Dear AFP Greater Vancouver Members, Your Government Relations Committee is pleased to share with you an update about recent advocacy work on behalf of the membership base. Tariffs, BC Budget 2025 and calling on government to provide unrestricted funding for our sector: Last week saw the release of Budget 2025, with the Province primarily providing …
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February Member Spotlight: Shuai’s Journey from Corporate to Fundraising Success
Meet Shuai Gu (she/her), a dedicated fundraiser making waves in the nonprofit sector. Shuai currently serves as Manager, Major Gifts at Burnaby Hospital Foundation, where she builds meaningful connections with donors and inspires generosity within her community. For Shuai, the journey into fundraising wasn’t something she had planned. After many years in the corporate world, …
AFP Greater Vancouver – Government Relations Update
Dear AFP Greater Vancouver Members, Your Government Relations Committee is pleased to share with you an update about recent advocacy work on behalf of the membership base. Provincial Advocacy: In December, shortly after the creation of the 43rd Parliament of British Columbia, this committee along with our colleagues at AFP Vancouver Island and AFP Interior …
An Update From the Government Relations Committee
Dear AFP Greater Vancouver Members, Your Government Relations Committee is pleased to share with you an update about recent advocacy work on behalf of the membership base. We are days away from a provincial election, with British Columbians going to the polls on Saturday October 19th to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve …
AFP National Philanthropy Day Volunteer Opportunities!
AFP National Philanthropy Day Volunteer Opportunities Name of Organization: Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Vancouver Name of Event: National Philanthropy Day and Giving Hearts Awards Location: River Rock Resort, Richmond Date: Friday, November 15, 2024 Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm PST (Volunteer Check-in @ 1:00pm) Description of event: Please join us to celebrate National …
Spring 2024 Update to Membership
Dear AFP Greater Vancouver members, As we prepare to turn the corner to Spring once again, it’s a great opportunity to share some updates along with some recent accomplishments that are very worthy of celebrating. Last week, our Chapter was awarded the 2024 Ten Star Gold Designation and the 2024 IDEA Champion Award by AFP …
2024 Ten Star Gold Award
AFP Greater Vancouver is proud to have received the Ten Star Gold Award in 2024. For more information on the Ten Star Gold Award process, please visit afpglobal.org/tenstar.
Government Relations Advocacy Work Update
Dear AFP Greater Vancouver Members, Your Government Relations Committee is pleased to share with you an update about recent advocacy work on behalf of the membership base. In January 2024, the Chair of the Government Relations Committee and the CEO of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Malcolm Berry, met with members of the Pacific Caucus of …
Message from the Board of Directors Supporting IDEA & Greater Toronto Chapter President
AFP Greater Vancouver’s Board of Directors are committed to upholding our core values and commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA). We acknowledge the harm done to former AFP Greater Toronto Chapter board members, Mide Akerewusi, Nneka Allen, and Múthoní Karíukí dating back to 2017 through 2019, and offer our support to Mide as …
AFP Greater Vancouver Chapter – Notice of Chapter President Transition
This note serves to inform our current and future AFP Greater Vancouver members that Tracy London has stepped down as President due to new professional commitments. We sincerely thank Tracy for her leadership and service to the membership over the last two years as President-Elect for the term July 2021 to June 2022 and President …