Registration Overview
AFP ICON welcomes anyone who supports the fundraising profession and the not-for-profit sector, and registration is open to AFP members and non-members without restriction (except children under 18). AFP members enjoy a discounted registration rate, and even deeper discounts are offered for certain membership categories including Collegiate, Young Professional, and Small Non-Profit Organization. Special discounted registration rates are offered to speakers, exhibitors, and international attendees from outside North America.
For questions about AFP membership categories, please contact the AFP membership department.
International Attendee Registration
Visas: It is the registrant's own responsibility to secure any visa required to enter U.S. for AFP's conference. We recommend you plan ahead, at least 3-4 months in advance. For further information about requirements for travel to the United States, please visit https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en.html.
If you require an invitation letter from AFP for your visa application to attend the conference, please email customer service with the following information:
Nonmember Registration
Fully paid nonmember registration will include one year of AFP membership. Simply complete your AFP ICON nonmember registration, and we will contact you via email with information on how to redeem your AFP membership within one month of completion of registration. Please allow up to one month to receive membership information—your membership will not begin until you complete member registration.
If you would like to take advantage of AFP membership sooner, you can become an AFP member now by clicking here and completing your member registration before registering for AFP ICON. Please note: At times, there may be a short time gap between a new AFP membership join/renew and the ICON registration site recognizing your new status. We advise allowing at least one hour after any new join or renew to ensure your status is correctly updated and the appropriate member pricing presented.
Group Registration
Register 5 people from your organization and the 6th registration is FREE! Every 6th person registered from your organization after the first 5 paid registrations may attend the conference at no cost.*Please note: All team members must be registered by one person at the same time using our special group registration process for the conference. All team members must be listed using the same organization-based email domain; registrants having public domain addresses (e.g., @gmail.com) will not qualify in the count for the group discount promotion. No other discounts apply.
Individual registrants who registered as part of a group registration are not eligible for refunds, unless the entire group cancels. Individual registrations may be transferred to another person from the same organization by submitting a written request to customer service by April 11, 2025. See below the section covering Canceling or Transferring Your Registration.
*Does not apply to AFP Chapters.
Guest Registration
Conference registrants may register up to two (2) guests at a fee of $199 per guest. The guest category is intended for spouses, family, and friends who have no professional connection to AFP, the fundraising profession, or the non-profit sector. Guest registrants may attend general sessions, visit the exhibit hall, and attend networking events.
Press Registration
If you have questions after reading the Q&A below, please email the AFP Global Marketing and Communications team at afpmarcom@afpglobal.org
Who can receive complimentary press registration to AFP ICON or other AFP events?
Complimentary press registration is available on an as-approved basis to credentialed journalists (i.e. professional reporters, editors, writers, news photographers) who work for a publication, news service, broadcast outlet or news site that is regularly issued and published primarily for the dissemination of news, and operates independently from any commercial, political or government interest. Only media whose primary responsibility is the coverage of the fundraising, philanthropic, or nonprofit sectors will be considered for credentials. AFP Global reserves the right to deny press badges to non-credentialed press. Individuals writing for personal web pages/blogs and company blogs or company websites will not be granted media privileges. Sales, advertising and marketing staff, analysts, brand content producers, researchers, authors, consultants and others outside of the above are not eligible for press registration. The number of press credentials for each media outlet may be limited as determined by AFP Global. Press credentials are not transferable.
How do I request press registration?
If you meet the required criteria stated above, please email the AFP Global Marketing and Communications team at afpmarcom@afpglobal.org with the following information: news organization, first name, last name, address (including city, state, and zip code), country, phone number, email address, relevant professional social media handles, and dates that you plan to attend the conference. Press credentials should be requested as soon as possible, and no later than one week before the event. On-site requests will not be granted.
Special Offers & Discount Codes
Special offers and discount codes are valid only at the time of initial registration. Refunds will not be authorized for existing registrations where the special offer or discount code was received after the initial purchase. Discount codes cannot be applied to already reduced or discounted registrations. Limit one special offer or discount code per registration.
Scholarships
No conference scholarships are available directly through AFP IHQ. Please consult your local AFP chapter for further information about scholarships the chapter might offer.
Registration Confirmation & Badges
You will receive emailed confirmation within two (2) business days after you register. Registrations may not be confirmed until correct payment is received.
Approximately one (1) week prior to the conference, you will receive an additional email containing a barcode and instructions for picking up your conference badge and other materials once you arrive at the conference. Note that AFP no longer mails conference badges before the conference.
Badge Reprint Fee
Don't leave your badge at the hotel! Your conference badge serves as your ticket to the conference, so please treat it carefully as you would any other ticket. Badge reprints at the conference will incur a $25 badge reprint fee. Badge sharing or splitting is strictly prohibited.
