Festival of Philanthropy

Thank you for being part of the 2025 Festival of Philanthropy, celebrating National Philanthropy Day with AFP Arkansas!

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the second annual Festival of Philanthropy — a full day of professional development, connection, and celebration for National Philanthropy Day!

From morning sessions at the Conference to honoring award recipients at our annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon, this day highlighted the power of generous people and strong community partnerships.

We are grateful for every speaker, attendee, sponsor, vendor, honoree, and volunteer who helped make the event meaningful. Arkansas philanthropy is stronger because of you.

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Luncheon & Honoree Photo Gallery

Headshot Photo Gallery

Conference Photo Gallery

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Thank you to Matthew Sewell Photography for providing us with photos from the day!

Thank you to our conference speakers:

Jena McKinzie

Executive Director of Client Relations at Pride Philanthropy

Jill McIlroy

Executive Director of Philanthropy at Arkansas Children’s

Rebecca Zimmermann

Community Engagement Director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

Brooke Wilson

Founder of Storyline Solutions

Catherine Bays

Executive Director at The Foundation of American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

Matthew Strippling

Senior Development Officer at Arkansas Children’s

Sara Brown

Director of Marketing at First Step, Inc.

Fran Carter

Development Director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

The Arkansas Chapter is committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) in all chapter activities.