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| FORM 990-EZ, PART I | EACH YEAR, VAFRE PROVIDES A NUMBER OF NEEDS BASED MEMBERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALLOW FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH LIMITED DEVELOPMENT BUDGETS TO BENEFIT FROM BECOMING OR REMAINING A MEMBER OF VAFRE. IN 2023, VAFRE HAD AN EXPENSE OF 3,525. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 | PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROG 2,468 MISCELLANEOUS 900 TOTAL 3,368 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES MEMBERSHIP/MARKETING 7,927 COMMUNICATIONS 305 WEB DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE 2,731 MONTHLY MEETINGS 18,109 AWARDS PROGRAM 3,671 BOARD RETREAT 392 INSURANCE 1,180 CREDIT CARD FEES 2,339 SCC 25 TOTAL 36,679 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III | THE ORGANIZATION IS A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE SKILLS OF FUND-RAISING PROFESSIONALS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 | VAFRE HOLDS MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS TO FURTHER THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE GREATER VIRGINIA NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. HISTORICALLY, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS WERE IN-PERSON, BUT SINCE THE PANDEMIC WE HAVE CONTINUED TO OFFER HYBRID IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL SESSIONS, WHICH HAS ACTUALLY ALLOWED THE GROUP TO REACH BEYOND THE RICHMOND METROPOLITAN AREA A BIT MORE. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE MEMBERS-ONLY PAGE FOR THE MEMBERS TO VIEW ON-DEMAND AND SHARE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 | COMPENSATION SURVEY: TO FURTHER IMPLEMENT OUR GOAL OF EMPOWERING NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AS SPELLED OUT IN GOAL 2.2 OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN (ADOPTED IN JUNE 2023) THE BOARD UNDERTOOK A COMPENSATION SURVEY. SPECIFICALLY, THE GOAL SETS OUT THAT VAFRE WILL "WORK TO INFORM MEMBERS AND THOSE RECRUITING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS OUR REGIONAL NONPROFIT SECTORS ABOUT EQUITABLE PAY, SCOPE OF ROLE EXPECTATIONS, APPLICABLE COMPETENCIES, AND NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCES." TO REACH BROADEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE, WE WORKED TO SHARE THE SURVEY WITH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH, WHETHER MEMBERS OF VAFRE OR NOT. IT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 1400 INDIVIDUALS AND WE RECEIVED 238 RESPONSES (A 17% RETURN RATE). THE SURVEY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL VAFRE MEMBERS, A PRESENTATION WAS OFFERED IN SEPTEMBER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WARREN WHITNEY, WHO RECENTLY CONDUCTED ANOTHER COMPENSATION SURVEY FOCUSED ON NONPROFITS IN GENERAL, AND THE RESULTS OF BOTH SURVEYS WILL SOON BE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, WHETHER MEMBERS OR NOT. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 | VAFRE NORMALLY HOLDS AN ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM HONORING EXCELLENCE IN DEVELOPMENT IN MAY. TWO AWARDS ARE GIVEN EACH YEAR: THE NINA ABADY AWARD, PRESENTED TO A FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED THE UTMOST EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT; AND THE RISING STAR AWARD, MADE ANUALLY TO A DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL WHO EXHIBITS EXCELLENT POTENTIAL AND HAS DEMONSTRATED REMARKABLE TALENTS AT AN EARLY STAGE IN THE FUNDRAISING CAREERS (BETWEEN 3 AND 10 YEARS). THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES WAS EXPANDED A FEW YEARS AGO FROM STRICTLY BEING OPEN TO VAFRE MEMBERS TO ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS - ALLOWING A MORE INCLUSIVE LOOK AT THOSE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION. |
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