Sexual assault and harassment, high employee turnover, and issues surrounding morale and trust in the charitable sector are just a few factors that are driving an increasingly critical topic in fundraising: mental wellness. As part of AFP's new initiative on the subject officially launching in 2020, join Leah Eustace, MPhil, MInstF, CFRE, ACFRE, and Ian Adair on Dec. 12 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern as they address the many facets of mental wellness.
Celebrating diversity stretches beyond the workplace – it stretches to our homes, our schools and our children. The AFP IDEA: Reflections Program celebrates diversity, uniqueness and value through artwork created by students. As a member, we’re asking you to vote for your top two choices, and the top three artists will receive recognition at AFP ICON 2020.
On National Philanthropy Day (NPD), we celebrate the extraordinary change that fundraising and philanthropy have helped to create in our world!
In these challenging times, remember that you have more influence on your organization’s fundraising success than anything the economy might do. To succeed, you must be sharper than ever, staying on top of new trends and best practices, bringing innovative and creative thinking to your organization and operating by the highest ethical imperatives. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - your professional community, offers you the best resources—at the best value for your membership dollar—to help you and your organization succeed.
AFP’s groundbreaking 2018 sexual harassment survey showed that harassment is a widespread problem for the fundraising profession.Members can now access our November 7 webinar with Dr. Erynn Beaton and Dr. Megan LePere-Schloop from The Ohio State University in which they use data from that survey, along with their own work, to offer best practices and solutions to prevent harassment in the fundraising workplace.
AFP celebrated October as Ethics Awareness Month, and Advancing Philanthropy is doing something it’s never done before: focusing an entire issue on ethics. Ethics is part of everything we do and is directly responsible for the money we raise and the impact we create. We hope you enjoy this special issue and use it as a resource throughout the year.
The world’s largest conference for fundraising professionals returns to the east coast in 2020! And don't miss AFP ICON 2020 Keynote Speaker: Internationally-Recognized Culinary Innovator and Humanitarian José Andrés!
In a ceremony on Wednesday, September 25, almost 40 college leaders and fundraisers from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) joined AFP and signed the association’s Code of Ethics.
Want to give back to your fundraising community? Nominate yourself to serve on one of AFP Global’s committees and put your skills to work in the areas of membership, chapters, public policy, communications and many more.
