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December 2023; Association of Fundraising Professionals

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In honoring the outgoing board members of 2023, we invited them to reflect on their memorable experiences as AFP volunteers and impart valuable advice for our incoming leaders.In our spotlight on outgoing board member Juliana M. Weissbein, CFRE, associate director of development operations at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she illuminates her journey from attending young professional gatherings at the NYC chapter to ascending to the AFP Global board. Along this remarkable path, Juliana passionately advocated for queer and women's causes, leaving an indelible mark on the Association.

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March 2022; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter

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When I was asked by our chapter to draft a Leadership Brief to our members, I knew that I had to sing the praises of our 2021 Mentorship Cohort. After a year of behind-the-scenes work, the AFP-NYC mentorship program launched with a stellar group of participants in January 2021. It was a pleasure to facilitate the growth of our cohort through establishing connections that strengthen our sector by educating development professionals and nonprofit leaders in best practices in fundraising and applying the high standards of the AFP Code of Ethics.

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March 2022; AFP Global Member Story​

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For Women’s History Month, I wanted to commemorate this occasion by acknowledging two women who have helped to contribute to the vast accomplishments of the many powerful women in the fundraising industry. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Hali Lee and Ruth McFarlane to learn more about their fundraising journeys in hopes their stories can inspire others toward greatness.

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December 2021; AFP Global Press Release​

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Kevin J. Foyle, MBA, CFRE, senior vice president of development and public affairs for UTHealth Houston, will lead the most diverse board ever of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest organization of charitable fundraisers in the world...Other At-Large Directors for the Board include: Juliana Weissbein, CFRE, Associate Director, Development Operations, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Round Rock, Texas (AFP New York City Chapter).

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October 2021; AFP Global Advancing Philanthropy

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The pandemic has shown a harsh light on the fragile nature of our labor market, earnings gaps, and the disparity of women shouldering the burden of unpaid care (children, parents, households). Now, inching toward 2022, we are picking up the pieces in the post-pandemic recovery with hard-won knowledge about how to process our losses and take advantage of emerging opportunities. Our goal for this article is to show you how women who have left the workforce, whether involuntarily or by choice, can come back stronger than ever before.

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February 2021; CFRE Central

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We’ve all had that sinking feeling before. You just nailed a presentation to your board of directors or submitted a perfect grant proposal, yet you can’t quite seem to shake the feeling that you could have done more or that someone more qualified could have done better. If this sounds familiar, you may have experienced impostor syndrome: the low, constant rumbling of insecurity that strikes even the most successful among us. 

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September 2020; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter

 

I know the importance of mentorship firsthand. I have had valuable mentors in the past and currently serve as a mentor for the Association Of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) at both the global and local levels. Then, when I was elected to the AFP-NYC board of directors in January 2020, I was tasked with chairing their Mentorship Program. I could not have been more excited.

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July 2020; AFP Global Advancing Philanthropy

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As AFP celebrates its 60th anniversary, Advancing Philanthropy wanted to sit down with the chapter where it all started- New York City. As the organization's trailblazing chapter, they have witnessed AFP's growth, built a solid community, and weathered some of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. We recently sat down with New York City Chapter President to learn more about the chapter, its biggest successes, and what support and resources they are providing during COVID-19.

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June 2020; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter

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Mentoring is a proven way to build skills, promote job retention and professional advancement - all things that are very necessary in the fundraising profession. This is why the AFP-NYC Mentorship Committee has been working to build its capacity to respond to the demand for mentoring opportunities. Under the leadership of Juliana M. Weissbein, CFRE, an NYC-AFP Board Member and Mentoring Committee Chair, the Mentorship Program is undergoing a formal relaunch process.

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January 2020; AFP Global Advancing Philanthropy

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Juliana Weissbein is 10 years into her fundraising career. With the first decade under her belt she can now take a look back and offer some guidance to those just starting out.

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Juliana M. Weissbein, Associate Director of Development Operations at Planned Parenthood Federation of America and AFP-NYC Emerging Leaders Committee Chair, was recently named AFP's 2019 Outstanding Young Professional and will accept her award at AFP ICON later this month. We sat down with her to learn more about her career in the fundraising industry.

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Juliana M. Weissbein, Associate Director of Development Operations at Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York City, has been recognized as one of three Outstanding Young Professionals by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The award recognizes fundraisers under the age of 31 who show exemplary work in raising funds, inspiring donors, helping manage campaigns, and giving back to the profession.

