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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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CFRE Focus Area

08 May 2018

Our Values

AFP President and CEO Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA, discusses AFP values. AFP encourages differing opinions and even pointed criticism. We can learn much...

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01 Apr 2018

The Passion of Walt Disney, Pioneer

As AFP looks to the future, we are all reminded of our “steps in time”—what they add up to, the difference they make. “Link your elbows, step in time...

Dr. F. Duke Haddad and a woman in Kiwanis aprons at a Salvation Army donation location with a child donating money.

01 Apr 2018

AFP: A Member’s Testimonial

I was recently home taking a vacation day from work when I received an email from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The email said...

01 Apr 2018

From the Chair / The Women’s Impact Initiative

I’ve been a member of AFP since 1993, and I’ve been so proud of many things that AFP has undertaken since that time. Important changes in our Code of...

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01 Apr 2018

Rebels, Renegades, and Pioneers

More Than Just a Track at a Conference At the June 2015 meeting of AFP’s Conference Education Advisory Committee (CEAC), Simone Joyaux proposed the...

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01 Apr 2018

Far from Maddening

Originally, crowdfunding was seen as the domain of individuals and amateurs. Crowdfunding platforms did not allow nonprofits to use their services...

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01 Apr 2018

Find Your Path to Community

Finding one’s true calling usually isn’t a straightforward and easy path. During my youth and into my college years, I struggled to find my community...

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01 Apr 2018

Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to Be Human at Work — A Book Review

Emotional intelligence isn’t a new concept. It’s been around since the 1960s and was popularized outside academic circles in the 1990s by Daniel...

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01 Apr 2018

The MobLab

How did you and Greenpeace come to make beautiful music together? We were born in a moment of crisis following the United Nations climate talks in...

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01 Apr 2018

Shaking Up Philanthropy: How Professionals Are Making a Difference

After many years of working in philanthropic development, it can be easy to fall into the status quo of completing tasks the same way, becoming more...

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