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New to fundraising, interested in learning more about the latest state of the fundraising profession, or looking for helpful IDEA resources to promote inclusivity in your fundraising efforts? AFP’s Guides & Resources have you covered.

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Featured Resource: Mental Health Resources for Fundraisers

Working in a mission-driven profession, with limited resources and high expections, it can be easy to lose sight of your own mental health as you prioritize the goals of your organization. These resources from the Association of Fundraising Professionals are designed to help fundraisers evaluate their own mental health and find solutions to common challenges such as burnout, quiet quitting, and competing professional and personal priorities.  

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Sponsored 16 Oct 2024

How Different Generations Give - Four Things You Need to Know

The philanthropic landscape is evolving rapidly, and fundraisers are continually adapting to overcome industry challenges. Understanding each generation's giving, discovery, and stewardship preferences can help nonprofit professionals achieve better fundraising results. As wealth transfers between...
Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
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30 Sep 2024

Media Tools - Canada / Outils médiatiques – Canada

Tools and resources / Outils et ressources MEDIA BRIEF: National Philanthropy Day / Briefing à l'intention des medias – journée nationale de la philanthropie (watch this video using these key messages) MEDIA BRIEF: Holiday Giving / Briefing à l'intention des medias – dons des fêtes de fin d’année...
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Jitasa
16 Sep 2024

Understanding Nonprofit Treasurer Reports: 4 Things to Know

Your nonprofit’s board of directors provides oversight for various areas of your organization’s activities, from making decisions about your long-term goals to ensuring ethical fundraising practices. Financial governance also falls under the board’s duties, and the member who typically takes charge...
Resource Fundraising Costs
Awards
10 Sep 2024

AFP Awards: Awards for Philanthropy

The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) annual awards program recognizes outstanding achievement by individual, foundation and corporate philanthropists, fundraising volunteers and fundraising professionals.
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09 Sep 2024

Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy - Submission Deadline is Nov. 15

Each year, the AFP Research Council awards the Skystone Partners Prize for Research to the author of a book that contributes substantially to the knowledge and understanding of fundraising or philanthropic behavior. The Prize for Research is made possible by an endowment from Skystone Partners to...
Resource Research Reports
Elizabeth Lopez
27 Aug 2024

Cultivating Trust through Authentic Leadership

The ability to build and maintain strong relationships is crucial for the sustainability and impact of nonprofit organizations. Leadership plays a crucial role in developing and fostering these relationships. Securing ongoing support and cultivating trust and credibility goes beyond charisma...
Resource Leadership and Teams
Strategic Planning
05 Aug 2024

The Revolution of Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Fusing Tradition with Innovation

Strategic Planning is Leveling Up In nonprofit management, strategic planning has long been seen as the compass guiding organizations towards their goals. With effective, thoughtful strategic planning, organizations can increase their fundraising dollars, expand their community impact and make a...
Resource Leadership and Teams
Community Conference Spark
03 Jul 2024

Fundraising Ethics: Why They Should Matter to Your Organization

This presentation is from DonorPerfect's Community Conference and features AFP Ethics Review Task Force Co-Chair, Robbe Healey, MBA, NHA, ACFRE, FAFP. She discusses AFP's updated Code of Ethical Standards and shares why the code should matter to your organization. Thank you to DonorPerfect for...
Resource Ethics
Sky Diving
01 Jul 2024

What’s Your Board’s Risk Tolerance for Capital Campaigns?

Everyone has a different tolerance for risk. If you look at statistics, I take my life in my hands every time I drive on the New Jersey Turnpike! However, it’s a risk I take on a regular basis. Just look at your own family—one person may like jumping from airplanes for fun while another prefers to...
Resource Boards and Volunteers
New Code
24 Jun 2024

The New AFP Code of Ethics: Understanding and Using It

At AFP ICON in Toronto, Andrea McManus, CFRE, Audrey Kintzi, ACFRE, M.A., and Robbe Healey, ACFRE, MBA, FAFP presented this session exploring the future of the AFP Code of Ethical Standards and Principles. The new code will feature a renewed focus on inclusivity and today’s fundraising environment.
Resource Ethics
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