Your Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter Board of Directors announced its dedication to diversity and inclusion in the profession of fundraising by a reading of the newly-adopted chapter Diversity Statement and Board Resolution at the February meeting
If you are interested in applying for a Diversity Scholarship, please contact our Chapter Administrator, Kim Noyes, at kim.afpswfl@gmail.com
The Board Resolution and statement of commitment to diversity are just the first steps the chapter will take in a long-term effort to help our local philanthropic community be one of inclusion, equity, and access - that achieves a broad representation of experiences, perspectives, opinions, and cultures.
Below is the text of the chapter Diversity Statement and the Board Resolution. If you have any questions about or are interested in joining the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, please email our Committee Chair, Krista Post (here)
Sincerely,
Your Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Diversity
AFP Southwest Florida Chapter defines diversity as a core value for board members and individual chapter members, the organizational missions they represent, the people they serve, and the community in which AFP Southwest Florida Chapter operates. It is an inclusive concept encompassing, without limitation, race, color, ethnicity, culture, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation or identity on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, religion or lack thereof, age, economic class, educational level, rural or urban location (geography), language, immigration status, physical mobility and ability, and marital and parental status. Diversity means having the broadest possible representation of individuals, experiences, and perspectives in all-encompassing terms.
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHAPTER
Board Resolution
Adopted by the Board of Directors December 11, 2018
WHEREAS the mission of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter (AFP-SWFL) is to enable people and organizations throughout Southwest Florida to practice effective and ethical fundraising through education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy; and
WHEREAS AFP-SWFL is committed to educating and encouraging its members and the non-profit sector to better serve their respective communities; and
WHEREAS AFP-SWFL defines diversity as the seeking and achieving of a broad representation of experiences, perspectives, opinions, and cultures; and,
WHEREAS AFP-SWFL values inclusiveness as an essential source of vitality and strength for the effective pursuit of an organization’s mission;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT AFP is committed to diversity as an ongoing proactive process in its governance, chapter, committees, membership, programs, and activities.