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New to fundraising, interested in learning more about the latest state of the fundraising profession, or looking for helpful IDEA resources to promote inclusivity in your fundraising efforts? AFP’s Guides & Resources have you covered.

Our Resource Guides provide focused collections of materials and content from AFP Global covering the issues and topics most important to fundraisers.

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Featured Resource: Mental Health Resources for Fundraisers

Working in a mission-driven profession, with limited resources and high expections, it can be easy to lose sight of your own mental health as you prioritize the goals of your organization. These resources from the Association of Fundraising Professionals are designed to help fundraisers evaluate their own mental health and find solutions to common challenges such as burnout, quiet quitting, and competing professional and personal priorities.  

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Career stage
30 Aug 2024

AFP Daily: The 5 Things You Need to Know in Fundraising This Week

AFP Daily & Weekly deliver the latest fundraising news and information straight to your inbox!
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Elizabeth Lopez
27 Aug 2024

Cultivating Trust through Authentic Leadership

The ability to build and maintain strong relationships is crucial for the sustainability and impact of nonprofit organizations. Leadership plays a crucial role in developing and fostering these relationships. Securing ongoing support and cultivating trust and credibility goes beyond charisma...
Resource Leadership and Teams
Strategic Planning
05 Aug 2024

The Revolution of Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Fusing Tradition with Innovation

Strategic Planning is Leveling Up In nonprofit management, strategic planning has long been seen as the compass guiding organizations towards their goals. With effective, thoughtful strategic planning, organizations can increase their fundraising dollars, expand their community impact and make a...
Resource Leadership and Teams
Community Conference Spark
03 Jul 2024

Fundraising Ethics: Why They Should Matter to Your Organization

This presentation is from DonorPerfect's Community Conference and features AFP Ethics Review Task Force Co-Chair, Robbe Healey, MBA, NHA, ACFRE, FAFP. She discusses AFP's updated Code of Ethical Standards and shares why the code should matter to your organization. Thank you to DonorPerfect for...
Resource Ethics
Sky Diving
01 Jul 2024

What’s Your Board’s Risk Tolerance for Capital Campaigns?

Everyone has a different tolerance for risk. If you look at statistics, I take my life in my hands every time I drive on the New Jersey Turnpike! However, it’s a risk I take on a regular basis. Just look at your own family—one person may like jumping from airplanes for fun while another prefers to...
Resource Boards and Volunteers
New Code
24 Jun 2024

The New AFP Code of Ethics: Understanding and Using It

At AFP ICON in Toronto, Andrea McManus, CFRE, Audrey Kintzi, ACFRE, M.A., and Robbe Healey, ACFRE, MBA, FAFP presented this session exploring the future of the AFP Code of Ethical Standards and Principles. The new code will feature a renewed focus on inclusivity and today’s fundraising environment.
Resource Ethics
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31 May 2024

4 Tips for Recruiting Donors to Your Planned Giving Program

Planned giving describes a donor’s commitment to contribute funds at a future time through their estate or will. It’s a popular form of individual giving—according to Giving USA 2023, bequests (the most common type of planned gift) accounted for 9% of total giving in 2022, or $45.6 billion. Growing...
Resource Planned Giving
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29 May 2024

Fundraising Is Awesome! / La collecte de fonds, c’est génial!

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Sponsored 13 May 2024

Crafting the Donor Journey: Tactics for Major, First-Time, and Lapsed Donors

Fundraising isn't just about asking for money—it's about nurturing relationships! Every donor's interaction with your organization is a step on a unique path—a donor journey that can lead to long-term support and advocacy. Understanding how to support the journeys of major donors, first-time donors...
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Digital Donor Recognition
29 Apr 2024

Digital Donor Recognition: Why It Works & 3 Creative Ideas

Your donors are the lifeblood of your organization, so it’s vital that they stick around. While few donors need elaborate displays of recognition to feel valued, most appreciate small tokens of gratitude to know their support is meaningful. Thanks to advances in nonprofit technology and the rise of...
Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
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