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April 2020
*CANCELED* AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course – TRAVERSE CITY
**CANCELED** We have officially canceled the Traverse City Fundamentals of Fundraising program scheduled for April 21 and 22. It will be rescheduled to be held in October. Dates are forthcoming. Those who have registered can expect an email from NMC…
Find out more »May 2020
Five Peer Learning Groups – May 1
Five Peer Learning Groups, organized by Lon Swartzentruber and Ken Vanderwood, on ZOOM. Choose your topic from the five groups below. As Lon says, “One (of the many) benefits of this approach is that people learn from each other around…
Find out more »*CANCELED* Fundamentals of Fundraising – Kalamazoo workshop
An Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) course designed by experienced fundraising professionals. This course includes case studies, projects and program components that provide an overview of skills and techniques for individuals with 0 to 4 years of fundraising experience. Modules…
Find out more »June 2020
AFPWM Friday Morning Breakfast – June 5
<<Scroll down to register for this Virtual Event>> Keys to a Successful Virtual Event Building community and beating the fundraising goal: how we did it Friday, June 5, 2020 8am - 9am We have yet to know all the ways…
Find out more »Trends in Philanthropy under COVID-19
Webinar: Trends in Philanthropy under COVID-19 In February at our annual meeting, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy presented an overview of their popular report, 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2020. They shared which trends from 2019 will continue, what…
Find out more »July 2020
AFPWM Friday Morning Breakfast – July 10
<<Scroll down to register for this Virtual Event>> **UPDATED VIRTUAL EVENT** The 4 Ps of Making Your Case for Support Guest Speaker: Jay Ediger, Senior VP of Development at Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Join us for another…
Find out more »August 2020
AFP Donor Retention: A Self-Assessment Virtual Workshop
AFP West Michigan is pleased to offer Donor Retention: A Self-Assessment (Virtual) Workshop through AFPGlobal. Erik J. Daubert, Nonprofit Management Specialist will facilitate the 4-hour workshop including small group work on a fictional case study based on real data, making…
Find out more »AFPWM Friday Morning Breakfast – August 7
<<Scroll down to register for this Virtual Event>> Fine Tuning Your Annual Fund Plan Guest Speaker: Kent Vanderwood, Timothy Group Join AFPWM Board member, and Timothy Group vice president, Kent Vanderwood for his presentation on Fine Tuning Your Annual Fund.…
Find out more »September 2020
September 4 AFPWM Friday Morning Breakfast – Working through COVID… how are you doing”
AFPWM presents our VIRTUAL Friday Morning Breakfast series Friday, September 4 at 8am Topic: "Working through COVID....how are you doing?" panel discussion and small group networking with development colleagues..... Presenters: Megan Lorenz; WMCAT; Claire Horlings, KDL; Jon Roberts, Mel Trotter…
Find out more »October 2020
October 2 AFPWM Friday Morning Breakfast – Planning for and Crafting a Meaningful Donor Visit… Virtually
AFPWM Presents our VIRTUAL Friday Morning Breakfast series Friday, October 2 at 8am Topic: "Planning for and Crafting a Meaningful Donor Visit.....Virtually" Presented by Kristin Long from the Spectrum Health Foundation, Lead Foundation Specialist and AFPWM Board of Directors member…
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