Above Illustration Credit: Leon Zemitsky/Illustration Source A few months ago, the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy–Canada launched a first-of-its-kind program in Ontario, the Fellowship in Inclusion and Philanthropy Program ( www.afpinclusivegiving.ca). This program was developed as a result of some...
I talked about the importance of Chapter Lobby Week a few weeks ago, and I hope you and your chapter are planning to participate later this year, May 23 – 27. While I discussed how fundraisers are natural-born advocates, and how setting up a meeting with a Congressional office is like scheduling a...
More and more AFP chapter boards are considering whether to add youth programming as a way to engage youth in philanthropic activities and recognize young people for their charitable work. The following resource will help chapter boards answer some questions, and understand why it is important to...
Watch an interview with Dr. Breeze and Elizabeth Knuppel, president of award sponsor Skystone Partners. Interview with Beth Breeze, Ph.D, Recipient of the 2022 AFP/Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy from AFP Global on Vimeo. (Arlington, VA) The Association of...
Read Part I The success of a capital campaign lies in the details as much as in the dollars. These include the important elements of pre-campaign planning, sequential fundraising, the role of leadership and the importance of stewardship. Was your nonprofit in a campaign or considering one before the...
Above: Jim Anderson Photography © Hopi Education Endowment Fund “That’s not how it works,” Jim challenged. Driving out to the Hopi Nation in northern Arizona in 2007, we were discussing fundraising concepts that we were planning to share with our friends at the Hopi Education Endowment Fund and The...
The powers that be reside in all of us—to overcome challenges, conquer fears, and improve lives. This issue features essays by a community of AFP members who speak to dangers as well as opportunities in our world.