Your Chance to Attend International Conference – for Free

2018 Chamberlain Scholar Chris Giancomo says Conference is the ultimate way to reenergize through…

Is Your Career “Sustainable”?

Everyone feels excited at the start of their career. Will you feel the same passion throughout? Chris Kann tells you how – because it’s not just luck.

Your AFP Chapter: Ever Better – Now Bigger!

Milwaukee-area fundraisers increasingly find value in AFP membership – and now there’s hard proof.

Your AFP Chapter's 2017 Accomplishments

Quick: How big the Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter membership? Which members received scholarships to the International conference? How many community leaders attended National Philanthropy Day? How’s the chapter’s financial health?

YOU+ME+ONLY $319 = ACHIEVING OUR GOAL!!!

Milwaukee is known as a great, family-oriented community: People here know that giving to a family member in need is not only the right thing to do, but results in a warmer and stronger family environment that benefits everyone. Fair enough. But there’s a special group among us who take this even…

You Can Raise More Money During the Pandemic

You don’t need to have a health-care related mission to succeed in fundraising during this time of pandemic, shut-down, and fear. Detailed in this article is a template for an e-mail or direct mail piece which can produce significant revenue for your organization right now.

YOU asked for it!

The December luncheon will provide a freeform of opportunities to discuss and share issues that you, our members are facing. In the recent member survey, you requested to have opportunities for small group discussions and getting to know other members personally – this whole luncheon is for you!

Yee-haw! AFPSEWI's ICON Scholars Ride Off into the Texas Sunset

We’re excited to send three AFP ICON Scholarship winners to San Antonio, Texas, for the 2019 edition of the world’s largest conference for professional fundraisers.

Year End Appeals – The Funds You Need Won’t Come Out of Thin Air

Join us at this session to learn how to best plan for your year-end appeal. First, Jayne Pfeifer with Thysse will give a ‘state of’ direct mail including considerations such as supply shortages and timelines, suggestions to save costs due to price increases overall, and postal promos and changes.…

Yajaira Maldonado, Chair IDEA

Writing a Fabulous Case for Donor Support

Women in Philanthropy

April Educational Luncheon: Women in Philanthropy -- MarthaTaylor will share new ways to better engage women in giving, as well as insights into developing women leaders in the nonprofit arena, in order to shape the future for the better.

Women in Philanthropy

“Women rock!” “Women rule!” “If you want something done, ask a woman.” “Women hold up half the sky.” This is the opening statement in an article recently included in an AFP TOP TEN list posted on the AFP International website--a very timely inclusion for AFP of Southeastern Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Gives! December Education Lunch and Annual Meeting

The Wisconsin Philanthropy Network (WPN) is a professional membership association for Grantmakers from across the state.  Wisconsin’s premier resource in philanthropy committed to promoting effective philanthropy by providing networking opportunities, professional development, and customized…

Wisconsin Gives! December Educational Luncheon and Annual Meeting

Join us for our annual AFP SEWI business meeting and then hear from Tony Shields as he shares information from Wisconsin Philanthropy Network’s 2024 Wisconsin Gives Report! Created every two years, the Wisconsin Gives Report provides an in-depth look at the state’s philanthropic sector. It provides…

Wisconsin Funders "Stepped Up" in 2020

The funding community throughout Wisconsin “really stepped up” in an inspiring way to meet the extraordinary challenges facing the nonprofit community in 2020, according to Tony Shields, President and CEO of the Wisconsin Philanthropic Network.

William Loder, Secretary & Treasurer

Wide-Ranging Issues Highlight December Luncheon Discussions

Fundraising ethics, racial equity in development, and the rewards and frustrations of the development profession – all these were examined in-depth via spirited discussions at AFP’s December education luncheon.

Why Good People Do Bad Things

Why I Give

BE the CAUSE, the annual campaign of the AFP Foundation, gives us the chance to offer a helping hand to fellow fundraisers in Southeastern Wisconsin and beyond.  Immediate past president Nancy Seidel Nelson reflects on her reasons for giving.

Why every nonprofit can -- and must -- prioritize planned giving under the new tax law

May Educational Luncheon: No doubt about it, the new tax law is bound to reduce taxpayers’ motivation to itemize their deductions, and this will surely affect their charitable giving.

Why AFP’s $30 Dues Increase is a No-Brainer

To cut to the chase: AFP’s annual membership fee is going up by $30 on July 1. May we boldly suggest you join us a hearty “Who cares?!” Here’s why…

Whose generosity inspires you?

Quick: what’s the biggest thrill of being a fundraiser? Surely it’s the opportunity to associate with selfless humanitarians every single day. Admit it: you’ve got at least one donor or volunteer whose incredibly generous commitment gets you a little choked up… buoys your belief in society’s future…

Whose generosity inspires you?

Quick: what’s the biggest thrill of being a fundraiser? Surely it’s the opportunity to associate with selfless humanitarians every single day. Admit it: you’ve got at least one donor or volunteer whose incredibly generous commitment gets you a little choked up… buoys your belief in society’s future…

Where’s “Up?” -- Local Leaders Make 2017 Predictions for Milwaukee Philanthropy

Local Leaders Make 2017 Predictions for Milwaukee Philanthropy - On November 8, 500 luncheon attendees celebrated National Philanthropy Day and honored the past leadership of several Milwaukee philanthropists. But the event also looked forward: in a panel discussion convened by the AFP and…