Upcoming Events
June luncheon: Bi-annual Membership Meeting
- Date: August 19, 2008 | 11:30 a.m. networking, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. program
- Location: Pardini’s Banquet Hall – 2257 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno
- Guest speaker: Pat Bjorhovde, CFRE, AFP International Regional Director
Pat's presentation will cover trends in the profession. She will also walk us through all the benefits and resources we have available to us as AFP members. This is a good opportunity to invite a prospective member to come with you and listen first hand to the advantages of joining the AFP.
At this meeting AFP members will vote to approve amendments to our chapter bylaws. A notice was sent earlier and a copy is posted on this site for your review. If you wish to discuss any item please print a copy and bring it along with you, as we will not have any copies at the meeting.
Reservations are required. An additional $5 will be charged for registrations after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15.
October luncheon: Code of Ethics in Fundraising
- Presenter: Claudia Looney, FAHP, CFRE
- Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:00 noon, Registration and networking | 12:00-1:30 p.m., Program
- Location: Pardini's Banquet Hall – 2257 West Shaw Avenue, Fresno
- Cost: Members $11, Non-members and guests $20 - Reservations are required (and a late fee of $5 will be charged for registrations received after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16.
The October meeting will have a participatory format when we will review the AFP Code of Ethics in Fundraising. More pre-meeting information will be sent to registered participants. Please register early.
Claudia Looney, CFRE, FAHP, is senior vice president of development at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. She is past chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation for Philanthropy, and a member of the AFP International Ethics Committee. Looney is also secretary of the Woodmark Board, which oversees the Children's Circle of Care program. Prior to joining the hospital in 2000, Claudia served as president of Northwestern Memorial Foundation in Chicago. She is also a Fellow and past board member of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Claudia is a member of the EveryChild Foundation. She was named 1994 Fund Raiser of the Year for Orange County, 1996 Fund Raiser of the Year for Los Angeles County and YWCA's Woman of Distinction for Orange County in 2004.