AFP Chapter Leaders Call

A Conversation WithAFP’s Chair and President/CEO

April 30, 2012

Andrea McManus, CFREChair

Andrew Watt, FInstFPresident and CEO

The Past 12 Months Meeting with leaders from over 100 AFP chapters

Taking your feedback to create new goals and strengthen existing ones

Developing a new business plan to ensure we meet those goals

2012 and Beyond The Three C’s: Communications, Connections, Collaborations

Member Recruitment and Retention

Engaging the Next Generation

Serving the Broader Community

2011 – 2013 Strategic Plan

1) Skills and knowledge2) Ethics3) Public policy4) Optimal value to members5) Diversity and inclusion6) International community7) Young professionals/next generation

Strategic Plan Context Statement

To fulfill our mission, AFP must recognize that in an increasingly global community, the association and its members are evolving from a focus on fundraising tools and techniques to a more comprehensive focus on philanthropy.

Changes in the Profession Donors seeking a philanthropic experience

Fundraisers now directors of engagement

Wide array of new skills and knowledge needed

Rethinking

What skills and knowledge fundraisers need What information we provide to members How we provide information to members How our members connect with each other

Goals and Programming New Membership Categories TechKnow Awards Government Relations New Database/Conversion Research

What Can We Do BETTER?

Continue to solicit feedback from chapters

Develop new ways to communicate and meet

Questions/Comments?