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AFP eWire
March 27, 2006 |
Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job.   |
AFP eWire
January 15, 2013 |
New Study Questions Level of Fundraising Skills, Organizational Support for Philanthropy A new study of American charities and fundraisers raises strong concerns about the number of skilled professionals available for jobs and the lack of infrastructure in most nonprofits to support effective fundraising and philanthropy. |
AFP eWire
February 19, 2008 |
Majority of Americans Believe Nonprofit Overhead Unreasonable Sixty-two percent of Americans believe the typical nonprofit organization spends more than what is reasonable on overhead expenses such as administration and fundraising. |
AFP eWire
August 20, 2007 |
Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active." |
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 29, 2007 |
Fundraising Remains Top Challenge for Charities Despite improved financial situations for many charities, fundraising remains the chief concern for most organizations, according to a new study. |
AFP eWire
December 1, 2009 |
High Fundraising Standards Big Factor in Public Trust Ethical fundraising is the number one reason people come to trust a particular charity, according to a recent survey. |
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 |
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. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Kathleen P. Enright |
Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes. |
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
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
November 15, 2004 |
Senior Fundraisers, Managers in Demand, But Economy Stifling Consistent Hiring Fundraising is one of the key skills that charities are looking for in senior managers, but a lagging economy is prohibiting many organizations from hiring, according to a new study. |
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
February 17, 2009 |
Maehara, Brown Named Among Fundraising's Best The NonProfit Times has named 14 people who it feels are the most effective and influential fundraisers in the industry. |
AFP eWire
April 3, 2012 |
New Survey Looks at How Charities Are (And Are Not) Connecting With Donors in Canada Donors may surprise charities in some of the priorities they emphasize in their interactions with charities, according to What Canadian Donors Want, a new survey conducted by AFP of more than 1,000 donors across the country. |
| AFP eWire |
Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006 |
AFP eWire
July 9, 2007 |
Behavior of Management, Supervisors Critical in Reinforcing Ethics Employed adults ranked the behavior of management and direct supervisors as the top two factors contributing to the promotion of an ethical workplace, according to a new survey. |
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 |
Majority of Fundraisers See Salary Increases in 2012 Average salaries for fundraisers increased in the U.S. and Canada in 2012, with 66 percent of respondents to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 2013 Compensation and Benefits Study reporting salary increases of up to 10 percent. |
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
September 25, 2012 |
Nonprofit Organizations with Active Fundraising Boards More Likely to Meet Goal In a research first, the Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds a direct association between active fundraising by nonprofit board members and the organization meeting its fundraising goals. |
AFP eWire
October 20, 2008 |
AFP Think Tank Addresses Leadership, Governance and Giving How do nonprofits convey to the public that they are accountable and diligent with funds? |
AFP eWire
June 27, 2005 |
A Scarcity of Good Fundraisers? A recent article in The New York Times suggests that the frequent turnover at development positions and the lack of experienced fundraisers to fill those openings is becoming a critical problem for the charitable sector. |
AFP eWire
June 18, 2007 |
Fundraisers More Committed to Causes Than Organizations? Fundraisers might be more committed to the causes their organizations serve than the organizations themselves, according to new research. |
AFP eWire
June 28, 2004 |
Fundraising Salaries Rise, Gender Gap Still Significant According to a recent study, from 2002 to 2003, both U.S. and Canadian fundraising salaries rose. However, the study also points to a significant salary disparity between male and female fundraisers. |
AFP eWire
October 27, 2008 |
Survey Finds Large Majority Tightening Wallets, Reducing Gifts More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent survey indicate they have become more concerned about their finances, leading half to either reduce their giving or stop giving altogether. |
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
July 21, 2015 |
The 2015 Compensation and Benefits Report Charitable fundraising salaries remained flat in U.S., grew in Canada. |
Job Journal
November 23, 2008
Shelly Cryer |
A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary. |
AFP eWire
October 27, 2008 |
Giving Incentives Top List of Charity Public Policy Priorities A survey of charity leaders across the U.S. found that increasing tax incentives for individual charitable giving was ranked as their highest public policy priority for 2009 and beyond. |
AFP eWire
June 27, 2005 |
Boards Must Focus on More Than Just Compliance The result of the ongoing debate over nonprofit accountability has led to the perception among many boards of directors that compliance is their only responsibility, according to a new report. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2014 |
Majority of Fundraisers See Salary Increases in 2013 More than 63 percent of fundraisers in the U.S. and Canada saw their average incomes rise in 2013, even as average salaries fell by nearly eight percent compared to 2012. |
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
March 31, 2009 |
Charitable Fundraising Hit New Low in 2008 Less than half of charities raised more money in 2008 than in 2007, and fundraising gains dropped significantly across the board. |
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 |
53 Percent of U.S. Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 A new report shows first signs of increase in contributions in four years. |
AFP eWire
October 16, 2004 |
Canadians More Confident in Charities Than Americans According to a recent survey, Canadians remain extremely confident in the charities that serve them, although a large majority feels that a national charity watchdog organization should be created. |
AFP eWire
February 4, 2008 |
Are Nonprofit Leaders More Effective Than Corporate Execs? Nonprofit leaders scored significantly higher than their for-profit counterparts in a recent study about leadership practices. |
AFP eWire
September 13, 2004 |
Improving Economy Strengthens Fundraisers' Attitudes The economy is improving, and the result is a boost in fundraisers' attitudes about charitable giving, according to a new survey. |
| AFP eWire |
Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2009 |
Many Donors Not Overwhelmed by Charity Communications Most donors don't feel as if they are receiving too many communications from charities according to a new survey released recently at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention in London. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2006 |
Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
AFP eWire
August 8, 2005 |
AFP President and CEO Named One of Sector's Most Influential People The NonProfit Times has named Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), one of the 50 most influential people in the charitable sector. |
AFP eWire
April 2, 2008 |
Ethics Still a Hot-Button Issue in Philanthropy, New Survey Finds Percentage-based commissions paid to fundraisers tops the list of unethical fundraising behavior. |
AFP eWire
July 30, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of July 30, 2014): 10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers 10 Must-Have Skills for Nonprofit New Media Managers... Nonprofit finds revenue stream in its lobby... Research on Fundraising Strategies Proven to Work... |
AFP eWire
March 25, 2014 |
Six In 10 Charities Raise More Funds in 2013 Than in 2012; Rising Giving Seen Across Many Different Sources The finding is part of a larger trend of increasing giving, as a year ago, just 58 percent raised more funds. This year's result of 62 percent is the highest since 2007, before the global recession. |
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
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
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. |
