1. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS CALL February 6, 2013

2. WELCOME! Today’s goal is to provide an overview of the resources chapter presidents need to lead their chapters effectively and confidently

3. AGENDA OVERVIEW OF AFP CHAPTERS AND IHQ - WORKING TOGETHER CHAPTERS: MISSION CRITICAL RESOURCES

4. PART I – AFP OVERVIEW

5. AFP’s MISSION The Association of Fundraising Professionals, an association of professionals throughout the world, advances philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice ethical and effective fundraising. The core activities through which AFP fulfills this mission include education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy.

6. AFP’s VISION Fundraising is viewed as a credible and respected profession for civic betterment throughout the world.

7. Strategic Plan AFP’s 2011-2013 Strategic Plan can be found online under the “About AFP” tab.

8. Strategic Plan Goals 1.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AFP will develop skilled, knowledgeable and ethical professionals worldwide. 2.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AFP will advance effective, ethical and accountable fundraising standards as an essential component of global philanthropy. 3.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AFP will aggressively promote and defend public policy that encourages philanthropy, supporting principles important to AFP and the fundraising profession. 4.AFP will deliver optimal value to members. 5.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AFP, a community of inclusion, will seek, embrace and engage diverse individuals, groups and organizations with a broad representation of experiences, perspectives, thoughts and cultures within the fundraising profession. 6.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AFP will provide strong leadership in promoting and supporting the fundraising community worldwide. 7.AFP will engage young professionals and youth exploring philanthropy and building their fundraising careers.

9. AFP Members Chapters Chapter President’s Council AFP Board of Directors Executive Committee External Relations Division Membership Services Division Professional Advancement Division AFPFoundation for Philanthropy Awards Committee US Govt. Reltns Cmte Communications & Marketing Committee Canadian Govt Reltns Cmte. PAC Board Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member/Chp Svcs Cmte Next Generation Cmte. International Dev Cmte Canadian Council Curriculum Dev Publishing Advisory Conf Educ Advisory ACFRE Marketing Research Council Canada Fdn Board US Fdn Board Development Cmte Fin & Invest Cmte Cmte On Directorship Committee on Directorship Finance & Human Resources Committee Strategic Planning Oversight Committee Ethics Committee ACFRE Board Industry Partners Committee Audit Committee Budget Committee Organization Chart

10. AFP Membership Growth

11. AFP OPERATIONS Membership Services Division Professional Advancement Division External Relations Division Finance Committee AFP Foundation for Philanthropy

12. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL (CPC) Composition –All Chapter Presidents –Ex-officio non-voting representatives Selects members of the Committee on Directorship (COD) Elects a representative to the AFPBoard Forum for networking, feedback, dialogue and identification of issues

13. Committee on Directorship (COD) Composition of COD – 1 member and alternate elected for each of the 12 districts – 4 ex-officio members – 2 COD Chair appointees Role of COD –Evaluates all nominees for the AFP Board –Creates slate of District and At-large Directors to be elected by the members

14. AFP International Board of Directors 12 District members 10 At-large members 10 Officers 2 Chair appointees 1 At-large member chosen by CPC 1 Ex-officio member

15. YOUR CHAPTER’S ROLE Link to your chapter members Ambassador to your community Interface with AFPInternational

16. YOUR CHAPTER’S ORGANIZATION Bylaws Executive Committee Nominating Committee Board Committee structure

17. CHAPTER OPERATIONS Membership Education Governance Resource Development Communications & Public Relations Outreach

18. PART II – WORKING TOGETHER

19. HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER? COMMUNICATE! Monthly Chapter Presidents’ Newsletter Direct communication with Chapter Committee Chairs Chapter Services Directors

20. PART III – CHAPTERS: MISSION CRITICAL

21. MISSION CRITICAL What you MUST do to ensure your Chapter remains in compliance What you MIGHT do to promote and advance your Chapter What you CANNOT do as a Chapter

22. MISSION CRITICAL MUST DOs Accord By-laws & Policies CPC / COD Chapter Visits

23. MISSION CRITICAL MIGHT DOs 10-Star Award 10 Star Gold Award Web Resources Friends of Diversity Designation International involvement

24. MISSION CRITICAL CANNOT DOs Membership Categories Ethics Review

25. PART IV - RESOURCES

29. Chapter Services Directors Western US, PA, NC, SC Larry Hostetler – (916) 544-2024, lhostetler@afpnet.orglhostetler@afpnet.org Central US, GA and FL Val Lay – (614) 266-9918, vlay@afpnet.orgvlay@afpnet.org CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, Canada, Asia Lori Gusdorf – (703) 519-8449, lgusdorf@afpnet.orglgusdorf@afpnet.org DC, DE, MD, NJ, VA Taryn Gold – (703) 519-8452, tgold@afpnet.orgtgold@afpnet.org Canada Cynthia Quigley – (416) 941-9212, cquigley@afptoronto.orgcquigley@afptoronto.org Mexico Rose Sandoval – (52) 55 3626 1592, rsandoval@afpnet.orgrsandoval@afpnet.org

30. Upcoming Dates CPC and Chapter Grouping Meetings –Sunday, April 7 at 8:00 and 10:30 am Leadership Academy October 3- 5 –Pittsburgh, PA

31. The PowerPoint and recording will be posted on AFPnet and we will send you an e-mail when it’s available. QUESTIONS???

32. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR AFP!!