Dietary Restrictions
AFP will provide special kosher and halal meals to registrants who notify AFP in advance at time of registration or in writing to customer service at least 14 calendar days prior to the event. Otherwise AFP ICON will offer food options to accommodate most other dietary restrictions including vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and nut free.
Volunteers Needed!
We need volunteers to help make the conference a great experience for everyone! Fully registered attendees who volunteer will receive a $50 AFP IHQ professional development gift certificate for completing the minimum requirement. Please sign up to volunteer at the time you register, or in writing to customer service at least 14 calendar days prior to the event.
Hotel Reservation Changes
Conference hotel reservation changes and cancellations may be made on the conference website or by contacting customer service *in writing* by April 4, 2025.
Canceling or Transferring Your Conference Registration
All conference registration cancellations and refund requests must be submitted in writing to customer service by February 27, 2025. A refund of conference fees paid, minus a $100 administrative fee ($50 admin fee if cancelling a pre-conference workshop only), will be given for cancellations received or postmarked by this date. No refunds will be granted for requests received or postmarked after this date. No refunds will be granted for no-shows. All requests for exceptions to the cancellation/refund policy must be submitted in writing to customer service by the registrant with appropriate documentation no more than seven (7) calendar days following the conference. After that time, no refund considerations will be made.
Individual registrants who registered as part of a discounted group registration are not eligible for refunds, unless the entire group cancels. Registrations may be transferred to another person from the same organization by submitting a written request to customer service by April 11, 2025.
Note that tickets for the local chapter event are not refundable (but they are transferable).
Transfers of registrations and tickets will be gladly accommodated prior to the conference by submitting a written request to customer service by April 11, 2025. Only one transfer/substitution is permitted per original registrant. The individual submitting the substitution request is responsible for financial obligations, including any balance due, associated with that substitution. Badge sharing or splitting is strictly prohibited.
Education Session Handouts
Handouts for conference education sessions are made available on the conference website and mobile app, if provided by education session speakers. AFP strongly encourages speakers to provide handouts in advance, but cannot guarantee availability. Printers will not be available on-site for printing handouts.
AFP Convening Code of Conduct
AFP is dedicated to providing a safe and harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the event organizers.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
AFP members must also comply with the AFP Member Code of Conduct and the AFP Code of Ethical Standards . Violation of the code may also subject the member to disciplinary sanctions as provided in the AFP Ethics Enforcement Procedures.
Room Overcrowding
Education sessions at the conference are non-ticketed, and seats in education session rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. So, please plan ahead and have 2-3 choices in each time-frame in case one of your choices is full. If there is an education session you really want to attend, get there early to ensure you have a seat!
AFP ICON staff try to schedule popular topics and speakers in rooms large enough to accommodate potential demand, but it is not always possible to anticipate actual attendance. If a room is truly overcrowded, with no more seats available, AFP ICON staff and convention center personnel must follow local fire regulations and may have to ask participants to leave the education session room.
Education session overflow spaces will be available in the event of overcrowding, so at minimum you will be able to listen to an education session even if you can't be in the room.
CFRE Credit
Full participation at the conference may be applicable for up to 11.25 points of CFRE credit for initial certification or recertification. Pre-conference workshops may offer additional opportunity for 8-16 CFRE points each. Further details to be posted within a month before the conference.
ADA Accessibility
AFP welcomes all attendees and complies fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please notify AFP at the time you register, or in writing to customer service at least 14 calendar days prior to the event, if you need a sign language interpreter or other accommodation related to audio, visual, or mobility needs.
Please note that American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for all General Sessions.
We advise attendees with mobility assistance needs to allow plenty of time to get from place to place as the convention center is very large.
Consent to Use Images and Share Information
Please note that photographs and video are taken during the conference. These images may be used in AFP marketing materials, the AFP website, and other products relating to AFP. By attending the conference, you consent to the possibility of your image being used in AFP-related materials.
By registering for AFP's conference, you agree that we may provide your registration information to our sponsors, partners, and affiliates who helped make this conference possible and that they may contact you with offers that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to share your information, you may opt out notify AFP during registration or by submitting a written request to customer service (contact details below).
Children
No one under the age of 18 is permitted to attend any conference events, unless formally invited by AFP (e.g., award winners and honorees). If you bring children to the AFP ICON, you are responsible for child care arrangements. Children are not permitted in the exhibit hall or in any education sessions in the convention center or hotels.
Program Cancellation
AFP reserves the right to cancel programs. In the unlikely event that AFP cancels a given program—except as related to a force majeure event—all registrants will receive full refunds as applicable. AFP is not responsible for reimbursing travel costs.
Questions? Contact Customer Service
For questions related to registration and hotels, contact AFP ICON/Maritz customer service:
For questions related to AFP ICON programming, contact AFP's professional development department at ProfessionalDevelopment@afpglobal.org.