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Opening Keynote Speaker: Jamais Cascio

Thriving in a Chaotic Future

Futurist Jamais Cascio will help AFP frame the future, so we can be more future-ready and more able to make our preferred futures possible. Jamais will introduce the BANI Future: Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible—and he will show us how to flip it positive by being Bendable, Attentive, Neuorflexible, and Interconnected. The future will be increasingly chaotic, but we can thrive if we frame the future accurately and spark better possibilities.

 

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Closing Keynote: The Connections that Sustain Our Work

Four succinct yet powerful messages from thought-leaders on:

  • Relational Leadership (Tiffany Quivers, EdM)
  • Generosity (Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP)
  • Personal Relationships and Advocacy (Ben Mohler, M.A., CFRE, ACFRE)
  • Gratitude (Lynne M. Wester)
Learn More About Our Closing Keynote

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Arleen Peterson, ECRF

Executive Service Director, Office for Communication and Philanthropy Initiatives and Relational Services
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ/Ancilla Domini Sisters Inc.
Arleen Peterson

Arleen is a seasoned nonprofit leader and community organizer with over 25 years of experience. She began her journey in 1997 with the Lugenia Burns Hope Center on Chicago’s South Side, collaborating on leadership programs during gentrification alongside figures like Barack Obama. She has held executive roles with Communities In Schools National, Simon Youth Foundation, and the Food Bank of NWI. Since 2017, Arleen has led at Sojourner Truth House and now serves as Executive Service Director for Communications and Philanthropy Initiatives. A proud Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. member since 1988, she leads with justice and faith.

Session(s)

Strategic
April 26 10:30am–11:30am

Not Just a Seat at the Table: Building Fundraising Careers That Reimagine the Status Quo

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Leadership and Management

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