AFP CONFRESS 2015
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
November 23 – November 25
RBC BURSARY PROGRAM
(available to AFP Canadian members and non-members)
AFP Congress is the largest annual fundraising conferences in Canada! Congress offers three days of
intensive education and stimulating discussion that will provide you with new techniques and thinking to
tackle the challenges and opportunities you and your organization face.
The AFP Greater Toronto Chapter recognizes the importance of creating opportunities for all fundraising
professionals to attend Congress as a professional development opportunity. Bursaries are given to
individuals who would benefit from the opportunity to learn best practices from the world’s most respected
fundraisers, network with colleagues from across Canada and develop key professional skills.
To foster the professional development of individuals who work in agencies raising $1,500,000 or less per
year (excluding government/United Way funding), the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter offers bursaries to
attend Congress. Some bursaries will include airfare and hotel accommodations.
The bursaries are made possible through the support of our members who are donors and support the
Every Member Campaign. The more money the members donate, the more bursaries awarded.
The AFP Greater Toronto Chapter appreciates the work of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada.
Eligibility
AFP Greater Toronto Chapter is pleased to enable individuals to attend Congress 2015 who might
otherwise be prevented from attending due to financial constraints. You are eligible to be considered for the
Greater Toronto Chapter’s Bursary program if you:
 Currently are employed and compensated at a registered Canadian charity
 Work at a registered charity with fundraising revenues of $1,500,000 or less (excluding
government/United Way funding)
 Spend a minimum of 20% of your time in fundraising activities
 Submit the bursary application form in a timely manner
 Submit only one application per organization (Exceptions may be made for national organizations,
with multiple regional offices)
 Have not received an individual bursary from AFP Greater Toronto Chapter within the last 5 years
Application Procedure
Please tell us more about how you would benefit from attending Congress. Please submit typed
applications by 5:00 p.m. EASTERN on Thursday September 10h to be considered.
Recipients of bursaries will be required to attend the entire three-day Congress, November 23 –
November 25, 2015.
The Congress 2015 Bursary Selection Committee will review all eligible applications and inform all
applicants of its decision by September 20th.
For further information or questions, please contact Cynthia Quigley, Director AFP Canadian Services &
Greater Toronto Chapter at (416) 941-9212 or (800) 796-7373 or cquigley@afptoronto.org
RBC BURSARY APPLICATION FORM
Please tell us more about how you would benefit from attending Congress. Please submit typed
applications by 5:00 p.m. EASTERN on Thursday September 10th 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:
AFP 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?
Paid Professional:
Full Time (years) ___________ Part Time (years) ___________
Volunteer:
Full Time (years) ___________ Part Time (years) ___________
(Volunteer to submit a letter of support signed by a full-time employee of the charity to which the
applicant volunteers)
3.
Please list the dates and brief descriptions of fundraising conferences/workshops/courses/on-line
programs you attended in the last 2 years and whether your organization funded your attendance.
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.
Or somewhere in between.
5.
What are your own personal career objectives?
6.
What is your own plan for accomplishing your personal career objectives?
7.
List the different volunteer activities with which you have been actively involved in the last 2 years.
8.
Describe your role or a description of the task for each volunteer position
9.
Why do you want to attend Congress? What body of knowledge do you hope to gain by attending?
About Your Organization
10.
What is your organization’s fundraising revenue budget for this fiscal year? (exclude
government/United Way funding)
11.
What percentage of the fundraising budget is your responsibility?
12.
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.
13.
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 and whether any of this funding is available
to support your attendance?
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM by e-mail to cquigley@afptoronto.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EASTERN
on Thursday September 10th.
Note: Recipients of bursaries must attend the entire three-day Congress. Those who cancel within
five working days prior to Congress for other than medical or personal emergencies will not
be eligible to apply again for two years; their organization will not be eligible for one year.
Late cancellation makes it near to impossible to award funds to another candidate.