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    Please Read: AFP Open Forum Guidelines for Posts Regarding ...

    By: Joanna Heilig , 4 months ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Hi everyone,  It has been very heartening to see the AFP family come together in this Open Forum to support each other, both professionally and emotionally, as we deal with the COVID-19 crisis. The knowledge and advice that we've seen provided has really ...

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    Webinar: Giving Tuesday during uncertain times (Tuesday ...

    By: Patrick Schmitt , 2 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Hi friends -  I wanted to let you know that we're doing a webinar (free, 1.0 CFRE credits) on Tuesday at Noon ET , focused on what planned and major giving teams can do to thrive on Giving Tuesday.  We'll take a specific look at how the ...

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    RE: Boosting Virtual Event Attendance

    By: Jonathan Spinner , 13 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    So let's ask the basic question - what is your board doing to reach out to their constituents? Have you prepared them material to put on their social media platforms or given them (or invited them) to go for "tables" to fill? You might ask the same of ...

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    RE: Exploitive Marketing

    By: Theresa Haenn , 16 hours ago
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Hello Jennifer,  I would be interested in helping you. You can reach me directly at thaenn@lwr.org . Thanks for the opportunity! ------------------------------ Theresa Haenn MBA, CFRE (610)517-1681 ------------------------------

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    RE: CARES Act $300 deduction clarification

    By: Nancy Brown , yesterday
    Posted in: Open Forum

    Per filing, not per person. This could change and increase based on some proposals Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android

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    Boosting Virtual Event Attendance

    By: Stacy Ehrlich , yesterday
    Posted in: Open Forum

    We have held several virtual events, so far all free, including programmatic virtual tours "learn about us" and a small fundraiser. We've kept each event to an hour or less - our fundraiser was 30 minutes of a virtual lobby and 35 minutes of programming. ...



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May 1, 2020 - Please Be Sure To Read Our Latest Notice - AFP Open Forum Guidelines For Posts Regarding External Events, Discussions And Materials


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