AFP Fundraising Day 2018 Tuesday June 12, 2018 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building BURSARY APPLICATION FORM The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada supports this Bursary Program as part of its ongoing commitment to professional development in the field of fundraising. Please tell us more about how you would benefit from attending Fundraising Day. Please submit typed applications by 5:00 p.m. EASTERN on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 to Cynthia Quigley, Director AFP Canadian Services & Greater Toronto Chapter to be considered. It is encouraged that all questions be answered to the best of your ability. The application form is scored on the completeness of all 12 questions. Name: Job Title: Organization: Address: Tel: ( ) Email: Organization's Business (Charitable) Registration Number: Membership ID# and Chapter Name (if applicable): About You 1. What percentage of your time do you spend on fundraising activities (minimum 20%)? 2. How many years experience do you have in the fundraising profession? Full-time (years): Part-time (years): 1
Volunteer: Full Time (years): Part Time (years): (If you would like to do so, you may submit a letter of support signed by a full-time employee of the charity to which you volunteer please send in an e-mail attachment when submitting your application.) 3. Please list the dates and brief descriptions of fundraising conferences / workshop / courses / online programs you attended in the last 2 years and whether or not your organization funded your attendance. Name of Program Type of Program (course, workshop, conference, online) Description Dates Attended Funded By (if you did not receive funding, please write N/A). 2
Please list any additional programs in separate Word document and include as an e-mail attachment when submitting your application. 4. Please tell us about your current work responsibilities. Please start by describing your responsibility level. Would you say that you are in a junior, mid-career, or senior role in your organization (or perhaps you are the only person responsible for fundraising for your entire organization)? Please describe the fundraising programs you are responsible for (eg: special events, direct mail/phone/online giving, Major Gifts, Planned Giving). And describe your personal responsibility for the fundraising budget (eg: Do you create the budget with the board and then single-handedly deliver all the revenue for the year? Or perhaps you support a team of Major Gift professionals to achieve their budget goals? Something in-between?) - Max 150 words. 3
5. What are your own personal career objectives? (Max. 150 words) 4
6. What is your plan for accomplishing your personal career objectives? (Max. 150 words) 5
7. List the different volunteer activities with which you have been actively involved in the last 2 years. Describe your role or a description of the task for each volunteer position. Volunteer Position Organization Years Held Description 6
Please list any additional volunteer positions in separate Word document and include as an e-mail attachment when submitting your application. 8. Why do you want to attend Fundraising Day? What body of knowledge do you hope to gain by attending? (Max. 150 words) About Your Organization 1. What is your organization s fundraising revenue budget for this fiscal year? (exclude any government / United Way funding) 7
2. Please copy and paste your organization s mission statement under this question and then, in your own words describe the value and impact of your organization s charitable mission. (Max 150 words) Mission Statement: Value / Impact: 8
3. Does your organization have a budget for professional development to support your attending professional development conferences and workshops? Yes No If yes, please indicate the total budget amount available: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application. Please submit this form and any accompanying documents of support to Cynthia Quigley, Director AFP Canadian Services & Greater Toronto Chapter no later than 5:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, May 9, 2018. For further information or questions, please contact Cynthia Quigley at cquigley@afptoronto.org or (416) 941-9212. 9