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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 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 7, 2005	ACFRE Board Eliminates Recertification Requirements The ACFRE Certification Board voted recently to eliminate the credential's recertification requirement. The ACFRE program is the most rigorous certification process available to professional fundraisers, requiring successful achievement of several challenges.
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	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 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 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 September 20, 2010	Most Fundraisers Face Few Ethical Situations Four out of five charitable fundraisers encounter ethical challenges, situations or dilemmas once a month or less, according to a website survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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 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 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 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 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 April 1, 2015	Detroit Fundraiser Richard Martin Honored for Lifetime Service to the Profession Martin is Chief Advancement Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, one of the largest faith-based nonprofits in the state, with 80 programs in 44 cities.
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 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 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 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 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 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 May 13, 2011	Charitable Fundraising Salaries Stabilize Across North America After Previous Increase After significant increases in 2009, salaries for charitable fundraisers in the United States and Canada in 2010 reflected the general economic conditions across North America and stayed approximately the same.
AFP eWire July 12, 2004	AFP State of Fundraising 2003 Final Report Released The report, which shows that charitable fundraising in the United States and Canada rebounded in 2003, provides findings on what challenges fundraisers faced in both Canada and the United States and fundraisers' predictions for 2004.
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 June 28, 2004	Fundraising Salaries Rise, Gender Gap Still Significant According to a recent study, from 2002 to 2003, both U.S. and Canadian fundraising salaries rose. However, the study also points to a significant salary disparity between male and female fundraisers.
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 May 6, 2014	Why I Wanted to be An ACFRE Leah Eustace's journey to Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive -- the good, the bad and the inspiring.
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 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 July 21, 2014	Fundraising Professional Hail New York Case Settlement, Encourage Donors to Take Wise Giving Steps The Association of Fundraising Professionals applauds the recent investigation by the New York State Attorney's General Office into the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, calling it a victory for ethical charities and fundraisers.
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	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 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 June 12, 2013	Tampa Bay Times, CNN List of "Worst Charities" Cites Extreme Cases, Misses Key Points In response to the recent release of the "50 Worst Charities" by the Tampa Bay Times and CNN, the president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Andrew Watt, released a statement.
AFP eWire February 4, 2014	What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey.
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 December 13, 2011 Mark Blumberg	What Should Fundraising Cost? While most in the nonprofit sector are aware that fundraising is necessary, much of the public at large sees it as a distraction from a charity's main purpose, rather than a function requiring investment.
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 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 February 2, 2011	Use of Donated Funds Most Common Ethical Challenge for Fundraisers Ensuring that charities use funds in a manner consistent with their mission and the intention of their donors is the most common ethical challenge that fundraisers face, according to a new website poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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, 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 October 1, 2015	New Report: Less Than Half of Donors Give Again to Organizations That They Supported in the Previous Year Just 43 percent of donors who gave to participating survey organizations in 2013 gave to those same organizations in 2014.
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 April 28, 2010	AFP and ThePort Network Partner to Provide New Social Communications Tools to Fundraisers The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) announces a partnership with ThePort Network to offer its members and chapters new and powerful social media tools and education.
AFP eWire November 6, 2013 Paul Nazareth	Good Fundraisers Are Invisible? The best fundraisers I know are almost invisible because they have elevated the connection with the donor beyond themselves to connect with the charity's brand.
AFP eWire March 20, 2012	Canadians Agree That Charities are Important to Society Canadians may be internationally known for our pleasant demeanour, but don't get us started on our national pastime of hockey or on how our nonprofits should be run; we have strong opinions about both.
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 November 15, 2005	Fundraising Down Slightly Because of Hurricanes: Optimism Still Strong That Giving Will Recover by Year's End According to a survey, nearly half of U.S. charities have seen their fundraising decline because of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes and the associated relief efforts
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AFP eWire October 7, 2014 Paul Nazareth	Don't Limit Your Career: An Interview with Dan Pallotta Dan's message for a number of years has been that if we don't attract top talent, then how will we raise as much as we can?