Guides & Resources

With 460,000 Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) accounts in the country, most nonprofit organizations understand that DAFs are here to stay. Many have taken steps to embrace them and determine how to receive grants from their current and potential donors who have DAF accounts. Five years ago, many charities...

AFP LEAD , held Oct. 3 – 5 in Phoenix, Ariz., will include presenter Ian Adair who will be giving a presentation on “Leading with Empathy, Gratitude, and Action.” With an unprecedented amount of employee turnover happening within the nonprofit sector, AFP chatted with Ian to talk about how leading...

I recently had a string theory experience: Time and space collapsed; within about two hours, I travelled through a lifetime of confusion to a breath-gulping, “Eureka!” moment of clarity. All thanks to pursuit of my CFRE accreditation. In simple terms, string theory claims that multiple dimensions...

Introverts aren’t necessarily the individuals you might immediately think of as fundraisers, and yet so many fundraisers are introverts. At AFP LEAD , the fundraising community’s conference on leadership in all its forms, Vinney Arora, Ann-Marie Meacham, MPA, CFRE, and Matthew Siegel, CFRE will...

Technical skills may get you hired for a position, but emotional intelligence will allow you to remain and be successful in the role. At AFP LEAD , the fundraising community’s conference on leadership in all its forms, Karen Dyer, partner with On Point Leadership, will present two different sessions...

Dear New Board Member, Welcome to the Board of Trustees! As laid out in your Roles & Responsibilities Agreement that you sign each year, one of your very important jobs as a board member is to help us raise the funding we need to continue our programs. Many people tense up when they think about...

The latest Giving USA report on charitable giving reminds me of two people from the upper Midwest who take a winter vacation to San Diego. During their first day in southern California, the day is partly sunny, with a temperature of 78 degrees. The first person proclaims gratitude for a warm...