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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

Two Superpowers to Transform the Face of Fundraising

It’s hard—dare I say impossible—to raise money from people who don’t care about your cause, other human beings, or planet Earth. But what if, I had...

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01 Oct 2018

Getting the Talent Challenge Right

Above: Reaching for the stars: Dalston, London, playground. Photo by Stuart Franklin. In terms of the future of our sector, what concerns you most...

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01 Oct 2018

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s an AFP Superhero!

Above: Superheroes on parade on Hollywood Blvd. Photo by Eli Reed. ALIAS: Incredibly Dawesome SECRET IDENTITY: John Dawe, CFRE SUPERPOWER: Ability to...

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01 Oct 2018

Local Heroes

Above: Among those working at the local level to build and repair rural and small town America: a Head Start teacher and her boisterous charges in...

01 Oct 2018

Asking Matters. So Does Your Asking Style

It is not every day that a powerful book is published that can dramatically shift one’s perspective about and have a transformative impact on...

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01 Oct 2018

Perspectives—Collaborating with Advisors to Grow Blended Gifts

A donor-centered approach where we meet the needs of our donors is an ideal way to build a fundraising program. Yet when we look to understand our...

01 Oct 2018

Why You Should Invest in the AFP Foundations for Philanthropy—and the Fundraising Profession!

Giving to the AFP Foundations for Philanthropy isn’t quite like giving to other causes. You’re not giving to cure a disease or build a house or...

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01 Oct 2018

Growth in Giving Initiative Disrupts Sector With Groundbreaking Reports

The Growth in Giving Initiative and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP, https://afpglobal.org/FundraisingEffectivenessProject ) are disrupting...

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01 Oct 2018

Turn Up the Amp!

Above: © Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock. Having spent my career in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser, I’ve heard all the common nonprofit lingo...

Superman in Phnom Penh: Heroism comes in many forms and many places.

01 Oct 2018

Is the New Tax Code Good or Bad for Charities?

Above: Superman in Phnom Penh: Heroism comes in many forms and many places. Photo by John Vink. Do you have something in common with Superman, Wonder...

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