Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 1
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 24 (2007-10-22 to 2008-05-25) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
Association of Fundraising Professionals
4300 Wilson Boulevard Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22203 United States of America |
| Telephone number: | 800-666-3863 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Paulette Maehara, President & CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents over 29,000 members in more than 190 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | AFP members work for a wide variety of charities, from large multi-national institutions to small, grassroots organizations, engaged in countless missions and causes including education, healthcare, research, the environment and social services, to name a few. AFP members are required annually to sign our Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice, which were first developed in 1964. AFP instituted a credentialing process in 1981 - the CFRE, or Certified Fund Raising Executive designation-to aid in identifying for the giving public fundraisers who possess the demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to perform their duties in an effective, conscientious, ethical, and professional manner. This was followed in 1990 by the ACFRE for advanced fundraisers. We also have a strong ethics enforcement policy that can result in the revocation of credentials and expulsion of members who engage in prohibited behavior. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Jason Lee |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Finance Canada (FIN) | ||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Taxation and Finance | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | AFP submitted prebudget consultations comments to Parliament in August. AFP also submitted comments in October to the CRTC regarding public notices concerning telemarketing rules and the national do not call list. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Depending on the schedule of the government, AFP may try to lobby Parliament in support of the a government-recognized National Philanthropy Day. AFP supports eliminating the capital gains tax on charitable gifts of land and real estate. AFP also may discuss the pending national do not call list (and associated telemarketing rules) with Parliament and the CRTC. Such efforts could include grassroots campaigns (e.g., letter writing and phone calls) and organized face-to-face meetings with members of Parliament and their staffs. | ||||||||
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