APRA-VA Meeting

October 17, 2007

Minutes

 The Fall 2007 meeting of the Virginia Chapter of APRA was held on Wednesday, October 17 at Longwood University.  The agenda and educational sessions were coordinated by Lisa Cheney, Program Chair.  The educational sessions included the following presenters:

• Duke Grkovic, Cambridge Advisors “The New Physics of Philanthropy” – Duke Grkovic is the owner and founder of Cambridge Advisors.  Cambridge’s initial focus is to empower clients to gain intentionality in capturing their vision for what’s important for themselves, their families and society.  The firm establishes critical structures to sustain the clarified vision across generations.  Duke will discuss the business model employed by his firm to help clients make wise choices in an atmosphere of freedom and inspiration.  Duke is also a member of the Ultimate Gift Ambassador Network.  He will also discuss the guide that has been developed to translate the values and insights offered by The Ultimate Gift.

•  Craig Rogers, Longwood University “Prospect Research & Management from a VP’s Perspective” – Craig Rogers is the recently appointed Vice President for University Advancement at Longwood.  Throughout his twenty-year career he has served many different roles in the Development office.  He will discuss his outlook and perspective of research and the relationships between Development Officers and Researchers.  Craig will lead an interactive discussion on what role do APRA-VA members play in the concentric circle of fundraising.

•  Claudia Brookman, Randolph-Macon “Records Management for a Small Shop” – Claudia Brookman, current member and former president of APRA-VA, will share her skills in record management organization.  “Starting from scratch” to “maintaining a system”, Claudia will recommend some helpful pointers.

The business meeting was called to order at 11:45 A.M. by Tricia Ambler, Chapter President.   

Officer/Committee reports:

President Report, Tricia Ambler:

• Tricia thanked everyone for attending the Fall meeting and also recognized Longwood for hosting the event.
• Tricia explained the need to fill the vacant secretary position for the chapter.  Leah Payne was officially nominated by Vickie Black and seconded by Lisa Cheney.  The motion passed by a unanimous vote of the membership.  Leah Payne was officially welcomed as secretary.
• Tricia reported the Spring 2007 and Fall 2007 meeting minutes will be reviewed and approved at the Winter 2008 meeting.

Vice-President Report, Caroline Oblack:

• Caroline reminded everyone that APRA’s 20^th Anniversary was celebrated in the Summer of 2007.

Program Chair Report, Lisa Cheney:

• Lisa reported that theWinter meeting will be held in Richmond during February.
• She will avoid the dates of the CASE III conference for the winter meeting and MARC for the Spring meeting.

Treasurer Report, Lorie Hoover:

• Lorie requested that all checks be received by the end of December for previous held meetings.

Secretary Report, Leah Payne:

• No report.

Membership Chair Report, Vickie Black:

• Vickie reported the membership currently includes 37 organizations and 76 individuals. 
• She explained that she will be sending out an electronic membership list in the near future.  Updates or corrections should be emailed toVickie.
• Vickie reminded everyone that annual membership renewals are due by the end of December to retain membership for 2008.

Publicity Chair & Webmaster Report, Nick Sollog:

• Nick requested that changes and updates be sent to him via email.
• He also reported all announcements will be displayed for three months unless requested otherwise.

The business meeting officially adjourned at 12:15 P.M.