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Education Seminars
Close-to-home, high-quality, affordable seminars designed for you. And in 2011, they are even more affordable, with prices reduced to $30 for members and $50 for nonmembers. We hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to expand and deepen your fundraising knowledge. CFRE credits are available.

Networking
Free opportunities for you to visit other area nonprofits and visit with your colleagues. Interested in hosting a networking event at your nonprofit? Contact us.

Orientation
Designed for members new and old, these free events help you get the most out of your membership. Not yet a member? You’re welcome, too.

CFRE Review Course
A special two day intensive course developed by AFP International and presented by local seasoned professionals. Designed to help you pass the CFRE examination this two-day course also provides a wonderful way to get an overview of best fundraising practices and get you orientated to what it takes to be a Certified Fundraising Executive.

National Philanthropy Day
Celebrate philanthropy in our community and within your organization at this inspiring annual event.

Senior Fundraiser Dinner
An event created especially for senior fundraising professionals who hold the CFRE or ACFRE or have ten or more years of experience in the field.

Event Calendar

Dates, times, duration, location, topics and speakers are subject to change.

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February 22, 2012 Trends in Fundraising
with Brighid H. Hansen, CFRE (Hansen Henley Yoder & Lamb)
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
March 8, 2012 AFP Webinar - Nonprofit Branding: Strategies to Stand Out and Win Donors
with Jocelyne Daw
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., AFP Minnesota Office
April 24, 2012 Moves Management (additional details available soon)
with Jean Gorell, CFRE and Tracy Ketchem (Minnesota Medical Foundation)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
June 12, 2012 Online/Social Media in Fundraising (additional details available soon)
with Jamie Millard (Charities Review Council), Daniel Moore (Gillette Children's Hospital Foundation), Amy Nelson (CaringBridge) and Dana Nelson (GiveMN)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
August 23, 2012 Corporate and Foundation Relations Panel (additional details available soon)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
October 18, 2012 Having the Courage to Reclaim Your Time
with Margaret Smith
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Amherst H. Wilder Foundation


Fundraising Network Brown Bag Lunches
Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
These monthly free events are topic-based, facilitated discussions with area experts. You are invited to bring your lunch, business cards, questions and ideas.

All brown bag lunches are held from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave, Ste 20, St. Paul, MN 55114 (map & directions).

Get more information about AFP MN / MCN Fundraising Network Brown Bag Lunches.


February 8, 2012 Charity/Fundraising Auctions with Glen Fladeboe (Fladeboe Auctions)
March 14, 2012 Development Planning with Melissa Musliner, CFRE (House of Charity)
April 11, 2012 Identification and Cultivation of Donors with Tina Palmer, CFRE (Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis)
May 9, 2012 Story Telling/Grant Writing with Charisse Gendron (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)
June 13, 2012 Give MN 2.0 with Sarah Richter and Dana Nelson (Give MN)
July 11, 2012 Creative Stewardship with Lynnea Sundman (The Salvation Army)
August 8, 2012 Corporate Sponsorships
September 12, 2012 Women's Philanthropywith Holly McDonough Gulden (Minnesota Medical Foundation)
October 10, 2012 Generational Giving with Tom Glass (University of St. Thomas)
November 14, 2012 Utilizing Volunteers with Sarah Mollet (Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation)
December 12, 2012 Free Online Research Resources

AFP Minnesota Chapter
4248 Park Glen Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416
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