North Central Ohio Chapter

 Developments ~ April 2006             www.afpncoh.org

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April Breakfast Meeting
Diversity in Fundraising
Marie Covington – President, Covington Communications, Inc.; Yvonne Brake – Director of Development, Haven of Rest Ministries; and May J. Chen - Executive Director, Asian Services in Action, Inc.; Moderator: Sandy Auburn - Vice President, Development, Akron Community Foundation

April 11, 8-9:30 AM
Sheraton Suites, 1989 Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221 • Click here for directions
A full breakfast buffet will be served
Networking and breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The panelists’ presentations will be from 8:30 - 9:15 a.m.
$13 members • $18 non-members • MasterCard and Visa now accepted
Reservations Required • Deadline: Thursday, April 6, Noon

The panelists will speak for about three minutes each on the topic of how to best reach the population that they represent and how we as fundraisers can be sensitive and cognizant of their needs as donors. The rest of the time will be open to questions from the audience.

• Marie Covington – President, Covington Communications, Inc. Ms. Covington will speak on the subject of women doors. Ms. Covington is a founder of the Women’s Endowment Fund, now a $1.1 million fund of Akron Community Foundation. She is President of Covington Communications, a public relations consulting firm serving corporate and nonprofit clients. Prior to starting her company, she rose to the Director level at the BFGoodrich Company, one of few women to achieve upper management status. Ms. Covington has headed the Boards of Leadership Akron, the Akron Roundtable, and the Women’s Endowment Fund. Inside Business Magazine named her Akron Businesswoman of the Year, and the Society of Professional Journalists honored her with the John S. Knight Award for contributions to communications excellence in Northeast Ohio.

• Yvonne Brake – Director of Development, Haven of Rest Ministries. Ms. Brake will speak on the topic of African American donors. Ms. Brake is the Director of Development at Haven of Rest Ministries in Akron. She has worked in the area of development in rescue mission ministry for nearly 17 years. Ms. Brake has a particular interest in Black Philanthropy. She and her sister, Yvette McMillan, have conducted research on the need to educate children about “Black Philanthropy” while completing their graduate degrees at Case. Ms. Brake is a recipient of the Black Woman of Excellence Award from the Summit County YWCA, the Friend of the Family Award from the Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, and the Woman of Excellence award from the Akron Black Women’s Leadership Caucus. She holds a Masters degree in Nonprofit Organizations from Case Western Reserve University, a Management Degree from Malone Christian College, and a Diploma in Church Theology from Ashland Theological Seminary.

• May J. Chen - Executive Director, Asian Services in Action, Inc. Ms. Chen will speak on the topic of Asian donors. Ms. Chen is the co-founder and Executive Director of Asian Services In Action, Inc. (ASIA). ASIA was one of the first groups of agencies funded by the Ohio Tobacco, Utilization, Prevention and Control Foundation to implement a statewide tobacco use prevention program with Asian American youth. Ms. Chen has also implemented other health promotional projects for the Asian American and emerging immigrant communities addressing cardiovascular disease prevention for Asian youth and families, sexual abstinence for immigrant adolescents, and nutritional, socialization, and engagement programs for Asian elderly. She has also conducted cultural competence workshops for local, state, and national conferences. She serves on numerous local and state health, mental health, and education advisory boards. She holds a Master degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.

• Moderator: Sandy K. Auburn, Ph.D., Vice President, Development, Akron Community Foundation

Please e-mail specific questions for the panelists to Leah Babb at babb@wksu.org by Friday, April 7.

MasterCard and Visa now accepted!

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Joint Program with Western Reserve Planned Giving Council and LEAVE A LEGACY^® Summit Portage Medina
Planned Giving Institute

Thursday, May 18, 2006, 10:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern, 8960 Wilcox Drive (SR 82 & I-480) Twinsburg, OH 44087 • Click here for directions
$30 members • $40 non-members
Reservations Required • Deadline: Thursday, May 11, Noon

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10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Registration
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Paul McFadden, “Donor Motivation in Making a Bequest”
	"Donor Motivation in Making a Bequest" is based on information Mr. McFadden researched for his thesis while completing his Masters degree at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He will discuss his survey of actual donors who include philanthropic consideration in their estate plans. The presentation is comprised of a review of current trends in estate planning, a summary of the survey findings, and analysis of the study. He gave this presentation at the 2005 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in Baltimore. Mr. McFadden is currently the Chief Development Officer at Youngstown State University where he manages a staff of seven full-time employees and two consultants. He lead the university’s efforts to raise $12.1 million to build a student recreation and wellness center on campus, the first YSU building constructed entirely with private funds in almost 40 years. He also took the lead in soliciting a gift in the amount $2,000,000, the largest gift in the history of YSU.
12:00 – 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.	Maria E. Quinn, "Gifts from the Heart"
	Ms. Quinn will discuss the role of advisors in offering options to clients to incorporate their charitable interests into their estate plans. Ms. Quinn will also discuss how to approach the topic and ways to be successful in securing a gift. She is an attorney with Maria E. Quinn Co., LPA, and has been offering a full range of estate planning services for over 25 years. She established Maria E. Quinn Co. LPA in 2004. She holds a B.S. in Business from Lake Erie College and a J.D. from Cleveland Marshall Law School. She has been named by Cleveland Magazine as a Leading Estate Planning Attorney (2001-2005) and was listed in Law & Politics (Cincinnati Bar Publication) as one of Ohio's Top 100 Women Attorneys (2005 & 2006). Ms. Quinn’s love of and involvement in area nonprofits is far reaching and over the years she has assisted numerous nonprofits in their fundraising and awareness programs, including The American Cancer Society, American and Cleveland Diabetes Association, and The Cleveland Foundation.

