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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 2016

Management: The Five Principles of Change Leadership

Above: Photo Credit mattjeacock/Getty Images Inconvenient disruptions set the stage for meaningful change. The key is how you lead the change. Indeed...

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01 Oct 2016

For Good Measure: Using Logic Models to Strengthen Fundraising

Above: Illustration Credit Paula Brinkman/Illustration Source Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.”...

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01 Oct 2016

Fundraisers Without Borders: International College Fundraising: Strategy 101

Above: Illustration Credit Leon Zernitsky/Illustration Source For international students, there may be a clear logic in pursuing success in global...

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01 Oct 2016

Communications: The Customer-Centric Nonprofit Brand

Above: Illustration Credit Dennis Harms/Illustration Source Without stakeholders, your nonprofit would not exist. It’s that simple. Your organization...

01 Oct 2016

One More Thing

The Last Word Success is often a result of failing and learning from those failings, with more and more successes along the way. Learn more in “If...

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01 Oct 2016

Worth a Look

Is Your Organization Ready for the New Federal Overtime Laws? How will the new federal overtime laws affect the day-to-day staffing and operations of...

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01 Oct 2016

Perfect: How Measuring Success is not Trying to Fit a Square Peg into a Round Hole

Above: Illustration Credit Brian Jensen/Illustration Source “We had a very successful year!” This is an often-heard refrain, but what does it really...

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01 Oct 2016

Program Evaluation: How Does It Affect You?

Above: Illustration Credit Gary Waters/Getty Images Here is something you probably have known for quite some time: The increasing demand for program...

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01 Oct 2016

What's Working: Measuring Your Major-Gifts Program With Metrics Beyond Dollars Raised

Above: Image Credit Ikon Images/Alamy Although dollars raised is not always the best indicator of whether your major-gift program is working, it...

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01 Oct 2016

Research: Why Philanthropy Is More Successful in Some Countries Than in Others

Above: Illustration Credit Paul Anderson/Illustration Source In times of economic uncertainty, governments limit their contributions to nonprofit...

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