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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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07 Aug 2019

Creating an Even Stronger, More Enriching Profession

Yesterday, AFP and The Chronicle of Philanthropy released a new survey on job satisfaction. I hope you’ve had a chance to read the article and review...

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31 Jul 2019

The View From Skookumchuck Road: Fundraising: Lessons From Military Leadership

I was recently on an AFP committee call, and at one point mentioned I read a lot of military history and biographies of military leaders. I did not...

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17 Jul 2019

A Gathering in Vancouver: The AFP Canadian Leadership Retreat

A week from today, over 80 AFP leaders will gather in Vancouver for the start of the 2019 Canadian Leadership Retreat, an annual meeting of senior...

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15 Jul 2019

Your Annual Report: Setting Standards for a Standout

You want your organization’s annual report to stand out. Who wouldn’t? The challenge lies in the fact that nonprofits rely on the same formulas to...

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15 Jul 2019

Monthly Giving Is Buzzing: Three Real-Life Examples of Monthly Donor Lifetime Value

In her first AP Perspectives Column, Erica Waasdorp examines the growing trend of monthly giving, how to attract them and what fundraisers can do to...

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11 Jul 2019

Les candidatures pour le conseil d’administration de 2020 d’AFP Canada

ENGLISH Vous avez le pouvoir d’influer sur l’objectif principal et l’orientation de l’AFP de manière très concrète en proposant des candidats pour le...

04 Jul 2019

Delving into the Senate Charitable Sector Report

The Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector released a mammoth report on June 20 which contained 42 recommendations across 190 pages, and...

04 Jul 2019

What Cindy Wagman Is Hearing From Her Podcast Listeners

One of the reasons she decided to start a podcast was to combat the feeling of isolation fundraisers can experience when working in a small shop, says...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: The Unanticipated Benefits of Engaging a Fundraising Consultant

Fundraising is challenging under any circumstance, whether it’s to sustain the operations of a nonprofit or to launch a campaign for growth and...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Lies, Damned Lies and Development Statistics

Is an increasing retention rate always an indicator of success? The answer might not be as simple as you think. Overall database retention rate has a...

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