AFP NC Cape Fear Region

Monthly Meeting: Red, White, and You - Coaching For Success
2026-07-01 08:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | NC
Red, White, and You – Coaching For Success
Shelbourn Stevens is the founder of SOS Performance Coaching, a personal and professional coaching service dedicated to helping people achieve clarity, confidence, and meaningful success. With a career built on leadership, mentoring, and communication, Shelbourn understands that growth happens when we step outside our comfort zones with the right guidance beside us.
Presenter: Shelbourn Stevens
Program: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend. The meeting is free for AFP members and $10 for non-members.
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Shelbourn Stevens RRT, RCP, MBA
Certified performance coach
Purpose Driven Strategy | Mindset Awareness | Action Accountability | Leadership Effectiveness
Prior to starting SOS Performance Coaching, Shelbourn has over 25 years of executive experience in healthcare in a variety of roles including president of multiple facilities.
Shelbourn Stevens is an expert in driving strategy, operations, and business development across highly matrixed health systems. He has extensive experience executing transformational approaches to capital planning, financial management, consumer experience, community engagement, physician practice management, and quality improvement. He is consistently recognized for his success in guiding teams through rapid change while improving organizational capabilities through process improvements.
Shelbourn holds an MBA from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC; a BS in Business Administration from High Point University, High Point, NC; and an AS in Respiratory Therapy from Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

Monthly Meeting: Creating a Culture of Philanthropy Throughout Your Organization
2026-08-05 08:00 - 09:30 | New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
“Creating a Culture of Philanthropy Throughout Your Organization,” will explore how your organization can move beyond stewardship as a set of donor follow-up tasks and build a deeper, institution-wide commitment to generosity, gratitude and relationship-building. Doug will discuss how a true culture of philanthropy involves the executive leadership, board, fundraising staff, and volunteers working from a shared understanding that philanthropy is not simply about raising money. It is about inviting people into a meaningful partnership with your mission. The presentation will offer practical ways to strengthen internal alignment, equip leaders and staff to see their role in donor engagement, communicate impact more consistently and create experiences that help donors feel known, valued and connected to reach your greatest level of success.
Networking: 8 a.m.
Program: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend. The meeting is free for AFP members and $10 for non-members.
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The AI-Ready Nonprofit: A Half-Day Intensive with Nathan Chappell
2026-10-16 09:00 - 13:30 | Harrelson Center, 20 N. 4th Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Join the AFP Cape Fear Region Chapter for a special half-day program on October 16, 2026.
Presented by Nathan Chappell, one of the world’s leading experts on AI and philanthropy, will explore how nonprofit professionals and volunteers at every level can unlock the power of curiosity to drive innovation and deepen their mission impact.
Registration
AFP Members:

$40 (Early Bird – Aug. 31)
$60 (After Aug. 31)

Non-Members:

$55 (Early Bird – Aug. 31)
$75 (After Aug. 31)

Registration will open on July 15, 2026

Nathan Chappell, MBA, MNA, CFRE, AIGP
Chief AI Officer, Virtuous
Nathan Chappell is a thought leader, public speaker, author, and AI inventor, recognized globally as an expert on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and generosity. Nathan serves as Chief AI Officer at Virtuous Software where he supports AI integration to help nonprofit organizations amplify mission at scale. In 2018, Nathan founded Fundraising.AI, the world’s largest global advocacy organization for Responsible and Beneficial AI in the nonprofit sector. Additionally, he is author of two books, Nonprofit AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Social Good and the 2022 award-winning book, The Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, which has been deemed “required reading for this generation of fundraisers”. With over 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience, Nathan is a global keynote speaker and content contributor. His work has been featured in NPR, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Forbes, Fast Company and more. His podcast, Fundraising AI, is among the top nonprofit technology podcasts worldwide.
Nathan serves as an advisor for the OpenAI Users Forum, the AI for Good Foundation, the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), and the Forbes Technology Council.
He holds a Masters in Nonprofit Administration from University of Notre Dame, an MBA from University of Redlands, a certificate in International Economics from University of Cambridge, a certificate in Artificial Intelligence from MIT, a certificate in Philanthropic Psychology from the Institute of Sustainable Philanthropy, is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE) and holds a credential by IAPP as an AI Governance Professional (AIGP).
