AFP February 12th FUNDERS FORUM…HAVE YOU MADE YOUR RESERVATION YET?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sandia Casino Resort Hotel Ballroom
$40 AFP Members, $45 general admission

FORUM OVERVIEW:
To jumpstart a year that promises to hold unique challenges, the Funders Group has pared the three topic sessions to three important concepts. Participants will meet all facilitators as the forum opens with introductions and the distribution of the annual Funders Matrix, network during the buffet lunch break, and spend 30 minutes each with three separate funders at topic sessions. The forum concludes with a Q&A session.

VISION:
The Funders Group of Central New Mexico envisions enlightened philanthropy where funders and nonprofits partner proactively to assure high quality and effective programs and services for their communities.

MISSION:
The Funders Group is a coalition of corporations, foundations, public, civic and other funders who provide significant philanthropic resources in New Mexico including cash contributions, volunteering, in-kind donations and services, expertise, and access to employees for their own giving. The Funders Group does not make philanthropic decisions collectively, but shares best practices and encourages individual members of the group in the implementation of their own philanthropic programs. Its individual members seek to proactively support and strengthen our community's philanthropy, and partner with nonprofits to increase their capacity and sustainability through collaboration, education, management assistance, and outreach.

AGENDA:

FEATURED FUNDERS:

Sally Adams, Clear Channel Outdoor
Laura Bass, former ED Albuquerque Community Foundation
Billie Blair, Santa Fe Community Foundation
Susan Cantor, New Mexico Association of Grantmakers
Pam Catanach, Sandia National Laboratories
Pamela Chavez, Don Chalmers Ford
Perli Cunanan, Con Alma HEALTH Foundation
Amy Duggan, Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Teresa Fleming, Intel Corporation
Zizi Fritz, Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation
Katherine Freeman, United Way of Santa Fe County
Dayna Gardner, French Family of Companies
LaDonna Hopkins, United Way of Central New Mexico
Monica Hussey, NM Gas Company
Debbie Johnson, Rick Johnson Company
Nancy Johnson, Albuquerque Community Foundation
Leean Kravitz, Fidelity Investments
Rick Leonhardt, FHL Foundation, Inc.
Jennifer Mastripolito, United Way of Central New Mexico
Judy Meyners, Assistance League of Albuquerque
Anne Monson, Mesa del Sol
Linda Muhlberger, Bank of America
Diane Ogawa, PNM Resources, PNM Foundation
Sue Rzendzian – Albuquerque Academy Community Builders
Jennifer Riordan, Wells Fargo
Randy Royster, Albuquerque Community Foundation
Kristin Sabolcik, PNM Resources
Duffy Swan, French Family of Companies
Johnese Turri, Turri Productions, Inc.

Luncheon cost for this meeting is $40 for AFP members and $45 for others. Any reservations received after the deadline will be charged a late registration fee of $5.

The deadline to receive lunch reservations is 5 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2009. Please make your reservations on time! If you RSVP’d but cannot attend, please cancel your reservation by 5 p.m. the Friday prior to the luncheon, or you will be billed for the luncheon and a cancellation fee of $5 will be added. (AFP members are individuals, not organizations, who have paid their annual dues.)

Reservations and Pre-Payment Required by February 6th, 2009 (3 options):

• Reserve and pay online
• Fill out registration form (click here to open and print the form) and mail your check (payable to AFP-NM) or credit card information to:
  AFP-NM, PO Box 37408, Albuquerque, NM 87176-7408
• Contact Melody Mar Johnson at 505-239-9106 or  for more information.

ETHICS LUNCHEON PROGRAM - MARCH 12th
This is always on of our more scintillating programs of the year! The Ethics Education committee is putting on a very exciting program this year. Several guest panelists will discuss ethical issues that face us as fundraisers in these challenging economic times.

Hope you'll be able to join us at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Thursday March 12th!

AFP 2009 WEB/AUDIOCONFERENCE SERIES
"Developing Major Gift Donors Who Deliver"
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009
Presenter: Laura Fredricks, JD, LLC
Time: 11:00 AM MDT
Length: 90 minutes
Location: TBD

About the Event:
One of the hardest aspects of major gift fundraising is finding your best major gifts people. With development professionals staying in their positions an average of one year and eight months, it is often very challenging to use institutional history to guide you on finding the best major gifts people. Many groups have these hidden major gifts prospects locked in their databases, attending special events and making planned gifts, but the key is to knowing which groups of major gift prospects to approach on a priority basis, so that you create and build a solid major gifts program.

