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May 1, 2009 Every Member Campaign:

Hello!
It was a pleasure meeting many of you and your colleagues at the AFP International Conference on Fundraising in New Orleans.

The Every Member Campaign is in full swing now and I would like to thank you for serving as your chapter's foundation development chair, or as we like to say, FDC. Your service as your chapter's FDC for the 2009 Every Member Campaign is very important. Combined with our direct mail and calling programs, your personal interactions with members allow AFP Foundation for Philanthropy to reach every member. Thank you!

As always, if you have any questions - big or small - about the Every Member Campaign, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am happy to help in any way that I can.

Michele Drumm
Manager, Annual Giving
AFP Foundation for Philanthropy
(800) 666-3863, ext. 446
mdrumm@afpnet.org

In this month's FDC Update, you'll find

May Fundraising Status Report
Chapter Treasury Campaign Update
2009 Calling Program
100 Percent Board Participation
Fulfillment of 2008 EMC Pledges
Accessing AFP Information Central
Things You Can Do To Help Reach Your Chapter EMC Goal

May Fundraising Status Report
The Every Member Campaign is off to a great start! As of April 16, gifts to the 2009 EMC totaled more than $105,000. The campaign is slightly ahead of where it was at the same time last year. If you haven't started your Every Member Campaign, now is the time to start. Remember, if you reach or exceed your chapter's EMC goal by December 31st, your chapter will qualify for a EMC Chapter Partnership Grant which will give your chapter 25% of the monies received to use in 2010. Chapter Treasury Campaign Update The 2009 Chapter Treasury Campaign is also off to a great start. As of April 17, more than $42,000 has been contributed towards our goal of $120,000. Thank you to the following chapters for their commitment to the 2009 Chapter Treasury Campaign as of April 17:

AFP AL, Central Chapter
AFP AZ, Northern Chapter
AFP CA, Silicon Valley Chapter
AFP CA, Greater San Fernando Valley Chapter
AFP CT, Connecticut Chapter
AFP CT, Fairfield County Chapter
AFP DE, Brandywine Chapter
AFP FL, Suncoast Chapter
AFP FL, First Coast Chapter
AFP IA, Greater Tri-State Chapter
AFP IL, Capital Area Chapter
AFP IL, Chicago Chapter
AFP IL, Rockford Area Chapter
AFP IL, Quad Cities Chapter
AFP IN, Northeast Chapter
AFP LA, Greater New Orleans Chapter
AFP MA, Western Chapter
AFP MD, Maryland Chapter
AFP MN, Minnesota Chapter
AFP MO, St. Louis Regional Chapter
AFP MS, Mississippi Chapter
AFP NE, Nebraska Chapter
AFP NY, Western Chapter
AFP NY, Long Island Chapter
AFP OH, Greater Cleveland Chapter
AFP OH, Greater Cincinnati Chapter
AFP OH, North Central Chapter
AFP OH, Mahoning-Shenango Chapter
AFP OH, Northwest Chapter
AFP OK, Oklahoma Chapter
AFP OK, Eastern Oklahoma Chapter
AFP PA, Greater Philadelphia Chapter
AFP PA, Central Chapter
AFP RI, Rhode Island Chapter
AFP SC, Central Carolina Chapter
AFP SC, Piedmont Chapter
AFP TN, Memphis Chapter
AFP TX, Greater Houston Chapter
AFP TX, San Antonio Chapter
AFP WA, Washington Chapter

2009 EMC Calling Program The 2009 EMC Calling Program will be a new program this year. It is scheduled to start on May 18th and will include more members being called than in previous years. In the next week or two, I will send an email to each of you with more details about our new vendor and the program. Stay tuned. In the interim, if you have any questions, please contact Michele Drumm at mdrumm@afpnet.org or 800-666-3863 ext. 446

100 Percent Board Participation
Board members who give to the Every Member Campaign lead by example. It is difficult to ask the AFP members in your chapter to give, if your leadership does not.

The following AFP Chapters have let us know that they have achieved 100 percent board participation in the 2009 Every Member Campaign as of April 16.

AFP AZ, Southern Arizona Chapter
AFP CA, Greater San Fernando Valley Chapter
AFP MA, Western Chapter
AFP NJ, New Jersey Chapter

For recognition in e-Wire and in the 2009 EMC Calling Program, please report this outstanding achievement to the Foundation by May 1, 2009. You can find the 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?folder_id=935&content_item_id=14950"

Our fax number is 703-683-0735.

Fulfillment of 2008 Every Member Campaign Pledges

Pledge fulfillment is very important to the foundation's annual fund. If donors in your chapter have not fulfilled their 2008 Every Member Campaign pledges, please encourage them to do so. Combined with the foundation's monthly pledge reminders, your personal encouragement will help to achieve our goal of increasing our fulfillment rate.

For a list of your chapter's outstanding pledges for 2008, you can access the Chapter Tally Report at AFP Information Central. (For more information on accessing AFP Information Central, please see below.)

Accessing AFP Information Central

In order to monitor the success of your chapter's Every Member Campaign, you can access the Chapter Tally Report at AFP Information Central. Chapter Tally Reports are available for 2000 through 2009.

To access the chapter tally reports, go to AFP Information Central (http://reports.afpnet.org/). Once you've logged in, click on Chapter Tally Report on the left. Select the appropriate year, and click Generate Report.

Should you have any questions, please contact the foundation staff at 800-666-3863 or foundation@afpnet.org.

Things You Can Do To Help Reach Your Chapter EMC Goal
- Make your gift to the Every Member Campaign
- Encourage 100% Chapter Board Participation
- Promote The Alpha Society ~ AFP Foundation's monthly giving program
- Distribute information on the Every Member Campaign along with the EMC Pledge Form at your next chapter meeting
- Ask non-members who attend your chapter events to support AFP and the AFP Foundation
- Write an article for your chapter newsletter about the Every Member Campaign and how it benefits the members of AFP
- Contact new chapter members and explain what the Every Member Campaign is and how it benefits them
- Look at your previous year's Chapter Tally Report and solicit your lapsed donors.
- Recognize and thank your previous year's campaign donors

03/24/09 ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS CHAPTER HONORED AS TEN STAR CHAPTER

(Alexandria, Va.) - The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Allegheny Mountains Chapter has been named a 2008 Ten Star Chapter.

Every year, AFP, the largest association of professional fundraisers in the world, honors chapters for achieving goals that align with key objectives in its long-range strategic plan. Chapters receive the Ten Star Award for performing specific activities designed to increase professionalism within fundraising and public awareness of the importance of philanthropy. Of the 200 chapters in AFP, 74 chapters received the Ten Star Award for 2008.

"We are very proud of the work our chapter and board have accomplished" says Gunter Volders Vice-President of Communications for The Allegheny Mountains Chapter of AFP. "Our chapter covers a large geographical area and we make every effort to serve our members to the fullest. Receiving the Ten Star Award is a reflection of that works." Volders continues.

Ten Star Chapters are recognized at the AFP International Conference on Fundraising. Chapters also earn the privilege of displaying the Ten Star logo on their chapter page on their website, newsletters and stationary.

"Chapters that have earned the Ten Star status have shown their dedication to AFP and the promotion of ethical and effective fundraising," said Paulette V. Maehara, CFRE, CAE. "They serve as models for our other chapters, and I am pleased to honor their leaders and members for their tremendous work in advancing our strategic plan and educating the public about the importance of giving and volunteering."

Criteria for the award are determined by AFP International Headquarters. A list of several goals is published annually, and chapters must accomplish 10 of these goals during the year and submit a nomination form for verification to be honored.