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(Arlington, Va.) – The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Western North Carolina has been named a 2017 Ten Star Chapter. Every year, AFP, the largest association of professional fundraisers in the world, honors chapters for achieving goals that align with key objectives in its long-range strategic plan. Chapters receive the Ten Star Award for performing specific activities designed to increase professionalism within fundraising and public awareness of the importance of philanthropy. Just one-third of all AFP chapters are named Ten Star Chapters, so the Western North Carolina Chapter is one of a select group of chapters to earn this honor. "Year after [...]

Press Release from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western North Carolina Chapter Contact:  scholarships@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFP-WNC Chapter Announces International Fundraising Conference Chamberlain Scholarship Recipient Asheville, NC – The Association of Fundraising Professionals Western North Carolina Chapter is pleased to extend the 2018 Chamberlain Scholarship to Leah Craig Fieser, Communications and Annual Fund Director at Friends of the WNC Nature Center. Ms. Fieser will receive the full registration fee and additional funds for travel expenses to attend the 2018 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in New Orleans, LA, April 15-17, 2018. Ms. Fieser is a “firm believer in continuing education [...]

The 2018 AFP International Fundraising Conference will be held in April 15-17, 2018, in New Orleans, LA. Big things are coming to the Big Easy in 2018 — and not just the city’s 300th anniversary! We’re talking the world’s biggest and baddest conference for professional fundraisers. Join fellow fundraising professionals in New Orleans, the home of jazz and Mardi Gras, for three days of learning, connecting, and culture; with a side of gumbo, of course. More Information on the conference is available at afpfc.com. Once Chamberlain Scholarship awarded annually will cover the full conference registration fee, minus a $10 processing fee. In [...]