AFPOC 2008 Luncheon Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Luncheon Session - Noon
A Golden Opportunity Overlooked by Most Nonprofit Organizations 
Jeffrey R. Wilcox, CFRE  

• You may have missed a great connection for corporate fundraising and corporate volunteers that is right under your nose – trade association groups.  These organizations are collections of corporate leaders grouped by industry and can serve as a link from nonprofits to the corporate world for generating revenues and volunteers.
  
  
• You’ll learn about the size and scope of trade organizations, how to tap this great potential and how to develop partnerships with these groups to gain a better foothold in corporate giving and sponsorships.
  
  
• You’ll also learn of the Philanthropy Builders Program, an initiative that seeks to be an outreach of the OC AFP to train and mentor trade associations to create philanthropic committees, projects and programs as a part of their mission statements of service to their members and the communities in which their members live and work.
  
  
• Join us for this program which promises to stretch your imagination and enlarge the potential for your organization.

About The Speaker:

• With 22 years of United Way, philanthropic, health care and communications experiences, Jeff Wilcox has held executive staff and board positions in nonprofit management throughout the West including Seattle, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Orange County, California. He has also been responsible for leading nonprofits as an experienced board chairman and executive director, managing staff teams and volunteer processes.
  
  

• Jeff is a past president of AFP-OC and has served on many boards including Orange County Head Start, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Arizona AIDS Foundation, Cal State Los Angeles and many others.  Jeff has served as Executive Director of the CHOC Foundation as well as Executive VP of United Way of Los Angeles.
  
  

• In 2002, Jeff formed Executive Consulting for the Nonprofit Sector, Inc. It is the largest private consulting firm specializing in transitional management services, coaching, training and executive mentoring exclusively for nonprofits in Southern California.

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• Sometimes, it is a good idea to go through a process of thinking, (and rethinking) about all possible types of funding for a nonprofit organization, what types of funding your nonprofit agency currently has, what types of funding could be expanded, what types of funding you may be in danger of losing, and what new types of funding should be explored.  In this process, new funding ideas emerge; some old ideas can be discarded; and a more thoughtful approach to fundraising can be implemented.  You will be given a tool to take back to your Board of Directors, volunteers and staff to engage their thinking in this process.

About The Speaker:

• Carol Geisbauer, M.A. served as Executive Director for two nonprofit organizations for 16 years and then served as the Director of the Nonprofit Resource Center in Orange County for two years. She worked as a freelance grant writer for 12 years.  She recently retired and now devotes her time to teaching workshops related to achieving success in grant writing throughout Southern California.

Event Specifics:

• Date:  Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  
  
• Schedule:
  
  
  • 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.  - Fundraising Fundamentals
  • 11:45 a.m.              - Luncheon Buffet
  • Noon - 1:30 p.m.      - Luncheon Session
    
    
• Location:
  
  
  • The Turnip Rose
    300 South Flower Street
    Orange, CA 92868
    Map via MapQuest
    
    
• Registration:
  
  
  • Reservation Deadline:
    • Noon Friday June 20
    • Walk-ins and late reservations will be charged an additional $10.
      
      
  • Members:
    • $30 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
    • $30 - Luncheon Only
      
      
  • Non-members:
    • $40 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
    • $40 - Luncheon Only
      
      
  • Non-member First Time Meeting Attendees
    • $30 - Fundamentals & Luncheon
      
      
• How To Register:
  
  
  • Register On-line
    
    • Members and Non-members must login to register and pay by credit card.
      
    • Click on the "Login" button located on this page.
      
      
  • Register By FAX and Pay By Credit Card
    
    
    
  • Register by Mail and Pay By Check

Special Note:

• Due to the policies of Turnip Rose, AFPOC must provide our meeting guarantee by Noon on the Friday before the meeting. We will be assessed a service charge for late reservation/walk-in lunches.  Turnip Rose strives to provide us with the best quality service and has asked for our cooperation.  Reservations received after the Friday 12 Noon deadline, including walk-ins at the meeting, will be assessed a $10 late fee.

Please Note:

• Payment must be received with luncheon pre-registrations (either by credit card or check).
  
  
  
• We do not accept pre-registrations without payment. 
  
  
  
• You may use a credit card to hold a reservation if you wish to pay by check onsite.
  
  
  
• If registrant does not show, the regular rate will be charged to credit card used to hold reservation. 
  
  
  
• If final payment for pre-registration is not received by the Friday prior to the luncheon, registrant must pay onsite fee. 
  
  
  
• If registrant cannot pre-pay with pre-registration, registrant must pay onsite with the onsite rate. 
  
  
  
• We cannot take reservations over the phone.  The AFPOC office needs to have formal documentation of your registration (either by online registration, faxing or mailing in the form).  This will ensure that your registration gets properly processed. 
  
  
  
• If you need to cancel your registration, you must let us know on the Friday prior to the luncheon.  If you do not let us know, and you do not show, you will be charged.  (AFPOC must still pay for your lunch even if you do not show).
  
  
  
• AFP Membership is an individual membership.  A non-member/guest cannot take your place at the luncheons.  He or she must register separately at the non-member price.
  
  
  
• Please be sure to return your name badge after the luncheon session in the provided baskets.