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Mar 2019; State University of New York, Purchase College

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Juliana Weissbein ’10 (sociology and gender studies) is the Associate Director of Development Operations at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.  AFP will recognize Weissbein and two others during their conference, AFP ICON 2019 in San Antonio on Tuesday, April 2, for their “exemplary work in raising funds, inspiring donors, helping manage campaigns and giving back to the profession.”

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Jan 2019; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter

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AFP-NYC recently sat down with the Emerging Leaders Committee Co-Chairs, Juliana Weissbein and Jace Prokupek, to learn more about their motivation to rebrand.

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Juliana Weissbein ’10 is a nonprofit leader who operates from a fundamental belief that an agile strategy and continued focus on data-driven insights can enable big and bold ideas. Whether at Teach for America, GLSEN, the Ms. Foundation for Women, or in her current role as the Associate Director of Development Operations, at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she has led every aspect of a development team and enjoys collaborating with executive leadership to exceed strategic fundraising goals.
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May 2017; LinkedIn

 

There’s a reason why the Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) at the Ms. Foundation for Women works—we have good taste, we have ideas, we’re inclusive and we have the energy to mobilize.

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For-profit sales and marketing teams and non-profit fundraisers have strikingly similar tasks, yet they often think of themselves as worlds apart. Whether you’re offering a product, a service, or a charitable mission, many of the fundamentals cross over.

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LECTURES & CONFERENCES

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March 2024; Community Boost's Nonprofit Marketing Summit

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This session is designed to help nonprofit organizations establish more Queer-inclusive practices, both internally for the staff and externally for the broader community. Many organizations have good intentions in trying to better engage the LGBTQ community, but without an informed strategy and input from community members, those efforts can often fall short. 

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Collaborators:

Brandon Bryant, Individual Giving Officer, City Harvest

Eugene Lovendusky, Individual and Planned Giving Manger, The LGBT Center 

Mitch Stein, Head of Strategy, Chariot

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October 2023; Planned Parenthood Federation of America - Office of the Chief Development Officer

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Moderated a discussion with Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's leadership to engage our National Development staff with a mission moment and to create time and space to hear directly from affiliate leadership.

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Collaborators:

Jethro Miller, Chief Development Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Jenny Black, Chief Executive Officer, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

Joyce Mitchell-Antoine, Vice President of Development, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic  

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June 2023; AFP-Global & August 2023; Community Boost's Nonprofit Marketing Summit

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Since the beginning of 2023, the ACLU has counted over 474 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States fueling frustration, mental health challenges, and action for LGBTQ+ donors and allies. How are you adjusting your engagement strategies – and how is this community engaging with you? In this session, we’ll explore how to create a truly inclusive culture of generosity that not only encourages but celebrates giving from everyone while recognizing and honoring the identities each of us brings forward in exercising our philanthropy. Creating an inclusive giving program isn’t just about calling it ‘inclusive’ but involves strategies that truly recognize and honor donors’ experiences and lives. Together, we’ll explore ways to honor your LGBTQIA+ donors in meaningful ways.

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Collaborators:

Clay Buck, CFRE, Founder TCB Consulting

Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, MSW, MPA, CFRE, CDP, Chief Strategist, Equity Warrior Strategies

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April 2023; AFP Global's International Conference Closing Plenary​​

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In front of an audience of nearly 4,000 attendees, Ken Miller and I spoke about how the mission of AFP is not just to better the industry for fundraisers, but that it is also committed to leveling the playing field for all members of our sector. 

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Collaborators:

Ken Miller, CFRE, President, Denali FSP Fundraising & Grant Consultants

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January 2023; AFP-Global​

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Attended by 600+, this lecture was a conversation between collaborators to discuss our work building community with high net wealth donors of color in the US, Black giving, and building infrastructure to sustain Black legacy organizations.

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Letarik Amare, Co-Creator, Freedom School for Philanthropy

Anna Barber, President, Barber & Associates, LLC

Hali Lee, Founder, Radiant Strategies

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November 2022; Harvard University​

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Activists exist everywhere - secondary schools, community-based organizations, and for-profit companies. This engaging panel of nationally known activists in various fields examines the roots of individual activists’ experiences, the success they’ve seen, as well as the pitfalls and failures of our social movements. This will be a unique “behind the scenes” look at the people who have been doing this work for decades.

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​Collaborators:

Michael Bronski, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University

A.T. Furuya, Executive Director, Transform Together

Shijuade Kadree, Founder and Principal, Compass Strategies Consulting

JD Valladares-Williams, Content Manager, Hummingbird Humanity

Dior Vargas, MS, MPH, Founder, Dior Vargas LLC

Adam White, Associate Vice President of Development, Encircle

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April 2022; AFP Global's International Conference Closing Plenary​

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In front of an audience of 3,000 attendees, Ken Miller and I spoke about how the mission of AFP is not just to better the industry for fundraisers, but that it is also committed to leveling the playing field for all members of our sector. 

