The August Event

Mark your calendars to hear Karla Williams, ACFRE, The Williams Group speak on Creating a Culture of Philanthropy."  She's a renowned speaker at state and national conferences and an accomplished fundraising professional.  Wed., August 18, 2004.
11:45 - 1:30.

Together, We Make it Happen

By Giving to AFP’'s Every Member Campaign, You Are Supporting Philanthropy

When Advantage Consulting calls you, please consider making a gift to the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy. In order for philanthropy to happen, there must be a strong, unifying organization supporting the efforts of nonprofit organizations. Your support will help to fulfill this critical need by delivering educational and training programs, facilitating the exchange of best practices and advocating for favorable public awareness of philanthropy.

The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy is a partner in the development and funding of programs and initiatives that make it possible for thousands of fundraising professionals to enhance their skills and knowledge. Since 1973, the foundation has supported the work of AFP by funding initiatives that benefit the membership, increase accessibility to educational programs, fund innovative research, and influence public and institutional opinions of fundraising and philanthropy. The foundation provides funding for new and enhanced programs and services. Voluntary support of AFP members and friends is essential in helping to bridge the gap between adequacy and excellence, and ensuring that AFP provides its members with the highest level of service possible.

On the local level, your donation comes back to the chapter through the Every Member Campaign Chapter Partnership Grant program – returning 25 percent of the contributions received from your members to fund chapter activities that advance ethical and effective fundraising. Please give to support professional development for all our chapter members. Thank you in advance for your support.

 The Association of Fundraising Professionals salutes and thanks Advantage Consulting for their partnership with our foundations and chapters – working together to advance fundraising and philanthropy.

True to their commitment to philanthropy, Advantage has shown professionalism and expertise in leading the Every Member Campaign calling program pro bono since 2002. In 2004 they are again providing a personalized mail and telephone outreach program to help reach every AFP member and ask for their support.

And the results – the program has raised nearly $500,000 in the first two years for: AFP strategic initiatives, Scholarships, Education Programs, Research

By educating fundraisers and nonprofit leaders we are helping advance the cause of philanthropy worldwide. Together, we make it happen.

AFP celebrates Advantage Consulting’s commitment to philanthropy and thanks the entire team that makes the partnership successful. For more information contact Sara Karrer at foundation@afpnet.org or 703-519-8448 or contact Advantage Consulting at www.advantageconsulting.com or 888-599-3737.

Grantmakers work to increase public confidence

 Foundation staff and board members across the country have drafted standards and stewardship principles for family, community and large private foundations, and corporate giving programs. The efforts range from clarifying legal requirements, to establishing operational norms, to setting a gold standard for the governance of grantmaking organizations.

“These foundations are defining and championing the highest standards and practices,” said Dorothy S. Ridings, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations. “Like most grantmakers, they are committed to reaffirming the honesty and integrity that are a hallmark of the non-profit sector.”

The Council on Foundations recently concluded a seven-city “Listening Tour” where more than 270 foundations participated in developing guiding principles and best practices for family foundations and corporate grantmakers. The latest draft of the principles, which have been under development since last fall, are available on-line (see links at end of release). In a Council on Foundations poll of 460 family foundation representatives, 94 percent endorsed developing principles and best practices for family foundations.

"Accountability requires that the behavior is consistent with the words," said Emmett Carson, chair of the Council on foundations board and president and CEO of The Minneapolis Foundation. "Adopting and adhering to high ethical standards is the best way for our field to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to maintaining the public's trust."

Community foundation members of the Council followed a similar practice two years ago in an effort to establish baseline standards for legal, ethical and effective practices that distinguish them from other similar entities.

Recently, a group of large private foundation executives adopted a set of principles they will use to review their institutions’ governing practices.