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New Year’s Wellness Retreat
Let’s kick off the new year with wellness in mind! Join us on January 19 from 9:30am to 12:00pm at Wisteria Hall in the Washington Park Arboretum to decompress from the end-of-year giving season, relax with your fellow fundraisers, replenish your energy, and refocus...
Lunch & Learn: Salary Negotiation Tactics
You’re making it rain for your nonprofit–smashing fundraising goals left and right, but your salary is stunted. How do you climb the next rung in the career ladder and secure a raise? And, how do you ask for a higher salary with confidence? In this December 4 webinar,...
2023 Winter Social & Annual Meeting
You deserve a break! Come down to Stoup Brewery, Capitol Hill on December 6, and have a beer on us! Say “hi” to old friends, and make a few new ones at this year’s Winter Social and Annual Meeting. Board members will be on hand to chat and hear your ideas for AFP...
National Philanthropy Day Event
Celebrate National Philanthropy Day with us! Join us for a positive & inspiring evening at theSea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture on November 8, from 4:30-8:00 pm. Our program will feature an open and candid conversation between dynamic practitioners who...
2023 National Philanthropy Day Award Nominations
The goal of AFP Advancement Northwest’s National Philanthropy Day celebration is to highlight the meaningful work of fundraisers in our region and to shine a light on those who are centering community-based development work at their nonprofit organizations. At the...
Final Week for 2024 Board Nominations
2023 Co-President Elect, Elysa Hovard, Regional Director of Philanthropy at Mercy Housing Why You Should Join the Board? Over the years, Advancement Northwest has not only taught me the nuts and bolts of fundraising but it has provided me with community and...
Member Scholarship Application Open
Ciara Kuldinow, 2023 Member Scholarship Recipient I’m honored to have been chosen to receive a 2023 scholarship membership with AFP (AFP NW). The conferences and events I’ve been able to attend have uplifted my view of philanthropy and fundraising. AFP has made me...
Open Access Annual Conference Keynote Recordings
Open Access Recordings The keynote presentations at this year's the Annual Conference were exceptional! Recordings of both opening keynotes are now available in our Program Library for folks who were not able to attend the conference, or who loved them so much they...
2024 Board Nominations Open
I was a board member for a small nonprofit when I was first exposed to the fundraiser community in Seattle. As I transitioned from that board role, to a fundraiser myself, it was that community that gave me so much by sharing experiences, lessons learned, and...