AFP January 2022 Meeting
2022-01-14 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, 5049 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States
January Meeting – Giving Circles for a Common Cause
Friday, January 14th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
*Please note: Meeting will begin promptly at 11:30 with networking time after the presentation.
When individuals pool their charitable dollars and focus on key issues, their impact can be far greater than individual gifts. A giving circle’s relationships with specific charities creates a deeper level of involvement for donors and the nonprofits they support. Giving circles allow anyone to contribute to a common cause, either as a supporting donor or as an active committee member. Members and supporters help to increase the giving circle’s assets over time, helping to make a significant impact in the communities they serve. Join AFP Southern Arizona and special guest, Kim Covington, Vice President of Community Initiatives with the Arizona Community Foundation, for a special discussion about establishing and sustaining successful giving circles where you’ll learn how giving circles can benefit your organization and its mission.
Kim Covington is the Vice President of Community Initiatives at the Arizona Community Foundation. Covington works to amplify ACF’s presence in diverse communities across the state by creating innovative and community collaborations with existing and new partners. From leading the Philanthropy for All Initiative, or convening the community to have conversations about social justice issues in the Courage to Listen, Learn and Act, Covington and ACF believe there is power in partnerships, shared passion and pooled resources.
Covington left the formal newsroom after 30 years in the television news industry. Along with her time at KPNX 12 News as a News Anchor and School Solutions Reporter, her career spans from Springfield, Missouri and Grand Rapids, Michigan to her hometown St. Louis, Missouri, ensuring diverse voices were present in her stories and news coverage. She is the recipient of several awards including four Emmy Awards for excellence in reporting, several Associated Press awards, the 2022 Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, 2020 Town of Paradise Valley Martin Luther King Diversity Award, the 2019 Valle del Sol Mom of the Year Award, 2017 In-Business Women of Achievement Award, the Black Educators Ragsdale Beacon of Hope Award, Judge Jean Williams Service Award, and the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence to name a few.
She currently serves on several boards including the Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees, ASU Lodestar Leadership Council, City of Phoenix Fast Track Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee to end HIV by 2030, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office African American Advisory Council and is a member of the prestigious International Women’s Forum. She is also Co-Chair of the Justice Race Equity Diversity and Inclusion Affinity Group of the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. The wife and mother of two is a graduate of University of Missouri – Columbia Journalism School.
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Time: Jan 14, 2022 11:30 AM Arizona
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AFP February 2022 Meeting
2022-02-11 11:30 - 13:00
Professional or Community Partnerships, How Authentic Are Your Relationships?
Many relationships today are more transactional than sustainability, a revolving doors of people, organizations and groups that sometime create more harm than good. This workshop is set to explore a framework of how you can think about your style of relationship interactions with concepts to strengthen and grow your pool of more authentic and sustainable relationships.

Teniqua Broughton, M.Ed.
As the founder and CEO of VerveSimone Consulting, a minority woman owned small business providing consulting services to individuals and organizations. Teniqua Broughton is noted for her impact in both national and local sectors. Leading with passion, she identifies strategies that support the sustainability of organizations by leveraging her experience, initiative, and insight gained throughout her professional career. Her services focus on nonprofit governance consulting, arts and culture project management and equity, DEI workshops and assessments.
A focus of her work is leading Equity, EDI assessments and readiness workshops with staff and boards. The goal is to help teams begin equity work, reform practices, and develop a deeper understanding of conflict and race, and attitudes and hidden biases.
In 2017, AZ Central selected Teniqua as the Who’s Next award, for emerging leaders making a difference in the arts. By her peers, she was selected as the Arizona Champion Award for the Central Arizona region from the Flinn Foundation’s Arizona Center for Civic Leadership, for significant contributions to the civic leadership. She was individual nominee for 2020 Governor’s Arts Award. Early this year, ASU awarded her the MLK Servant Leader- Leadership award and Phoenix Business Journal’s 2021 Most Admired Leader recipient.
Teniqua has her master’s degree in education with a focus on Educational Administration and Supervision, and her bachelor’s degree in educational psychology, with an emphasis on theater for youth from Arizona State University. With certifications as a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP), Nonprofit Management and Leadership from University of Arizona and in Equity and Inclusion from Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

Non-Traditional Fundraising for a Non-Traditional Candidate
2022-03-11 11:30 - 13:00
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly will be speaking to the Association of Fundraising Professionals chapter about her campaign fundraising as a working-class candidate. Gabriella is a dues-paying union member and non-traditional candidate of color, and one of her biggest challenges to running for public office was navigating the financial barriers. She will discuss the struggles of asking for money during a pandemic, the reality of taking a salary from her campaign, and her successes of small dollar fundraising.
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly (she/her) is the current Pima County Recorder. She leads an office that oversees voter registration, early voting, and document recording for the county. She is a proud, union dues paying, former #RedForEd public school educator and community organizer. She is one of four women who cofounded Indivisible Tohono, a grassroots, community organization that provides opportunities for education and civic engagement for members of her tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation. She was inspired to run for office after encountering many systemic barriers that were preventing people from simply getting registered to vote. She lives with her husband, Ryan, and their two children, who are now voting age. She is the first Native American to hold an elected Pima County office and the 3rd Native American to hold a county level office in the State of Arizona.

