Professional Development

Whether a beginner, intermediate or advanced presenter, we can all benefit from improved public speaking skills.  The better your public speaking, the greater your success - in business and in life!  Giving an effective presentation is all about connecting with your audience.  It's showing your passion, sharing stories and keeping it simple.  This workshop will help get your audience listening ...

Emotional intelligence, also called EQ, is the ability to be aware of and to manage emotions and relationships.  It's a pivotal factor in personal and professional success.  IQ will get you in the door, but it's your EQ, your ability to connect with others and manage the emotions of yourself and others that will determine how successful you are in ...

Price: $10 - AFP Members $20 - Non-members Agenda: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. - Registration/networking 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. - Presentation 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. - Q&A About the Program LinkedIn is good for a lot more than looking for your next job. It can actually be a fantastic tool to build relationships with donors, and to ...

Please note, this session will be held remotely using Zoom, which can be accessed from your computer, phone, or tablet. You do not need a Zoom account to join this session. Whether a beginner, intermediate or advanced presenter, we can all benefit from improved public speaking skills.  The better your public speaking, the greater your success - in business and ...

Emotional intelligence, also called EQ, is the ability to be aware of and to manage emotions and relationships. It’s a pivotal factor in professional and personal success. IQ will get you in the door, but it’s your EQ, your ability to connect with others and manage the emotions of yourself and others that will determine how successful you are in ...

Welcome to 2020, a year that is nothing but change and challenge. A year in which a return to some storied before-time is not possible nor just. A year in which dual pandemics, one in its infancy, another over 400 years old, implore us to center Black lives and collectively imagine and lay fresh footing for a world where everyone ...

Whether a beginner, intermediate or advanced presenter, we can all benefit from improved public speaking skills.  The better your public speaking, the greater your success - in business and in life!  Giving an effective presentation is all about connecting with your audience.  It's showing your passion, sharing stories and keeping it simple.  This workshop will help get your audience listening ...

This workshop will focus on the structures and dynamics of teamwork, the common challenges and strategies to address "team brownout and team burnout" and explore activities and opportunities inherent in the current virtual workplace that can help retain team connection and cohesion. Team building and teamwork are developed when there is an intentional plan to develop and sustain a culture ...

Meetings are a mainstay in business and often can reflect one’s value to an organization. Hence, how we present ourselves during meetings can help (or hurt) our career. There are times at work where we are evaluated for our behavior such as when giving presentations, when managing projects, when dealing with conflicts and different personalities, and when in meetings. If you ...

Professional development and training are critical to the success of managers and supervisors, but often they are the last group to design and develop a true professional development plan that emphasizes and encourages development for the next level of leadership.  This workshop will review the importance of training (to perform your current position well) and professional development (to grown and ...