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Mike's Message Takeover: Navigating the New Normal: Compensation, Benefits, and Flexibility in Fundraising

According to the 2024 Compensation and Benefits Report, the average fundraising salary in the U.S. saw a modest increase of 0.8% in 2023, rising from $95,841 to $96,621. This figure pales in comparison to the robust 6.7% increase seen in 2022, reflecting a slow growth trend that fails to keep pace with the 3% inflation rate over the same period.

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Year-End Challenges in Q4 2023 as Fundraising Metrics Decline

FEP’s latest quarterly data shows the growing challenge for American nonprofits: a near-universal decline in fundraising metrics, including dollars raised, donor counts, and retention when compared to 2022.

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01 Jan 2021

Methods and Processes: Donor Personas—Creating Donor Profiles With Empathy Mapping

The coronavirus pandemic did not just throw nonprofits off the track, it has changed everyone’s way of life at an unprecedented speed. For nonprofits...

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01 Jan 2021

Considering Priorities: We Signed the Code

During AFP’s LEAD conference this past October, I sat down with Ben Mohler, vice president for institutional advancement at the Kentucky Community &...

01 Jan 2021

Book Review: The Extraordinary Costs of Fundraising While Black

Joy, pain, freedom and love all come at a cost. When you are Black, bias seeks to deplete your value and bigotry attempts to reduce your worth. The...

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01 Jan 2021

Engagement: The Secrets of Storytelling

Tell more stories. It’s a fundraising mantra. By why should you tell those stories? Does a crisis, like the current pandemic, change which stories are...

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01 Jan 2021

Engagement: Forecast 2021—What the Future Holds for Events

Last January, we were all feeling optimistic about the future. A new decade had arrived, the economy was humming along, and nonprofit organizations...

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01 Jan 2021

Leadership: Strengthening Fundraising in a Pandemic

Above Photo Credit: freepik.com While the suffering and stress caused by the world health pandemic are persistent and painful, how you lead your...

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01 Jan 2021

Methods and Processes: Donor-Advised Funds and Fundraising Relationships

Above Photo Credit: Nikita Kachanovsky Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are a hot topic in the philanthropic sector and the media. Are they revolutionizing...

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01 Jan 2021

Considering Priorities: The Tyranny of the Work Dress Code

As an advocate for womens rights and chair of AFP’s Women’s Impact Initiative, I spoke with Kim Churches, CEO of the American Association of...

01 Jan 2021

Considering Priorities: Changing the Paradigm on Funding and Fundraising—A Conversation with Edgar Villanueva

When Edgar Villanueva published “DeColonizing Wealth” in 2018, he thought he might do a little book tour, perhaps five events, and move on with his...

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01 Jan 2021

AFP Chapter Spotlight: AFP Tampa Bay Chapter

Above Photo: AFP Tampa Bay—National Philanthropy Day Committee and Philanthropist of the Year—2019 (pre-COVID). © Photo: AFP Tampa Bay Chapter When...

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