Participants will learn how to:

1. Sort and rate your existing prospect base
2. Gather essential prospect research to create donor profiles for each prospect
3. Cultivate one prospect pool at a time to the point of asking for major gifts
4. Manage your time and your staff's time
5. Work with your next tier of prospects so that you are constantly adding new donors to your major gift prospect pool

About the Presenter:
Laura Fredricks, JD, LLC is a consultant and motivational speaker for business and nonprofits. She is an internationally known fundraiser, speaker and the author of Developing Major Gifts (Jones and Bartlett) and The Ask (John Wiley & Sons.)

Web/Audioconference location to be determined.

Free for AFP members and $15 for guests. Bring your own snacks or a brown bag lunch! The registration deadline is February 3^rd. Watch for full location information in the next e-blast. 1.5 CFRE hours per session.

For more information or to register: 505-239-9106 or . To register and pay online, please click here.

2009 LUNCHEON MEETING CALENDAR
In case you missed this last month. Here is the calendar for the AFP New Mexico Chapter 2009 luncheon meetings! Each month we'll have great programs and a chance for you to network with your peers. Please note that the following schedule may have some future changes

VENDOR BOOTHS NOW AVAILABLE
Are you a nonprofit or business that has something of interest to Fundraisers and Nonprofit Professionals? If so, See & Be Seen as a VENDOR at our Monthly Luncheon Programs. Our next program is the upcoming Funders Forum on February 12th, 2009.

The Funders Forum is a huge event - we expect about 300 nonprofit fundraisers, executive directors and program managers, and 30 Funders from the central NM area, including Santa Fe!

For the Funders Forum, the booth for a business is $170 (other prices below), and includes a 6'x6' area with one table with a cloth and skirt, 2 chairs, and lunch for one person (additional lunches may be purchased for $45). Booths are located inside the ballroom where the lunch is held: Set-up begins at 9:30 a.m., the doors to the event will open at 10:00. All signage and display materials are the responsibility of the organization or business purchasing space.

Booths must be prepaid by either check or credit card. Click here for easy secure online registration

Or send a check along with the printable registration form made out to AFP-NM to:

PO Box 37408 Albuquerque, NM 87176, by February 6th.

For more information 505-239-9106 or .

FUNDERS FORUM VENDOR BOOTH - Includes (1) Lunch

*AFP members are individuals, not organizations, who have paid their annual dues

2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our new Board of Directors is complete and the information has been posted to our web site. To view the complete list, please click here.

STANDARDIZED BYLAWS
Thank you for attending the January 8th, 2009 meeting and letting your voices be heard, the Standardized Bylaws were approved! For your convenience, we have posted the Standardized Bylaws in Adobe Acrobat format on our web site.

RESULTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN MEMBER SURVEY
Thank you again for your wonderful participation. The full results will be published when they are ready. In the meantime, here are the randomly chosen winners of the incentive prizes for taking the recent survey -

• "Nonprofits and Evaluation," issue 119 of the journal New Directions for Evaluation - Don Schepker, Topeka (Kansas) Chapter
• The book Real World Evaluation by Bamberger, Rugh and Mabry - Jeff Lukascena, Western Pennsylvania Chapter
• $25 VISA gift card - Uri Cohen, Greater New York (City) Chapter
• The book Understanding Philanthropy: Its Meaning & Mission by Payton and Moody - Janice Hill, New Jersey Chapter
• The book Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work by Bray - Debbie Genung, St. Louis Regional Chapter
• AFP national membership renewal - Sister Regina Fox, Orange County (California) Chapter

Thanks to everyone for participating!

Salvatore P. Alaimo, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor - School of Public and Environmental Affairs, IUPUI Consultant for Nonprofit Organizations
(404) 297-9105

JUMP START YOUR CAREER IN 2009:

COME TO NEW ORLEANS AND SPICE UP YOUR FUNDRAISING
46th ANNUAL AFP International Conference: March 29th - April 1st, 2009
The AFP conference next spring will feature a Distinguished Speaker Series explaining ways to proactively lead in tough economic times, effective fund development strategies and funding a sustainable relief and rebuilding effort after a natural disaster. And those are just a few of the 120 presentations covering every conceivable aspect of fundraising! To register and learn more go to - http://conference.afpnet.org/ 

TAKE THE CFRE REVIEW COURSE AT CONFERENCE!
Have you considered earning your Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential? Sign up for the conference and get the tools you need in New Orleans at the International Conference on Fundraising. While there, you can take the CFRE Review Course to prepare you for the CFRE Exam. To register for the CFRE Review Course go to - http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=671691

For information about what it involves to become a CFRE or any question about growing in the fundraising profession, contact your Professional Development Board Chair, Ken Thompson, .

LET MORE PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE
Add your business to the new AFP Consultants and Resource Directory http://consultants.afpnet.org/advertise.php

Job Postings - Development Opportunities

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Fundraising Campaign Coordinator (January 15)

Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. - Development Coordinator (January 23)

Please click here for more opportunities.