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• Coaching Skills for Philanthropic Leaders - In-Person Event

  • When
    Tuesday, June 03, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Virginia War Memorial
  • Spaces left
    4
  • Registered
    72 registrants

  Register

  Our Program

  In this in-person and virtual interactive session, participants will discover how to effectively deploy coaching skills and techniques to strengthen relationships with both internal and external partners. By integrating these strategies, you will learn how to understand the principles of coaching, listen at a deeper level, and ask powerful questions to unlock potential in partnerships and increase collaboration towards shared goals.  Attendees will be engaged in an interactive workshop of sharing ideas and best practices in how to coach, prepare and utilize organization leaders including CEOs, board members, and highly invested volunteers in effective and strategic philanthropic work.

  Approved for 1.25 hours of CFRE Credit

  Our Presenter

  Mary Riddick, Senior Development Director at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. 

  Our Schedule

  • 11:30 a.m. In-person Registration & Networking begins
  • 12 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting begin 
  • 12:30 p.m. Program begins
  • 1:45 p.m. Session concludes, Adjourn

  Registration Fees

  • In-person registration is $20 for members ($0 for those with a Season Pass or $12 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $25 for nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $30 for guests. All in-person registrants should select their meal during the registration process.
  • Virtual registration is $8 for members ($0 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $11 for nonmembers who work at a member organization and $15 for nonmembers. The virtual registration fees help support the technology costs associated with offering a hybrid event.

  If you are not a VAFRE member and do not work in the office of a VAFRE member, consider becoming a member of VAFRE in order to access reduced registration fees.

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• Coaching Skills for Philanthropic Leaders - Virtual Event

  • When
    Tuesday, June 03, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    89
  • Registered
    6 registrants

  Register

  Our Program

  In this in-person and virtual interactive session, participants will discover how to effectively deploy coaching skills and techniques to strengthen relationships with both internal and external partners. By integrating these strategies, you will learn how to understand the principles of coaching, listen at a deeper level, and ask powerful questions to unlock potential in partnerships and increase collaboration towards shared goals.  Attendees will be engaged in an interactive workshop of sharing ideas and best practices in how to coach, prepare and utilize organization leaders including CEOs, board members, and highly invested volunteers in effective and strategic philanthropic work.

  Pending Approval for CFRE Credit

  Our Presenter

  Mary Riddick, Senior Development Director at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. 

  Our Schedule

  • 11:30 a.m. In-person Registration & Networking begins
  • 12 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting begin 
  • 12:30 p.m. Program begins
  • 1:45 p.m. Session concludes, Adjourn

  Registration Fees

  • Virtual registration is $8 for members ($0 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $11 for nonmembers who work at a member organization and $15 for nonmembers. The virtual registration fees help support the technology costs associated with offering a hybrid event. 
  • In-person registration is $20 for members ($0 for those with a Season Pass or $12 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $25 for nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $30 for guests. All in-person registrants should select their meal during the registration process.

  If you are not a VAFRE member and do nor work in the office of a VAFRE member, consider becoming a member of VAFRE in order to access reduced registration fees.

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• VAFRE Summer Member Social

  • When
    Thursday, June 12, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Shalom Farms - Northside Farm (1311 Westwood Avenue, RVA 23227)
  • Registered
    30 registrants

  Register

  Join us for a VAFRE Member Social!

  The VAFRE Membership Committee invites you to our Summer Member Social on Thursday, June 12 from 4-6 PM at Shalom Farms - Northside Farm. 

  Come relax and enjoy each other's company at Shalom Farms, a nonprofit farm and food justice organization working for an equitable food system in Richmond (with a covered pavillion and parking available). 

  VAFRE will provide appetizers and beverages. 

  We hope to see you there! This is a FREE event, but we'd appreciate it if you'd let us know you're coming. Register now!

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• 33rd Annual Virginia Fund Raising Institute

  • Start
    Wednesday, July 23, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • End
    Friday, July 25, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    The Williamsburg Lodge

  Make plans to attend the 33rd Annual Virginia Fund Raising Institute at the Williamsburg Lodge on  July 23-25! VAFRE is an exhibitor this year, and we hope you can join us there.

  The Virginia Fund Raising Institute is the premier training ground for fundraising professionals in Virginia. Begun in 1992, by the Shenandoah Chapter and expanded in 2000 with other Virginia AFP chapters, the Institute draws attendees from all over Virginia, DC, Maryland and West Virginia
  and is celebrating its 33rd anniversary in 2025. 

  The planning committee for the annual VFRI Conference will provide sessions that attract a multi-level audience and will energize, educate, and empower great fundraising and nonprofit management. Drawing more than 250 attendees, VFRI is the premiere educational event for development
  and nonprofit professionals in the Commonwealth. 

  For a look at the workshops being offered and the speakers who will be presenting, or to register, click here.

  Don't forget VAFRE members can attend at the member rate! Register by May 15th for the Early Bird Registration fee. It's an inexpensive way to: 

  • get great ideas from a group of presenters with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives, 
  • make some strong connections with other development professionals, and 
    
  • pick up 12 hours of CFRE credit.
    

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