{"id":3947,"date":"2020-04-15T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/afe-is-working-for-the-industry-today-and-tomorrow"},"modified":"2024-03-15T21:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:59:32","slug":"afe-is-working-for-the-industry-today-and-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/afe-is-working-for-the-industry-today-and-tomorrow","title":{"rendered":"AFE is Working for the Industry \u2013 Today and Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"null wp-block-paragraph\">In these unprecedented times, we hope that you are\u2014and remain\u2014safe and healthy. We know that the stress, anxiety and uncertainty is taking a toll on you, your family and floral businesses in ways we can\u2019t even fathom. We want you to know that in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, the American Floral Endowment (AFE) is working for the industry.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12343\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/collage-300x177.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"186\"><\/a>We\u2019re still serving the industry.<\/strong> <\/span>AFE remains deeply committed to you and everyone in the industry. The Board of Trustees and staff are working behind the scenes to make sure funding for research, grants, scholarships and internships are available to fulfill AFE\u2019s mission, and provide the industry with necessary resources.<\/p><p>For nearly 60 years, AFE has provided solutions to industry challenges through research funding that\u2019s helped develop best practices, new technologies and pest management breakthroughs. Through our educational grants, scholarships and internships, we\u2019ve successfully recruited top talent to our industry. This work is only possible through industry involvement. We are so grateful to our supporters!<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We have tools you can use.<\/strong><\/span> AFE provides free resources to help you in your business.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/new-flowers-social-media-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Social Media Messages<\/a><\/strong>\/images you can use to promote flowers<\/li><li><strong><a title=\"AFE Career Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afecareercenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New AFE Career Center <\/a><\/strong>\u2013 connecting the industry through a new platform for employers, job seekers and students<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/AFE_2018-19_Annual-FINAL-electronic.pdf\">AFE Annual Report<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the impact of AFE\u2019s programs, partnerships and growth<\/li><li><strong><a title=\"AFE Research Reports\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/investigacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFE Research Reports and Publications<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 a resource of useful information to guide your business<\/li><li><strong><a title=\"AFE Flower Care Poster\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/new-poster-gives-tips-for-flower-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flower Care and Handling Poster<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 designed to provide the critical care and handling information for all segments of the industry.<\/li><li><strong><a title=\"Floral Marketing Research Fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fmrf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Floriculture Marketing Research Fund (FMRF) Consumer Preferences<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 provides a wealth of information on marketing and consumer preferences for flowers<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"null\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12341\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/AFEbannerimagecrop-300x276.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\"><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We will be here when this is all over.<\/strong> <\/span>When it\u2019s safe, we\u2019ll be ready to support our researchers, the industry and students. We\u2019ll keep pursuing solutions to your everyday problems, things like care and handling, marketing and consumer priorities,\u00a0 production technologies, and finding top-notch labor.<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We\u2019ll continue working for you.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span>Until we reach that time of business-as-usual, we won\u2019t stop the important work we do for the floral industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donate\/\"><strong>You can join us in that work by providing support\u2014in any amount\u2014to continue crucial floral industry programs.<\/strong><\/a> Every dollar makes a difference. As we\u2019re learning anew during this virus crisis, we can achieve even more when we work together.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We are in this together.<\/strong><\/span> We are your national floral industry organization\u2014providing research, educational grants, scholarships and internship programs\u2014and we remain<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> <strong>#InThisTogether<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>For more information or assistance, contact Debi Chedester, Executive Director, American Floral Endowment at <a href=\"mailto:dchedester@afeendowment.org\">dchedester@afeendowment.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,29,44,38],"class_list":["post-3947","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-student","news-categories-young-professionals-council"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AFE is Working for the Industry \u2013 Today and Tomorrow - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/afe-is-working-for-the-industry-today-and-tomorrow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFE is Working for the Industry \u2013 Today and Tomorrow - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In these unprecedented times, we hope that you are\u2014and remain\u2014safe and healthy. 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