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AFP eWire
May 7, 2007 |
Identifying Characteristics of Planned-Giving Prospects Few individuals have a charity named in their will, but those most likely to consider a bequest are aged 40 to 60 and have a bachelor's degree, according to a new study.   |
AFP eWire
July 19, 2004 |
New Strategies for Bequest Solicitations Charities should not limit their solicitations for bequests (often known as "legacy solicitations") to the traditional group of wealthy donors, a new study advises. |
AFP eWire
February 4, 2008 |
AFP Announces Legacy Leaders Grants for Research on Planned Giving AFP and Legacy Leaders -- an international gift-planning firm -- have partnered together to offer researchers the funds necessary to conduct studies on issues related to planned giving. |
AFP eWire
November 22, 2011 |
Growing Philanthropy: New Audiences, New Channels (Part 3 of 3) Part three in our series on Growing Philanthropy highlights some of the most promising new avenues for increasing giving. |
AFP eWire
November 8, 2011 |
Growing Philanthropy: Moving From Donors to Partners (Part 1 of 3) Here is a snapshot of an idyllic scenario, wherein philanthropy grows to be a larger part of people's finances, and their lives. |
AFP eWire
May 10, 2011 |
More People Donating Online, Say Fundraising Costs a Key Concern A new study shows that more donors from every age group are going online to make a donation, and they are increasingly sensitive to over-solicitation and fundraising costs. |
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a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving.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
July 13, 2010 |
Tackling the Problem of Asking Too Often Don't ask your donors to give more when they're not yet sure their previous donations have done any good. |
AFP eWire
August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. |
AFP eWire
August 10, 2010 |
The New Proactive Donor The days when donors would give unconditionally to every charity that knocked on their door are gone for good, says fundraising veteran Penelope Burk. |
AFP eWire
October 16, 2012 |
Charities' Fundraising Improves Slightly, But Still Not Retaining Donors While fundraising levels are improving slightly, charities continue to lose more donors than they gain and have a long way to go to recover from the impact of the 2007-9 recession. |
AFP eWire
July 17, 2012
Kelly C. Albanese |
Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2008 |
AFP Awards Large Grant to Research Bequest Giving A grant of $19,790 was awarded to fund new research to be conducted by prominent scholars at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University -- Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI). |
AFP eWire
January 28, 2008 |
New AFP-Funded Research Compares U.S., Japanese Fundraising A new study examines the extraordinary growth in the Japanese charitable sector, what fundraising methods are most popular in Japan, differing views on giving and how North American fundraisers can approach Japanese donors. |
AFP eWire
October 1, 2015 |
New Report: Less Than Half of Donors Give Again to Organizations That They Supported in the Previous Year Just 43 percent of donors who gave to participating survey organizations in 2013 gave to those same organizations in 2014. |
| AFP eWire |
Charities Raising More Money, But Still Losing Donors For the first time in five years, charity respondents to the annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project survey saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them. |
AFP eWire
October 9, 2012 |
How Well Do You Know Your Planned Giving Prospects? One in five planned giving donors had never made any gift at all to the recipient charity before making a planned gift, according to a new study by The Stelter Company. |
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
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
January 26, 2010 |
A Peek at the Philanthropist's Playbook More and more, high net worth donors are not looking for a cause to support (they have that already), they are looking for an organization that does great work. |
AFP eWire
June 29, 2010 |
Wise Giving? Most Donors Spend Little Time Researching Charities Only about one third of donors surveyed recently said that they did any research before donating to a charity, and those that did looked at overhead ratios above all else. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2013 |
Top Ten: 7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014 Donors: What `No' Means for Fundraisers... Donors: 7 Things You Need to Know About 2013 Online Donors... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Oxfam Canada's `Threads of Change' Campaign... |
AFP eWire
September 15, 2008 |
Wealthy Donors Share Motives and Misgivings Wealthy donors want to give, but they don't want to gamble, according to a new report. |
AFP eWire
August 28, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: September Is Boom Time for Donors, Google Says (August 28, 2013) Year-end Fundraising: Tips to Maximize Your End-of-Year Fundraising... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Crowdfunding is the New Donation... Donors: How to keep new donors... |
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005 |
What's Working: Tips From AFP Members Practical tips, advice and guidance from fellow practitioners often can spell the difference between success and failure. |
