eSlate - President's Message - December 2007

Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of the entire Chapter Executive team and our Board of Directors, I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season! We are grateful to you for your participation and your contributions to the Chapter. I hope you will join us for an exciting Annual Member meeting and lunch program on Tuesday, December 11th at the Cathedral Conference Center downtown.
 
Your attendance is extremely important as we welcome our new Board members and officially elect and introduce our 2008 slate of officers. You will also enjoy a wonderful speaker, Dr. Beatriz Solis, the Los Angeles Regional Senior Program Officer for The California Endowment.

I also want to extend a special thanks to our dedicated Vice Presidents, Board members and Chapter Administration team for their leadership and contributions to the Chapter and to the nonprofit community.
 
Our programs for this past year have reflected our commitment to you, the fundraising profession and the nonprofit community we serve. Our mission is to advance philanthropy and to encourage excellence in fundraising by providing education, training, networking, and professional advancement opportunities as well as research and advocacy. We actively incorporate our member comments and suggestions into our programs and services. More than 2,000 nonprofit professionals and volunteers attended our annual offerings this past year.
 
Thank you so much for your support. I look forward to seeing you on the 11th. Warmest wishes to you and your family for the holidays!

Terry Monteleone, CFRE, CSPG
TLM Consulting
President, AFP-GLAC

December 11th Luncheon To Feature Dr. Beatriz Solis

Dr. Beatriz Solis, the Los Angeles Regional Senior Program Officer for The California Endowment, will be the featured speaker at the AFP/GLAC Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, December 11th.  Her topic is entitled “The California Endowment:  Strategic Planning, Policy Implications, Program Funding.”
 
Dr. Solis will share some background on The California Endowment’s findings from its most recent strategic planning process, including funding trends for the Greater Los Angeles area. Additionally, she will identify project criteria that are most likely to result in funding by The Endowment.

Representing one of the most influential foundations in health policy issues for the Greater Los Angeles region, Dr. Solis oversees and provides direction for the administrative and grant-making activities of the Endowment’s Los Angeles-based program officers working in Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. In addition, she serves as a member of the Foundation’s statewide Community Health and Elimination of Health Disparities Team.

Dr. Solis received her Ph.D. in Public Health from UCLA, where she worked for 10 years as the Project Manager for the Center for Health Policy Research.

Please note there will not be a morning Professional Development Seminar in December.

Announcements: Good News / Bad News

Reminder: For the past several years, GLAC has managed to hold our luncheon prices to $35 for members despite rising facility costs.  However, beginning in January, 2008 the  luncheon fee will increase to $50 for members and $75 for nonmembers.   The price for late registration or member "walk-ins" will be $60.   

The good news is that this price now includes both the Professional Development Seminar and the luncheon.  Two events - one (very competitive) price.  The GLAC Board appreciates your understanding of this necessary change. 

Association of Fundraising Professionals

On behalf of AFP/GLAC, it is an honor to recognize and congratulate Yulanda Davis-Quarrie as a new 2008 Director of AFP International. Yulanda has served as an officer and a director on the AFP/GLAC Board for many years. We are delighted to congratulate Yulanda!

AFP/GLAC Chapter Treasury Campaign

As professional fundraisers we are well acquainted with the task of raising money for good causes. We all know and love philanthropists of every variety because we depend on them to help our organizations fulfill their missions and improve the quality of life for others and ourselves.

Now you have an opportunity to be a philanthropist yourself and the good cause is AFP-GLAC. Your support is critically needed to make GLAC the best it can be.

GLAC's Chapter Treasury Campaign is designated 100% for our own purposes, affording us the ability to offer more educational and scholarship opportunities right here at home.

Heartfelt thanks to those who have already contributed to this campaign. If you’ve not done so, please do it today!

Just go to our website: www.afpglac.org, follow top yellow bar all the way to the right to “Donations and Sponsorships”, click on the drop-down menu at “Chapter Treasury Fund”. At the bottom of that page you can click on the “donate now” links in the amount you desire and proceed as if you were registering for an event.

It’s easy! It works! I did it! You can do it too! And you will be so appreciated!

Each member of AFP-GLAC is strongly encouraged to contribute generously.

AFP International Conference San Diego March 30 - April 2 2008

Get Energized!
 
The AFP International Conference on Fundraising will be held in San Diego March 30 - April 2, 2008. Attending the international conference is an opportunity for you and your colleagues to join together to create a critical mass necessary to generate the ideas and energy to transform your community. Join us in San Diego and get energized!

When:	March 30 - April 2, 2008
Where:	San Diego Convention Center   333 W. Harbor Drive   San Diego, California
Registration:
11.03.2007 - 02.20.2008 -   Advance:	Member: $595 - Non-member: $895
After 02.20.2008 -     Regular:	Member: $695 - Non-member: $995

2008 Executive Officers of AFP-GLAC

During early September, the Nominating Committee met to select a slate of officers for the upcoming year. General membership Chapter’s Annual Meeting will approve the proposed slate on December 11.

President	Jan Rice, CFRE	President-Elect	Kevin Delaney, CFRE
Treasurer	Bob Basile	Secretary	Laura O’Neal
V.P. Communications	Diane Hutson	V.P. Education	Sandy Wolff
V.P. Membership	Elizabeth Nesbitt, CFRE	V.P. Philanthropy	Mary Schmitz

2008 AFP-GLAC - Event Calendar

During early September, the Nominating Committee met to select a slate of officers for the upcoming year. General membership Chapter’s Annual Meeting will approve the proposed slate on December 11.

January 8th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
February 19th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Third Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
March 11th	Various	12:00-1:30	Local Luncheon Roundtables
Tuesday	Restaurants		San Gabriel Valley
			Westside
			Downtown Los Angeles
			Long Beach
April 8th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
May 13th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
June 10th	Various	12:00-1:30	Local Luncheon Roundtables
Tuesday	Restaurants		San Gabriel Valley
			Westside
			Downtown Los Angeles
			Long Beach
July 8th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
August	No Event	Summer Break
September 9th	Cathedral	10:15-11:45	Professional Development Seminar
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker
October 14th	Various	12:00-1:30	Local Luncheon Roundtables
Tuesday	Restaurants		San Gabriel Valley
			Westside
			Downtown Los Angeles
			Long Beach
November 12th	Beverly Hilton	TBA	National Philanthropy Day
Wednesday
December 9th	Cathedral		(NO Professional Development Seminar)
Tuesday	Center	12:00-1:30	Luncheon Speaker