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Forty years of friendship and still I was amazed when my childhood friend, Jodi, told me she was going to raise my cousin’s newborn to avoid losing the baby girl to the foster system. Words escaped me; I was speechless. Questions ran through my mind, but I tried to silence the noise in my head to...
Start with empathy, assess donor readiness, and more data-driven guidance from this year’s Skystone Partners Prize winners Aaron Conley and Genevieve G. Shaker are the winners of the 2023 AFP Foundation for Philanthropy/Skystone Partners Prize for Research for their book, Fundraising Principles for...
CONTACTS: Natalie Paskoski, Manager of Content, (434) 236 – 5583, Natalie.Paskoski@afpglobal.org (Arlington, Virginia) The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is proud to announce that William Cabaniss, a high school student from Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the recipients of the 2024...
Have you ever had a conversation with an older person that left you wondering if they understood the discussion the same way you did? I certainly have. And when it has happened, I found I wasn’t always certain how to respond to the situation. My organization decided to do something about this. We’ve...
INDIANAPOLIS—A new report published by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI and funded by a grant from Schwab Charitable examines nonprofit organizations’ perceptions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) and how nonprofits solicit, manage and steward DAF gifts. The report...
Lisa M. Chmiola, M.S., CFRE, has more than 18 years in philanthropic development experience. She has served in major and planned giving roles in education (public and private) and religious institutions, following initial career experience in event-based philanthropy. An AFP Master Trainer since...
It’s been quite the fall, hasn’t it? We’ve gone from Ethics Awareness Month in October to National Philanthropy Day in November, with Giving Tuesday still to be celebrated tomorrow—to say nothing of the elections in the U.S. and the continued pressure of working in a pandemic. And now here we are...
When: Sep 9, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PT) Community: AFP CA, Greater Los Angeles Chapter How does a millennial or Gen Z fundraiser effectively ask a Boomer for a donor gift? Intergenerational communication can be a challenge. Fortunately, a lot of the behaviors and skills you need to work...
(Arlington, Va.) Casey Saunders, CFRE, director of planned giving with The ALS Association National Office in Washington, D.C., has been recognized as one of five Outstanding Young Professionals by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The award recognizes fundraisers under the age of...
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