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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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01 Oct 2018

Trust the Process

The Rev. Chris Downey is a believer. The Catholic priest knows that giving is personal and makes sure he keeps it that way for his parishioners...

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01 Oct 2018

From the Chair / Heroes Are Everywhere

Superheroes are in now. What used to be simply seen as a teenager’s passing fancy is now a multibillion-dollar enterprise and a staple of our popular...

01 Oct 2018

Make Sure Donors Know They Are Changing the World

In terms of the future of our sector, what concerns you most? New tax law, decline in number of donors, other? What concerns me the most is the slow...

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01 Oct 2018

The Golden Age of Major-Gift Fundraising?

Above: Tapping our dreams with renewed vigor can lead us to a new golden age. Photo by Thomas Dvorzak. Our future offers plenty of promising...

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01 Oct 2018

Left to Their Own Devices: Rural and Small Town America and our Nation’s Philanthropy

Above: Playing in the garden: Whitesburg, Kentucky. Photo by Teresa Collins. Rural and small town America are in a social and healthcare crisis. And...

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01 Oct 2018

In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped — A Book Review

Why is a book written by an ethnographer about a candy company being reviewed in Advancing Philanthropy? Because, according to the author, it is about...

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01 Oct 2018

Orienteering a Fundraising Ask to Its Close

A successful solicitation is like hiking a mountain. It’s exhilarating to summit after traversing the switchbacks. But we must also be as vigilant in...

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01 Oct 2018

Fundraising Expense Myth: What Is the “Correct” Fundraising Expense Ratio for Your Organization?

Nonprofit boards are in a constant struggle to define the correct level of fundraising expenses. Most advice is based on word-of-mouth discussions...

01 Oct 2018

Quiz: What’s Your “Datagy” Score?

Big data. Big challenges. How does your organization score on the Datagy spectrum? Take the quiz and find out. What is Datagy? Coined by DonorTrends...

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01 Oct 2018

Behind Every Great Superhero Is a Great Mentor

“I have had superheroes all my life, and I am grateful for every single one of them,” says Birgit Burton, CFRE, chair of the IDEA Committee, which is...

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