VERO BEACH — Congratulations to members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals FL, Indian River Chapter. The AFP put its first Chapter Incentives Program into place in 2005 and for those chapters who will be awarded the Chapter Ten Star Award at the 2010 International Conference in Baltimore, an analysis was done on the highest percentage of growth and retention for 2009 as well as the highest percentage of growth and retention over the prior three years for each like size chapter grouping.
The AFP FL, Indian River Chapter has won the 51-100 member Chapter Grouping category for highest three-year Growth with 69.4% and highest three-year Retention with 81.9%. The Chapter will be recognized at the Chapter Presidents Council meeting on Sunday, April 11, 2010 in the Baltimore Convention Center. For these two awards the chapter will receive $2,000.