AFA tackles the future of the Andalusian foundation sector at a new meeting in Malaga

The president of Fundación Magtel and secretary of the Board of Directors of the Andalusian Associations and Foundations, Auxiliadora López Magdaleno, took part in the meeting

The headquarters of the Fundación Palacio de Villalón in Malaga has hosted a new meeting of the Asociaciones y Fundaciones Andaluzas (AFA)the event included a breakfast conference entitled “10 reasons to prioritise fundraising”.

The president of the Spanish Fundraising AssociationGloria Oliver presented a decalogue of reasons to invest in fundraising for organisations.

The meeting also served to establish the actions to be carried out to commemorate 20 years of AFA as well as the approval of the new corporate image of the association.

The event began with a presentation by the director of the Palacio Villalón Museo Carmen Thyssen Foundation, Javier Ferrer and the director of AFA, Juan Luis Muñoz Escassi an closed with a speech by the president of AFA, Antonio Pulido. It was attended on behalf of the Fundación Magtel by its president and secretary of the Board of Directors of Asociaciones y Fundaciones AndaluzasAuxiliadora López Magdaleno.

Finally, a networking breakfast between the foundations and associations from Malaga was held, allowing new relationships to be forged. The AFA encourages this type of meeting because they believe that  collaboration is another way for organisations to obtain resources.