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Jacob Stein, Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Awardee from AFP Global on Vimeo. (Arlington, Va.) The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is proud to announce that Jacob Stein (above), a high school senior from Sarasota, Fla., is the recipient of the 2022 William R. Simms Award for...
FRANÇAIS AFP is pleased to have Birgit Smith Burton, the founder of the African American Development Officer Network, take over Mike’s Monday Message today. Birgit serves as executive director of foundation relations for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga., and as AFP’s vice chair...
Through their shared passion for great food, Emeril Lagasse and his wife, Alden, are inspiring at-risk youth—one dish at a time. Dynamic TV chef. Award-winning restaurateur. Now, Emeril Lagasse is burnishing his philanthropic legacy as the founder of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation along with his wife...
Above Illustration Credit: Todd Davidson/Illustration Source How development directors are taking a leadership role through vision, resilience and commitment to mission The recovering economy is a double-edged sword. Now that nonprofits’ finances are more stable, they are scrambling to retain...
Congratulations to Ray Li, the winner of this year’s Professional Achievement Award! Ray is not only a strong leader in the sector, but also the first person of color to receive the award.
More Than Just a Track at a Conference At the June 2015 meeting of AFP’s Conference Education Advisory Committee (CEAC), Simone Joyaux proposed the idea of a new track that would ask cage-rattling questions about issues currently impacting the nonprofit sector. The committee’s co-chairs, Nancy...
What trend in fundraising is overrated, or that you need to approach with a bit more caution, nuance, and/or understanding in 2019?
Generosity is a core American value. Throughout our history, donors have supported causes that have shaped the nation’s identity. While the majority of Americans give to charity, the size, frequency, and proportion of income that they donate varies substantially (GenerosityForLife.org, 2018; Wilhelm...
On March 16, 2020, the Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation took what would be our last call from the office for the rest of the year. As a nonprofit that works to ensure the economic self-sufficiency of women in the Cincinnati region, on the other end of our last in-office call was...
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