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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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01 Apr 2019

10 Points for Part-Time Development Professionals

In 2012, I threw caution to the wind and began life as a part-time development professional. My job description: Hit the ground running! This is how I...

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01 Apr 2019

Introverts Unite! (At the Back of the Room)

I woke up in my hotel room energized. I had slept well, the hotel coffee wasn’t half bad, and I was about to embark on three days of inspiring...

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01 Apr 2019

Paths of Professional Development: The Game of Life

Do you remember playing The Game of Life? You’d roll the dice, move along the board, and come to a crossroads. You’d have to make choices: Do you...

01 Apr 2019

Paths of Professional Development: Nancy Racette

Your Professional Development Is the Development of the Fundraising Profession As a former professional fundraiser who works with nonprofits to...

Mike Geiger

01 Apr 2019

Three Big Announcements: AFP 360°, AAUW Negotiation Training and Ethics Month!

UPDATE For the latest development on these initiatives and revised launch dates, see our May 1 update: Transforming You and Your Workplace—Three Big...

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01 Apr 2019

More Joy, Less Crazy

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01 Apr 2019

Major Gifts: How to Gain Board Member Help With Major-Gift Fundraising

Board members can be most helpful with major-gift fundraising in a variety of roles. However, getting our trustees’ assistance and engagement in...

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27 Mar 2019

Facebook Live: Three Big Announcements from ICON!

AFP President Mike Geiger has been hinting for weeks about some big announcements at ICON about new member benefits. If you're in San Antonio, you'll...

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27 Mar 2019

Jeanene Harris On .... Professor Wyatt and Great Teachers

“Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.” These are the famous words of William Shakespeare. While attending college, I learned their true...

Steven G. de Polo

26 Mar 2019

Steven G. de Polo: Promoting Best Practices Through AFP

Joining AFP was a no brainer for me. From my first days in development in the 1990s, I knew that I needed to invest in my career if I was going to...

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