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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
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 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
November 15, 2005 |
Fundraising Down Slightly Because of Hurricanes: Optimism Still Strong That Giving Will Recover by Year's End According to a survey, nearly half of U.S. charities have seen their fundraising decline because of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes and the associated relief efforts |
| 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 11, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (December 11, 2012) Fundraising Trends/Data: Are We Approaching the Fundraising Cliff?... Corporate Philanthropy: How to turn corporate social responsibility into a corporate social opportunity... Year-End Fundraising: 6 Principles of Persuasion... |
AFP eWire
February 1, 2011
Karen Osborne |
Building a Culture of Philanthropy Everyone at your organization has a role to play in fundraising. However, likely not everyone knows that. A culture of philanthropy and stewardship can be more than a daydream, but it won't happen on its own. |
| AFP eWire |
Biggest Pressure for Future Nonprofit Leaders: Fundraising According to new research, fundraising is the primary reason many potential charity leaders of the future are not interested in being executive directors. |
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
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
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
December 13, 2011
Mark Blumberg |
What Should Fundraising Cost? While most in the nonprofit sector are aware that fundraising is necessary, much of the public at large sees it as a distraction from a charity's main purpose, rather than a function requiring investment. |
AFP eWire
September 29, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of September 29, 2014): How to Handle List Removal Requests 6 Ideas for Dealing with "Take Me Off Your List" Requests... Millennial Givers and a Movement Approach to Giving... The No. 1 Fundraising Skill Your Board Members Need to Master... |
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
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 |
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
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
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
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
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
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 |
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
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 |
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
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
May 3, 2011 |
Building a Great Fundraising Operations Team What are the characteristics to look for in a fundraising operations staff member -- someone who will quickly become a valued asset to your team, however they are involved in the fundraising process? |
AFP eWire
April 21, 2008 |
Integrating Fundraising Activities Key to Success, Survey Finds Using a variety of well-rounded and diverse programs and activities to develop strong connections with donors is the most effective way to raise funds, according to a new series of studies. |
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
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
December 15, 2009 |
AFP Holiday Giving Survey Shows Giving Still Lagging, But Optimism Rising Among Charitable Fundraisers About one-third of charities are raising more funds so far during the 2009 holiday season compared to the same time period in 2008, according to a new survey. |
AFP eWire
June 7, 2011
Simone P. Joyaux |
Building the Better Fundraiser: From Technician to Leader As a fundraiser, you need to have staff members who are more than technicians -- they need to be strategic, and they need to be leaders. |
AFP eWire
December 13, 2004 |
Many Charities Misreporting Fundraising, Administrative Costs Public and donor pressure to keep administrative and fundraising expenses low may be leading nonprofit organizations to underreport such costs, according to a new 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
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
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 |
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 14, 2007 |
Are Special Events Inefficient? Recent research about special events and their apparent ineffectiveness for charities has already been criticized for both its methodology and its conclusions. |
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 |
Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006 |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? |
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
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. |
| 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
April 21, 2009
Dave Sternberg |
Engaging Your Board in Sustainable Fundraising "We've told them what they need to do!" you say. "We've even brought in outside speakers. So, why aren't they doing it?" |
AFP eWire
October 3, 2013 |
New Jersey Fundraising Consultant Earns Field's Highest Professional Credential On Oct. 4, New Jersey fundraising consultant and founder of Tri Point Fundraising Amy Eisenstein will be awarded the field's highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive, by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. |
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
October 10, 2008 |
A Survival Kit for Fundraising in a Bad Economy A tumultuous economy can present unique challenges for nonprofit fundraising. Here are some resources that offer advice for fundraisers in tough economic times. |
AFP eWire
December 5, 2011 |
Many U.S. Charities Facing Increased Demand, Signs of Fiscal Stress Smaller charities saw disproportionate declines in funds raised and were more likely to report they are planning budget and services cuts in 2012. |
AFP eWire
December 17, 2007 |
House Panel Probes Fundraising by Veteran's Charities Allegations of ineffective and inefficient fundraising, as well as misuse of funds raised, have been directed at charities that serve military veterans. |
AFP eWire
September 24, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: 7-Step Non-Profit Plan to Attract and Keep Corporate Partners (Sept. 24, 2013) Case Studies: Rocking the Case Study... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: 10 Letters to Live By... Fundraising Research: Take the rest of the day off... |
