March 2011

It’s hard to believe that is the end of March already – where has the year gone?

Springtime is always a busy time at the Foundation with the International Conference, which was last week, and the EMC Calling Program starting in May. I know many of you are busy as well running the Every Member Campaign for your chapter. I’d like to thank each of you for all of your time and effort in doing this - we appreciate all that you do all year long.

I hope that if you were at the conference in Chicago, that you learned a lot and had a great time connecting with fundraisers from across the globe. We had over 4,200 attendees. If you weren’t able to attend this year, hopefully you can go next year when the conference will be in Vancouver, B.C.

Michele Drumm
Manager, Annual Giving
AFP Foundation for Philanthropy
(800) 666-3863, ext. 446
mdrumm@afpnet.org

In this issue, you'll find:

• March Every Member Campaign Report
• Chapter Treasury Campaign
• 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation
• 2011 Every Member Campaign Calling Program
• Question & Answer

March Every Member Campaign Report

As of March 30, gifts to the 2011 Every Member Campaign were almost $119,000 as compared to $82,000 raised through the same time last year. The EMC is off to a great start – thanks to all of you!

Chapter Treasury Campaign

As of March 30, 32 chapters have pledged or given a gift to the campaign totaling over $28,000:

• AFP AL, Central Chapter
• AFP AZ, Northern Chapter
• AFP CA, Greater Los Angeles Chapter
• AFP CA, Golden Gate Chapter
• AFP CA, Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties Chapter
• AFP CA, Silicon Valley Chapter
• AFP CA, Greater San Fernando Valley Chapter
• AFP CA, Wine Country Chapter
• AFP CA, Desert Communities Chapter
• AFP AB, Calgary & Area Chapter
• AFP CT, Fairfield County Chapter
• AFP FL, Suncoast Chapter
• AFP GA, Greater Atlanta Chapter
• AFP IA, Central Chapter
• AFP IL, Chicago Chapter
• AFP IL, Quad Cities Chapter
• AFP LA, North Chapter
• AFP MD, Maryland Chapter
• AFP MN, Minnesota Chapter
• AFP ND, Northern Plains Chapter
• AFP NY, Central Chapter
• AFP OH, Greater Dayton Region Chapter
• AFP PA, Greater Philadelphia Chapter
• AFP PA, Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
• AFP TN, Great Smoky Mountain Chapter
• AFP TX, Greater Austin Chapter
• AFP TX, Greater Houston Chapter
• AFP TX, West Texas-Southern New Mexico Chapter
• AFP VA, Central Chapter
• AFP VA, Tri-State Chapter
• AFP WI, Greater Milwaukee Chapter
• AFP WI, Upper Mississippi Valley Chapter

We hope that you will encourage your chapter to give a gift to the campaign this year. Thank you!

100 Percent Chapter Board Participation

Board members who give to the Every Member Campaign lead by example. It is difficult to ask the AFP members in your chapter to give, if your leadership does not.

As of March 30, one chapter has let us know that they have achieved 100 percent board participation in the 2011 Every Member Campaign – AFP CA, Wine CountryChapter. If you have achieved 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation, please let the Foundation know.

For recognition in AFP eWire and in the 2011 EMC Calling Program, please report this outstanding achievement to the Foundation by May 1, 2011. You can find the 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation in the Foundation Development Chair Resources Section on the AFP website.

2011 EMC Calling Program

RuffaloCODY will once again be providing pro bono calling services to the AFP Foundation for the 2011 Every Member Campaign Calling Program. The calling program is expected to start in the beginning of May. Once I have the calling schedule, I will let you know when your chapter members will be called. If you would like to request a certain time, please send me an email. The past two years, RuffaloCODY has started alphabetically by state and the calling program runs from May to September.

If your chapter would like to opt-out of the calling program, please fill out the 2011 EMC Calling Program Chapter OPT-Out form.

If your chapter would like to participate in the calling program but would like to suppress certain members, such as your Chapter Board, please fill out the 2011 Every Member Campaign Calling Program Chapter Member Suppression Form and send it to the Foundation along with an excel file with the members’ name and member ID# - no later than April 15, 2011.

If you have any questions, please contact Michele Drumm at mdrumm@afpnet.org or call (703)-519-8446 or (800) 666-3863, ext. 446.

Tips to Make the EMC Successful

Question: Does the Foundation send out pledge reminders to donors? How often are they sent?

Answer: Yes, the Foundation sends pledge reminders in the middle of each month. We send pledge reminders to those donors who ask for them in a certain month; for any past due pledges from the previous campaign year and for any current pledges that are past due. The pledge reminders are sent in the mail and occasionally sent via email.