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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 2017

What We Talk About When We Talk About Changing the World

On the 1950s television show Dragnet, when Detective Joe Friday encountered loquacious witnesses, he often cut things short with his trademark...

01 Apr 2017

Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World — A Book Review

Can computer games take on the world’s problems? You will be kept busy counting the ways in this new book, Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the...

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01 Apr 2017

Midlife ≠ Midlife Crisis

Above: Credit: Ian Pullens How to Manage the Needs and Challenges of Midlevel Professionals As fundraising becomes more of a first career choice and...

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01 Apr 2017

New Growth: Tips for Launching an Endowment Campaign

Endowments are not for every organization; however, if your nonprofit is growing rapidly or has a mature development program, you should consider...

01 Apr 2017

Why Not a Million?

With this issue, Advancing Philanthropy launches a new short prose series and invites readers to submit their most memorable moment from their years...

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01 Apr 2017

What’s So Great About AFP’s International Conference?

My first encounter with the world of professional fundraising was at an AFP International Conference more than 25 years ago. There I realized my job...

01 Apr 2017

From the Board Chair / AFP’s New Vision: Educating the Profession, Changing the World

Is AFP defined by what we do or what we help make happen? While the Strategic Planning Committee considered many important questions as it developed...

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01 Apr 2017

A Grantmaker’s Reflections on Strengthening Nonprofit Fundraising

It is undeniable that the changes underway in Washington and beyond will touch every sector of society, including nonprofit organizations. For many of...

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01 Apr 2017

Successfully Navigating Messaging Milestones

Every nonprofit evolves through lifecycles of beginnings, growth and renewal that require regular reformulation of messaging. The relevance of an...

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01 Apr 2017

Looking for Donations? Get Off the Phone!

Is your smartphone causing you to miss out on donations? A couple of months ago, while attending yet another Rotary Club meeting, I had the...

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