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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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07 Aug 2019

How to Find Time to Read as a Busy Fundraiser

I’m often asked by nonprofit board members, “What’s the most important skill to look for in potential fundraising staff?” My answer is always the same...

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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

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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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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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

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...

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...

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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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