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Can advocacy make you a better fundraiser? Yes, it can! And AFP’s annual U.S. Lobby Week, where we lend support to relevant legislation which will benefit fundraisers and the nonprofit industry, is three weeks away: October 2-6, 2023. This year, we’re primarily focused on restoring and expanding the...
La version française suit. The Travel Stipend Program exists to provide financial assistance to AFP leaders attending the meetings of leaders from Canada held at AFP ICON and AFP LEAD as well as the AFP in Canada Leadership Retreat. Stipends are $250 or $500 per event and are intended to cover some...
(Arlington, Va.) Five fundraisers under the age of 31 have been named Outstanding Young Professionals for 2022 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest community of fundraisers in the world. The award is given to fundraisers who, after just a few years in the profession...
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the AFP U.S. Foundation for Philanthropy, it is my privilege as Chair of the Committee on Appointment to invite you to participate actively in the Foundation’s call for nominations process this year. Members of the Committee on Appointment rely heavily on our colleagues...
Dear Delores, … I am writing to you because of the friendship and mentorship that Charles has shown me since I joined the firm in 2007. I hold him in the highest esteem and deeply value the words of encouragement and direction … he has offered me over the years. These were the opening words I wrote...
Diane Lebson, CFRE, co-founder and CEO of Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions, a national consultancy based in Camden, Maine, talks about her experience as a fundraiser. What was your first job in fundraising? After a decade of working at United Way in such roles as leading a national literacy...
Ligia Peña, CFRE, MInstF, is a legacy and fundraising coach at GlobetrottingFundraiser, a boutique consulting firm she founded in January 2019. Prior to that, Ligia was the Global Legacy Manager at Greenpeace International, where she oversaw the organization’s global legacy strategy in 14 countries...
FRANÇAIS Ken Mayhew is one of the best-known fund development professionals in Canada. He spent more than 20 years as the chief development officer at Multiple Sclerosis Canada, where he designed and rolled out some of the most innovative fundraising programs in the country, building a database of...
January 2022 Issue Dear President Geiger and Mr. Nilsen, I just had to send this note, having just finished reading the latest issue of Advancing Philanthropy magazine. Though I always have good intentions, it’s rare that I take time to review anything unrelated to what I’m working on at the moment...
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