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• VAFRE Charlottesville Mix and Mingle

  • When
    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    The Bradbury, 300 E Main Street, Charlottesville 22902
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Interested in networking with your peers?

  
  

  Join VAFRE for an informal Mix & Mingle on Thursday, May 28th from 8-9 a.m. at The Bradbury in Charlottesville. Grab a drink and come mingle with other fundraising professionals in our community. Plus, we love meeting new people so feel free to bring a friend!

  Come sip on a cup of coffee (or tea) and enjoy a morning of networking and building connections. This is a free event, but please RSVP so we know how many to expect. Can't wait to see you there!

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• Nonprofit Board Essentials - In-Person Event

  • When
    Tuesday, June 02, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Virginia War Memorial
  • Spaces left
    48
  • Registered
    26 registrants

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  Join us on June 2nd for a session designed to strengthen your organization’s leadership and fundraising capacity by building a more informed, engaged, and effective board. This program provides practical guidance on board roles, responsibilities, and governance best practices that support strong oversight, strategic partnership, and mission-driven decision-making. Participants will gain tools to clarify expectations, strengthen accountability, improve communication, and foster meaningful board engagement. Designed for nonprofit leaders, the session will be led by Lisa Specter-Dunaway of Specter-Dunaway Consulting, and emphasizes actionable strategies that help boards move beyond compliance to become active ambassadors, advocates, and fundraising partners who advance organizational impact and sustainability. 

  Pending approval for CFRE credit.

  Our Presenter

  Lisa Specter-Dunaway, Specter-Dunaway Consulting 
  

  Our Schedule

  • 11:30 a.m. In-person Registration & Networking begins
  • 12 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting 
  • 12:30 p.m. Program begins
  • 1:45 p.m. Session concludes, Adjourn

  Registration Fees

  • In-person registration is $20 for members of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Season Pass or $12 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $25 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $30 for guests. All in-person registrants should select their meal during the registration process.
  • Virtual registration is $8 for members of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $11 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $15 for nonmembers. The virtual registration fees help support the technology costs associated with offering a hybrid event.

  If you are not a VAFRE member and do not work in the office of a member, consider becoming a member of VAFRE in order to access reduced registration fees.

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• Nonprofit Board Essentials - Virtual Event

  • When
    Tuesday, June 02, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    89
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Our Program

  Strengthen your, and your organization's, work with boards by gaining practical guidance on roles, responsibilities, and effective governance to support engaged, impactful board service. 

  Pending approval for CFRE credit.
  

  Our Presenter

  Lisa Specter-Dunaway, Specter-Dunaway Consulting 

  Our Schedule

  • 11:30 a.m. In-person Registration & Networking begins
  • 12 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting
  • 12:30 p.m. Program begins
  • 1:45 p.m. Session concludes, Adjourn

  Registration Fees

  • Virtual registration is $8 for members  of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $11 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $15 for nonmembers. The virtual registration fees help support the technology costs associated with offering a hybrid event. 
  • In-person registration is $20 for members of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Season Pass or $12 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $25 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $30 for guests. All in-person registrants should select their meal during the registration process.

  If you are not a VAFRE member and do nor work in the office of a VAFRE member, consider becoming a member of VAFRE in order to access reduced registration fees.

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• VAFRE Summer Member Social

  • When
    Thursday, June 11, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Brambly Park Winery, 1708 Belleville Street, RVA 23230
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Join us for a VAFRE Member Social!

  The VAFRE Membership Committee invites you to our Summer Member Social on Thursday, June 11th from 4-6 PM at Brambly Park. 

  Come relax and enjoy each other's company at Brambly Park, an urban winery located in the northwest corner of Richmond's Scott's Addition neighborhood (with outdoor seating and parking available).

  We also invite all participants to participate in idea sharing by bringing 10 copies of any development or marketing collateral from your organization. 

  VAFRE will provide appetizers, as well as several bottles of red and white wine to share at our reserved tables (first come, first served). 

  We hope to see you there! This is a FREE event, but we'd appreciate it if you'd let us know you're coming. Register now!

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