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AFP eWire
February 2, 2004 |
Crafting Memorable Messages That Capture The Public's Attention Studying urban legends can teach nonprofits how to craft appealing and galvanizing messages, according to an article in the winter 2003 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review.   |
AFP eWire
May 31, 2005 |
AFP co-Hosts New Session on the Power of Persuasion How do you build commitment for your cause among key stakeholders? How do you persuade your board members to give more of their time and connections? Do you want to make your marketing pitch more persuasive to potential donors? |
AFP eWire
June 25, 2007 |
Pyrrhic Fundraising While it "takes money to make money," nonprofits actually lose money -- at least in the short term -- when they try to raise funds through direct marketing. |
AFP eWire
March 20, 2006 |
Five New Books in the AFP Fund Development Series Cause Marketing for Nonprofits: Partner for Purpose, Passion, and Profits by Jocelyne Daw... Nonprofit Essentials: Major Gifts by Julia Ingraham Walker... Nonprofit Essentials: Managing Technology by Jeannette Woodward... etc. |
Fast Company
April 2005
Jennifer Vilaga |
The Teamster Exploding the truisms of teamwork. A class given at Stanford University that gives you a blueprint for managing effective teams and for being a star team member. |
AFP eWire
August 28, 2012 |
Why Social Media Matters: Networking and Engagement Networking is the new professional currency in our increasingly connected world, says Beth Kanter, and successful charities are changing their mindset to emphasize social media, openness, engagement and authenticity. |
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
April 25, 2005 |
Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Force in Massachusetts The State's nonprofit sector generates about $50 billion in salaries, goods, services and expenditures for the state, according to a recent study. |
AFP eWire
May 28, 2014 |
My Experience with the International Advanced Diploma on Fundraising -- I Chose to be a Guinea Pig, But Why!? Why did Simone Joyaux feel the need to take it one step further and go for the International Advanced Diploma in Fundraising? |
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
June 18, 2007 |
Fundraisers More Committed to Causes Than Organizations? Fundraisers might be more committed to the causes their organizations serve than the organizations themselves, according to new research. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006
Carol Tice |
Making a Difference If you have a passion for a cause, starting a nonprofit could be for you. |
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 |
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. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Kathleen P. Enright |
Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes. |
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. |
Job Journal
November 23, 2008
Shelly Cryer |
A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Gwen I. Walden |
What are NPIOs and Why Can't Foundations Succeed Without Them? Nonprofit infrastructure organizations are the frontline capacity builders for grantees. |
InternetNews
May 7, 2009
David Needle |
Ballmer: Microsoft Is 'Like a Startup' in Search Microsoft's CEO says a deal with Yahoo and the opportunity to "create a better search product" are still possible - but there's a long road ahead. |
AFP eWire
October 14, 2008 |
Fundraising Strategies: Make Time for Innovation In fundraising and the nonprofit sector as a whole, the sky is the limit for new ideas and better methods. But the trick, say the authors of a recent W.K. Kellogg Foundation report, is to incorporate a culture of systematic innovation. |
Job Journal
November 30, 2008 |
First Steps on a Nonprofit Career Path Inside insights on how to be in the right place at the right cause. |
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
August 9, 2011 |
What is Your Funding Strategy? Find out how your organization fits into these models so you can better articulate your funding strategy to funders and constituents. |
Job Journal
March 27, 2005
Marty Nermko |
Quick Fix: Make a Living Making a Difference Starting points for pursuing a socially responsible career. |
AFP eWire
August 18, 2008 |
Shift in Grantee Evaluation Calls for Proactive Approach As foundations slowly shift to mid-game progress reports and play-by-play performance metrics for the programs they fund, grantees would be well-advised to help build the scorecards. |
AFP eWire
August 11, 2008 |
Most Nonprofits Devote Little Resources to Advocacy A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement. |
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
October 15, 2007 |
Major Gifts Resources: Nonprofit Essentials: Major Gifts A list of resources for the fundraising community to learn more about establishing major gifts programs. |
AFP eWire
February 11, 2014 |
Five Powerful Social Media Experts Lead You To Social Change at the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising There's a reason that these five social media experts have more than a collective 422,000 followers on Twitter -- they are leading the nonprofit world to social change through their social media efforts. |
InternetNews
May 12, 2005
Michael Singer |
Ballmer: Innovation Requires Bold Bets Microsoft's CEO looks to grow the company by pushing hard on search, collaboration and productivity software. |
AFP eWire
June 28, 2004 |
Teaching the Teachers at the First Canadian Faculty Training Academy Twenty-five AFP members from the U.S. and Canada who have expertise in fundraising and experience in teaching fundraising practitioners were selected to attend the Academy in Canada. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2014 |
AFP Q&A - AFP's Live Online Chat! AFP Q&A! is a unique platform that allows you to engage with and present questions to our featured Hosts, who will respond to them during their dedicated session. |
AFP eWire
May 4, 2006 |
Volunteers Still Not Being Used for Maximum Impact A new survey shows that a vast majority of nonprofit organizations are not taking full advantage of the professional skills and knowledge possessed by their volunteers. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2009 |
New Report Measures Nonprofit Brands A new study found that several leading nonprofits may not be sufficiently leveraging their brand to further increase their revenue. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Miller et al. |
Beyond Diversity The Denver Foundation's Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative is working to move past racial diversity to inclusiveness. |
AFP eWire
May 29, 2007 |
Fundraising Remains Top Challenge for Charities Despite improved financial situations for many charities, fundraising remains the chief concern for most organizations, according to a new study. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
Steve Cooper |
Resources Web sites, organizations, events and more to grow your business |
AFP eWire
June 7, 2004 |
U.S. Nonprofit Employment Rate Increasing Faster Than Business, Government Employees at nonprofits now represent 9.5 percent -- 12.5 million individuals -- of all employees in the United States. The total number of employees working in the nonprofit sector has doubled in the last 25 years. |
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
July 9, 2007 |
Behavior of Management, Supervisors Critical in Reinforcing Ethics Employed adults ranked the behavior of management and direct supervisors as the top two factors contributing to the promotion of an ethical workplace, according to a new survey. |
AFP eWire
December 17, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of December 17, 2014): You Need Data Nerds! Here are some of the top items, articles and ideas you need to know so you can keep up-to-date and help your charity succeed. |
AFP eWire
April 5, 2004 |
E-Filing for Charities Now a Reality After years of work by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the nonprofit sector can finally file its 990/990EZ forms electronically. |
AFP eWire
November 20, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 20, 2012) What Do Donors, Foundations Want to Know about Nonprofits?... Direct Mail -- The Exquisite Corpse... How High-Profile Causes Like `Movember' Push Less `Sexy' Ones Aside... |
Fast Company
March 1, 2007 |
First Look This book by Robert I. Sutton offers advice to people on how to survive jerks at work and how to tame your own "inner jerk." |
Searcher
February 2004
Hazel Cameron |
The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations |
AFP eWire
January 21, 2005 |
U.S. Philanthropy Ranks Seventh in Study of International Nonprofit Sectors The United States ranks only seventh in the world in its level of private philanthropy as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. |
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
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. |
Fast Company
January 2002
Polly LaBarre |
Weird Ideas That Work Do you need a fresh start on creativity? Stanford professor Robert Sutton is a unique voice with an urgent message about how to generate and capitalize on new ideas... |
