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Greater Detroit Chapter - AFP

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We Are the Village: Collective Power, Shared Purpose, Lasting Purpose Join us for a morning of learning and connection! Our National Philanthropy Day Breakfast &amp; Conference will feature panel discussions from community and nonprofit leaders, and breakout sessions with practical strategies and ideas you can use.More details to come. We hope to see you there! LocationDenise Wellons-Glover Welcome Center Wayne County Community College District8200 W. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48219 United States Keynote Speaker<img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Eric-Thomas_sml-circle-9831099f631fe5ccf99581849d197408-e8qiyr6avjo2.png" alt="Eric-Thomas_sml" width="500" style="width: 175px; height: 175px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 175px; height: 175px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Eric Thomas-&nbsp;Senior Vice President, External Relations Invest Detroit Session Speakers<img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Boyd_headshot_2024_sml_crop-circle-72c4c704fd70e20cd64e95505768cf7b-x51iat6qd8sb.png" alt="Boyd_headshot_2024_sml_crop" width="730" style="width: 158px; height: 196.744px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 158px; height: 196.744px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Heidi Boyd, M.A.-&nbsp;Planned Giving Officer, Michigan Humane <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Sheryl-Gray_sq-circle-5e808fafd371867c6baefb1c9619ced4-czgtnov4y90f.png" alt="Sheryl Gray_sq" width="599" style="width: 164px; height: 169.704px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 164px; height: 169.704px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Sheryl Gray, MPA, CFRE-&nbsp;Fund Development Manager, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/George_Jackson_sml_sq-circle-2d1354c12088d2de77319b23287331c4-s54n7hfkq0xv.png" alt="George_Jackson_sml_sq" width="450" style="width: 164px; height: 162.157px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 164px; height: 162.157px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> George Jackson, GPC-&nbsp;Grant Administrator, The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/April_Patti_2026_headshot_sml-circle-d9da223848baaa4496934e7bc8a793cf-w9xic7d0e8js.png" alt="April_Patti_2026_headshot_sml" width="501" style="width: 164px; height: 164px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 164px; height: 164px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> April Patti, B.S., M.Ed.-&nbsp;Director of Development &amp; Marketing, St. Vincent &amp; Sarah Fisher (SVSF) Center <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Crystal-Marie-Young_sml_sq-circle-7d2aa240854d6ed73588ca18fac48426-yiu23bw8qvjh.png" alt="Crystal Marie Young_sml_sq" width="458" style="width: 163px; height: 168.403px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 163px; height: 168.403px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Crystal Marie Young-&nbsp;Owner, Crystal Marie Events, LLC <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Joe-Zakens_sml_crop-circle-2167e0114bb390fe92bcdab4e39134ff-ctn570ov43qf.png" alt="Joe Zakens_sml_crop" width="480" style="width: 167px; height: 165.608px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 167px; height: 165.608px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Joe Zakens-&nbsp;Fund Development Manager, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Tammy_Zonker_Headshot_sml_crop-circle-2defe74a86886973c040d7c599277d28-q1x6shdeuyb0.png" alt="Tammy_Zonker_Headshot_sml_crop" width="475" style="width: 167px; height: 175.086px; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 167px; height: 175.086px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Tammy Zonker-&nbsp;President, Fundraising Transformed <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Profits will be used to support education programs for fundraisers and other non-profit professionals<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Interested in attending but unable to pay the fee? Email mclark<a fr-original-style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;box-sizing:inherit;user-select:auto;" href="mailto:info@afpdet.org" style="color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; box-sizing: inherit; user-select: auto;">@afpdet.org</a>&nbsp;for assistance!<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">

<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Hello First name Last name,<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Thank you for registering for the 2026 National Philanthropy Day Breakfast and Conference.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">📭 &nbsp; at Denise Wellons-Glover Welcome Center, 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit MI 48219<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">⌚️ &nbsp; On Thursday, October 8, 2026 At 08:30 a.m.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Please contact Michelle Groth (mgroth@afpdet.org) to adjust your registration.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> <p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">Kind regards.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;">AFP Greater Detroit

We Are the Village: Collective Power, Shared Purpose, Lasting Purpose Join us for a morning of learning and connection! Our National Philanthropy Day Breakfast &amp; Conference will feature panel discussions from community and nonprofit leaders, and breakout sessions with practical strategies and ideas you can use.More details to come. We hope to see you there! LocationDenise Wellons-Glover Welcome Center Wayne County Community College District8200 W. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48219 United States Keynote Speaker<img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Eric-Thomas_sml-circle-9831099f631fe5ccf99581849d197408-e8qiyr6avjo2.png" alt="Eric-Thomas_sml" style="width:175px;height:175px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Eric Thomas- Senior Vice President, External Relations Invest Detroit Session Speakers<img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Boyd_headshot_2024_sml_crop-circle-72c4c704fd70e20cd64e95505768cf7b-x51iat6qd8sb.png" alt="Boyd_headshot_2024_sml_crop" style="width:158px;height:196.744px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Heidi Boyd, M.A.- Planned Giving Officer, Michigan Humane <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Sheryl-Gray_sq-circle-5e808fafd371867c6baefb1c9619ced4-czgtnov4y90f.png" alt="Sheryl Gray_sq" style="width:164px;height:169.704px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Sheryl Gray, MPA, CFRE- Fund Development Manager, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/George_Jackson_sml_sq-circle-2d1354c12088d2de77319b23287331c4-s54n7hfkq0xv.png" alt="George_Jackson_sml_sq" style="width:164px;height:162.157px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> George Jackson, GPC- Grant Administrator, The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/April_Patti_2026_headshot_sml-circle-d9da223848baaa4496934e7bc8a793cf-w9xic7d0e8js.png" alt="April_Patti_2026_headshot_sml" style="width:164px;height:164px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> April Patti, B.S., M.Ed.- Director of Development &amp; Marketing, St. Vincent &amp; Sarah Fisher (SVSF) Center <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Crystal-Marie-Young_sml_sq-circle-7d2aa240854d6ed73588ca18fac48426-yiu23bw8qvjh.png" alt="Crystal Marie Young_sml_sq" style="width:163px;height:168.403px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Crystal Marie Young- Owner, Crystal Marie Events, LLC <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Joe-Zakens_sml_crop-circle-2167e0114bb390fe92bcdab4e39134ff-ctn570ov43qf.png" alt="Joe Zakens_sml_crop" style="width:167px;height:165.608px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Joe Zakens- Fund Development Manager, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency <img src="https://afpdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Tammy_Zonker_Headshot_sml_crop-circle-2defe74a86886973c040d7c599277d28-q1x6shdeuyb0.png" alt="Tammy_Zonker_Headshot_sml_crop" style="width:167px;height:175.086px;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Tammy Zonker- President, Fundraising Transformed Profits will be used to support education programs for fundraisers and other non-profit professionalsInterested in attending but unable to pay the fee? Email mclark<a href="mailto:info@afpdet.org">@afpdet.org</a> for assistance!

Greater Detroit Chapter - AFP

2026 National Philanthropy Day Breakfast & Conference

8200 Outer Dr W

General Admission

$35

General Admission

$40

Sliding Scale

2026 Fisher Fellows

Free