October 2011

The weather is turning cooler, the leaves are changing colors and the end of the 2011 Every Member Campaign (EMC) is approaching. The campaign will end on Dec. 31, 2011, which is 10 weeks away. Please remember that only gifts and pledge payments received by the end of the year will count towards your chapter meeting its EMC goal.

I would like to thank all of you for your patience these last few months when we were having technological issues with the Chapter Tally Reports and our database. We appreciate all of your efforts on the Every Member Campaign and know how frustrating it can be to not have the results of your efforts shown on the Chapter Tally Report.

Currently, the Chapter Tally Reports are running normally. We still experience a few glitches but we are fixing them as fast as we can to provide an accurate report for you. We apologize for any inconvenience these issues have caused you.

As always, if we can be of any help with your questions on a donor or gift, please let us know.

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

In this issue, you'll find:

• Every Member Campaign Report
• Accessing AFP Information Central
• 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation
• Chapter Treasury Campaign
• 2011 EMC Calling Program
• Donor Recognition
• Question & Answer

Every Member Campaign Report

As of Oct. 12, the Every Member Campaign has raised a little more than $337,000 contributing to the foundation's unrestricted total of almost $500,000 Thank you!

The Every Member Campaign runs from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31. If your chapter reaches or exceeds its EMC goal by Dec. 31, your chapter will qualify to apply for an EMC Chapter Partnership Grant which will give your chapter 25 percent of the monies received to use in 2012. If you have any questions regarding the EMC, please contact Michele Drumm at mdrumm@afpnet.org.

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. Your login to access the Chapter Tally Reports is different than your chapter’s login for membership and from your personal login for AFP’s website.

To access the chapter tally reports, go to AFP Information Central. 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 or need to know your chapter’s login and password, please contact the foundation staff at 800-666-3863 or foundation@afpnet.org.

100 Percent Chapter 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 you have not made a gift yourself.

As of Oct. 24, 47 chapters have let us know that they have achieved 100 percent board participation in the 2011 Every Member Campaign. If you have achieved 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation, please let the foundation know.

AFP AK, Alaska
AFP AZ, Greater Arizona
AFP AZ, Northern
AFP CA, San Diego
AFP CA, Orange County
AFP CA, Capital
AFP CA, Wine Country
AFP ON, Greater Toronto Chapter
AFP BC, Vancouver Island Chapter
AFP BC, Vancouver Chapter
AFP AB, Edmonton & Area Chapter
AFP AB, Calgary & Area Chapter
AFP MB, Manitoba Chapter
AFP SK, Saskatoon Chapter
AFP SK, Regina Chapter
AFP ON, Canada South Chapter
AFP NS, Nova Scotia Chapter
AFP ON, South Eastern Ontario
AFP ON, Golden Horseshoe Chapter
AFP CT, Fairfield County
AFP DC, Washington DC Metro Area
AFP FL, Miami-Dade County
AFP FL, Suncoast
AFP FL, Palm Beach County
AFP FL, First Coast
AFP FL, Southwest
AFP GA, Greater Atlanta
AFP IL, Rockford Area
AFP IL, Quad Cities
AFP KY, Greater Louisville
AFP LA, Southwest
AFP MN, Minnesota
AFP MN, Southern Minnesota
AFP NY, Central
AFP NY, Long Island
AFP OH, Greater Cleveland
AFP OH, Greater Dayton Region
AFP OK, Oklahoma
AFP TN, Nashville
AFP TN, Memphis
AFP TN, Great Smoky Mountain
AFP TX, Greater Dallas
AFP TX, Greater Houston
AFP VA, First
AFP WA, South Sound
AFP WI, Upper Mississippi Valley
AFP WI, Greater Madison

Chapter Treasury Campaign

As of Oct.24, 102 U.S. and Canadian chapters have pledged or given a gift to the campaign totaling over $67,500.00. Thank you!

Your chapter’s gift does make a difference. Gifts to the Chapter Treasury Campaign support scholarships, such as the Chamberlain Scholarship, research, lectures and other educational programs that develop the knowledge and skills needed to advance philanthropy. Participation in the Campaign is now a requirement for a chapter to be considered for 10-Star status.

