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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
August 28, 2006
Tony Poderis |
Help Wanted: Director of Development When should a nonprofit organization hire its first development director? The short answer is sooner rather than later! |
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 9, 2005 |
Strong Trustee--CDO Relationship Can Have Huge Impact on Fundraising When key players in a nonprofit---the CEO, board chair and chief development officer (CDO)---all share a common vision, the organization can function and fundraise more effectively, according to a recent research study. |
AFP eWire
June 4, 2013 |
How To Hold Onto Your High Performers In her latest book, Donor-Centered Leadership, Penelope Burk reveals the results of five years of research which found that high staff turnover can be brought under control. |
| 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
January 8, 2014 |
Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever. |
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
March 20, 2011 |
Building Board Buy-In for Fundraising The first rule of board leadership in fundraising is to make sure that all board members understand and accept the concept that resource development is the responsibility of each and every member of the board. |
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
July 21, 2015 |
The 2015 Compensation and Benefits Report Charitable fundraising salaries remained flat in U.S., grew in Canada. |
Job Journal
April 11, 2004
Jennifer Corkery |
Fundraisers & Grant Writers Fundraisers and grant writers prove indispensible to nonprofits. |
AFP eWire
April 22, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of April 22, 2015): Don't Panic! Avoid The Content Creation Crunch Are You Taking Your Donors on a Journey?... Volunteer Value Hits $23.07 An Hour... Top Five Strategies to Raise More Money From Foundations... |
AFP eWire
April 23, 2014 |
Today's Chief Development Officer is Expected to be a Sophisticated Financial Strategist and Planner Today's boards expect CEOs, chief financial officers, and other senior administrative leaders, including CDOs, to employ sophisticated and responsible financial and business planning practices. |
AFP eWire
September 16, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of September 16, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Fundraising Tools to Help You Prepare for End-of-the-Year Campaigns... How to raise less money than you did last year... Two Ways You Can Put Your Donors at the Center of Your Fundraising Program... |
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
February 9, 2004
Linda Lysakowski |
Tips From Members: The Planning Study Process, Part Two When considering a capital or endowment campaign, organizations need to consider conducting an external assessment of the willingness and ability of the organization's constituency to support the campaign. |
AFP eWire
February 5, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of February 5, 2014): 10 Must-Have Elements for Nonprofit Websites Volunteer Management: 5 Ways To Get Leadership Engaged In Your Employee Volunteer And Giving Program... Donors: Monthly Donors: Small is beautiful!... Technology: 6 Strategies To Sending Mobile Friendly Emails... |
AFP eWire
September 14, 2010 |
Taming the Fear of Fundraising Costs When asked about fundraising costs in terms of impact, donors clearly favor spending more to make more. |
AFP eWire
October 13, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of October 13, 2014): Moving a First-Time Donor to a Major Donor 7 Fundamental Principles of Major Capital Campaigns... Who Would You Rather Ask for a Gift: a Woman or a Man?... Move a First-Time Donor to a Major Donor... |
| AFP eWire |
Essentials of Fundraising Increasing and diversifying income is an essential part of any successful organization. |
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. |
CRM
May 1, 2006
Karen Bannan |
What Are Your Marketers Worth? Marketing salaries and bonuses rebound in a seller's market. |
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
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
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
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
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
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
June 3, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of June 3, 2015): Does Your Nonprofit's Signature Event Have To Be a Gala? Facing the Fear of Fundraising... Create a menu of choices for board members... Matching Gifts: Bonanza Or Sham?... |
AFP eWire
May 27, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of May 27, 2015): You're Fired Until You Have A Solid Monthly Giving Program Launched Crowdfunding - Not the Hail Mary You Think... Getting The Word Out -- Using Smart Communications to Bring Your Strategic Plan to Life... Get to Know the Philanthropy Panel Study... |
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 |
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
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 |
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
November 20, 2013 |
Top Ten: A Playbook To Kickstart Your Nonprofit's #GivingTuesday Campaign (November 20, 2013) Fundraising Research: Why Women Thrive in Political Fundraising... Volunteer Management: Narrow the Focus... Donors: Why Asking and Thanking Donors is All Wrong... |
AFP eWire
March 19, 2007 |
Fundraising One of the Hottest 25 Careers U.S. News & World Report has named fundraising as one of the top 25 careers to pursue in the coming years. The median salary for fundraising, generated from salary.com, is listed as $78,902. |
| 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
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
August 5, 2015 |
Chatting About Planned Giving With Timothy Logan, FAHP, ACFRE It seems like fundraisers are expected to develop and utilize integrated and multi-channel campaigns rather than having a singular focus like say annual fund or planned giving. Timothy Logan discusses this trend. |
AFP eWire
November 25, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of November 25, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Can You Create a Culture of Increased Giving?... The Seven Biggest Mistakes in Handling Donor Data... It's Shameful to Shame a Major Donor... |
AFP eWire
September 10, 2007 |
Fundraising No Longer Confined to Development Positions More and more nonprofits are asking non-development staffers to get involved in the fundraising process. |
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
April 10, 2006 |
Charitable Fundraising Salaries Decrease in the U.S., Remain Stable in Canada The average salary for U.S. respondents to a 2006 survey fell to $67,181 in 2005, a 16.7% decrease from the average in 2004. There had been a steady increase in salaries for the four previous years. |
AFP eWire
March 17, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of March 17, 2014): When Will the Direct Mail Fundraising Era be Over? Donors: When Personalization Goes Too Far... Miscellaneous: The Science of `Paying It Forward'... Donors: How To: Legacies 101... |
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
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
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
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. |
