Scholarships

AFP Membership Scholarships
Accepted on a rolling basis in 2021 unless otherwise stated

AFP Triangle Diversity Scholarship
As a community of inclusion, AFP seeks, embraces, and engages diverse individuals, groups, and organizations with a broad representation of experiences, perspectives, thoughts, and cultures within the fundraising profession. Through this strategic initiative, AFP is committed to activities that increase awareness of diversity issues. As part of this commitment, the AFP Triangle created a diversity scholarship program to provide financial assistance for the professional development of fundraisers who are themselves members of one or more diverse communities.  Diverse Communities include but are not limited to, characteristics such as national origin, language, race, color, disability, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and family structures.

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Professional Full Memberships – $335/year
(up to two awarded annually)
Full membership in the Association shall be open to individuals (a) who, among other responsibilities, hold some degree of accountability for income-generation within the fundraising process; (b) who must hold some degree of responsibility directly for fundraising; (c) who are compensated for their services; and (d) who subscribe to the AFP Code of Ethical Standards and promote the Donor Bill of Rights.  Active members in good standing may vote, serve on chapter or Association committees and task forces and hold Association or chapter office. Membership includes AFP Triangle Chapter dues. 

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Young Professional memberships – $95/year
(up to three awarded annually)
Young Professional: Open to persons who hold some degree of responsibility directly for fundraising, work within the U.S. and Canada, are compensated for their services, and are 30 years old or younger, must subscribe to the AFP Code of Ethical Standards and promote the Donor Bill of Rights and be employed, or have been employed by an organization that provides benefits to society. Membership includes AFP Triangle Chapter dues.

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AFP Member Professional Development Scholarships
The Professional Development Fund provides scholarships to Executive Directors, Development Officers, and other senior staff members of organizations who spend at least 50% of their time in fundraising activities.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• Be an active member of the AFP Triangle Chapter and attend meetings on a regular basis
• Submit a summary to the AFP Triangle Chapter noting demonstrated need
• Professional development scholarships are open to current AFP members for courses hosted by AFP Triangle.

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CFRE Certification
(one $400 scholarship awarded annually)
The Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential demonstrates an individual’s mastery of the standards set for core knowledge and skills required of fundraising executives after five years of experience. This practice-based designation requires demonstration of having met these standards 

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• Be an active member of the AFP Triangle Chapter and attend meetings on a regular basis
• Submit a summary to the AFP Triangle Chapter noting demonstrated need
• Professional development scholarships are open to current AFP members for courses hosted by AFP Triangle

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For more information about AFP Triangle Chapter Scholarships, please email scholarships@afptriangle.org