Association of Fundraising Professionals - Fairfield County Chapter

AFP Luncheon Meeting

Thursday, April 1, 2010

12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. 

Location:  Quattro Pazzi at Oak Hills Park, Norwalk

165 Fillow Street, Norwalk, CT

203.855.1800

(Directions below)

Communicating the Case for Support in the New “Normal:”  

Balancing Urgency with Optimism

As non-profit organizations face challenging decisions in light of budget constraints, prospects and loyal donors may ask: “Why should I support this organization when I am not confident that it will weather the economic storm?”  It’s a fair question.  In the current turbulent economic environment, when donors and prospects have become more guarded, it is important to focus on articulating a compelling, and perhaps adjusted, case for support.  Now is the time to mitigate the “alarm factor” in favor of a more meaningful and confident approach.  During this session, we will explore how some of the most successful non-profit organizations are positioning their case today.  We will also look at tools and themes to consider with regard to message development, broad communication and individual prospect strategy.   

About our speaker:

Alice Roebuck is the Director of Reunion Giving for the Harvard College Fund (HCF).  In this role, she manages a team of 23 officers and support staff who oversee Reunion and Annual Class fundraising campaigns.  These efforts raise both immediate-use and endowment support for Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).  The HCF relies on a global network of more than 4,500 alumni volunteer solicitors to secure gifts at all levels in support of the mission of Harvard College and the FAS. 

Alice has held a series of increasingly responsible positions at the HCF since 2002.  Prior to the HCF, she worked in New York City in the publishing industry, most notably for The New Yorker magazine as Director of Special Events and Marketing.  She is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Classical Studies.  Alice currently lives in Cambridge, MA with her husband and son. 

The Fairfield County Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) will hold its monthly educational program on Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. at Quattro Pazzi Restaurant, 165 Fillow Street in Norwalk (please click here for directions - there are issues with the directions provided by other sites). Registration and buffet open at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting starts promptly at 12 noon.

RESERVATIONS:

•  Contact Marianne Hickey at 203-834-1910, or by e-mail at mariannehickey@afpfairfield.org

•  Luncheon fee:  AFP Members - $25; Non-members - $45. 

•  We accept checks, and online credit card payments.  If you wish to register online using your Visa or Mastercard,  click here for the link

•  Make check payable to "AFP-FC" and mail to:  Marianne Hickey, 29 Black Alder Lane, Wilton, CT  06897  

Payment is appreciated in advance - please see *note below

*Anyone who has made a reservation and cannot attend the luncheon must cancel by 3 pm on the Wednesday preceding the luncheon.  If no cancellation has been received, there will be no refund or carry over of the luncheon fee.  If pre-payment has not been made and no cancellation has been received by 3 pm on Wednesday, that person will be billed for the amount due for the luncheon.

Directions

From New Haven I-95

Take Exit 14
At the end of the ramp, take a Left onto Connecticut Avenue.
At the light, take the first Right onto Scribner Avenue.
Go to the second Stop sign. Take a Right onto Richards Avenue.
At the next stop sign take a Right onto Fillow street.
After approximately 1/4 mile there is a slight fork in the road.
Bear Right at the fork onto Fillow Street and follow to Oak Hills Park.
Take a Right to enter the Park.
Follow the drive to Quattro Pazzi Restaurant.
Take a Left into the Parking Lot behind the restaurant.

From New York I-95

Take Exit 13
At the end of the ramp, take a Right onto Connecticut Avenue.
At the second light, take a Left onto Richards Avenue.
At the end of Richards Avenue, take a Right at the Stop sign.
After approximately 1/4 mile there is a slight fork in the road.
Bear Right at the fork onto Fillow Street and follow to Oak Hills Park.
Take a Right to enter the Park.
Follow the drive to Quattro Pazzi Restaurant.
Take a Left into the Parking Lot behind the restaurant.

From New Haven on The Merritt Parkway

Take Exit 38
Turn Right onto Route-123 New Canaan Avenue.
Take the first Right onto Nursery Street.
Go to Stop sign and turn Left onto Ponus Avenue.
Approximately 1/2 mile ahead the road will Fork.
Bare to the Right onto Fox Run Road.
Follow the road. After the first traffic light make a Left onto Fillow Street.
Follow to Oak Hills Park.
Take a Right to enter the Park.
Follow the drive to Quattro Pazzi Restaurant.
Take a Left into the Parking Lot behind the restaurant.

From New York on The Merritt Parkway

Take Exit 38
Turn Right onto Route-123 New Canaan Avenue.
Take the first Left onto Nursery Street.
Go to Stop sign and turn Left onto Ponus Avenue.
Approximately 1/2 mile ahead the road will Fork.
Bare to the Right onto Fox Run Road.
Follow the road. After the first traffic light make a Left onto Fillow Street.
Follow to Oak Hills Park.
Take a Right to enter the Park
Follow the drive to Quattro Pazzi Restaurant.
Take a Left into the Parking Lot behind the restaurant.

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