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AFP eWire October 15, 2007 |
Major Gifts Resources: Nonprofit Essentials: Major Gifts A list of resources for the fundraising community to learn more about establishing major gifts programs. |
AFP eWire June 13, 2005 |
Resource Central Non-profit resources: AICPA Audit Committee Toolkit... Ernst & Young Disaster Relief Accountability Toolkit... Foundation Funding for Children's Health... The Rural Charitable Sector in Ontario... |
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 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 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 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. |
AFP eWire January 28, 2014 |
AFP's Official LinkedIn Page OnFundraising Reaches 20,000 Members and Earns Top Social Media Benefit for Young Professionals Voted as the top social media benefit for AFP's young professional members, the AFP official LinkedIn page -- OnFundraising -- also serves as a sounding board for more than 20,000 members. |
AFP eWire January 14, 2014 |
Introducing ... AFP Q&A! AFP Q&A! is a unique platform that allows you to engage with and present questions to our featured Hosts, who will respond to them during their dedicated session. |
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 September 15, 2008 |
Fundraising Costs: Keeping Your Board...On Board Showing your board how to see past over-simplified cost ratios is a critical way to ensure strategic growth and arm your biggest advocates with the information to engage in these conversations with donors and potential supporters. |
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 November 19, 2007 |
When to Send Year-End Appeals (Part II) The latest date for charities to send out year-end appeals. |
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 August 26, 2013 |
Snail Mail Isn't Dead -- Direct Mail is a Hot Topic on AFP's LinkedIn Group-On Fundraising With year-end appeals right around the corner you might be wondering the best way to make your last appeal of 2013. |
AFP eWire September 2, 2008 |
Why You're Fundraising: The Case for Support With thousands of charities to choose from in any community, why should a donor give to your cause? It all comes down to the case for support. |
AFP eWire July 12, 2004 |
AFP State of Fundraising 2003 Final Report Released The report, which shows that charitable fundraising in the United States and Canada rebounded in 2003, provides findings on what challenges fundraisers faced in both Canada and the United States and fundraisers' predictions for 2004. |
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 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 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. |
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 October 30, 2012 |
Mark Climie-Elliott: Born to Be a Fundraiser Climie-Elliott's involvement in AFP encompasses all aspects of the association, including the international board. But he's been especially active in Canada. |
AFP eWire November 21, 2011 |
Curtis Deane to Step Down as President of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Curtis, who will assist AFP in a smooth transition over the next three months, will focus his time and energies in the future on his role as Principal at WoodleyLion Consulting. |
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 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 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 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 3, 2011 |
Fundraisers Reveal Most Anxious Moments Fundraisers say trying to get nonprofit board members involved in fundraising and making a call to a prospective new donor are two of the most challenging and anxious moments in their jobs, according to an informal online poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals |
AFP eWire April 23, 2007 |
Focus on Donor Retention, Not Acquisition A new study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically. |
AFP eWire April 23, 2007 |
AFP Provides International Bursaries to Institute of Fundraising Convention in London Bursaries are open to applicants from across the international nonprofit sector regardless of their cause and size of their organization. |
AFP eWire September 17, 2007 |
AFP Submits Comments on Revised Form 990 The new draft IRS Form 990's increased reliance on simplistic percentages and its expansion into the areas of governance and best practices will tend to mislead donors and create significant problems for charities. |
AFP eWire March 20, 2011 |
Building Board Buy-In for Fundraising The first rule of board leadership in fundraising is to make sure that all board members understand and accept the concept that resource development is the responsibility of each and every member of the board. |
AFP eWire July 10, 2013 Janice Gow Pettey |
A Quick Reminder on Why Trust Matters My new book, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy (Wiley 2013), is intended to serve as a guide to ethical decision-making and regulation for nonprofits. There's a lot of ethical ground covered in this book provided by experienced practitioners who write each chapter. |
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 September 25, 2012 |
Looking Beyond the Board For Champions, Fundraisers Fundraising is about relationships, and yet many organizations overlook their volunteers as potential donors and advocates for the organization. |
AFP eWire August 17, 2010 |
Plugging the Leaks: Losses Now Outpacing Gains in Latest FEP Study Are you missing out on increased income growth year to year because of donors who are falling through the cracks? |
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 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 July 16, 2013 |
Fundraising Peers Weigh-In on What To Do With Lapsed Donors...And More! Your peers are some of the best drivers of your determination and can encourage you to take an even deeper look into the challenges your nonprofit may be facing. |
AFP eWire April 23, 2007 |
How to Make Your "Nonevent" Event Eventful Readers respond to ideas about "nonevent" events: Rosehedge AIDS Housing & Health Care, has been holding a nonevent for the past three years... etc. |
AFP eWire November 6, 2013 |
The Association of Professional Dream Makers David Love has been raising money for 44 years and was recognized by his peers with the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award. |
AFP eWire April 22, 2015 |
Nominations Now Open for the AFP/Skystone Partners Research Prize Authors of published research works on fundraising and philanthropy are invited to submit books or monographs of 50 or more pages for the 2016 Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy. |
AFP eWire May 10, 2011 |
Results of Canada's 41st Federal Election Offers Charitable Sector Opportunity to Re-engage Parliament AFP members now have a great opportunity to communicate with lawmakers in Canada about important legislation affecting nonprofits as a result of the May 2 federal election. |
AFP eWire February 2, 2004 |
Tips From Members: The Planning Study Process When considering a capital or endowment campaign, a major undertaking for most organizations, an internal assessment of the organization's readiness is imperative. |
AFP eWire September 16, 2014 |
New Partnership to Increase Student Philanthropy, Community Involvement The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Jefferson Awards Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership between the AFP Youth in Philanthropy program and the Jefferson Awards Foundation's Students In Action Program. |
AFP eWire January 21, 2008 |
Barely Half of All Charities Require Board Member Contributions A new survey by accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP reveals that just slightly more than half of charities require their board members to make financial contributions to their organizations. |
AFP eWire |
Essentials of Fundraising Increasing and diversifying income is an essential part of any successful organization. |
AFP eWire July 3, 2012 |
AFP Poll Finds Staffing, Board Support of Top Concern to Fundraisers Many fundraisers feel that having an inadequate level of development staff is a key internal challenge holding their organization back from making more impact, an informal AFP website poll suggests. |
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 February 28, 2005 |
AFP Actively Participates in a Nonprofit Panel Responding to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's Roundtable Discussion AFP President and CEO Paulette Maehara suggested to the Committee that the single most effective means of decreasing abuses in the nonprofit sector could be outlawing percentage-based compensation for fundraising activities. |
AFP eWire July 26, 2004 |
AFP to Congress: Prohibit Percentage-Based Compensation One of the most important steps Congress can take in increasing public confidence in charities is to outlaw percentage-based compensation, AFP President and CEO Paulette V. Maehara, told U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley and key committee staff members at a roundtable on charity regulation. |