AFP Honors Minnesota Fundraiser, Audrey Kintzi, ACFRE, as a 2023 Distinguished Fellow

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(Arlington, Virginia) Audrey Kintzi, of Minneapolis, MN, 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. 

Audrey Kintzi, ACFRE has been working in the development field for over 35 years. She is currently serving as the executive director of the M.A. in philanthropy and development program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.  

Here she has engaged benefactors in the mission of the university, successfully raising $74 million as part of the university’s Discover, Inspire, Lead Campaign, the largest campaign in the school’s history. 

Previous positions include roles at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Courage Center, the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, and the American Red Cross of the St. Paul Area. 

Outside of her professional accomplishments, Kintzi currently serves as a member of the AFP Research Council, the AFP Ethics Committee, and the ACFRE Credentialing Board. She is an AFP Certified Master Trainer and holds a Certificate of Philanthropic Psychology (with Distinction) from the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy. 

“I am so deeply humbled to have been named a Distinguished Fellow by the Association of Fundraising Professionals this year,” said Kintzi. I am honored to be joining my incredible colleagues who were also named Distinguished Fellows this year, as well as those selected previously. For me, this recognition is the culmination of a lifetime of service to the profession and a deep commitment to professional education and building the body of knowledge."

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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.