Transcript The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)

2011 Leadership Academy
Orientation Call
September 27, 2011
Today’s Agenda
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Purpose of the Leadership Academy
Governance Structure Review
Schedule of Events
Expectations and Responsibilities
– Before you arrive
– Onsite
• Bringing It Back to Your Chapter
• Questions
Leadership Academy Purpose
• General leadership training to use in
your chapter and your organization
• Ideas on how to run your chapter
• Voting for the COD and CPC reps
• Networking opportunities galore!
Organization Chart
AFP Members
Chapters
Chapter President’s Council
AFP Board of Directors
Executive
Committee
External
Relations Division
Awards Committee
US Govt. Reltns Cmte
Communications &
Marketing Committee
Canadian Govt Reltns
Cmte.
PAC Board
Membership
Services Division
Diversity Committee
Member/Chp Svcs Cmte
International Dev Cmte
Canadian Council
Governance & Operations
Committees
Committee on Directorship
Finance & Human Resources
Committee
Strategic Planning Oversight
Committee
Ethics Committee
ACFRE Board
Industry Partners Committee
Audit Committee
Budget Committee
Professional
Advancement
Division
Curriculum Dev
Publishing Advisory
Conf Educ Advisory
ACFRE Marketing
Research Council
AFP Foundation
for Philanthropy
Canada Fdn Board
US Fdn Board
Development Cmte
Fin & Invest Cmte
Cmte On Directorship
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 AFP Board
• Forum for networking, feedback, dialogue
and identification of issues
Committee on Directorship
(COD)
• Composition of COD
– 1 member elected from each of the 12
districts
– 6 ex-officio members or appointees
• Role of COD
– Evaluates all nominees for the AFP Board
– Creates slate of Directors to be elected by the
members
AFP International
Board of Directors
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12 District members
8 At-large members
9 Officers
2 Chair appointees
1 At-large member chosen by CPC
3 Ex-officio members
Districts
• 12 Districts (worldwide)
• Ensure geographic representation
on AFP Board
• Specific districts listed on handout
Thursday
Chapter Management 101
• Cover the nuts and bolts of how to run a
chapter
• Review the resources available to
chapter leaders from IHQ
• Unveil the new Chapter Resource
Guide and Bright Ideas Program
Thursday
Opening Plenary
• Get Fired Up with Carol Anderson, MA
Presidents Council (CPC)
• Ethics Assessment
• New Membership Model
• Board Infrastructure Task Force Update
Chapter Administrator Meeting
Thursday
• Chapter Share Fair Table
• AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Table
• Networking Reception
Friday
• Morning Conversations
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AFP Foundation for Philanthropy
Convio
Telus
Mobile Giving Foundation
• General Education Topics
– Strategic Planning
– Member Engagement
– Next Generation Engagement
Friday
• Chapter Hot Topic Sessions
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Communications
Chapter Education Toolkit
Membership Retention
Sponsorship
Social Media
• Roundtables
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Government Relations
Diversity
National Philanthropy Day
Governance/Chapter Operations
Finance
Planning Chapter Conferences
Friday
• CPC Voting Meeting
– CPC Representative to the Board
– Committee on Directorship Members
• New! Chapter Administrator Meeting II
• New! Night at the Museum
Saturday
• Like-sized Chapter Grouping Meetings
• Closing Plenary Session
• Division Meetings
Expectations – Before
• Review the COD materials and
candidates for your district
• Review the CPC candidates
• Download any handouts or
presentations you’ll want onsite
• Contact attendees to get a jump start on
your networking
Expectations – Onsite
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Attend all required meetings
Share your experiences
Learn from others
Exchange contact info with other
chapter leaders
• Have fun!
Back at the Chapter
• Share your experience with the board
chapter members
– Newsletter article
– Report back at the next meeting
• Review plans for 2012 attendance and
beyond
• Keep up those connections!
Questions?
Thank you and see you
SOON!