Our Monthly luncheons will be held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Towne Center City Club, 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 230, in Virginia Beach with registration/networking at 11:30am and our Program/Lunch from noon to 1:00pm. Please mark you calendar and plan to join us.
2019 Programs
January 15, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Instilling a Strong Culture of Philanthropy in Your Organization
Speaker: Virginia Thumm, President, Virginia Fundraising Consultants
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, January 10, 2019
January 25, 2019
Pop Up Breakfast Session: Things You’re Afraid to Ask Your Boss!
Time: 8:30 am - 9:30 qm
Place: EVMS Development Conference Room, Fort Norfolk Plaza | 301 Riverview Avenue, Norfolk
Cost: Members free; Nonmembers $5
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Questions: Contact Amy Weinstein
February 19, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: 360° Campaign Planning: An In-Depth Look at Preparing for a Major Fundraising Initiative
Speakers: Connie McKenzie, CFRE, Senior Associate Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations, Eastern Virginia Medical School;
Elise Krikau, Senior Consultant, Campbell & Company
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, February 14, 2019
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, February 14, 2019
March 19, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: They're Just Words on Paper
Speaker: Tom Koller
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, March 14, 2019
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, March 14, 2019
April 16, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Leadership: It's More than a Position
Speaker: Synetheia Newby
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, April 11, 2019
May 2-3, 2019
Seminar: AFP CFRE Refresher Course
Time: 8:30am - 5:00 pm each day
Place: Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community, 5000 Corporate Woods Dr, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Cost: Members $390; Nonmembers $490
Questions: Contact Amy Weinstein
Click Here to register by 5pm on Monday April 15, 2019
May 21, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Missing Voices in Philanthropy
Speaker: Vivian Oden
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, May 16, 2019
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, May 16, 2019
June 18, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Giving USA 2018
Speakers: Keith Curtis and Wendy McGrady, Curtis Consulting Group
Time: 11:30am - 1:30 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, June 13, 2019
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, June 13, 2019
July 16, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Straight from the Source: A Donor Panel
Speakers: Donor Panel Discussion
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, July 11, 2019
July 24-25, 2019
Conference: Virginia Fund Raising Institute (VFRI)
September 17, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Crafting Your Story
Speaker: Jane Stein
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, September 12, 2019
October 15, 2019
Monthly Luncheon: Annual Meeting & Roundtable Discussions
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, October 10, 2019
December 17, 2019
Holiday Luncheon: Celebrate the Season and AFP
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, December 12, 2019
2018 Programs January 11, 2018
Membership Social- "Cocktails with a Cause"Please join our AFP-HR Board of Directors, for a membership social to ring in 2018!Time: 5:00pm - 7:00 pm
Place: Town Point Club, Norfolk Virginia
Cost: No cost for members; Appetizers provided; Cash Bar
Click Here RSVP to Jan Dungan by 5pm on Monday, January 8, 2018
January 16, 2018
Monthly Luncheon: How to Tell a Powerful StorySpeaker: Danny Rubin, Vice President, Rubin Communications GroupTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, January 11, 2018
February 8, 2018Pop Up MeetingAdvanced Professionals (10+ years) Networking BreakfastTime: 8:30am - 9:30 am
Place: Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, 912 Cedar Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Click Here to RSVP to Amy Weinstein by 5pm on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
February 20, 2018Monthly Luncheon: How to Get the Meeting!Speaker: Virginia Thumm, Virginia Fundraising ConsultantsTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, February 15, 2018
March 20, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Beyond Just Fundraising: The Impact of AFP In Philanthropy, The Workplace and the World Speaker: Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA, President and CEO, AFPTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, March 15, 2018
March 27, 2018Pop Up Breakfast Sessionfor New Professionals (0-5 years experience in the nonprofit industry)Time: 8:30am - 9:30 qm
Place: Nauticus Foundation, One Waterside Dr, Norfolk, VA
RSVP to Amy Weinstein by 5pm on Friday March 23, 2018
April 12, 2018Membership Spring SocialTime: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Place: Top Golf, Virginia Beach, VA
Cost: No cost for members; Appetizers provided; Cash Bar
RSVP to
info@afp-hr.org by 5pm on Friday, April 6, 2018
April 17, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Diversity and InclusionSpeaker: Synetheia Newby, Executive Director of the Citizens’ Unity Commission, for the City of HamptonCitizens' Unity CommissionTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, April 12, 2018
May 15, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Donors & Volunteers-More Alike Than DifferentSpeakers: Leigh-Anne Cade and Melissa Reese, VOLUNTEER Hampton RoadsTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Special Member Benefit: A Professional Headshot – only $25 for AFP MembersAFP is offering a special member benefit at the May luncheon. We’ll have a professional photographer available to take member headshots. You can use this headshot in your LinkedIn profile, on your company website, or for other social media and publications. You must prepay and sign up for a slot: 11:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-2:00pm. A limited number of slots are available, so register today!Click Here to register by 5pm on Thursday, May 10, 2018
June 19, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Giving USA Report: 2018Speakers: Keith Curtis and Wendy McGrady, The Curtis GroupTime: 11:30am - 1:30 pm (note extended time)
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to register by 5pm on Thursday, June 14, 2018
July 17, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Peer Coaching for Fundraising Success
Speaker: Anna Goldenberg
Time: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to register by 5pm on Thursday, July 12, 2018
August 21, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Mulitchannel Annual GivingSpeaker: Serena Amerson, Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to register by 5pm on Thursday, August 16, 2018
September 18, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Managing the Board's Role in DevelopmentSpeaker: David Shufflebarger, Alexander HaasTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Click Here to Register by 5pm on Thursday, September 13, 2018
October 16, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Annual Meeting/Board ElectionSpeaker: Roundtable DiscussionsTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, October 11, 2018
November 28, 2018National Philanthropy Day
Time: 11:30 pm -1:30 pm
Place: Hilton Norfolk The Main
Individual tickets: $55 Member; $65 Nonmember
Sponsorships available
Click Here to Register by 5PM on Monday, October 15, 2018
December 18, 2018Monthly Luncheon: Holiday SocialTime: 11:30am - 1:00 pm
Place: Town Center City Club
Cost: Members $25; Nonmembers $35
Register by 5pm on Thursday, December 13, 2018