Thanks to Peter Gamber, a neighbor of Gladys Holm aka Teddy Bear Lady (cf. my chapter 9), I am guest speaker at the Evanston Kiwanis Club's lunch on Tuesday, October 22.
Thanks to Police Chief Frank Kaminski, I'll bring my GENROZT message to the Park Ridge Kiwanians on November 12.
And, thanks to the singular Becky Moore, to members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Springfield, IL on January 15, 2014.
Monday, October 14, 2013
GENROZT at AFP Conference
Using a tuning fork as a memory aid, I told last week's Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) conference about the three words needed to refocus philanthropy (and they aren't 'annual, capital and planned [gifts]').
They are: Generosity ... which resonates with Gratitude ... the core of which is GENROZT (the memory of a gracious act that creates a joyful ache in each of us). Which is the philosophy of my book.
The 300 luncheon attendees were welcoming (hey, no rolls tossed my way), and my warm thanks go to those who brought me there (Grant and Morgan), and those who later stopped to affirm my focus... folks like Lynnea and Don, Joanne and Paul, Soudary and Shawn.
Crazy final idea I proposed: let's change the organization's name from AFP to AG3P (Association of Gratitude & Generosity Growing Professionals)!
They are: Generosity ... which resonates with Gratitude ... the core of which is GENROZT (the memory of a gracious act that creates a joyful ache in each of us). Which is the philosophy of my book.
The 300 luncheon attendees were welcoming (hey, no rolls tossed my way), and my warm thanks go to those who brought me there (Grant and Morgan), and those who later stopped to affirm my focus... folks like Lynnea and Don, Joanne and Paul, Soudary and Shawn.
Crazy final idea I proposed: let's change the organization's name from AFP to AG3P (Association of Gratitude & Generosity Growing Professionals)!
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