Guides & Resources

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.

Can't find exactly what you are looking for?  Be sure to check out the search at the bottom of the page for access to a wide variety of resources.

LGBTQIA

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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Each year, the AFP Research Council awards the Skystone Partners Prize for Research to the author of a book that contributes substantially to the knowledge and understanding of fundraising or philanthropic behavior. The Prize for Research is made possible by an endowment from Skystone Partners to...

Resource Research Reports

A special thanks to the Globe & Mail for promoting the importance of giving to charities. The Supplement on National Philanthropy Day will be published on November 14, 2025. To learn more click here. AFP/Globe and Mail Supplement on Philanthropy - June 20, 2025 The Giving Season - December 13, 2024...

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New Member Chapter Board Contact Sheet New Member Buddy System Ways for Personal Interaction with New Members

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The resources listed are meant to help you in your role as chapter president-elect.

Resource Boards and Volunteers

< Back to Get Involved: AFP Volunteer Opportunities General Information The AFP U.S. Foundation for Philanthropy is responsible for generating resources to support the following: Leadership Development IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Research Ethics The Foundation’s continued success...

Resource Boards and Volunteers

The resources listed are meant to help you in your role as chapter IDEA chair.

Resource Boards and Volunteers Diversity and Inclusion (IDEA)

The resources listed are meant to help you in your role as chapter secretary.

Resource Boards and Volunteers

The AFP Board Vision and Governance Case for Belonging

Resource Diversity and Inclusion (IDEA)

The resources listed are meant to help you in your role as chapter administrator.

Resource Boards and Volunteers

Getting started in fundraising can feel like drinking from a firehose. There's so much to learn, but AFP is starting you off with the basics. This resource guide features webinars, articles, and courses that will introduce you to some of the key concepts of fundraising.

Resource guide Your Fundraising Career Fundraising Basics Donor Relations/Stewardship

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