At the dynamic and ever-shifting intersection of social media and fundraising, being aware of the boundaries and best practices in using social media can be difficult. In order to help you better understand how to “define the line,” fundraiser and attorney Lauren Steiner will provide some “real-world” examples of where the lines in social media and fundraising exist. You will also learn from media expert Scott Juba on how fundraising professionals can use social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ to your best advantage. AFPI’s own social media guidelines, a tool created to help Development staff understand the ethical use of social media, will be reviewed. Whether you are an experienced pro or a novice testing the social media waters, this is a presentation you don’t want to miss.

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ENGAGING NEXT GENERATION DONORS AND BOARD MEMBERS

Luncheon Meeting - Thursday January 19^th

Most organizations are struggling with how to engage people under 40 as both donors and board members. Several strategies have been suggested ranging from using social media to creating special advisory groups. Our luncheon program will explore the results of what happen when a local community college foundation took an in depth look at this issue and how they were able to connect emerging leaders with organizations in Lake county.

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$8,751 !!!!!!

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office introduced an online registration system Dec. 1, 2011, to streamline the annual filings of organizations and charities that solicit in the state. The system – designed to be intuitive and user-friendly – will enhance transparency and accountability within the charitable sector.

The new approach to recitation affects groups required to file under the Ohio Charitable Trust Act, outlined in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 108.23 - .33, and the Ohio Charitable Organizations (Solicitation) Act, ORC 1716.

Our thanks to Marcie Goodman, Executive Director of the Cleveland International Film Festival who gave a presentation entitled “Lights, Camera, Action: Film and Media as Tools of Social Change” at the December 1^st Annual Meeting. Marcie can be contacted at mgoodman@clevelandfilm.org. Find out more about the Cleveland International Film Festival at www.clevelandfilm.org.

AFP Cleveland is offering partial scholarship assistance to help development professionals join or renew their lapsed membership. Applicants must demonstrate that there is a need for scholarship funding and a desire to join AFP as an active member. There is an expectation that all scholarship winners will serve on a committee. Scholarship recipients can become active by serving on one of the following committees: Communication, Membership, National Philanthropy Day, Professional Development, or Resource Development.

Please submit in writing your current position in development, your fundraising experience and briefly explain why you are requesting scholarship assistance via e-mail. It is our goal to help as many people as possible. Scholarship awards are targeted to cover 50% of the costs. If your circumstances would require a different award amount, you are encouraged to apply for consideration.

There is no deadline to apply for the membership scholarships and scholarships will be awarded throughout the year as funds are available. Candidates will be notified within 45 days of application. For additional information or to apply, please e-mail Robin Bauer at robinbauer1@hotmail.com.

The AFP Greater Cleveland Board of Directors approved a $10 increase in the local chapter dues portion of AFP membership, beginning in January 2012. This is the first increase in dues in many years and was carefully considered by the Board. These funds support the work of the Greater Cleveland Chapter locally, including educational seminars, breakfast roundtables, networking events, communications, scholarships, and a host of other services and activities. This increase will apply to new members who join in 2012 and current members whose memberships expire on Dec. 31, 2011 or later.

AFP is pleased to announce that we will be converting to a new member database system, Personify, early in 2012. This new system is much more powerful than AFP’s current database and will allow AFP to communicate and provide reports in a timelier, more flexible and more personal manner, which will give members a richer and more powerful AFP experience.

For the conversion, we will have to turn off all operations related to our database, except for foundation contributions, for the period Dec. 31, 2011–Jan. 15, 2012. These dates may change if the conversion experiences any delays, and we will notify chapter leaders and members if there are date changes. Please be aware that some online membership activities, including renewals and personal information updates, will not function during this time. In particular, this will affect members whose membership expires on Dec. 31, but whose payment will not reach us by that time. For those whose payments do not reach us in time, we will contact them individually

Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Cleveland Chapter
1545 W. 130th St., Ste. A2 • Hinckley, OH 44233
Phone: 216-696-1613 • Fax: 216-803-9900
admin@afpcleveland.org • www.afpcleveland.org