2025 Ten Star/Ten Star Gold/IDEA Champion Application

2025 Chapter Ten Star (Gold) & IDEA Champion Application

Deadline for Submission: January 31, 2025

Completing This Application:

Application Requirement Tracker: Please check to be sure you are familiar with the revised requirements for the 2025 designations.

To refamiliarize yourself with the purpose of these chapter designations please reference an overview of either the Ten Star (Gold) or IDEA Champion designation.

You must complete the full application. Each section will specify (*) which questions are relavent to which designation for your knowledge. If you reply 'no' to a question that is required for a designation your chapter is not pursuing you will not be asked for more information.

Ten Star Requirements - 8

Ten Star Gold Requirements - 16 (includes the 8 Ten Star)

IDEA Champion Requirements - 5

Chapter Name*

Form Submitter (person completing the form)*

Submitter's E-mail Address*

Part 1. Baseline Goals for Ten Star AND Ten Star Gold

*Ten Star/Ten Star Gold

The chapter met the December 15, 2023 deadline for the 2024 Chapter Leadership Form and completed the balance of the Accord process by January 16, 2024. The individual(s) leading the completion of the Accord process reviewed it with the full board during a live meeting.*

YesNo

The chapter participated in the 2024 Chapter IMPACT Campaign for the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy. This is a contribution from the chapter budget. (Check chapter status below)*

YesNo

2024 Chapter Impact gift Participants

100% of the Chapter Board Participated in the 2024 Be The Cause Campaign/Every Member Campaign. (Check chapter status below)*

YesNo

2024 100% Chapter Board Giving Participants

The Chapter Board discussed and created a written plan for the year's chapter priorities. Those priorities were captured as a set of annual goals or strategic plan.*

YesNo

Share your written upcoming chapter priorities

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Champion Ethical Fundraising strategic pillar - The chapter held an organized, live, virtual or in-person event, webinar or activity in 2024 that focused on the importance of ethics and ethical fundraising.*

YesNo

Date, title and a description of your 2024 ethics event:

Promote IDEA strategic pillar - For 2024 the chapter established who on the chapter board would take responsibility for moving the chapter’s IDEA priorities forward. The chapter board shared these priorities as well as an explanation of IDEA with chapter members during a live meeting. The chapter board has also provided a safe space for chapter members to ask questions or share concerns about the goals. (*Also required for IDEA Champion)*

YesNo

How does your chapter board share IDEA priorities with chapter members?

Increase Capacity & Strengthen Community strategic pillar - At least two members of your chapter board attended one of the quarterly IDEA Chair Network Zoom sessions and one other virtual or in-person session offered by AFP Global specifically for chapter leaders.*

YesNo

If two board members were not able to attend two sessions as described above, please explain.

High Quality Fundraising Education strategic pillar - Offered relevent fundraising education to chapter membership at least quarterly.*

YesNo

Part 2: Promote IDEA (Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Access)

*Ten Star Gold/IDEA Champion

The chapter created OR worked on implementation of a previously-created written IDEA plan in 2024 to increase participation of diverse individuals, groups or organizations.*

YesNo

Share your chapter IDEA plan. (It will not be shared without permission)

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The chapter’s Board passed or reaffirmed a Board resolution that defines the chapter’s commitment to IDEA and also defines IDEA for the fundraising community that their chapter serves. The resolution is to be reviewed every year, shared with chapter members, and the definition of IDEA is used in chapter materials.*

YesNo

Share you chapter IDEA Resolution. (It will not be shared without permission)

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The chapter held an organized virtual or in-person event, webinar or activity in 2024 that focused on IDEA.*

YesNo

Share the date, title and a brief description of your IDEA program.

The chapter encouraged members to update demographic information on their member account through www.afpglobal.org, including (but not limited to) sharing AFP Global messaging on the importance of this data.*

YesNo

Part 3. Provide Relevant and High Quality Fundraising Education

*Ten Star Gold

The chapter held an organized virtual or in-person event or activity that either focused on or promoted the importance of certification (CFRE or ACFRE) in 2024.*

YesNo

Date, title, and description of your certification event

Part 4. Increase Capacity and Strengthen Community

*Ten Star Gold

The chapter secured partnerships or sponsorships with external organizations that contribute to the chapter's core initiatives.*

YesNo

Part 5. Champion Ethical Fundraising

*Ten Star Gold

When communicating directly or through social media to member or non-member audiences, proactively share positive stories demonstrating ethical behavior across the fundraising landscape.*

YesNo

An example of ethical fundraising shared with your community:

Part 6. General

*Ten Star Gold

The chapter held a planned program or National Philanthropy Day® live event in 2024 where local philanthropists, volunteers, etc. were honored, or conducted an outreach program in 2024 designed to encourage public awareness and understanding of philanthropy.*

YesNo

Date, title, and description of the 2024 National Philanthropy Day® event or outreach program below:

AFP Global IDEA Principles
(Acknowledge below)

IDEA Principles Agreement*

We hereby certify that, our chapter supports the AFP Global IDEA Statement of Principles, where every member, volunteer, staff and board member can realize their potential and have their contributions valued.

Verification*

We hereby certify that, to the best of our knowledge, the statements contained herein accurately reflect the circumstances reported.

Chapter President as of January 1 2025*

Chapter President Email Address*

Chapter President-Elect as of January 1 2025

Chapter President-Elect E-mail Address

All nomination forms must be submitted to AFP Global on or before January 31, 2025. Receipt of the application will be acknowledged to the submitter via e-mail. If you do not receive a confirmation of receipt, please contact AFP Global to verify your materials arrived by the deadline. Please do not send any materials related to this application by seperate email. Any disputes to the designations awarded must be received at AFP Global by March 10, 2025.

If you have any questions please contact: chapter.tenstar@afpglobal.org