 

Collaborators:

Ken Miller, CFRE, President, Denali FSP Fundraising & Grant Consultants

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November 2021; Harvard University​

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Activists exist everywhere - secondary schools, community-based organizations, and for-profit companies. This engaging panel of nationally known activists in various fields examines the roots of individual activists’ experiences, the success they’ve seen, as well as the pitfalls and failures of our social movements. This will be a unique “behind the scenes” look at the people who have been doing this work for decades.

 

Collaborators:

Michael Bronski, PhD, Professor, Harvard University

Liz Hamor, Leadership & Allyship Consultant, Center of Daring

Jabari Lyles, President & Principal Consultant, Jabari Lyles Consulting

Eric Paulk, Deputy Director, Georgia Equality

Kyle Rapiñan, Esq, Civil Rights Attorney, New York City Commission on Human Rights

Nadia Swanson, LCSW, Social Worker, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Lorenzo Van Ness, Facilitator, Coalition for the Homelessness

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August 2021; AFP-NYC â€‹

 

Moderator of panel-style event where panelists shared first-hand lessons from the field in how to seek and access mentorship when one is from a traditionally underrepresented community within the nonprofit and fundraising industry. Attendees learned about navigating challenges in mentorship and tips and best practices to build a successful mentor-mentee relationship.

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Collaborators:

Chantal Bonitto: Executive Director of Resource Development, CARE

Elandria Jackson Charles: Vice President of Development and External Affairs, Blue Engine

Jonathan Meagher-Zayas: Director of Agency Advancement, Villa of Hope

Michael Mortensen: Ambassador; Best Buddies

Adrian Nava: Program Manager, American Civil Liberties Union

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents an opportunity to re-imagine and position the way we support our organizations. In this session, we explain the technologies that encompass AI, highlight the research of the AAAC's State of AI in Advancement report -- the first benchmark on AI in this field, and showcase real-world case studies of organizations using AI to transform advancement. 

Collaborators:
Debora Brown: Lead Solutions Engineer, Salesforce
Chris Campbell: Vice President of Sales, Gravyty
David Woodruff: Associate Vice President and COO, MIT Resource Development

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Join us to learn about how broadcast SMS, peer to peer texting and innovative mobile technologies can directly engage your donors and enhance your fundraising strategy. Mobile communication is the best way to meet your donors where they are and new platforms are making it easier than ever to integrate this technology into your communication streams. You’ll walk away with fresh ideas to increase cross channel engagement at your organization.


Collaborators:
Laura Lane: Associate Director of Marketing and Analytics, Planned Parenthood
Amanda Silva: Integrated Marketing Strategist, Planned Parenthood

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  • How Millennials Really Think and Work

    June 2018; AFP-NYC Fundraising Day In New York

 

Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce and becoming one of the largest group of donors.  As millennials continue to take leadership positions in nonprofits, it is important to focus on how we can work with them as well as learn from them.  Our panel will provide insights on what is really means to be a millennial and what they have learned to launch their careers, as well as shed light on serving on some of the myths around millennials.


Collaborators:
Patricia Moran: Director, George H. Heyman, Jr. Program for Philanthropy and Fundraising

Samantha Collidge: Marketing Manager, Anti-Defamation League

Joel Weingarten: Co-Founder, CRSCORE

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  • Mind Your Data: Using Metrics to Grow Your Bottom Line

    November 2016; TechUP Innovation & Inclusion Summit

 

The Tech Innovation + Inclusion Summit brings together thousands of leaders across all areas of technology. Topics & activities include: Civic Tech, Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Inclusion, The Future of Education and more.

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September 2021; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter
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Information session for chapter members discussing the redesign of AFP-NYC's mentorship program. 
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September 2020; Association of Fundraising Professionals - NYC Chapter

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Information session for chapter members discussing the redesign of AFP-NYC's mentorship program.  Password protected: SeptMentor_2020​
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September 2020; Certified Fundraising Executives, International

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Promotional video for CFRE International, an independent nonprofit organization which is dedicated to setting standards in philanthropy through a valid and reliable certification process for fundraising professionals.
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February 2020; Association of Fundraising Professionals - Global

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Promotional video for the world’s largest conference for fundraising professionals, AFP ICON.

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March 2019; Association of Fundraising Professionals - Global

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Promotional video for 2019 Outstanding Young Professional Fundraiser award.

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