AFP DFW Philanthropy Conference

🎉 The countdown is on for the AFP Philanthropy in Action Conference happening June 23 & 24!

Join fundraising professionals, nonprofit leaders, and changemakers from across the region for two inspiring days of learning, networking, and innovation.

Here’s a little teaser of what’s coming:
🎤 A BIG keynote speaker announcement you won’t want to miss
🥂 An exclusive RSVP-only reception for conference attendees
🤝 Powerful networking opportunities
💡 Fresh ideas and practical strategies you can take back to your organization

…and more exciting details coming soon!

Registrations are already underway. Secure your spot today and stay tuned for more announcements!

Register now and learn more:
🌐 dfwphilanthropyconference.com

Dreaming of attending the DFW AFP Philanthropy in Action Conference on June 23 & 24 but need a little help getting there? Scholarships are available — and we want YOU to apply! 🙌

Scholarships cover the full cost of conference registration and are open to current staff, volunteers, and interns at Texas nonprofit organizations as well as college students aspiring to a career in philanthropy.

⏰ Deadline to apply: 5/15/2026
🔗 Apply here: www.dfwpc.org

Don't let budget be a barrier — this conference is too good to miss!

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨

Want the opportunity to share your expertise in any of the above speaker tracks? Submit your proposal by March 13, 2026.

Submit Here: https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/0d1d3235-4c64-4c28-b3ca-8d6ddf24f6d6

We are excited to extend the invitation for speaker proposals. Speaker tracks include:

📝Best Practices
🤝Donor Retention & Stewardship
📈Emerging Trends
💾Tech & Innovation
🗣Governance

The deadline to submit a proposal is February 28, 2026. Follow this link to submit your proposal: https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/0d1d3235-4c64-4c28-b3ca-8d6ddf24f6d6

Join us for AFP Philanthropy in Action Conference presented by the Greater Dallas & Fort Worth Metro Chapters. During this conference you will be able to network with other AFP members, expand your knowledge on fundraising principals, and much more!

🔗Link: https://web.cvent.com/event/181a0e3b-ee07-4bae-a130-1a344fc2ea04/regProcessStep1?RefId=Home%20Page

📣 Save the Date!
AFP Philanthropy in Action Conference
📍 Hurst Conference Center
🗓 June 23 & 24

Registration and speaker proposal submissions opening soon.

Questions? Contact Alicia Peoples at 972-930-5507 or [email protected].

The 2025 Philanthropy in Action Conference would not have been possible without our amazing sponsors & exhibitors this year!

Thank you to our presenting sponsor M. Gale for making us all see ourselves as superheroes and championing our opening keynote with Brenda Asare!

Thank you to Brad Cecil and Associates, Inc. for sponsoring our closing keynote where Michelle Flores Vryn, CFRE challenged us to see our connected work differently and start to ask new questions.

Shout to Dynamic Development Strategies, LLC for sponsoring the exhibitor hall and always making the entrance a showstopper.

CCS Fundraising, thank you for sponsoring our scholarship attendees!

And thank you to our track speaker sponsor Virtuous for your part in this conference. Thanks for being speaker sponsors with us this year, Whitley Penn, Qtego Fundraising Services, and DickersonBakker.

Those sweet tote bags were an in-kind gift from TORO Branded Apparel & Merch for our conference attendees that we were so glad to offer this year.

And our amazing exhibitors who remind us we are not alone in this work: Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global), AIM Grant Specialists, Benevolate, Bloomerang, Colton Strawser Consulting, Crescendo Interactive, Inc., DM Auction Services, DM Consulting Group (Inc.), Frost, Givzey, Greater Giving, National Nonprofit Collaborative, North Texas Nonprofit Institute, Pollination Group, Palmer, Rooted Software, Thrivent, The University of Texas at Dallas, Thomas Fundraising Solutions, UTA Department of Communication. Your Part-Time Controller, LLC, and Parkland Health Foundation!

Thank you to everyone who joined us these past two days!

You came, you learned, you networked, and you conquered the Philanthropy in Action Conference.

We hope you are feeling refreshed and excited for the year ahead for fundraisers.

Thank you to our chair Victoria McKeon and co-chair Alicia Peoples, J.D. for putting on an incredible event.

More thank yous and info for next year to come - but for now we all rest!