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Welcome to the AFP Dallas Chapter

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents 25,000 members in 165 chapters in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. Read more about AFP Dallas.

Next Monthly Event

Our next monthly event will be the AFP Luncheon Meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.

Time:	9 - 11:30 a.m. Workshop Engaging Donors and Nonprofits for Lifetime and Legacy Ecstasy 11:30 a.m. - Networking 11:50 a.m. - Lunch and Program
Guest Speaker:	Inspired Partnerships - Tracy Gary
Venue:	Arlington Hall at Lee Park 3333 Turtle Creek Blvd. Dallas, TX 75219
Registration:	Register Online Here. Alternatively, you may download the reservation form and fax it in. Online registration closes on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Online registration accepts Visa or MasterCard only. To pay by check or American Express in addition to Visa or MasterCard, mail or fax in the downloadable registration form.
Details:
Tracy Gary is a philanthropist, nonprofit entrepreneur and legacy mentor who has worked tirelessly to help others experience the joy of giving charitable dollars to causes they care about. Through her eighteenth start-up, a non-profit called Inspired Legacies, she consults with a diverse range of organizations to improve and expand philanthropy and volunteerism. Her latest venture is the Tipping Point Fund, for which she is raising $20 million to shift poverty and the environment. She has appeared on The Today Show and Oprah Winfrey, and been interviewed by The Washington Post, NPR, Time, and The International Tribune. Ms. Gary is the author of Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step by Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy (published by Jossey-Bass, Nov. 2007, and available from www.inspiredlegacies.org). "AFP Dallas appreciates the Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy for graciously opening its doors to us for our 2008 schedule of monthly programs. The Conservancy is a 501 (c)(7) charitable organization whose mission is to preserve, further develop and maintain Lee Park and Arlington Hall through private funding," says John Williams, President and CEO of the Conservancy. "Continued improvements and maintenance are financed through the Conservancy's operation of the Hall and Park as event venues, and through Conservancy memberships. Find out more about us at www.arlingtonhallatleepark.com. Come join the Conservancy family, and enjoy the most beautiful urban green space in Dallas!"