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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 Oct 2020

AFP Member Spotlight: Emily Reed

How did you get started in fundraising, and how many years have you worked in the profession? August 2020 marked my eighth year as a professional...

01 Oct 2020

From the Chair: Diversity Makes Us Stronger, Better

Zoe. Luis. Miguel, Maria Isabella and Miguelín. These are my niece, sister’s partner, uncle and cousins. Born and raised in Guatemala, Nicaragua and...

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01 Oct 2020

Ethics: To Cannabis or Not to Cannabis? What You Need to Know

Above Photo Credit: Davide Ragusa Canada and the United States are two countries that have entered the world of legalized cannabis. This has not come...

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01 Oct 2020

Community and Diversity: Swept Under the Rug—The Issue of Diversity in Our Sector

One of the best things about working in the nonprofit sector is the opportunity to see the best in people—when they are moved and inspired to help...

three diverse young women

01 Oct 2020

Community and Diversity: COVID-19, Social Justice and Its Impact on Women

Above Photo Credit: Omar Lopez The Great Equalizer. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called the coronavirus...

AFP MN, Minnesota Chapter members networking during a 2019 chapter event.

01 Oct 2020

AFP Chapter Spotlight: AFP Minnesota Chapter

Above: AFP MN, Minnesota Chapter members networking during a 2019 chapter event. The nonprofit and philanthropy sectors, like much of the world, has...

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01 Oct 2020

Fundraising Through Crisis: Tee Up—Golf for the Future

Pivot. It’s perhaps the word of the year for many fundraisers who have found themselves up against unprecedented obstacles. Social distancing—a term...

01 Oct 2020

Ethics: Tainted Donors—Know When to Say “No”

In this Q&A, Advancing Philanthropy sat down with Joyce Mitchell-Antoine, vice president for development at Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and AFP...

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01 Oct 2020

Ethics: The Rules of Corporate Sponsorships

The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Code of Ethical Standards (AFP Code) strictly prohibits percentage-based compensation and finder’s fees...

Yolanda F. Johnson

01 Oct 2020

Community and Diversity: Maximizing the Impact of Good Work—Becoming WOC

Fundraisers are the beacons of light and hope that illuminate the path to the good work needed in the world today. Philanthropists are those...

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