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Continued Consolidation in Q2 2024 as the Sector Sees More Dollars from Fewer Donors

While charitable giving increased moderately in Q2 2024, we are seeing a worrying decrease in both the smallest and the most frequent donors, indicating that the increase in dollars is due to a consolidation of large gifts.

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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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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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28 Dec 2020

Mike’s Monday Message: A Last Note of Encouragement for 2020

Well, I said my Dec. 21 Monday Message would be the last you’d hear from me in 2020. But there’s a lot of new and interesting data from two of AFP’s...

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21 Dec 2020

Mike’s Monday Message: Don’t Look Back

You hear it a lot: Don’t look back. Focus on the future and look ahead. There’s no use dwelling in the past. I have a bias for action and looking to...

Paula Attfield

16 Dec 2020

Paula Attfield’s Reflections On Her Term as Chair of AFP Canada

FRANÇAIS In addition to being president and CEO of Stephen Thomas Ltd, Paula Attfield is a longtime member of the Association of Fundraising...

Vivian Smith

16 Dec 2020

Un siège à la table

ENGLISH Vivian Smith, CFRE, a siégé au sein du Groupe de travail sur les questions techniques de l’Agence du revenu du Canada au nom de l’AFP pendant...

Paula Attfield

16 Dec 2020

Paula Attfield nous livre ses réflexions sur son mandat à la présidence d’AFP Canada

ENGLISH Paula Attfield, présidente et directrice générale de Stephen Thomas Ltd, est membre de l’Association des professionnels en philanthropie...

Vivian Smith

16 Dec 2020

A Seat at the Table

FRANÇAIS Vivian Smith, CFRE (pictured bove), has been sitting on the Technical Issues Working Group (TIWG) of the CRA on behalf of AFP for almost a...

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14 Dec 2020

Mike’s Monday Message: The Importance of Being a Mentor

If you’ve spent at least a few years in the profession, you’ve probably served as a mentor to someone. Maybe you decided to take a younger or less...

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