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AFP eWire February 28, 2011	Andrew Watt Named Chief Executive of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Watt, a veteran of two decades in the fundraising profession, was most recently AFP's chief program officer and before that was its vice president of international development.
AFP eWire June 28, 2004	Member Benefit: Access to the Finest in Professional Education AFP's professional advancement programs and courses give every fundraiser, no matter what level of experience they have, the opportunity to enrich their skills and add to their knowledge base.
AFP eWire April 28, 2010	AFP and ThePort Network Partner to Provide New Social Communications Tools to Fundraisers The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) announces a partnership with ThePort Network to offer its members and chapters new and powerful social media tools and education.
AFP eWire September 20, 2010	Most Fundraisers Face Few Ethical Situations Four out of five charitable fundraisers encounter ethical challenges, situations or dilemmas once a month or less, according to a website survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
AFP eWire October 24, 2005	Former AFP Chair Welch Honored with Founders' Medallion Byron Welch, an internationally renowned fundraiser and former chair of both AFP and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, was presented with the AFP Founders' Medallion during the Delegate Assembly Meetings.
AFP eWire July 23, 2010	AFP President & CEO To Retire in March 2011 During her time as president and CEO, Paulette Maehara has led the association through a number of major changes and initiatives.
AFP eWire April 1, 2015	Detroit Fundraiser Richard Martin Honored for Lifetime Service to the Profession Martin is Chief Advancement Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, one of the largest faith-based nonprofits in the state, with 80 programs in 44 cities.
AFP eWire March 6, 2006	AAFRC Changes Name to Giving Institute The America Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC) has changed its name to the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits.
AFP eWire March 11, 2015	AFP Announces Strategic Partnership with Abila Abila is a leading provider of software and services to nonprofits and associations that help them improve decision making, execute with greater precision, increase engagement, and generate more revenue.
AFP eWire July 21, 2008	Pay to College Fundraisers, Staff Shows Strong Growth Salaries of fundraisers at U.S. colleges and universities have seen strong growth in recent years, according to a recent survey.
AFP eWire May 15, 2006	Leadership Society Honors Association and Foundation Supporters Sixty-four leaders in fundraising have become charter members of the Leadership Society, which recognizes long-term supporters of the profession and offers them opportunities to stay involved in association and foundation activities.
AFP eWire	Many Charities Behind on Their Fundraising This Holiday Season, but Still Optimistic Less than half of charities across North America are raising more money during the 2007 holiday giving season than they did last year.
AFP eWire	Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006
AFP eWire January 23, 2006	Grizzard Named One of World's Best Fundraisers Claude Grizzard, who served as chief executive officer for The Grizzard Agency for more than three decades, has shaped the way nonprofits fundraise.
AFP eWire December 8, 2008	Support a Cause Through New AFP Networking Partnership Through online global networking site ammado, members can meet fundraisers from around the world and learn about other organizations, companies, strategies and campaigns that are making a difference in the lives of millions of people.
AFP eWire November 14, 2005	Eight Articles Added to AFP Website for Senior Practitioners The AFP Research Council has selected eight "classic" articles from the quarterly publication New Directions for Philanthropic Fund-raising, published by John Wiley & Sons, and made them available on the AFP website.
AFP eWire March 23, 2009	AFP Offers Fundraising Tips, Guidance in Difficult Economic Times Fundraising in a Difficult Economy, developed by AFP senior leaders and members of its Communications and Marketing Committee, contains 11 key points and perspectives
AFP eWire	Charitable Fundraising Takes Another Hit Just 43 percent of charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade.
AFP eWire December 19, 2008	Charity Fundraising Efforts Lagging Significantly This Holiday Season More than half of charities across North America are raising less money during the 2008 holiday giving season (October through December) than they did last year, according to a survey conducted by AFP.
AFP eWire November 19, 2007	New York Times, Globe and Mail Honor Giving, National Philanthropy Day(R) In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, two key North American media outlets developed special supplements in 2007 devoted to philanthropy and the charitable sector.
AFP eWire March 25, 2015	AFP, Relationship Science Announce Strategic Partnership Relationship Science, is a company that enables organizations to strategically leverage the collective connections of employees, executives, and board members in order to identify high-impact donors.
Information Today February 24, 2015	SAGE Announces the International Journal of Christianity & Education The new journal will have an increased international focus and become a reference for academic discussions about the relationship between Christianity and educational theory and practice.
AFP eWire May 4, 2010	Charitable Fundraising Salaries Increase This growth in salary is in strong contrast to the two percent drop in salaries that was found last year.
AFP eWire May 12, 2009	Charitable Fundraising Salaries Decrease Slightly Across North America Salaries for charitable fundraisers in the United States and Canada decreased in 2008, according to the latest Compensation and Benefits Study.
AFP eWire May 14, 2007	AFP Partnering with Globe and Mail on Canadian Planned Giving Report The report will demystify the concept of planned giving and offer expert views into ways to distribute assets of even the largest estates.
AFP eWire May 8, 2009	Certified Fund Raising Executive Program Receives Distinguished Accreditation Having a strong and respected credentialing program is extremely valuable to the fundraising profession, and this accreditation further solidifies the significance of the CFRE program.