Youth In Philanthropy: Cultivating the Next Generation of Supporters
2022-04-29 11:30 - 13:00
Dr. Marcela Molina from Tucson Girls Chorus is joining us to explore creative ways in which youth members or volunteers in your organization can enhance donor cultivation and retention through their participation in the fundraising process. She will discuss how we can ensure young people have a strong sense of belonging and self, and how to give young people the agency and confidence to be ambassadors for your organization.
Dr. Marcela Molina has been affiliated with the Tucson Girls Chorus since 2006, first serving as Artistic Director and taking the helm as Executive Director in 2011. Under Dr. Molina’s guidance, the Tucson Girls Chorus (TGC) has grown significantly in program and community engagement. With her leadership, the TGC has transformed into a collaborative organization that creates access to inclusive programming for youth and provides resources to music educators and support to their classrooms all year-round.
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Marcela Molina holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the University of Arizona. She has contributed to publications such as Antiphon, Teaching through Performance in Choir, Volume 2, and Choral Reflections: Insights from American Choral Conductor-Teachers. In 2011, Dr. Molina was an honoree in Tucson’s 40 under 40 for her significant achievements and contributions in her profession and community. In 2014, she was one of eight in the state of Arizona chosen as a Cox Hispanic Heritage Month honoree, and in 2016 she was selected as a finalist for the Woman of Influence Awards in the category Arts and Culture Champion.

Authentic Leadership – Creating Space and Leaning in
2022-05-13 11:30 - 13:00
Join us for a presentation with Kristen Garcia-Hernandez, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
Kristen García-Hernandez serves as the Chief Executive officer of Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. She is a native Tucsonan, a proud University of Arizona Wildcat and is honored to be the first Latina at the helm of the organization.
She is passionate about the work of Girl Scouting, championing girl ambition and equipping girls and women with the confidence and know how to live life on their own terms, whether that means being leaders in their own house or the White House. Kristen’s focus is ensuring that the 110-year-old organization continually innovates to remain relevant, remove barriers to female leadership and move at the speed of girls today.
Kristen is active in her community. She is a member of Women at the Top, Women Presidents Organization, Women’s International Forum, and serves on the National Board of Advisors for University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the CALS College Career Center.
She’s been named one of Arizona’s 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40 by Valle del Sol, recognized as an Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things by Eller College’s Professional Women in Business Association, named an Up and Comer by Inside Tucson Business, included Sunnyside School District’s ‘Sunnyside 100’, and an honored Woman of Color by 100 Black Men of Phoenix.
Kristen and her husband, Joseph, have two beautiful children, one of whom is a future Girl Scout.

Connection to Care: How Events Can Bring Community Together
2022-06-10 11:30 - 13:00
Events often play a significant fundraising role for nonprofits each year. Unfortunately, events are not the efficient fundraisers they once were (if they ever were). Join our speakers from the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation and Phoenix Pride to learn how they use events to bring community together for a bigger purpose. During their presentation they will share the history of their organizations as well as the grassroots connections that led to highly successful, well attended, and deeply loved yearly events that do not focus solely on raising money.

Eva Steele (she/her/hers) Director of Programs – Phoenix PRIDEIn 2015, five years after beginning her transition Eva, originally from MI, decided to move to Phoenix to dive into the Metropolitan Phoenix LGTBQ+ Community and develop her career. In 2017 she won the Miss Phoenix Pride Pageant and later that year was elected to the Board of Directors. In her board service, she served as the Audit Committee Chair and on the Education and Outreach Committee. In 2018 she made the professional shift leaving Cosmetic Retail and her Board Service to become the Phoenix Pride Program Manager. In 2019 she attended the Arizona Leadership Academy and ASU Lodestar obtaining her Non-Profit Management Certification.
Because of her experience in the Corporate Sector and her lived experience as a Bi-Racial trans woman, Eva created the Phoenix Pride Diversity and Inclusion Training, presented to local and national corporations agencies and entities to create lasting inclusive workplace policies and settings allowing all employees to truly thrive. Eva also serves the local organization The Imperial Court of Arizona as a volunteer and member and in 2021 Eva was sworn in as Council Member to the Greater Phoenix Ryan White HIV Services Planning Council and was announced as the organization’s first Director of Programs.

