AFP Connecticut Chapter has more than 200 members and is part of the International Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) representing more than 30,000 members in 200 chapters throughout the world.

AFP members work to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. They foster development and growth of fundraising professionals and promote high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.

Next Meeting: June 18, 2009

Il Monticello

577 S. Broad Street, Meriden, CT

ph 203-265-3553

(Directions)

7:45 am Registration & Breakfast

8:00 am Program 

Program:  Seven Steps to a Major Gift

We all have been trained these days to focus on major gifts fundraising, no matter how it is defined at our organizations.  Learn about best practices for major gift solicitations using a "gift asking model."

Abby will help you navigate the major gifts process and set benchmarks along the way.  This is a highly interactive session so come ready to join the conversation. 

Speaker: Abbie J. von Schlegell, CFRE, Principal, a von schlegell & co, Williamstown, MA

Abbie von Schlegell is a highly respected instructor and lecturer in the areas of major gifts and capital campaigns. In 2007, she moved to western Massachusetts and opened her advancement-consulting firm. Abbie has been a fund development professional for nearly 40 years, half as a senior development officer with four major institutions and half as a consultant, both locally and nationally. Her passion is in women's philanthropy.

Abbie held key development positions at Stanford University and at The University of Chicago before becoming a senior consultant with the firms Marts & Lundy and Brakeley Briscoe.  Current and former clients include: the Brookings Institution; Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; Homes for Working Families/Fannie Mae Foundation; Williamstown Youth Center, Mass.; Darrow School, N.Y.; Lenox, Mass. Library Association; Virginia Capitol Foundation; Indian Mountain School, Lakeville, Conn.; First Churches, Northampton, Mass.; and St. Paul's School for Girls, Maryland. 

She currently serves as a member of the board of the Girl Scout Council of Central and Western Massachusetts and is a member of the Board of Visitors of Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Mass. She is a founding Board member of the I-T Resource Center, now Lumity, in Chicago and is an emeritus Board member of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Stanford University. Abbie is a member of the faculty for the AFP Connecticut Chapter's Essentials of Fundraising Program where she teaches the session on Major Gifts. 

Registrations must be received by noon the Monday prior to the meeting, or you will be charged as a walk-in. If you registered and paid, but cannot attend, your cancellation must be received by noon the Monday prior. Fees are nonrefundable after that. Contact debbie@sobon.net.

Reservations not honored and cancellations not made by the deadline will be billed for the full amount. Registration Deadline is Monday, June 15, 2009, noon.