Valentine's Day Promotion with Send Out Cards

Some of you may have noticed the "Send Out Cards" link listed under "Chapter Resources" on our Chapter's website and wondered "what's that about?"  

Public Relations Basic Training

Sharpen your public relations skills with this dynamic information-packed seminar. Six PR experts will join together to offer expertise, tips and techniques to strengthen your communications toolkit.  Special advance workshop at 8:30 a.m.  Image Awards Contest "How-to"  You know your work is great. Learn how to put together a winning entry in the annual Image Awards  Communications Contest.

Our speakers and their topics 

February Monthly Meeting and Workshop

Please join us at our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Pardini's located at 2257 West Shaw Avenue in Fresno for the broadcast of a fabulous webinar entitled "Revitalizing Your Development Department: 30 steps in 30 days" with Linda Lysakowski.  Many non-profits are so relieved when the fiscal year or calendar year comes to an end, they don't even want to think about work.

January Meeting and Workshop

2012 Solutions and Resolutions

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Check-in/Networking: 11:30 am
Lunch: Noon – 1:30 pm
Pardini’s, 2257 West Shaw A
ve., Fresno Members $17, Guest $27
Register NOW by emailing rshind@msn.com

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~T.S. Eliot

Valley Storytellers Project

Everyone has a story to tell about hunger—we all need to eat! In a place called the "bread basket" of the United States, a place of both bounty and need, what do people in the Central Valley hunger for? What feeds you? What feeds your hunger? What could we learn from listening to our stories about how and what we eat? Come and find out!

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December AFP Luncheon

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Time: Check-in/Networking: 11:30 am
Lunch: Noon – 1:30 pm
Location: Pardini’s, 2257 West Shaw Ave., Fresno

Jeopardy! is an American quiz show featuring trivia in history, literature, the arts, pop culture, science, sports, geography, wordplay, and more.

December Holiday Meeting & President's Message

Seasons Greetings to each and everyone of you. You have achieved great things this year. Thank you for your service to the community, our chapter and to those less fortunate than ourselves.

This year we will celebrate with a friendly round of Fundraising Jeapardy and other festive, Yuletide activities. See you at Pardini's on Tuesday, December 20th.

It has been both a pleasure and a privilage to work with the Valley Chapter of AFP this past year.

Roxanne.

» Register online

NPD offer from ROE

Visit Roe Restaurant from National Philanthropy Day (11/15/2011) through December 1st, present this certificate and 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the California Valley Chapter of AFP. Enjoy a night out and help raise money for AFP right here in your community!

26th Annual National Philanthropy Day

The November 15, 2011 National Philanthropy Day will include professional workshops and the much anticipated awards. Two workshops by internationally recognized fundraising author, speaker, and trainer, Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE and CEO of the consulting firm Capital Venture will bookend the awards luncheon.Details will be available soon; invitations will be mailed in mid October.

President's Message for October

Fall is the most amazing time of the year because it marks the end of the summer months and invites us to reflect, to slow down, and to celebrate all that the changing season brings.

This month's meeting is focused on the revised IRS Form 990. This document has become much more than just a tax form. Come learn what information is now required and how it is used to evaluate your organization.