April 2018
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A Letter from our President, Wendy Glick
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We’re growing and I’m so excited! For years, the Greater Wichita Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has held at or slightly below 100 members. I am pleased to share that in our recent report from AFP International, which handles the processing of new members as well as renewing members, we are 105 members strong! Growing membership is the goal of this year’s Board of Directorship and it looks like we are on our way to achieving our goal! A BIG welcome to our new members whose names are always shared in our monthly newsletter. I hope to meet each of you in an upcoming professional development session!
Speaking of upcoming professional development sessions . . . you won’t want to miss the session on Thursday, May 17th, titled “Our Best Takeaways”. The session will be a presentation by this year’s scholarship recipients, Chamberlain Scholar, Jessica Boone; MAC 2018 Scholarship recipients, Mitch Drees and Jill Bosley; President-Elect, Mike Wescott and myself! All of us attended either the AFP International Conference in New Orleans OR the Mid America Conference on Fundraising in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We’ll each be sharing our very best takeaways from our time at the conference and I can’t wait to share with you what I learned. Here’s a teaser . . . 14 is the new 12. You’ll have to come to the session on May 17th to find out exactly what it’s all about! Hope to see you then.
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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities - Mark Your Calendar!
May 6th-8th - Mid-America Conference on Fundraising
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
May 17th - Greater Wichita May Luncheon: "Our Best Takeaways" - CLICK TO RSVP!
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
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National Philanthropy Day Nominations Open
Many organizations, companies and individuals make a tremendous impact on our community through philanthropy. Each November, we celebrate National Philanthropy Day and the generosity of our community. As part of this celebration, philanthropists are recognized and awarded at a special event. Nominations are now open for National Philanthropy Day 2018. Any individual can submit an Intent to Nominate application for a deserving philanthropist or organization.
Nominations will be accepted through April 30, 2018.
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Member Spotlight
Name: Jill Bosley
Number of years as an AFP Member: 3
Family: One son (Cole), 20, attending Emporia State University
Occupation: Executive Director for Wesley Children’s Foundation
Accomplishments: Been in nonprofit for 18 years and have had many great experiences. Helping start a brand new Foundation from the ground up and getting the communities input on how to structure this new venture has definitely been a fun and rewarding accomplishment.
Hobbies: Love to travel, sing, read and spend time with family and friends!
Reasons you love being a member of AFP: Being able to connect with other individuals in this field to brainstorm idea, get tips and information from is very helpful!
A funny story or situation you have experienced in your profession: This is a tough one! Not sure I have a funny story but one thing I’ve found is this town is so philanthropic minded and is refreshing to be part of a community this way!
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Job Board
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AFP Greater Wichita Chapter
afpgreaterwichita.afpnet.org |
AFP Greater Wichita New and Renewed Members for March
Ashley Elizabeth Bridgeman; Daniel Bryan; Charity H. Heizer; Cindy Miles, MBA; Angela Kessler; Jennifer Knight, CFRE; Keri Myers, CFRE; April Padgett, BA
Interested in becoming a member? Click here!
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