Landen Smith (he/him/his) Development Manager – Phoenix PRIDE
Landen originally from Toledo, Ohio has been a resident of Phoenix since 2006. After coming out in 2007 he was able to attend his first pride festival here in Phoenix and has been nearly every year since. With a background in clothing retail management for nearly 15 years, Landen began working with Phoenix Pride in 2017 after winning the title of Mister Phoenix Pride. Later that year he joined the Phoenix Pride Board of Directors. In his four years on the board, he served as Audit Committee Chair, Director at Large, and later as the President before taking the leap from board service to staff. Additionally, he is the Co-Director for the Phoenix Pride Pageantry System. Landen also previously served as Emperor XIV and Vice-President of local community non-profit, the Imperial Court of Arizona.
Outside of the office you can catch Landen dancing on stages across the valley entertaining as “Kristofer Inez Onyx” and traveling throughout the country whenever he has the opportunity.

Monique Vallery is the Director of Development at the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF). She joined SAAF after serving as the Chief Operations Officer and Creative Director at Fourth Avenue Merchants Association. Monique also serves as Board President for Homicide Survivors, Inc. Her commitment to Homicide Survivors and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) comes from a very passionate place, due to a personal loss her family experienced and the kindness they received from the community. She has spent the last 18 years in Tucson developing and supporting both corporate and nonprofit events as well as fundraising. Her strongest value is believing that our community is about building and maintaining relationships.

Using Asset-Based Language to Reclaim BIPOC Narratives
2022-07-08 07:30 - 09:00
Please note: this meeting will be held in person at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona at our old morning time. See below for details & COVID precautions.
Single narratives often create stereotypes which are deficit-framed, incomplete and harmful. The use of asset-based language in fundraising emphasizes the strengths, aspirations, and contributions of communities of color. By honoring the work of people of color rather than portraying them as recipients of charity, they themselves can lead systemic change efforts in their communities.

Frank Velásquez Jr. (he/his)
A racial and gender equity advocate, Frank Velásquez Jr. leads and collaborates with passion, authenticity and an open mind. He connects to the stories that make each of us who we are and the stories that inextricably connect us to each other. His career has included stops in the private sector such as Walt Disney World and MGM Grand Resort & Casino Las Vegas, as well as higher education (Pima Community College), the not-for-profit sector (JobPath, Boys to Men Tucson), and consulting/contracting (YWCA of Southern Arizona, Sunnyside Foundation and Sol Casinos). Frank’s passion is to bring local, regional, and national attention to the inequities that people of color face, and does this currently through his workforce and community development work in Southern Arizona. His favorite project was the creation and soon-to-be-launched Women’s Economic Advancement Center at YWCA of Southern Arizona, a self-sufficiency center designed to meet women where they are and provide them holistic support so that they can achieve economic stability. He currently works as the Director of Workforce Initiatives at the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce.
In his free time, Frank loves to play basketball, travel the globe, hike, and watch a good movie/show/play with his partner in crime.
COVID Precautions:
According to current Pima County Health Department and CDC guidelines, AFP is operating in Yellow/Medium category:

Masking is required indoors
Proof of vaccination or a negative test (72 hours) is required at the door
Please do not attend if you have recently tested positive for COVID or are showing any potential symptoms

Off to a Great Start! Ten Strategies to set you up for Professional Fundraising Success in 2024
2024-01-26 08:30 - 11:00
Note: This special event will be held at the Community Foundation Campus!
Off to a Great Start! Ten Strategies to set you up for Professional Fundraising Success in 2024
Presented by Jenny Carrillo
(musings of an old-timer with over 30 years in the profession)
What does it take to succeed in the fundraising profession? Jenny Carrillo has spent her entire professional career as a nonprofit fundraiser and has a few time-tested practices to share. This session will provide you with actionable strategies to find the FUN in Fundraising, raise more money this year, and ultimately lead to a more satisfying and successful career.
8:30 – Networking
9:00am-10:00am – Main Session
10:00am – 11:00 AM – Special Extended Session
After the regular meeting, stick around for special “Ask the Consultant” table discussions with the team from Alexander|Carrillo Consulting. Bring your question or challenge and get expert insight and advice relating to:

General Fundraising (Lisa Robinson, CFRE)
Capital and Special Campaigns (Laura Alexander, MA, CFRE)
Staffing and Organizational Development (Lana Baldwin, CFRE)
Governance and Board Related Issues (Jenny Carrillo, MA, CFRE)
Interns (Rhianyon Larson, Intern)

January 26, 2024
Community Foundation Campus
5049 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85711
$25 Members; $35 Non-members; $15 Zoom-only
A continental breakfast will be served
