored by Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc.  Epilepsy Foundation. FREE to AFP Members, $25 non-members.

25  3:30pm – 5:00pm   Audioconference “Introducing Donor Touch-Point Mangaement – A Marketing Approach to Donor Relations” with Janet Hendrick, CFRE. Sponsored by Steven J. Byers Consulting. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members, $25 non-members.

April

28  7:30am – 9:00am  Chapter Meeting  “Maximize Donor Development the SMART Way” with D.C. Dreger, ACFRE. Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza. $25 members. $35 non-members. 

29 3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference  “The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and we’re forgetting) About Online Outreach” with Katya Andresen. Sponsored by Paula Schumacher, CFRE, CPP, P&S SmartMarketing & Fundraising. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

May

7 4:30pm -- 6:30pm Spring Social Event sponsored by Hartsook Companies. Cellar Rat. FREE EVENT.

12  7:30am – 9:00am   Issues & Answers  “Donor Cultivation: Beyond the Thank You” with Jennifer Furla, of Jeffrey Byrne & Associates. Sponsored by Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. Trailside Center. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

19 4:00pm - 5:30pm  "Social Networking 101: An AFP Primer" with Jennings PR. Rockhurst University. FREE to AFP Membesr. $10 non-members. Limited seating.

27   3:30pm – 5:00pm   Audioconference  “Giving Circles and Fundraising in the New Philanthropy” with Angela Eikenberry and Jessical Bearman.  Sponsored by Paula Schumacher, CFRE, CPP, P&S SmartMarketing & Fundraising. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

June

15 – 17   2009 AFP Mid America Conference, featuring Penelope Burk, JD, Martin Novom, CFRE and Bill Sturtevant. Cedar Rapids Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Cedar Rapids, IA.  $375 AFP Members, $475 non-members.

24  3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference “Evaluating Your Development Program: How Do You Measure Up?” with Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE. Sponsored by White Bird Philanthropy, LLC. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

July

28  7:30am – 9:00am  Chapter Meeting with Guest Speaker Valerie Jennings, Jennings Public Relations and Advertising. Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza. $25 members. $35 non-members. Download Val Jennings' presentation here!

29  3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference “A Blueprint for Fundraising Success in Any Economy: Creating a Sustainable, Comprehensive Development Model”  with Kent Dove. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

August

11  7:30am – 9:00am  Issues & Answers  “Get, Keep & Grow: The Fundraiser’s Essentials” A Case Study in Constituent Relationship Management with Bob Merrigan, President, Merrigan & Co.; Alan Weber, President D2SG and Angie Heer, CFRE, Director of Fund Development, Harvesters, The Community Food Network. Sponsored by Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. Trailside Center. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

26  3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference  “Creating a Successful Fundraising Culture: Twelve Tools for Motivating Your Board” with Carole V. Rylander, CFRE. Sponsored by Paula Schumacher, CFRE, CPP, P&S SmartMarketing & Fundraising. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

September

30  3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference “Prospect Research: How to Use Philanthropy Data for the Most Effective Fundraising” with Kathleen Rogers. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

 October

10 10:00am - 12:00pm  CFRE Study Session #1. FREE to AFP Members. Members-only program. Contact Mary Ontko or Tanja Heinen for more information.

13  7:30am – 9:00am  Issues & Answers  "Ethical Questions in Fundraising: A Session with the Masters" with Jane Lampo, CFRE, Patricia Oppenheimer, CFRE, and J. Stuart Hoffman, CFRE. Sponsored by Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. Swope Health Services. FREE to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

15 4:30pm - 6:30pm Fall Social event: Marketing, Mingling, Martinis and More! Sponsored by Hartsook Companies. Westin Crown Center.

23 - 24 8:00am - 5:00pm  AFP Fundraising 101. Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. $175 early bird (until 10/1) AFP Members. $225 early bird (until (10/1) non-members.Download additional information here!  

27 7:30am - 9:00am  Annual Chapter Meeting. The Power of Storytelling with Rochelle Parker and Vicki Cederberg. $25 AFP members. $35 non-members. Intercontinental Hotel at the Plaza.

28  3:30pm – 5:00pm  Audioconference  “Keeping the Plates Spinning: Time Management and Goal Setting for Development Professionals” with Marc A. Pitman, CFCC. UMKC Administrative Center – Brookside Room. Free to AFP Members. $25 non-members.

 November

6   8:00am – 9:30am   National Philanthropy Day Breakfast. Intercontinental on the Plaza.  Register Now!

7  10:00am - 12:00pm  CFRE Study Session #2. FREE to AFP Members. Members-only program. Contact Mary Ontko or Tanja Heinen for more information.

December

1  4:00pm - 4:30pm  New Member Orientation. Brio Tuscan Grill. Register Now!

1  4:30pm - 6:30pm  Holiday Social. Brio Tuscan Grill. Register Now!