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AFP eWire April 12, 2011 |
Creating a Healthy Prospect Pipeline The prospect pipeline places cohorts of prospects at different stages of the development cycle and then measures their progress as they move from an unqualified lead to a donor. |
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 March 15, 2011 |
What Fundraisers Can Learn From Salespeople Nonprofit fundraisers can use sales and marketing techniques. |
AFP eWire June 11, 2013 |
Getting to Know Your Donors Using the simple tools in his book, "Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call, "John Greenhoe shows how any nonprofit can begin to diversify its fundraising revenue. |
AFP eWire July 16, 2013 Amy Eisenstein |
Your New Year's Resolution for July: Two Hours Per Week and Five Simple Steps for Small Development Shops to Achieve Major Gift Success Have you ever wished you could raise major gifts but felt you don't have the courage, confidence, know-how, or, most important, the time? |
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 September 5, 2006 Robert E. Carter |
Quick Tips: Nine Guidelines for Gift Recognition Here are nine tips to help fundraisers ensure their gift recognition policies are effective and maximize the donor cultivation process. |
AFP eWire July 14, 2008 |
AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds. |
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 July 2, 2014 |
Debunking the "Willie Sutton Theory": How to Find Businesses That Will Support Your Nonprofit Yes, there are a lot of businesses in your community. But how do you narrow down the field to which ones will support your cause? |
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 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. |
Entrepreneur January 2007 Barry Farber |
Seize the Day The more you're in front of prospects, the better chance you have of creating good timing. Many executives agree that most sales happen after the fifth call. |
AFP eWire January 12, 2011 |
22 Ideas to Make 2011 Your Best Fundraising Year Yet! Here are some ideas to help you simplify your fundraising approach, focus on what's most important, and most of all, have more fun! |
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 February 18, 2014 |
Major Gifts for Small Shops: The Major Gifts Challenge Amy Eisenstein has helped small and large nonprofits alike raise millions of dollars through major gift and capital campaigns, board development, annual fund campaigns, direct mail, and planned gift solicitation. |
CIO July 15, 2005 Michael Fitzgerald |
Magical History Tour Museums are using new technology to provide interactive maps, personalized guided tours, instant messaging and location tracking features on specially designed handhelds. |
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 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 September 2, 2008 |
Why You're Fundraising: The Case for Support With thousands of charities to choose from in any community, why should a donor give to your cause? It all comes down to the case for support. |
Science News September 3, 2005 |
Changing Earth Developed by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, this Web site focuses on Earth's history. |
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 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... |
Smithsonian July 2005 Lawrence M. Small |
Guiding Light The Smithsonian's new palm-size computers, known as SIguides, show videos and maps to lead visitors around--even to a good cup of joe. |
AFP eWire January 15, 2014 |
AFP International Conference Education Session Sneak Peak: Journey Deeper Inside the Donor's Brain At the 2013 AFP International Conference on Fundraising, we lead session attendees through a Journey Inside the Donor's Brain where we explored some of the science and research surrounding how people think and reach decisions. |
AFP eWire August 18, 2008 |
Donor Retention Trumps Acquisition, Study Notes The Fundraising Effectiveness Project finds a steady trend in the amount of donors and donations lost for every new donor and donation gained. |
AFP eWire July 9, 2008 |
Gifts of Securities Have Significant Effect on Canadian Charities The number and total value of donations of securities increased significantly from 2005 to 2006 after the Canadian government removed the capital gains tax on such contributions, according to new research. |
AFP eWire March 14, 2005 |
Colleges and Universities See Increased Giving But Lower Alumni Giving Rates Contributions to colleges and universities in the United States increased by 3.4 percent in 2004, according to an annual survey. |
AFP eWire February 15, 2011 |
Putting the Fun into Your Annual Fund Here's how to have a fresh, fun and creative annual giving program. |
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 20, 2013 Sandy Rees |
Creating a Fundraising Plan A good fundraising plan is a roadmap to success and shows you how to allocate your precious resources of time and money. It keeps you out of crisis mode and helps you control the flow of work in your office. |
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 October 5, 2010 |
Fundraising 101: Growing Donor Passion Harnessing a donor's passion is key to ensuring a lasting and fruitful relationship. Here are some good tips on cultivating major donors for your annual campaign from fundraising veteran Erik J. Daubert |
AFP eWire August 31, 2010 |
Adding Science to the Art of Fundraising: The Power of Using Data in Fundraising Strategy Philanthropy, fundraising and higher education scholar Noah Drezner, discusses the value of collecting data about your prospects and donors and using that data to raise funds more effectively and efficiently. |
AFP eWire December 9, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of December 9, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Fundraising Inspiration Advent Calendar 2015... Preparing for a Successful Major Gift Request: Effective Cultivation... Using Community Feedback to Build Greater Engagement... |
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 November 13, 2012 |
Not Just On site -- New Education Opportunities Before, During AND After AFP's 50th International Conference! We're anticipating an engaging and energizing AFP Annual International Conference on Fundraising. We listened to your comments, made changes, brainstormed new ideas and created new content and programs for our 2013 conference in San Diego, April 7-9 |
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 October 16, 2012 |
Charities' Fundraising Improves Slightly, But Still Not Retaining Donors While fundraising levels are improving slightly, charities continue to lose more donors than they gain and have a long way to go to recover from the impact of the 2007-9 recession. |
AFP eWire April 30, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (April 30, 2013) 8 Quick Tricks to Get More Clicks, Calls & Mailed-in Responses... Why Small Donations Are Priceless... Medium-Sized Charities Most Vulnerable During Recession... |
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 September 9, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of September 9, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! What to Do When Fear Leads to Fundraising Failure... A Hobbit's Guide to Building Community... How to Inspire Audiences to Give More... |
AFP eWire August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. |
AFP eWire October 26, 2010 |
Essential Elements of a Fundraising Letter Five tips for crafting a successful fundraising letter. |
AFP eWire June 11, 2009 |
U.S. Giving Declines in 2008 Reflecting Economic Woes Charitable giving in the United States declined for the first time since 1987, reports the Giving USA Foundation, though total giving again broke the $300 billion mark. |
Real Travel Adventures February 2007 Christopher Ferraro |
Vacationing on the Patriot Trail A vacation to Philadelphia and Washington DC allows you to appreciate the history of this great nation. |
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 December 14, 2010 |
Online Fundraising: More Than a Point and Click Looking at the ways people give online, they found that online giving was most successful when people were brought into a genuine relationship to the nonprofit and its mission. |
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 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?... |