AFP Honors Florida Fundraiser, Meredith Ray Feder, CFRE, as a 2023 Distinguished Fellow

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(Arlington, Virginia) Meredith Ray Feder, CFRE, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as one of this year’s Distinguished Fellows. 

The Distinguished Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have made significant leadership contributions to the association and the fundraising profession. The designation represents the pinnacle of service to the tenets of giving, volunteerism, and philanthropy. 

Feder is a leader in nonprofit management with more than 20 years of providing leadership in strategic advancement, operations, marketing and communications with the Northwest Florida Ballet, Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, and Gulliver Schools, where she was responsible for overseeing a $60 million budget at one of the largest private schools in South Florida.  

In her current role as deputy director for the Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS), Feder is responsible for earned revenue and philanthropic support, overseeing multiple departments including audience engagement, grants, membership, and guest experience. Through her leadership she is responsible for generating more than $4 million annually for operations, while concurrently overseeing an $11 million capital campaign for exhibit enhancement and building infrastructure improvements.

Outside of her professional accomplishments, Feder is an active leader within AFP, helping to earn the Broward Chapter the Ten Star designation for accomplishments towards the association’s strategic plan. She was also recently recognized by her chapter as their Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year and is currently serving as the immediate past president for the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Greater Florida Caucus. 

“My selection as a 2023 AFP Distinguished Fellow is a meaningful acknowledgement of my professional accomplishments and the significant contributions that I have made to the philanthropic profession over the past 25 years. I am proud and honored to be selected and recognized with this award by my AFP peers,” said Feder “As a fundraiser, I play a crucial role in achieving my museum’s mission and communicating its case for support, compelling donors to invest in new programs and resources that expand my museum’s reach and impact upon the community. As a fundraising professional, I value my role as catalyst, advocate, and steward of my museum.”

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Since 1960, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has been the standard-bearer for professionalism in fundraising. The association works to advance effective and ethical philanthropy by providing advocacy, research, education, mentoring, collaboration and technology opportunities for the world’s largest network of professional fundraisers. AFP’s more than 27,000 members in over 190 professional chapters raise over $100 billion annually for a wide variety of charitable organizations and causes across the globe. For more information, go to afpglobal.org.