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AFP Massachusetts offers a wide range of events where you can learn — share best practices and gather evidence-based information - as well as build your professional network. From our monthly breakfast meetings and Brown Bag Lunch series, to full-day intensive Fundraising Basics courses and the annual Conference on Philanthropy, you’ll find everything you need in a wide variety of programming to advance your fundraising skills. Programs are planned by the best practitioners in our field and presented by experienced, knowledgeable professionals in the region who strive to provide up-to-date, informative and useful content that you can use immediately.
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Fundraising Basics Faculty
AFP welcomes new faculty members for its Basics educational program. If you're interested in teaching, please contact Julia Fitz-Randolph at jfitz-randolph@thompsonisland.org or 617-830-5105
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Building a Culture of Stewardship (07 Jun 2012)
Session Overview Stewardship and donor relations practices are increasingly integrated into the complete fundraising cycle. These practices can help to advance gift officers’ cultivation …
Summer 2012 BASICS Course (21 Jun 2012)
BASICS is an introduction to fundraising for those who are new to the field. Career changers and junior professionals turn to BASICS to acquire fundamental skills necessary for building a successful f…
June Breakfast Meeting: Giving USA Report (27 Jun 2012)
AFP Massachusetts Chapter invites you to the June Monthly Breakfast Meeting "Giving USA: Report on 2011 Giving." The discussion will focus on recent trends in giving and the implications of these…