AFP News & Press Releases

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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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FEP

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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People Sitting Together

13 Oct 2021

Falling Into Fundraising: A Career That Makes an Impact

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

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12 Oct 2021

Have You Utilized Data to Increase Your Fundraising? Submit an Article Today!

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) was designed to help nonprofits increase their giving through providing critical tools and data. If you’ve...

Meeting

11 Oct 2021

The Decade of Fundraising Leadership (Still!)

You may not recall, but in early 2020 (remember back then?), I started talking about the next 10 years being the decade of fundraising leadership...

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06 Oct 2021

AP Perspectives: Diverse Workplaces Create a Culture of Acceptance, Camaraderie, and Growth

For me, growing up Latina meant you went to school, got good grades and secured a job that would earn you enough money to pay the bills. My Latine*...

Ethics

04 Oct 2021

Mike's Monday Message: It's Ethics Awareness Month!

If it’s October, it must be Ethics Awareness Month ! How important is ethics in fundraising? Welllllll, one of THE most important reasons AFP was...

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01 Oct 2021

Office Culture and Well-Being: What Now? Tactical Actions to Take After The Pandemic Steals Your Job

In April 2020, about one month into the pandemic, unemployment for women rose 2 percentage points above that for men, according to the U.S. Bureau of...

01 Oct 2021

AFP Member Spotlight: AFP Distinguished Fellows

In this special edition of Member Spotlight, the 2021 AFP Distinguished Fellows share their career highlights, advice for new leaders, and the...

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01 Oct 2021

Fundraising and Research: Demystifying Major Gifts: A Guide to Major Donor Moves Management

I’ve lost track of the number of times friends and colleagues have expressed fear or anxiety around asking for money in my fundraising career. My...

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01 Oct 2021

Fundraising and Research: Charitable Giving Trends for 2022 and Beyond

Each year, the Giving USA report, published by the Giving USA Foundation and researched and written at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of...

Jennifer Johnstone - Central City Foundation

01 Oct 2021

Leadership: The Power of Collective Leadership

March 10, 2020 was the last Board meeting before the end of our fiscal year at Central City Foundation. The mood in the board room of one of our...

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