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AFP eWire August 4, 2009	Fundraisers Report Tough Times--Expect Some Improvement by Year End Fundraisers are finding the current giving environment extremely challenging, but expect some improvement for the second half of 2009.
AFP eWire July 28, 2008	Fundraisers Brace for a Challenging Giving Climate Fundraisers say the economy is having negative effect on giving and are also tempering their expectations for the future, according to a recent survey of fundraisers' attitudes about the economy and giving.
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 December 11, 2006	Stability for Philanthropic Giving Index, Confusion Over the IRA Rollover The fundraising climate has stabilized over the past year, but charities have seen only limited success so far with the new Individual Retirement Account (IRA) rollover provision, according to the latest Philanthropic Giving Index.
AFP eWire November 12, 2007	Giving Environment Strong, Steady While Online Success Grows The giving environment remains very positive, with significant growth in online fundraising, as charities enter the critical end-of-year giving season. Here are some stats.
AFP eWire August 21, 2006	Fundraising Climate Improved Over Last Year Charitable fundraisers are more optimistic about the prospect of raising funds now than they have been in the past year, according to the latest reading of the Philanthropic Giving Index.
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 May 2, 2005	New Giving Index Shows U.S. Philanthropy Quite Strong Despite mixed signals on the economy, Americans continue overwhelmingly to donate to a variety of charitable causes, with more than 90% giving at least $100 to more than $10,000 annually.
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 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 January 14, 2008	Direct-Mail Donors Still Dwindling The number of donors responding to direct mail has continued to dwindle, even as overall revenue growth has increased slightly.
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 August 21, 2006	New Survey Profiles Canadian Fundraisers A new survey of Canadian fundraisers shows that a large majority abides by a code of ethics, but only half have a Donor Bill of Rights in place as a formal measure in their organization.
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 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 March 17, 2008	The Science of Fundraising: Questioning Fundraising's 'Inefficiencies' Can academic studies help fundraisers better meet their bottom line? As researchers begin to examine the science of fundraising, it seems the answer could be yes.
AFP eWire July 14, 2008	In Weak Economy Loyalty is Stable Currency Fundraising revenues and donor counts are both down for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same time last year, according to a new report.
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 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	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 May 29, 2007	Become Complacent at Your Peril While the fundraising environment is great, fundraisers shouldn't get too impressed with their own accomplishments and press releases.
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 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 March 6, 2012	Post-Recession Charitable Pledges to Hospitals Slow, Jeopardizing Future Fundraising Efforts Charitable pledges to nonprofit health care organizations slowed in fiscal year 2010, jeopardizing the ability of health care systems in both countries to generate philanthropic funding necessary to meet their long-term, construction, equipment and patient needs.
AFP eWire October 8, 2014	Growth in Charitable Giving Slowing So Far in 2014 But Majority of Charities Still Raising More Halfway Through the Year Fifty-two percent of charities raised more funds as of mid-2014 than they did as of mid-2013, according to the Nonprofit Research Collaborative's mid-year fundraising survey.
AFP eWire June 19, 2006	Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA.
AFP eWire December 4, 2012	Fundraising Results Overall Stall Mid-Year In its semi-annual survey, the Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds that funds raised at organizations studied were largely unchanged from a year ago.
AFP eWire April 21, 2008	Revenue Growth, Donors Continue to Decline Charitable organizations participating in the Target Analytics Index of National Fundraising Performance experienced negative revenues from 2006 to 2007 and continued to see declines in the number of donors.
AFP eWire June 9, 2010	Total U.S. Giving Decreased in 2009 The amount of money donated to charity by individuals, foundation and corporations decreased again in 2009, dropping 3.2 percent
AFP eWire November 6, 2012	Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 6, 2012) Work/Perspective: Fundraising: The F Word (Failure) (fundraising101)... Social Media/Marketing: 5 Ways Instagram Can Boost Your Marketing Plan... Volunteer Management: VIP Volunteer Opportunities...
AFP eWire July 30, 2007	Donors on the Decline? The latest Quarterly Index of National Fundraising Performance shows a continuing decline in the number of donors that dates back to 2005.
AFP eWire	54 Percent of Canadian Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 More than half of surveyed Canadian charitable organizations saw growth in charitable giving lase year.
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 April 1, 2015	Nearly 75% of Charities Met Fundraising Goals in 2014 The Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds that 73 percent of charities met their fundraising goals in 2014, the best result since the group began asking the question in 2010.
AFP eWire	Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006
AFP eWire November 6, 2013 Paul Nazareth	Good Fundraisers Are Invisible? The best fundraisers I know are almost invisible because they have elevated the connection with the donor beyond themselves to connect with the charity's brand.
AFP eWire	Big Mac(R) Philanthropy Index to Launch at the 2013 AFP International Conference on Fundraising This index will focus on a number of standard measurements of giving and demonstrate how many Big Macs it takes to get there.
AFP eWire May 24, 2011	Six Things I Wish I Had Known at the Beginning of My Fundraising Career Here are six basic fundraising principles that I believe are fundamental to philanthropic giving and fund development.
AFP eWire June 20, 2005	Charitable Giving Rises Five Percent in 2004 Charitable Giving in the U.S. exceeded $248 billion in 2004, according to the new Giving USA report.
AFP eWire January 5, 2015	Top Ten (Week of January 5, 2015): Beth Kanter's New Year's Ritual Top ideas for fundraising: Email tips... How different generations give... A donor's advice to nonprofits... etc.
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 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 March 26, 2013	Fundraising & Finance -- They Go Together Like Milk & Cookies Nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to create a strategic advantage by developing a strong relationship between their fundraising and finance functions.
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AFP eWire April 30, 2014	Top Ten (Week of April 30, 2014): Has the Word 'Impact' Lost Its Impact? How to Predict the Success of a Nonprofit Program Before It Starts... How to Get People Excited About Your Nonprofit's Next Fundraising Campaign... Has the Word `Impact' Lost Its Impact?...
AFP eWire March 13, 2006 Daniel Yoffe	How Latin American Fundraisers Can Overcome Current Challenges: A Discussion by Practitioners Despite the high expectations of staff hired to raise money, there is a limited understanding of fundraising and the barriers that fundraising professionals face in the Latin American philanthropic environment.
AFP eWire December 3, 2007	2007 Donations Good So Far, But What About the Holidays? A new survey shows that giving in the first nine months of 2007 was strong. However, will the U.S. housing crisis and overall economic conditions across North America affect giving in the last quarter of the year?
AFP eWire October 15, 2007	Overview of Canadian Philanthropic Achievements Imagine Canada has released a study detailing the specific achievements that Canadian philanthropy and the country's charitable sector has accomplished.
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 October 1, 2014 Susan Rowell	Boosting Fundraising Skills with Assessments and Training To survive and thrive in this new "marketplace," nonprofits must sharpen their fundraising methods by introducing more objective means of assessing and driving performance.