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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 October 24, 2005 |
Former AFP Chair Welch Honored with Founders' Medallion Byron Welch, an internationally renowned fundraiser and former chair of both AFP and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, was presented with the AFP Founders' Medallion during the Delegate Assembly Meetings. |
AFP eWire March 25, 2014 |
Legendary Fundraising Author, Pioneer Honored for Service to the Profession Jerold (Jerry) Panas, one of the pre-eminent authors on fundraising of all time, and an extraordinary fundraiser, is the recipient of the prestigious Chair's Award for Outstanding Service presented by AFP. |
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 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 15, 2013 |
In Memory of Charles R. Stephens, CFRE, First African-American Chair of AFP It is with great sadness that AFP announces that former AFP chair Charles R. Stephens, CFRE, has passed away. The first African-American volunteer leader of AFP, he was a pioneer in the fundraising profession. |
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 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 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 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 March 31, 2009 |
AFP Honors Top National Donors and Volunteers for 2009 Recipients are nominated for demonstrating extraordinary generosity, innovation and leadership in all aspects of philanthropy. |
AFP eWire November 17, 2008 |
Two Fundraisers Earn Top Fundraising Credential The ACFRE credential is available only to senior-level fund development professionals with 10 or more years of experience. |
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 January 9, 2006 |
Weinstein Named CCS Outstanding Fundraising Professional The president of Stanley Weinstein & Co. is the recipient of this year's Community Counselling Service (CCS) Award for Outstanding Fundraising Professional. Weinstein has helped change the face of philanthropy in New Mexico. |
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 April 4, 2005 |
Ann H. Moffitt, CFRE, of Pennsylvania Named 2005 Outstanding Fundraising Professional The vice president of community development for Keystone Human Services and CEO of Keystone Partnerships, a related agency, received the award for practicing her profession in an exemplary manner and for demonstrating a commitment to all aspects of the fundraising profession. |
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 May 12, 2008 |
Mixed Results on Growth in Foundation Diversity A new report reveals that foundation diversity has increased significantly in some areas, including board and staff composition, but there continues to be problems in others, such as funding to diverse organizations. |
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 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 February 5, 2007 |
AFP Honors Top Donors and Volunteers For 2007 Recipients are nominated for demonstrating extraordinary generosity, innovation and leadership in all aspects of philanthropy. The 2007 honorees include: Bernie Marcus... Joan and Howard Katz... Paul Marcus... Sobrato Family Foundation... etc. |
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 May 6, 2014 |
Ottawa Fundraiser Leah Eustace Earns Highest Professional Fundraising Credential from AFP Available only to senior-level fundraisers who have worked in the profession for 10 or more years, the ACFRE is a distinguished achievement earned by only 101 professionals since the inception of the program in 1992. |
AFP eWire April 19, 2012 |
Top Philanthropy Research Prize Awarded to Albany Consultant Robert M. Penna, Ph.D. Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., of Albany, N.Y., has written a pioneering book, The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results. |
AFP eWire July 31, 2012 |
McManus Awarded Queen's Jubilee Medal Andrea McManus, CFRE, the chair of AFP, has been awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal for her service to the fundraising profession and the nonprofit community in Canada. |
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 February 4, 2008 |
AFP Announces 2008 Awards for Philanthropy Honorees Texas oil and gas entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens is just one of the recipients of AFP's 2008 Awards for Philanthropy, which recognize individuals and organizations for their extraordinary generosity, innovation and leadership in all aspects of philanthropy around the world. |
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 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 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 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 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 September 15, 2008 |
ACFRE Board Announces Change to ACFRE Application Process Individuals who have earned the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential will no longer have to be recertified as a CFRE before they can begin applying for the ACFRE (Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive) credential. |
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 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 June 17, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of June 17, 2015): Culture Of Philanthropy-Why You Need It; 6 Ways to Get It Brainstorming is an important element to improving... Raising the bar for fundraising in Austin... Culture Of Philanthropy: Why You Need It; 6 Ways To Get It... |
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 November 3, 2005 |
Legislation Formally Recognizing National Philanthropy Day Introduced in the Senate of Canada Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, introduced legislation that would create the first permanent government-recognized National Philanthropy Day (NPD) in the world. |
AFP eWire March 13, 2006 |
Atlanta Resident Terry Stent Named Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser The award honors service by an individual or family who demonstrates exceptional skills in coordinating and motivating groups of volunteers for fundraising projects for the benefit of charitable organizations. |
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 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 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 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 |
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 June 2, 2008 |
What Makes a Volunteer Outstanding The recipient of the 2008 Ketchum Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser is described as a unique blend of philanthropist, leader and volunteer. |
AFP eWire February 28, 2005 |
Former AFP Chair Ron Carroll, CFRE, Has Passed Away Ron Carroll served as a model and tireless messenger for ethical fundraising. He was a mentor and friend to innumerable individuals in the philanthropic sector. |
AFP eWire November 18, 2015 |
AFP Celebrates National Philanthropy Day in New York Six individuals and organizations from across North America were honored for their extraordinary philanthropic impact. |
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 October 24, 2005 |
AFP Charters Four New Chapters, Including First-Ever Collegiate Groups The AFP board chartered four new chapters, including the first two collegiate chapters. The formation of these collegiate chapters is an important way the association is working to foster the next generation of fundraisers. |
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. |