Protecting the Flame: Why I am Leaving AFP
Liz Leclair After 20 years of being a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global) I am walking away. I am tired of fighting a system that doesn’t want to…
AFP-GTC Listening Sessions
Olumide Akerewusi Calling all Fundraisers in the GTC, please reserve time in your calendars on the following dates: January 12 and 26, 2024February 9, 2024March 1 and 15, 2024 These are the…
How to be RACIST – Reposting Nneka Allen: Read the Cease & Desist Letter
Julie How to be RACIST………Read Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC’s letter to grasp the racist harm she has been subjected to by Caroline Riseboro including the cease and desist letter served…
Accountability? Safety? Value? Questions From Within AFP GTC
Nneka Allen The Questions About Safety and Value for AFP GTC Members Since my appointment as Interim President of AFP Greater Toronto Chapter, I am most often asked to respond to three…
It’s a powerful outcome, but we can’t forget – Reposting Nneka’s post “This is restoration”
Rickesh Lakhani An update for those following this story many years in the making about Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter. It’s a powerful outcome, but we can’t forget: 🔶…
TW: racism – Repost: Mide’s post “Update from AFP GTC’s Interim Board President – AFP Toronto”
TW: racism Let’s try this again, but with context #fundraising. On July 13, the interim president of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter, Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ),…
Transparency, Truth, and Demands – Repost of Liz’s post where she reposted Mide’s post sharing the IDEA Audit Report
“The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations which we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of…
Acknowledging and celebrating the call for restitution- Repost of Nneka’s post “Together We Stand”
At this juncture, I pause momentarily to acknowledge and celebrate that the call for restitution for Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC, Múthoní Karíukí HBSc, MPNL, CFRE, and Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc.,…
The work is not over – Repost: “Together We Stand”
Esther The work is not over. But an important step towards justice has been made and I celebrate the work of Nneka, Mide, and Múthoní for their continued labour. I wish…
This is Restoration
June 30, 2023 This road of restoration has been long, but we have now arrived at the final act of repair. “You don’t repair that relationship by sitting down and…