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2006 Program Calendar

8 - 9:30 AM at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls

• June 13 ... Marketing Dollars vs. Charitable Dollars: Lorraine Kessler - Vice President of Client Services, innis maggiore
• October 10 ... Federal/State Funding
• December 12 ... Donor Panel

Several of our members have asked for the opportunity to pre-pay for the 2006 AFP meetings. This method allows you to pay with one check rather than in monthly installments. If this method meets your needs, please click here for an invoice that you can complete and submit to your accounting department.

Please note that there will be no refunds for pre-paid meetings that are not attended.

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Save the date

• August 29 ... Career Success Institute (CSI)
• November 15 ... National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon

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Member Orientation

AFP held a Member Orientation on March 21, 2006 at the Akron Civic Theatre. We will keep you up to date as additional orientations are planned. Our goal is to see that each and every member gets the most out of their membership with AFP. Please contact Molly Barnwell (mjbarnwell@akroncivic.com) if you have any questions or know of someone who is interested in joining the organization!

Chamberlain Scholarship

Randy Wittmer, Director of Marketing and Assistant Director of Development of the North Canton Medical Foundation, is this year’s AFP Chamberlain Scholarship recipient. Randy will be heading to AFP’s International Conference on Fundraising in Atlanta GA April 2-5. We look forward to hearing from him in regard to his experience at a breakfast meeting upon his return.

Reminder: Any active North Central Ohio Chapter member who has not attended the International Conference on Fundraising is eligible to apply for the Chamberlain Scholarship, which helps to defray the cost of the conference. Applications will be available in July 2006 for next year’s conference.

Borrow Audioconferences at the Next AFP Meeting!

Our chapter has a collection of free audioconferences that are available for you to borrow for a staff meeting, retreat, Board meeting, etc. Timely topics are covered in 90 minutes and materials are provided for you to copy for your attendees. All you need is your group and a cassette player ... you’re all set.

Topics include:

• Sky High! Major Gift Strategies to Engage & Excite Your Donors & Prospects, presented by Nick G. Costa, FAHP
• Achieving Dramatic Increases In Your Annual Fund, presented by Stanley Weinstein, ACFRE, EMBA
• Conflicting Values: Solving Ethical Dilemmas, presented by Eugene R. Tempel, Ed.D., CFRE
• Endowment Fundraising: What Exactly Are We Afraid Of? presented by Jill Pranger, CFRE

Any AFP North Central Ohio Chapter member may borrow the materials for seven days, free of charge. They will be available at the next meeting. If you want to borrow them before the meeting, please contact the AFP office at 330-315-0402 or info@afpncoh.org.

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Join the NPD Committee

Please mark your calendars—National Philanthropy Day is Wednesday, November 15. Additional information on nominations for our membership will be available soon. If you are interested in serving on the committee or have questions about National Philanthropy Day, please email Laura Tinney at lauratinney@elms.k12.oh.us.

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Why should I give to the 2006 Campaign?

The Every Member Campaign not only raises money to help the International AFP Foundation promote philanthropy, but also benefits our local chapter. If the Chapter meets its EMC goal, 25% of the total raised is returned directly to the chapter to support our local programming, scholarships, and continued growth.

Your support will:

• Increase accessibility to educational program opportunities for members and non-members;
• Enhance fundraising practices throughout Northeast Ohio, encourage others to adopt the Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice;
• Strengthen our public education initiatives to promote philanthropy; and
• Provide scholarships to nonprofit professionals in Northeast Ohio.

The AFP Board will approach all members in late summer/early fall to contribute to the EMC. The chapter depends on your participation to receive a critical portion of its funding from the national association. Please consider renewing your 2005 support or becoming a new contributor. This is our chance to “walk the walk” by demonstrating among our peers what we ask others to do—to give to causes that in turn benefit others. It’s also an investment in ourselves, as we all individually benefit from what the EMC makes possible.

Please e-mail questions about the Every Member Campaign to Mark Sheffler at mscheffler@lakron.com.

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New Jobs Board on Our Website

AFPNCOH now has an official jobs board on its website: http://www.afpncoh.org/jobsboard.asp. Browse through job openings or post your own!

Member Directory Now Available

Looking to contact someone you met at an AFP event? Check out our membership directory at www.afpncoh.org/membership.asp. There is also an option to print a PDF version.

Sumbit Your News

This newsletter is a resource for our members! If you have a job posting or event that the AFP membership would be interested in learning more about, please email a short posting to Hannah (Smith) Paulin at hsmith@invent.org for inclusion in the next newsletter.

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• Phone: 330-315-0402

• Fax: 330-315-0399

• Email: info@afpncoh.org

• Address: 703 South Main Street #211 Akron OH 44311

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