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AFP offers several guides and numerous resources to help fundraising professionals.

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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: LGBTQIA+

This page provides fundraisers of all identities with resources for better understanding the LGBTQIA+ nonprofit experience, from engaging the LGBTQIA+ community as donors, to creating an inclusive workplace for LGBTQIA+ fundraisers. 

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04 Apr 2019

Ask someone who their favorite teacher is and watch their face simultaneously soften and become passionate. Our favorite teachers are seldom favorites based on their curriculum, but more that they really saw us, understood us and saw something worth investing in beyond the classroom. I had a chance...

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26 Mar 2019

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26 Mar 2019

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20 Mar 2019

Change is the only constant. The nonprofit world seems to be in a hesitant state of maintenance, a vast veil of denial that holds it back from true progress. We seem to be an industry steeped and mired in tradition, often for no other reason than "we've always done it that way". As a change agent in...

Resource Fundraising Basics Your Fundraising Career
13 Mar 2019

Your next fundraising event presents the perfect opportunity to meet new potential donors, reconnect with your most dedicated supporters, and remind everyone of the great work that your organization does in your community. Face-to-face interactions at an in-person event are a great way to strengthen...

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Prospect Research Special Events
04 Mar 2019

It’s official – there are five generations in the workforce. Dane Shumak explores intergenerational management strategies you can apply to be an effective leader, effective employee, and effective fundraiser.

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Benchmarks Boards and Volunteers Diversity and Inclusion (IDEA) International Trends and Resources Research Reports Your Fundraising Career
28 Feb 2019

Claire Axelrad offers a deep dive into how donor advised funds (DAF) work, who DAF donors are, and how to attract and leverage DAF giving.

Resource Research Reports Case for Support Major Gifts Donor Relations/Stewardship
26 Feb 2019

With donor retention and volunteerism rates falling, Michael Rosen, CFRE and Mark Chilutti, CFRE, ask what are you doing to show donors your love?

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Fundraising Basics Prospect Research
22 Feb 2019

It is the purpose of this Statement of Ethical Principles to foster the growth of a worldwide fundraising community dedicated to accountability, transparency and effectiveness.

Resource Ethics
21 Feb 2019

Tim Sarrantonio reflects on what it was like to present the material in the Donor Retention Workshop, what attendees learned, and why chapters should offer the course. A longer read, but well worth it!

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Benchmarks Prospect Research

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