Program Goals
In advancing Philanthropy through education, training and advocacy, the Fort Lauderdale/Broward Chapter aspires to the following:
- Promote collegial relationships between seasoned professionals and mentees;
- Assist fundraising professionals in developing a network for professional guidance and creative fundraising;
- Strengthen the skills of mentees through identification and focus on specific areas of practice;
- Enhance the professional abilities of both the mentor and the mentee through shared effort;
- Offer an adaptable, responsible and accountable program;
- Respect confidentiality;
- Promote fun through shared experience and practice.
Benefits
AFP Mentors help up and coming fundraising professionals by:
- Bringing clarity to a personal or professional issue through focused conversations
- Challenging individuals to go beyond where they would go themselves
- Being available as a sounding board
- Creating a personal or professional career plan and providing support and assistance along the way
- Sharing their fundraising secrets and tips only learned through experience
- Offering suggestions to help the individual advance in life by sharing experiences, or a personal or professional contact
- Advice on career path options and CFRE credentials
Associate/Mentor Match
Mentor/Associate match will be based on:
- Particular needs of the Associate
- The area of expertise of the Mentor
- The type of organizations for which they both work
- Budget of the organizations for which they both work
Program Roles & Responsibilities
- Five or more years of fundraising experience
- AFP member in good standing
- Complete program application and submit to Chair
- Agreement to a six month partnership
- Attend Orientation Program
- Ability to make time for Associate meetings
- Complete an evaluation at the end of the six month period
- AFP membership required
- Complete program application and submit to Chair
- Agreement to a six month partnership
- Attend Orientation Program
- Ability to make time for Mentor meetings
- Complete an evaluation at the end of the six month period
- The Mentorship Committee recruits and matches Associates and Mentors
- It is the responsibility of the Mentor to contact the Associate
- The Mentor is asked to apprise the Committee when the initial contact is made
- At the end of a six month period the match will be discontinued however, both parties can agree to renew for an additional six months or meet informally following the program term
- If the match is not successful, either person may request it be discontinued by sending the Chair of the Mentorship Committee a letter and evaluation form
- Meet within the first month to develop a relationship and plan
- Arrange a minimum of one contact per month during the six month period
- Arrange to meet and sit together at one AFP program
- Complete a written evaluation and return to Chair
- Mentors should encourage Associates to attend AFP programs, particularly the Fundamentals of Fundraising program
- Mentors are not responsible for assisting Associates in a job search
- Mentors are not responsible for reviewing written fundraising materials
Are you an associate looking for a mentor? Please click on the application located in the upper right hand corner of this page. Want to be an mentor? Have any other questions? Please contact:
Debbie Levine CFRE, Mentorship Program Chair
The Fort Lauderdale/Broward Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals provides suggested guidelines for the establishment of mentoring relationships. Individuals who enter into a Mentor/Associate relationship do so at their own discretion and are responsible for tailoring the relationship to meet the needs and expectations of both parties.
Mentors/Associates may sever an ineffective relationship in a manner that is acceptable to both parties and both parties shall hold the Fort Lauderdale/Broward Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals blameless for unsatisfactory results and/or damages that may result to either party.
