AFP GREATER CLEVELAND CHAPTER


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EVENTS CALENDAR

January 10, 2012
ROUNDTABLE
“Social Media Ethics: Defining the Line”
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January 19, 2012
LUNCHEON
“Engaging Next Generation Donors and Board Members”
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February 7, 2012
ROUNDTABLE
“CFRE Certification”
SAVE THE DATE

February 16, 2012
LUNCHEON
“The Board: How to Recruit, Engage and Keep Engaged”
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PLUS

WEBINARS
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50 Asks in 50 Weeks

Annual Campaign - Raising More Money with Fewer Resources

Getting your Message to the Media

Giving Circles and Fundraising in the New Philanthropy Environment

Great Gifts, Great Expectations: Major Gift Fundraising in the New Economy

Raising More Money from Your Business Community


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Did you know . . .

The Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Program has been granted accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)? NCCA is the accrediting arm of the National Organization for Competency Assurance and works to ensure certifying organizations are held up to the highest professional standards. For more information, visit www.cfre.org.


AFP
Greater Cleveland Chapter
Resource Partners

AGC The Creative Advantage
216-661-2550
Contact: Candice Champion

Cleveland Clinic
216-445-8695
Contact:
Armando Chardiet

Cleveland Magazine and
Inside Business
216-377-3657
Contact: Frank Bird

CTAC
800-562-2045
Contact: info@ctacadmin.com

Grants Plus
216-916-7376
Contact: Lauren Steiner

Key Private Bank
216-689-4685
Contact: Sandy Kubit, Planned Giving Manager

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
216-687-4506
Contact: Melanie Hmada

Miracle Resources, LLC
330-777-2003 x100
Contact: Katherine Miracle

Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council
216-696-8822
Contact: Kim Hronek, Administrator

Post-Up Stand Inc.
800-935-3534
Contact: Dennis Lieberman

Second Story Productions LLC
216-292-5946
Contact: Sara Sullivan,
Managing Director

Sheri Foxman’s Party411 Events
216-514-8411
Contact: Sherri Foxman

Streets of Manhattan
Phone: 216-357-3344
Fax: 216-357-3373
Contact: Skip Streeter

Team Promotions
216-364-2470
Contact: Hank Frisch

The Plain Dealer
216-999-4242
Contact: Shirley Stineman

The Union Club
216-621-4230
Contact: Claudio Caviglia

University Hospitals and
Rainbow Babies &
Children's Hospital

216-844-0413
Contact: Michele Brown

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio – Charity Connections
614-372-3120
Contact: Nicole Knowlton

WCLV classical FM 104.9
216-360-8130
Contact: Charlie Schnell

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS______________________________

Social Media Ethics: Defining the Line

Engaging Next Generation Donors and Board Members

$8,751 !!!!!!   

New Online Charitable Registration System Launched

AFP Local Dues Increase

Thanks to our Speaker



AFP Cleveland Job Postings

Membership Scholarships Available


VERY IMPORTANT—Membership Database Conversion

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AFP International Public Policy Issues
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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS: DEFINING THE LINE

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.

 

Click here for more information and to register.

 


ENGAGING NEXT GENERATION DONORS AND BOARD MEMBERS

Luncheon Meeting - Thursday January 19th 

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.

Click here for more information and to register.

 


$8,751 !!!!!!

Thanks to the generosity of 70 AFP Greater Cleveland Chapter members and friends, we have eclipsed our fundraising goal of $8,750 for the 2011 Every Member Campaign! This is a nearly 60% increase over what was raised last year, a true testament to the dedication of the Chapter and its desire to support AFP scholarships on both a local and national level.  

A special thanks to Bernadette Boguski, Beth Brown, Judy Comeau-Hart, Jerry Jindra, Karen Gluntz, Tim McCormick, Geoffrey Powers, Susan Rodway, Bill Sluzewski and Julie Weagraff for making our first locally managed EMC campaign a tremendous success!

Happy Holidays,

Paul Pawlaczyk
2011 EMC Campaign Chair


NEW ONLINE CHARITABLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM LAUNCHED

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.

With this development, Ohio will eliminate a paper-based system.

To view user’s guide and tool tips, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/CharitableRegistration


THANKS TO OUR SPEAKER

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 1st Annual Meeting. Marcie can be contacted at mgoodman@clevelandfilm.org. Find out more about the Cleveland International Film Festival at www.clevelandfilm.org.


MEMBERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

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.

 


AFP LOCAL DUES INCREASE

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. 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact George Graham at (216) 482-2319 or george.graham@adoptionnetwork.org.


AFP CLEVELAND JOB POSTINGS

The Ohio State University
Director of Development

Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Development and Communications Associate

American Cancer Society, East Central Division - Cleveland (North Region)
Income Development Director

Cleveland Sight Center
Grant Writer

University Hospitals
Senior Development Officer, Clinical Funding

Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center
Development Director

The Ohio State University
Director of Development - College of Optometry

Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland
Resource Development Specialist

Cleveland Clinic
Director of Development – Cancer or Heart and Vascular

The Summa Foundation
Chief Development Officer

Cleveland Foodbank
Senior Manager of Corporate Relations

Kent State University
Corporate & Foundation Relations Officer [No. 990261]

Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
Executive Director of Development

Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
Director of Regional Development and Campaign Giving

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Walk Manager

Click Here to go to the Job Posting Section of the Web Site.


News from AFP International . . .

VERY IMPORTANT—Membership Database Conversion

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



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