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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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Anthony Ramsey

01 Jul 2019

Spotlight: Men, Poverty, and the Missing Philanthropic Investment

Above: Anthony Ramsey There is a growing body of evidence that points to the deep link between gender and poverty. And, contrary to conventional...

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01 Jul 2019

Who We Are: Why Some Extraordinary Front-Line Fundraisers Struggle as Leaders

This scenario plays out frequently at many nonprofit organizations: A top-performing fundraising professional gets promoted to lead a team but has...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: The Value of Design in Fundraising

Above: “You’re My Butter Half” mural on the outside of the UWATX building. Your team has spent weeks crafting the annual giving report for your...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Campaigns and the Impact of Change

Most organizations mount major fundraising campaigns in order to reach strategic objectives which expand their mission, to add new and improved...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Business Reply Mail

One of the first things I did when I started my new job as development director at Volunteer Lawyers for Justice was look into Business Reply Mail...

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01 Jul 2019

Ethics: Called to Do Well and Be Good

The mission of AFP to promote effective and ethical philanthropy is inspiring, even as it challenges fundraising professionals to pursue the sometimes...

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01 Jul 2019

Spotlight: A Currency of Another Kind

Forty years of friendship and still I was amazed when my childhood friend, Jodi, told me she was going to raise my cousin’s newborn to avoid losing...

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01 Jul 2019

Spotlight: Untold Stories of Female Leadership

Visible, aspirational leaders are crucial for fundraisers from diverse backgrounds to “see themselves” in leadership roles. This three-part series...

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01 Jul 2019

Who We Are: Results of the 2019 AFP Compensation and Benefits Study

Nineteen years ago, AFP began conducting a study about compensation and benefits in the U.S. and Canada as a service to members. This spring, more...

27 Jun 2019

AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada Update: Susan Storey Is Our New Chair

The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada has a new board for the 2019 - 2020 term, with members elected on June 3 and beginning their terms on...

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