The following chapters have made a commitment to the 2011 Chapter Treasury Campaign as of Oct. 24:

AFP AB, Calgary & Area Chapter
AFP AB, Edmonton & Area Chapter
AFP AK, Alaska
AFP AL, Central
AFP AR, Arkansas
AFP AZ, Greater Arizona
AFP AZ, Northern
AFP BC, Vancouver Chapter
AFP BC, Vancouver Island Chapter
AFP CA, Capital
AFP CA, Desert Communities
AFP CA, Golden Gate
AFP CA, Greater Los Angeles
AFP CA, Greater San Fernando Valley
AFP CA, Inland Empire
AFP CA, Monterey Bay
AFP CA, Orange County
AFP CA, San Diego
AFP CA, Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties
AFP CA, Silicon Valley
AFP CA, Valley
AFP CA, Wine Country
AFP CA, Yosemite
AFP CT, Connecticut
AFP CT, Fairfield County
AFP DC, Washington DC Metro Area
AFP FL, Fort Lauderdale/Broward
AFP FL, Indian River
AFP FL, Miami-Dade County
AFP FL, Palm Beach County
AFP FL, Southwest
AFP FL, Suncoast
AFP FL, Treasure Coast
AFP GA, Greater Atlanta
AFP GA, Middle
AFP HI, Aloha
AFP IA, Central
AFP IA, Eastern
AFP IA, Greater Tri-State
AFP IL, Central
AFP IL, Chicago
AFP IL, Quad Cities
AFP IN, Northwest
AFP KS, Topeka Chapter on Philanthropy
AFP KY, Greater Louisville
AFP LA, Baton Rouge
AFP LA, Greater Northshore
AFP LA, North
AFP MA, Western
AFP MB, Manitoba Chapter
AFP MD, Maryland
AFP MN, Minnesota
AFP MO, St. Louis Regional
AFP NC, Cape Fear Region
AFP NC, Charlotte
AFP ND, Northern Plains
AFP NF, Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter
AFP NH, Northern New England
AFP NJ, New Jersey
AFP NJ, Southern
AFP NS, Nova Scotia Chapter
AFP NV, Sierra
AFP NY, Central
AFP NY, Genessee Valley
AFP NY, Long Island
AFP NY, Mid-Hudson Valley
AFP NY, Western
AFP OH, Central
AFP OH, Greater Cleveland
AFP OH, Greater Dayton Region
AFP OK, Eastern Oklahoma
AFP OK, Oklahoma
AFP ON, Canada South Chapter
AFP ON, Golden Horseshoe Chapter
AFP ON, Greater Toronto Chapter
AFP ON, Ottawa Chapter
AFP OR, Oregon & SW Washington
AFP PA, Berks Regional
AFP PA, Greater Philadelphia
AFP PA, Northeastern Pennsylvania
AFP QC, Quebec Chapter
AFP RI, Rhode Island
AFP SC, Piedmont
AFP SK, Regina Chapter
AFP SK, Saskatoon Chapter
AFP TN, Great Smoky Mountain
AFP TN, Memphis
AFP TN, Mountain Empire
AFP TN, Nashville
AFP TX, Coastal Bend
AFP TX, Fort Worth Metro
AFP TX, Greater Austin
AFP TX, Greater Dallas
AFP TX, Greater Houston
AFP TX, Texas Plains
AFP TX, West Texas-Southern New Mexico
AFP VA, Central
AFP VA, First
AFP VA, Tri-State
AFP WA, South Sound
AFP WI, Greater Milwaukee
AFP WI, Upper Mississippi Valley

2011 EMC Calling Program

As of Oct. 22, nearly $104,894 has been raised through 1,827 pledges from AFP members across the United States. The calling program will continue through the end of October. New members of AFP since May 1, 2011, will be added to the calling pool and will be called during the month of November. We would like to thank each of your chapters for participating in the calling program and encouraging your members to give to the 2011 EMC.

If you have any questions about the calling program, please contact Michele Drumm at mdrumm@afpnet.org or call (800) 666-3863, ext. 446

Donor Recognition

Have you recognized your 2011 Every Member Campaign donors? The foundation offers donor ribbons and pins free of charge to recognize your chapter’s donors. To order the ribbons and pins, download the 2011 Order Supply Form here.

Question & Answer

Question: A chapter member told me they gave a gift online yesterday, why is it not showing on my Chapter Tally Report?

Answer: Online gifts are not instantly charged and processed when a donor hits the submit button. The email acknowledgement they receive is to let a donor know that we received their gift.

All online gifts are received through a secure server at AFP and then processed in the foundation office. The turnaround time for a gift once we have received it to be processed and show on your Chapter Tally Report can take up to 4-5 days.