FREE Webinar & Member Networking Reception
June 28 | 4:30 - 7:00 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm ... Webinar
5:30 - 7:00 pm ... Networking Reception
Canton Museum of Art
1001 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44702 directions
FREE registration! Although this session is free, reservations are required so that we can ensure we have sufficient refreshments.
Cash bar (beer, wine, soda and bottled water) and complimentary appetizers.
4:30 - 5:30 pm - FREE Webinar
The Capital Campaign:
How to Prepare for the 59th Minute
in Your Busiest Hour
- Everyone who attends the webinar will get a FREE drink token and a raffle ticket.
 Is there anything more exciting than the launch of a capital campaign? Board members, volunteers and major gifts - fundraisers can't wait for that all-consuming and exhilarating announcement of the new project that will allow the organization to launch from the starting gate. But wait! There are many steps and a lot of time needed to get ready to make sure you cross that finish line successfully! Join Vivian as she shares with you the key elements of preparing for your next capital campaign.
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Member Networking Reception
- Enjoy this relaxed networking reception and network with your fellow fundraisers and nonprofit peers.
- Tour the Networking Stations to learn more about AFPNEO and how to get involved in the Chapter: professional development, diversity, ethics, National Philanthropy Day, membership benefits, CFRE credentials, mentoring, scholarships, BE the CAUSE, and more!
- Everyone who attends the networking reception will get a FREE drink token and a raffle ticket.
- At 6:30, we will draw the winning tickets for our MARVELOUS raffle prizes.
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Corbin Foundation Awards $636,000
 At its May 21, 2018 Trustees’ meeting, The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation awarded $636,000 in grants and gifts to charities and charitable activities in the Akron and Summit County area.
The largest awards, in the amounts of $210,000 and $100,000, were given, respectively, to Akron Civic Theatre for its Transforming Main Street Capital Campaign and the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad to acquire an historic four-car California Zephyr trainset under its Celebrating the Past, Preparing for the Future Capital Campaign.
In addition to the awards approved, The Corbin Foundation made final payment on its $100,000 commitment to the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park for its Central Visitor Center and final payment on its $100,000 commitment to Summa Health System to upgrade an MRI System.
Other newly awarded recipients included:
Akron Art Museum: $25,000 for Corbin Gallery exhibits and related programming
Akron Community Service Center & Urban League: $10,000 for its Summer Enrichment Day Camp
The Akron Marathon Corporation: $7,500 for intern salaries
Alchemy, Inc: $5,000 for programming
Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra: $5,000 for its Summit County Series
Autism Society of Greater Akron: $5,000 for Autism-friendly training in Summit County
The Chamber Music Society of Ohio/Urban Troubadour: $2,500 for its Four-Concert Season
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron: $25,000 for its Office of Addiction Services
Cleveland Modern Dance Association d.b.a. DANCECleveland: $5,000 for Summit County Outreach
Coleman Professional Services, Inc.: $5,000 for Data Entry Skills Training
Donovan's Kids, Inc.: $10,000 for its Summer Camp
Downtown Akron Partnership: $6,000 for its Downtown Akron Beautification Program
The First Tee of Akron, Inc.: $5,000 for its After-School TARGET Pilot Project
Freedom House for Women, Inc.: $5,000 for its Adult Supportive Services Program
The Friends of Children's Hospital Charity Events: $2,000 as a contribution
Furnace Street Mission: $8,000 for the Safety Forces Chaplaincy Center
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio: $5,000 for its Girl Scout Journey Program
International Soap Box Derby, Inc.: $25,000 for general operating
Junior Achievement USA - Junior Achievement of North Central, Ohio, Inc.: $5,000 for Summit County school programs
Keep Akron Beautiful: $4,000 for a Mill Street Flowerscape
Legacy III, Inc.: $5,000 for its Humble Beginnings Program
Let’s Grow Akron, Inc.: $10,000 for operating costs
Musical Arts Association - Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Center): $50,000 for its 2018 Blossom Festival and 50th Anniversary
The Oak Clinic: $10,000 for Wellness Services and Emergency Assistance
Ohio Shakespeare Festival: $5,000 for its 2018 Season
Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry: $20,000 for operating support
Project GRAD Akron: $6,000 for its Summer College Institute
Reaching Above Hopelessness and Brokenness Ministries, Inc.: $25,000 for therapies, interventions, and evaluations
Summit Education Initiative: $5,000 for Classroom Assessment & Scoring System training
Summit County Children Services Women's Auxiliary Board – Contribution Fund: $4,000 as a contribution
Tuesday Musical Club: $6,000 for its Education and Community Engagement Programs
The Western Reserve Historical Society - Hale Farm & Village: $10,000 for its Adopt-a-School Program: Leggett Elementary School
As of April 30, 2018, the market value of The Foundation’s invested assets was approximately $20,800,000.
