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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.

Our Resource Guides provide focused collections of materials and content from AFP Global covering the issues and topics most important to fundraisers.

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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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02 May 2019

AFP Ready Reference: How to Give a Great Speech or Presentation

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Getting Ready for a Capital Campaign.
Resource Your Fundraising Career
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22 Apr 2019

Eight Fundraising Gala Must-Haves

Fundraising galas can be essential to nonprofit resource generation and create a buzz around the charity’s cause that can last long after the event’s end. However, these galas are no small feat. They can take months upon months of planning, require substantial investments and endless details...
Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Prospect Research Special Events
18 Apr 2019

Chapter Like Size Meeting

2020 Chapter Like-Size Meeting Agendas 2019 Chapter Like-Size Meeting Agendas
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18 Apr 2019

2020 Chapter Board Workshop Agenda

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18 Apr 2019

Chapter Presidents' Council Meeting

2020 Chapter Presidents' Council Meeting Agenda 2019 Chapter Presidents' Council Meeting Agenda
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18 Apr 2019

2020 Chapter Presidents' Council Meeting Agenda

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Cherian Koshy, CFRE and AFP Master Trainer
08 Apr 2019

Fundraising as Risk Assessment and Management

Zig Ziglar tells the story of winning a ham and upon returning home, his wife Jean cut off the end of the ham and placed it in a pan. When he inquired about why she cut off the end of his prized ham, she declared that it was what her mama did. So, they called Jean's mama and she said that's what her...
Resource Benchmarks Fundraising Costs Your Fundraising Career
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04 Apr 2019

"What They Taught Me" - The Full Stories

Ask someone who their favorite teacher is and watch their face simultaneously soften and become passionate. Our favorite teachers are seldom favorites based on their curriculum, but more that they really saw us, understood us and saw something worth investing in beyond the classroom. I had a chance...
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26 Mar 2019

2019 Chapter Board Workshop Agenda

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26 Mar 2019

2019 Chapter Like-Size Meeting Agendas

Like Size Group 1 Agenda Like Size Group 2 Agenda Like Size Group 3 Agenda Like Size Group 4 Agenda Like Size Group 5 Agenda List of like-size chapter groupings
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