Upcoming Events

The New York City Chapter of AFP holds multiple events for both members and nonmembers throughout the year. Members and guests pay discounted pricing; some events are free for AFP-NYC Chapter members. We are presenting a variety of online events this year, including webinars, discussions, coaching sessions, Town Halls. Need CE credits? We're happy to provide attendance verification, just ask!

Event date: 10/23/2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Export event

Building Your Fundraising Future: Essential Skills to Improve Yourself and Grow Your Organization

Professional Advancement Half Day Symposium

Join us for the 3rd Annual Fundraising Fundamentals Symposium on Wednesday, October 23rd! This half day of workshops will focus on providing early career fundraisers or those new to the field with the tools and skills critical to a successful career in fundraising. Together we will explore Development Operations and Managing Yourself, Transforming Stats into Stories of Impact, Learning Your Leadership Style and How to Network. We promise an afternoon of fun and learning with your fellow fundraisers and ensure you’ll walk away with new knowledge and connections!
Participants can expect to:

  • Gain a better understanding of how to tell your organization’s story by leveraging statistics and data to appeal to a diverse set of donors
  • Discover how your leadership style can support your career goals 
  • Learn strategies to more effectively network and represent your organization in public spaces

Networking at this event will be lead by a member of the AFP-NYC Emerging Leaders Committee.  

LOCATION:
The LGBT Community Center
ROOM 302
208 W. 13th Street
New York, NY 10011

TIME: 
1:00pm - 5:00pm

PRICING:
AFP-NYC Member: $195
Non-member: $250

SPEAKERS:

Nicole Carta
Founder and Principal, Cultivate: Good

Nicole Carta is founder and principal of Cultivate:Good a social impact consulting firm. She has 20+ years of experience raising resources, creating effective partnerships, and building organizations. For ten years, she led the private partnership teams at the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development and United Nations Population Fund. She has built women’s health and sustainable agriculture collaborations among companies and governments, including co-creating the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN) and the Food Action Alliance at the World Economic Forum. In 2003, Nicole co-founded and ran a non-profit for ten years supporting local community leaders in Uganda and Tanzania in their work to provide health and education to children. Most recently, Nicole led the public-private partnership office for New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, overseeing a team that raised $45 million in private support for children and families. Nicole is an adjunct professor at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York and earned her MBA from the University of Geneva in Switzerland. 

Lauren Elicks McCort
Chief Program Officer, Youth INC (Improving Nonprofits for Children)

 

 

 

Kirkley Strand
Chief Advancement Officer, The Door

In her role as The Door’s Chief Advancement Officer, Kirkley works closely with the board of directors and leadership to grow and diversify revenue sources and strengthen and expand partnerships and communications to advance the organization’s mission. Kirkley began her nonprofit career at The Door and University Settlement, and prior to rejoining the organization in 2024, she oversaw development and communications for The New York Foundling and Storefront Academy (formerly The Children’s Storefront), and held various roles with other New York-based education and social service organizations. Kirkley began her career as a fourth-grade teacher in the Bronx. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned a master’s degree in education from Mercy College.

 

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