For information concerning grant applications, call 330/762-6427. Applicants may also write to The Foundation's office at Akron Center Plaza, 50 South Main Street, Suite 703, Akron, Ohio 44308; e-mail it at info@corbinfdn.org; or visit The Foundation’s website at www.corbinfdn.org.
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Nominate a community leader for a National Philanthropy Day Award
Nomination deadline: June 15, 2018
This 2017 NPD awards luncheon ad
appeared in the Canton Repository in November 2017.
Click here to see pictures of last year's event!
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Northeast Ohio Chapter will celebrate National Philanthropy Day (NPD) on November 2, 2018.
The NPD Nominations Committee is seeking nominations for awards in the following categories to be presented at this year’s luncheon celebration:
Small Business Leadership Award: This award is presented to a business with 100 employees or fewer that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community through financial support and volunteerism. The business encourages and motivates others to take philanthropic leadership roles in the community.
Corporate Leadership Award: This award is presented to a business or corporation of any size that demonstrates outstanding philanthropic commitment through financial support and community involvement. The corporation contributes direct financial support for projects, programs, and/or capital improvements to multiple northeast Ohio nonprofit organizations, in addition to participating in volunteer community activities.
Foundation Leadership Award: This award is presented to a philanthropic foundation that contributes financial support to multiple northeast Ohio nonprofit organizations. The foundation’s impact includes support for innovative approaches to solving problems in the community.
Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award: This award honors an individual or family who demonstrates outstanding skills coordinating and motivating groups of volunteers for nonprofit fundraising initiatives. The recipient(s) have exceptional leadership skills coordinating groups of volunteers for major fundraising projects, ideally for more than one nonprofit organization.
Outstanding Philanthropist Award: This award honors an individual or family with exceptional generosity who, through direct financial support, demonstrates outstanding civic and charitable responsibility and whose generosity encourages others to take philanthropic leadership roles in the community. In addition, the individual or family encourages and motivates others to take leadership roles in philanthropy (i.e. challenge gifts, matching gifts, volunteering, etc.). |
Youth in Philanthropy Award: This award recognizes service by a child or group of children in grades K-12 who demonstrate commitment to the community through direct financial support, volunteering, and/or leadership in philanthropy. The child or group of children devotes time, talent, and/or treasure to creatively support a nonprofit and is responsible for the creation, orchestration, and results of this project. Special consideration will be given to the child or group whose work is ongoing.
Special Recognition Award: This award is presented to an individual, family, or group whose philanthropic contributions are unique and impactful and whose work supporting a nonprofit organization or cause is innovative.
Lifetime Achievement Award: This award recognizes an individual who serves as a role model for philanthropy through his or her history of sustained volunteerism and financial giving. He or she is also active in passing along the value of philanthropy to future generations. To be awarded this distinction, the individual must have been honored in another category in previous years.
Outstanding Professional Fundraiser Award: This award recognizes an individual who works directly for a nonprofit organization, serving as a role model for other fundraising professionals and demonstrating the highest of ethical standards. This person's career should highlight significant increases in return on fundraising investment, successful management of key programs, the creation of new organizational cultures, and/or the introduction of innovative and creative ideas. The nominee must have a minimum of ten years' experience and be a member of the AFPNEO chapter. Consultants or other individuals not working directly for a charity are INELIGIBLE for this award. Two letters of support of this nomination should be emailed to info@afpneo.org. |
This is a wonderful way to honor an individual or an organization who has made a significant contribution to your organization and the community. Let NPD help you say “thank you!”
Note: if you submitted a nomination previously and it was not selected, we encourage you to resubmit your nomination!
With the exception of those nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award, past awardees may not be nominated multiple times. Please click here to see if your awardee has already been honored before you submit your nomination.
Awardees must be present at the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon. If your nominee is selected for an award, you will be asked to confirm their attendance before their selection is finalized. In addition, if your nominee is selected, we will ask for your assistance in preparing the presentation and program materials.
Nominators must be members of the AFP Northeast Ohio Chapter; only one nomination may be submitted per member.
Completed nomination forms are due June 15th.
If you have questions, please contact Kristie Woods at kwoods@refugeofhope.org.
Thank you for your continued support of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and your commitment to philanthropy in Northeast Ohio.
Sincerely,
Kristie Woods
2018 National Philanthropy Day Nominations Chair
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Join AFPNWO's Nick Kulik, CFRE, Chair of AFP International’s Next Generation Committee, to hear what he and his peers learned from a recent survey of Millennial fundraising professionals:
If you have been considering submitting a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) application, now is the time to put yours together! Submit your application by the July 15 deadline to get one step closer to becoming a CFRE. Once your application is approved, you’ll be eligible to sit for the CFRE exam. 
