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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 Jan 2022

The Future of Fundraising: Alternative Giving

Researchers at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute explore the connection between gender, crowdfunding and giving, and what fundraisers need to know...

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01 Jan 2022

Sponsored Content by Blackbaud: Fundraising’s Changing Landscape

We’ve reached what could be called a “tipping point” in philanthropy. Over these last two years, we’ve faced the winds of change that forced us to...

Thank You

23 Dec 2021

Thank You!

Thank You! You can never say thank you enough. That’s a fundamental rule of fundraising for our donors, and it’s applicable to many things in life...

21 Dec 2021

Krishan Mehta Named AFP Distinguished Fellow for Commitment to Education, IDEA Within the Charitable Sector

(Arlington, Va.) Krishan Mehta, Ph.D., associate vice president for engagement at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, and a leading voice for...

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21 Dec 2021

AFP Announces 2022 Class of Distinguished Fellows

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has announced its 2022 class of Distinguished Fellows: Patrick J. Feeley, MBA, CFRE; Krishan Mehta...

21 Dec 2021

California Fundraiser Carole Richard Named AFP Distinguished Fellow for Contributions to Fundraising Profession

(Arlington, Va.) Carole Richard, CFRE, a long-time fundraiser who has given back so much to the profession as a leader, volunteer, teacher and mentor...

21 Dec 2021

Direct Mail Pioneer Stephen Thomas Named AFP Distinguished Fellow

(Arlington, Va.) Stephen Thomas, CFRE, a fundraiser of nearly 50 years who is described as the “guru of Canadian direct mail fundraising,” will be...

21 Dec 2021

Former AFP Chair Patrick Feeley Named Distinguished Fellow for Commitment to Leadership and Fundraising Profession

(Arlington, Va.) Patrick J. Feeley, MBA, CFRE, a long-time fundraiser with more than 25 years of experience in the profession and a leader of the...

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20 Dec 2021

AFP’s Consistent Presence in a Changing World

Bleary eyed, hunched over, and exhausted. This is me, as I write to you. The past year has had its share of highs and lows. And so much change. Some...

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16 Dec 2021

Falling Into Fundraising: An Unexpected Passion

In this new series, “Falling Into Fundraising,” Danisha Bhaloo-Shivji, manager of development and communications at the Boys & Girls Clubs Big...

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