| A great primer for those new to the field... Fundamentals of Fundraising
 Wednesday, July 22 - Thursday, July 23
 CCS - 155 North Wacker, Chicago
  
 New fundraisers... join AFP Chicago for an intensive and engaging introduction into the building blocks of an effective fundraising practice. Meet the Faculty and Register
 
 June Educational BreakfastCreating Major and Transformative Gift Strategies
 Friday, June 12 • 8:30 a.m.
 Petterino's Banquets Chicago
 Join us for a conversation that can serve as the start of your next major gift strategy. Learn more and register today! Meet the panel... Special thanks to our program sponsor
 
  
 2015 Philanthropy Awards Luncheon#AFPCfaces Photo Gallery
  
 Thank you to all who joined us on May 1. Congratulations once again to our outstanding honorees! Relive the great moments from the Luncheon. Take a look at our photo gallery!  
 2015 Midwest Conference on PhilanthropyFundraising Fitness: Strengthening Your Core
 Tuesday, October 20 at the
 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
 
 Registration Now Open!
 
 Take advantage of early bird registration and receive access to: - Ten practical skill-building workshops,- A Leadership Track (back by popular demand)
 - Two informative feature presentations,
 - Networking lunch
 - Inspiring opening and closing plenary sessions
 Details and Early Bird Registration here. 
 Special thanks to our generous Conference sponsors!  
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 Spotlight   Getting to Know 2015 AFP Chicago Fellow Chanta Williams 
 Chanta Williams is the Development Manager at Cabrini Green Legal Aid where she is responsible for donor relations and external communications. She honed many of her development talents serving as a volunteer for many of her favorite Chicago area charities.  She loves studying trends in charitable giving and is particularly fascinated by the philanthropic behaviors of the millennial generation. Meet Chanta here... Community Links
   Axelson Center Professional Development Symposium
   Chicago Pro Bono Clinic for Non-Profits   North Park University   Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago (YNPN Chicago) 
 
 
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 Advocate Health Care
 Campbell & Company
 Relationship Science
 Allstate Insurance Company
 Ann and Robert Lurie Children's
 Hospital of Chicago Foundation
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 Exelon
 ITW
 Northern Trust
 
 Networking Events 
 
  
 June Membership After-Hours NetworkingWednesday, June 17, 2015
 5:30 p.m. - 7:30pm
 Old Fifth - Chicago
 Stop by after work for informal drinks, networking, and camaraderie between AFP members and friends. Registration is FREE to members and nonmembers!  Register Today!   
 Member News  
 In May, AFP Chicago member, Saint Xavier University & Indiana University’s Ruth Hansen, M.J., CFRE, taught a distance learning class called “Fundraising in the United States” to 40 undergraduate students at the Soong Ling Ching Center on Philanthropy at Beijing Normal University-Zhuhai.
 Ruth noted that the students were especially keen on issues of trustworthiness and transparency, and they loved hearing guest presenters, AFP Chicago members, Kristienne Hanna and Michelle Sherbun.    
  
 Interested in AFP Chicago Board Service?
 Board Nominations Deadline for Applications is 7/10
 
 The AFP Chicago Committee on Directorship invites nominations for the Board of Directors, with terms beginning January 1, 2016. More information on responsibilities and eligibility is available in the 2016 Board of Directors Application.
 
 
 
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