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November 8, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Make Your Mark Making a bequest to your favorite charity may be the best way to leave your legacy. |
AFP eWire
April 16, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (April 16, 2013) Fundraisers, not just donors, are sick of endless appeals... Five questions every nonprofit donor should ask... 70% of charities forecast rise in donations in 2013... |
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
December 17, 2014 |
Charitable Giving, Donor Retention Levels Increasing, Reaching Near Pre-Recession Levels For the fourth consecutive year, charitable organizations across the U.S. saw growth in both the level of funds they raised, as well as how well they retained donors from year to year. |
AFP eWire
September 22, 2008 |
Fundraising Tips: Do's and Don'ts in a Troubled Economy In what will likely be an uphill battle, fundraisers in the final months of 2008 say they are not making drastic changes, but rather going back to basics and focusing on need. |
AFP eWire
September 19, 2005
Geoff Peters |
Best Practices in Direct Mail Fundraising Direct response is both art and science for charities, and as such, trends and hot ideas tend to flood the marketplace suddenly and then recede just as quickly. |
AFP eWire
October 30, 2013 |
Top Ten: How To Replace Your Donors With Younger Donors (Oct. 30, 2013) Younger Donors/Gen Y/Millennials: How to replace your donors with younger donors... Fundraising Research: A Billion + Change Celebrates Pro Bono Week... Donors: Working the Room... |
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
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
February 25, 2015
Michael J. Rosen |
Building Donor Loyalty at the AFP International Fundraising Conference Over the past few months, the issue of high nonprofit Donor Attrition rates has received increasing attention. |
AFP eWire
June 25, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (June 25, 2013) Major gift bootcamp: paying your dues... 15 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Major Gifts... 3 ways to stand out to your donors... |
AFP eWire
February 4, 2014 |
What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey. |
AFP eWire
November 15, 2011 |
Growing Philanthropy: Building Greater Trust in the Sector (Part 2 of 3) Trust and confidence in the nonprofit sector is paramount. We need to empower the public to have high expectations of charities, and ensure that each organization reports accurate and meaningful information. |
AFP eWire
December 22, 2009 |
Trends: In 2010, Expect Charitable Donors to Keep Giving Through Long-Term Pledges Businesses and individuals hit hardest by the economy's slide have shifted charitable giving patterns to longer-term pledges and gift commitments rather than ceasing to give altogether. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2012
Laura Kalick |
Wrapping Up 2012: Important Tax Reminders for U.S. Nonprofit Professionals With the country inching ever-closer to the edge of the metaphoric fiscal cliff, policymakers are discussing a number of proposals that are bound to impact nonprofit organizations' ability to raise funds now and in the coming year. |
AFP eWire
November 27, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 27, 2012) Donor Stewardship:10 More Ways to Show Donors Your Gratitude... Young Supporters: 5 Things Charities Do That Turn Off Young Donors Like Me... Donor Cultivation: Isn't it Better to Give and Receive?... |
AFP eWire
October 28, 2015 |
Raising Major Gifts: A New Study Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Amy Eisenstein chat about their recent study of 662 nonprofits, the common issues and insights they found, and what charities can do to raise more major gifts. |
AFP eWire
November 27, 2007 |
The Key to Fundraising: Retaining Donors through Communication As research shows that charities lose significant amounts of funding by not retaining donors, a new book by Tom Ahern and Simone Joyaux, discusses keeping donors through communications and stewardship. |
AFP eWire
August 28, 2006 |
New Study Examines How Donors Give Online During Disasters A new study examines how donors give online to help support disaster relief efforts and provides guidance for charities seeking to raise funds online. |
AFP eWire
February 14, 2012
Tom Ahern |
Following in the Footsteps of Your Promise Core values run deep and seldom change. Adrian Sargeant discovered that donor loyalty depended on just seven things. One of that handful: "Your donors share your beliefs." |
AFP eWire
July 23, 2007 |
New Ideas about Donor Motivation New research has both confirmed and shaken up some long-standing tenets of fundraising and why people give. |
AFP eWire
September 14, 2010 |
In Canada, Online Giving Reigns Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (June 19, 2013) Crown Point students get an education in charitable giving... 5 Causes of Sloppy Fundraising... Tips for Getting More Appointments with Potential Donors... |
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 |
2013 Giving USA Report Leaves Nonprofits On The Fence About Hopes For The Future Patrick Rooney with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggests that at the current rate of growth, giving won't reach pre-recession 2007 levels for another six to seven years. |
