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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
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
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
December 18, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (December 18, 2012) Cultivating the Donors, Volunteers of Tomorrow with a Card Game... How Host Committees Can Boost Your Fundraising Event Revenue... Corporate Philanthropy: The Latest Snapshot of Giving Trends... |
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 25, 2012 |
Looking Beyond the Board For Champions, Fundraisers Fundraising is about relationships, and yet many organizations overlook their volunteers as potential donors and advocates for the organization. |
AFP eWire
September 14, 2010 |
In Canada, Online Giving Reigns Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey |
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
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
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
November 27, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 27, 2012) Donor Stewardship:10 More Ways to Show Donors Your Gratitude... Young Supporters: 5 Things Charities Do That Turn Off Young Donors Like Me... Donor Cultivation: Isn't it Better to Give and Receive?... |
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
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 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 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
April 23, 2007 |
Focus on Donor Retention, Not Acquisition A new study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2013
Julie Mikuska |
The Role Policies Play in a Culture of Philanthropy There's been much written lately about the culture of philanthropy and what it looks like in an organization. Sample documents are offered as templates for policies on recognition, gift agreements, prospect research and more. |
AFP eWire
November 27, 2007 |
The Key to Fundraising: Retaining Donors through Communication As research shows that charities lose significant amounts of funding by not retaining donors, a new book by Tom Ahern and Simone Joyaux, discusses keeping donors through communications and stewardship. |
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
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
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
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
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
February 8, 2011 |
The Think-Big Board Being a small nonprofit does not mean that you have to think small in terms of your fundraising. |
AFP eWire
October 30, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (October 30, 2012) Story Telling: How to Make Your Story Stand Out... Ethics: Lance Armstrong and the Contagion of Unethical Behavior... Stewardship: Re-engaging Monthly Donors... |
AFP eWire
October 23, 2013 |
National Philanthropy Day(R) to Feature Countdown to Impact Challenge AFP is encouraging all members and their donors to demonstrate how they are changing the world and "showing their love" for their neighbors and community by participating in the Countdown to Impact Challenge, leading up to National Philanthropy Day(R) on Nov. 15. |
AFP eWire
June 5, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (June 5, 2013) What to Do When Donors Say `No' or `I'm Not Sure'... 48 Heroes of Philanthropy... Are You a Troglodyte Fundraiser? 3 Ways to Leave the Cave... |
AFP eWire
August 16, 2011 |
Orienting and Training Volunteers for Success All volunteers should go through orientation to the organization and at least some training for their roles as volunteers. |
AFP eWire
February 21, 2005 |
Paying for Your Own Keep Tony Poderis, a development professional and consultant with more than 30 years of experience, speaks out against the practice of fundraisers having to pay for their own salaries. |
AFP eWire
May 1, 2012 |
Creating Volunteer Opportunities -- The New Role of Fundraisers Think your organization's volunteers and its development office are two separate worlds? Think again, says Emily Davis, author of Fundraising and the Next Generation, new from the AFP Fund Development Series. |
AFP eWire
September 22, 2008 |
Fundraising Tips: Do's and Don'ts in a Troubled Economy In what will likely be an uphill battle, fundraisers in the final months of 2008 say they are not making drastic changes, but rather going back to basics and focusing on need. |
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
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
May 5, 2008 |
Despite Economy, Some Foundations Plan to Increase Giving Three recent surveys that asked foundations if they plan to increase their giving in 2008 and beyond show mixed results. |
AFP eWire
August 10, 2010 |
The New Proactive Donor The days when donors would give unconditionally to every charity that knocked on their door are gone for good, says fundraising veteran Penelope Burk. |
AFP eWire
July 15, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of July 15, 2015): Seven Things You Can Ask a First-Time Donor to Do Before Asking for More Money Harvesters Food Bank's Fundraising Strategy... How to Promote and Close Monthly Giving in Your Fundraising Appeal Letters... Beating the Summertime Fundraising Blues... |
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
September 24, 2007 |
Ten Necessities for Raising Money in the 21st Century A new report examines public attitudes towards giving and changes in society that are affecting philanthropy, and details the characteristics that charities must have to raise money successfully in the future. |
AFP eWire
July 25, 2005 |
Black Philanthropy: A Growing Force, But Often Unrecognized Black philanthropy is strong and prevalent within the African-American community, but more research and recognition are needed, according to the National Center for Black Philanthropy in Washington, D.C. |
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
December 4, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (December 4, 2012) Planning/Strategy: The Eight-Word Mission Statement... Donor Psychology: Give Smart -- Conversations with Remarkable Donors ... Young Donors: Why You Should Engage Generation Y... |
AFP eWire
September 3, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: Top 5 Fundraising Ideas from The Next Generation of American Giving (Sept. 3, 2013) Donors: Focusing on Donors, Not the Charity, in Your Appeals... Direct Mail: Read This Before You Mail Another Postcard... Younger Donors/Gen Y/Millennials: Top 5 Fundraising Ideas from The Next Generation... |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 13, 2012) Donor Stewardship: 8 Ways You're Probably Not Thanking Your Donors... Fundraising/Sector Data: Nonprofits and the Economy, Infographic Style... Social Media: #Sandy & Social: A Case Study... |
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
January 27, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of January 27, 2014): The 3 Principles to Acquire, Retain, and Upgrade Your Donors Fundraising Strategy/Approach: The 4 S's of the Modern Nonprofit... Donors: The 3 Principles to Acquire, Retain, and Upgrade Your Donors... Donors: Donor Engagement: Do Your Homework!... |
AFP eWire
January 15, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of January 13, 2014): One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014 Volunteer Management: What do you talk about at your board meetings?... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Philanthropy Trends to Take Advantage of in 2014... Donors: 5 rules for thanking donors... |
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
June 19, 2013 |
Harnessing Your "Asking Style" with the Queen of the Asking Style System Are you a Mission Controller, Go-Getter, Rainmaker or Kindred Spirit? Andrea Kihlstedt, creator of the Asking Styles system, helps you find your inner "asker," and challenges you to channel your style to excel in "the ask." |
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. |