AFP eWire January 12, 2010	New President and CEO Named to CFRE International The Certified Fund Raising Executive International Board of Directors has announced that Denny Smith, Ph.D., will assume the position of president and chief executive officer beginning Feb. 1, 2010.
AFP eWire March 15, 2004	AFP Fundraising Survey Shows Giving Rebounded in 2003 Nearly 73 percent of respondents to AFP's third annual State of Fundraising Survey indicated that their organizations raised the same amount of money or more in 2003 than they did in 2002.
AFP eWire October 24, 2005	AFP Charters Four New Chapters, Including First-Ever Collegiate Groups The AFP board chartered four new chapters, including the first two collegiate chapters. The formation of these collegiate chapters is an important way the association is working to foster the next generation of fundraisers.
AFP eWire October 3, 2008	IRA Rollover Provision Reinstated Through 2009 President Bush has signed into law the $700 billion economic bailout bill, which includes a two-year extension of the IRA Rollover provision.
AFP eWire February 2, 2011	Use of Donated Funds Most Common Ethical Challenge for Fundraisers Ensuring that charities use funds in a manner consistent with their mission and the intention of their donors is the most common ethical challenge that fundraisers face, according to a new website poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
AFP eWire February 6, 2006	New Report Shows Fundraisers Hopeful About Giving in U.S. In the second half of 2005, fundraisers became slightly more hopeful than they had been six months previously about the climate for philanthropy in the United States, according to a December survey.
AFP eWire February 21, 2005	Nonprofit, Association Sponsorships Expected to Rise in 2005 For-profit corporations and businesses are expected to spend more than $1 billion in sponsoring nonprofit causes in 2005, according to industry forecasts.
AFP eWire April 12, 2011	Fundraisers Give Back at International Conference in Chicago Fundraisers lent a helping hand to the community at the 48th AFP International Conference on Fundraising in Chicago.
AFP eWire June 12, 2013	Tampa Bay Times, CNN List of "Worst Charities" Cites Extreme Cases, Misses Key Points In response to the recent release of the "50 Worst Charities" by the Tampa Bay Times and CNN, the president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Andrew Watt, released a statement.
Information Today July 28, 2015	SAGE Brings Together Neuroscience and Education Scholarship SAGE Publications rolled out a new open access journal, Educational Neuroscience, which covers developing brain-behavior relationships and how they impact the science of learning, academic skill acquisition, and educational practices
AFP eWire January 4, 2005	Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams.
AFP eWire January 9, 2006	Charities in New York, North Carolina Receiving More from Telemarketing Campaigns These states released a report showing that nonprofits there received a greater percentage of income from telemarketing firms soliciting on their behalf than in previous years.
AFP eWire March 26, 2007	Charities See Significant Fundraising Increases in 2006 Nearly seven in ten charities raised more money in 2006 compared to 2005, and almost a quarter of charities saw fundraising increases of 50% or higher, according to a survey.
AFP eWire January 14, 2013	Fundraising Leader Bob Carter to Chair 2013 AFP Board of Directors Carter will serve as chair through 2014. He is the president and CEO of Bob Carter Companies, based in Sarasota, Fla.
AFP eWire August 6, 2007	Success with "Nonevent" Events Factors that contribute to a successful virtual event... Using the AFP discussion lists... More than 3,200 reference works and periodicals on fundraising and development...
AFP eWire July 3, 2013	AFP Leading, Innovating in Social Media AFP Chief Marketing Officer Scott Pearl is the top-ranked association CMO on Twitter, according to Social Media Marketing magazine -- another sign of AFP's increasing leadership in the areas of social media.
InternetNews April 9, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	AFP Says 'Oui' to Google News Google News will once again index content from the Agence France-Presse, settling a lawsuit the French news agency brought against the search engine giant in 2005.
AFP eWire August 1, 2005	Find Updated News, Commentary on AFP Blogs! Want to find out what media outlets across North America and the world are saying about fundraising and philanthropy? Try one of these blogs.
AFP eWire November 13, 2012	AFP, Mackenzie Investments Partner to Strengthen Training and Education for Charities, Fundraisers Mackenzie Investments will help champion education by funding a new Canadian Web Conference series for AFP's 16 chapters across the country.
AFP eWire November 1, 2004	Assembly Approves Change to Ethical Code The Delegate Assembly approved a change in the AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice that eliminates the distinction in the code between "charitable" funds raised and funds raised through advertising, sponsorships and other means.
AFP eWire	Canadian Charitable Giving Rises by 7 Percent in 2004 Canadian charities saw their fundraising increase by more than 7 percent in 2004, according to a new survey.
AFP eWire November 4, 2011	Nashville Fundraiser Wins International Award for Service to the Profession The Association of Fundraising Professionals has bestowed the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Leadership to Susan Earl Hosbach.
AFP eWire May 21, 2004	Is Too Much Volunteering Bad for Your Health? Study found that those respondents who volunteered their time to charities and other groups tended to have worse physical health than those who didn't volunteer.
AFP eWire July 31, 2012	McManus Awarded Queen's Jubilee Medal Andrea McManus, CFRE, the chair of AFP, has been awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal for her service to the fundraising profession and the nonprofit community in Canada.