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FEP Q4 2025 Data

FEP Q4 2025 Data Shows Strongest Revenue Growth in Five Years, Even as Fewer Donors Give

New data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) shows that total charitable dollars raised grew by an estimated 5.0% (±0.5%) in 2025 compared to 2024, marking the strongest growth the sector has seen in five years. 

Torrie Taj

Torrie A. Taj, CFRE Named AFP 2026 Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year

A visionary nonprofit leader with more than three decades of impact, Taj is being recognized for her innovative, ethical, and abundance‑minded approach to fundraising and organizational growth. The award honors her transformative leadership, including driving dramatic increases in philanthropic revenue, expanding services to tens of thousands of individuals annually, and championing a future‑focused vision for the fundraising profession. 

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14 Sep 2021

This article is sponsored by GolfStatus.org. If the past 18 months have taught fundraisers anything, it’s the importance of being nimble. Indeed...

13 Sep 2021

We recently received a message from our New Orleans Chapter letting us know how they—and the city—were doing in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The news...

08 Sep 2021

There is a long-standing debate about whether the legendary Robinhood really stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Let's assume for our purposes...

08 Sep 2021

FRANÇAIS So much of AFP’s work happens at the committee level. As part of our new Committee Chair Conversation Series, we hope to keep AFP members...

08 Sep 2021

ENGLISH Une grande partie du travail de l’AFP est accompli par des comités. Dans le cadre de notre nouvelle Série d’entretiens avec les présidents de...

07 Sep 2021

Last week, we launched volume 4 of our Fundraising Confidence Survey, and if you haven’t completed it yet, I urge you to do so. It’s a short survey...

02 Sep 2021

I love mentoring! There is no better way to start this article. Since the pandemic began and started to overtake our daily routines, like most of you...

30 Aug 2021

With the pandemic slowly receding, we are only just beginning to learn how its impact has permanently changed elements of everyday life. The past...

29 Aug 2021

There’s a lot of ways we can show leadership in the profession, and one important way is something being celebrated this year - 2021 marks the 40th...

26 Aug 2021

Today I’d like to talk to young, white, novice fundraisers like myself about how and why we need to build diverse and inclusive networks. And for all...

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