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Mark your calendars for this year’s VAFRE meetings! The Board of Directors of VAFRE has confirmed the following meeting dates for 2007-2008:

September 11, 2007, Creative Marketing on a Non-Profit Budget
September 27, 2007, VAFRE Fall Networking Event at Black Finn Restaurant, 5-7 p.m.
October 2, 2007, Fundraising in the Wake of a Tragedy, Betsy Flannigan, Virginia Tech
November […]

[ January 5, 2008; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Please plan to join us for VAFRE’s February 5th meeting at the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, Collaboration: “So You Want Us to What?.” Join our speakers, Patricia Morris, CFRE, Chief Development Officer of the Central Virginia Foodbank, and Richard Schultz, CEO of Meals on Wheels, as they discuss the trials, tribulations and rewards of collaborative […]

[ January 8, 2008; 11:30 am; ] Please plan to join us for VAFRE’s January 8th meeting at the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, Managing a Capital Campaign. Our speaker will be Robert D. Sweeney, Senior Vice President for Development and Public Affairs with the University of Virginia.

11:30 a.m.                               Lunch registration  
Noon                                       Luncheon

Menu
Regular: Blackened Chicken Salad on Mesculin Mix     
Vegetarian: Grilled Portabello Salad […]

[ December 4, 2007; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Topic: Seeing Through the Funders’ Eyes: A Foundation Panel

Confirmed Panel Members include:
Karen Buchanan, Vice President and Trust Aadvisor, Wachovia Trust: Manager, Dennis Foundation, Moses D. Nunnally Charitable Trust and Nunally Foundation;
Jill A. McCormick, Executive Director, The Jackson Foundation and the Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation;
Risha Stebbins, Program Officer, Cameron Foundation.

Bring Today: […]

[ November 6, 2007; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Topic: To Get the Big Gift, Think Like Your Donor.

What motivates a donor to make a big gift?   Together with Wayne Olson, world class ballet instructor and deep-sea sponge harvester, we’ll explore the thoughts, motivations and needs of donors and why they make - or don’t make - the big gifts.  We will look at […]

[ October 2, 2007; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Topic: Financing Nonprofits.

Enhancing the overall economic viability of a nonprofit organization is essential to its mission and success.  Expand your understanding of nonprofit finance with Richard Brewster, Executive Director for the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise (NCNE), at VAFRE’s October meeting.  Mr. Brewster will talk about the NCNE’s recent publication, Financing Nonprofits; Putting Theory into […]

[ September 27, 2007; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Join VAFRE for our first ever Fall Networking Event on September 27th at the Black Finn Restaurant and Saloon at 1001 Haxall Point, Richmond, VA 23219.

RSVP with yur name and number of guests to vafre@catapult-inc.com.

[ September 11, 2007; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Please plan to join us for VAFRE’s September 11th meeting at the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, Creative Marketing on a Non-Profit Budget. Whether your budget is small, medium or large, join us to learn some imaginative marketing ideas from our panel members. Explore the different layers of an effective marketing campaign and discuss what works and […]

[ August 7, 2007; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Join us at noon on August 7th for VAFRE’s Brown Bag Lunch at the Community Idea Stations. Come ready to share as we delve into ways that you can Build a Better Case Statement. A good case statement can be your best friend as you try to articulate the mission, vision and values of your organization. There will be […]