Reports

AFP publishes its own research-based reports, and also monitors the nonprofit sector to share notable research and reports published by other organizations. 

Latest Reports

• 2022 Fundraising Showed Substantial Weakness Through Q4
• "Interaction of Gender and Personal Values in Donor Response to Appeals": First Levis Fundraising Research Grant Recipient Study Findings Released (Nov. 1, 2022)
• Donors Drop by 7% but Dollars Up 6.2%, Buoyed by Major Donors (Oct. 13, 2022)
• 2022 AFP Compensation and Benefits Report: Fundraising Salaries Grow Slightly in 2021 (Sept. 13, 2022)
• COVID Era Fundraising Stalls as Donations Soften and Donors, Retention Rates Fall in First Quarter 2022 (July 12, 2022)
• Giving USA 2022 – Results, Analysis, and Insights (June 29, 2022)
• New Report Provides Toolkit to Help Fundraisers, Organizations Address and Prevent Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination (May 16, 2022)
• Charitable Giving in 2021 Increased 2.7% over Unprecedented 2020 Levels (April 7, 2022)
• 2021 Ends With Highest Fundraising Confidence Levels in Past Two Years (March 1, 2022)
• Second Quarter 2021 Shows Continued Confidence In Charitable Fundraising (November 30, 2021)
• 2021 Fundraising Slightly Ahead of 2020 Figures, Buoyed by New Donor Retention (November 10, 2021)
• 2021 AFP Compensation and Benefits Report: Pandemic Ultimately Leads to Flat Year-End Fundraising Salaries After First Quarter Increases (August 12, 2021)
• First Collaborative, Comprehensive Survey of the Fundraising Profession Shows Urgent Need for IDEA in the Workplace (July 11, 2021)
• New AFP Research Highlights Intersectionality of Harassment & Bias with Gender, Race and Sexuality (July 7, 2021)
• Fundraiser Confidence Increased in First Quarter 2021 (July 5, 2021)
• First Quarter Fundraising Shows Record Growth in Donors, Retention (June 18, 2021)
• Giving Increases Significantly in 2020, Even as Donor Retention Rates Shrink (March 4, 2021)

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