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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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Salary

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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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...

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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

Sponsored Content by GolfStatus: Donor Data and the Golf Fundraiser

Why Golfer and Sponsor Data Are Especially Important and How to Collect It Donor data is more than just contact information. It provides insight into...

01 Oct 2021

From the Chair: Another Column on Leadership? What the L Word is Really All About

If pivot was the word of the year in 2020, then I think leadership could be the word of the year for 2021. You probably haven’t been able to escape...

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01 Oct 2021

Fundraising and Research: Two Tools to Turn Major Donors into Engaged Allies

Imagine receiving a new email with this bold subject line: Join us in lighting up Denver! You’re familiar with the sender, so you open it up, and...

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01 Oct 2021

Leadership: Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders

Developing leaders is an ongoing necessity for a thriving industry. This time-old tradition of training the next generation to become organizational...

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01 Oct 2021

Ethics: A Firm Foundation for Success – The Code of Ethical Standards

Every day our work as fundraising professionals is shaped by the decisions we make. Those daily decisions about what we communicate to donors, how we...

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01 Oct 2021

Ethics: Ethics for All

For the sake of the credibility and integrity of any profession, nothing is more important than the ethical conduct of its members. Within the...

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