Join us for a special 1.5 hour event featuring two distinguished African American development professionals who will share their unique journeys and perspectives as Black fundraisers. These two speakers include former AFP Board chair Alphonce Brown, Jr. and Morgana Nieves who will discuss the...
“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us.” —James Baldwin James Baldwin’s observation is very prescient for today. The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol calls to mind the 1898 white supremacist insurrection that overthrew a local government in Wilmington, North Carolina...
‘It’s about the people’ Hospitality is synonymous with the people of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and it will be on full throttle as the AFP Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter hosts the Canadian Leadership Retreat in St. John’s from July 20–22. The retreat, which is one of many...
Above: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Halloween collection box, late 1900s. Amid concerns about world affairs after World War II, Americans were encouraged to donate to international relief. Philanthropy became the human face of global American influence, and...
(Arlington, Va.) Krishan Mehta, Ph.D., associate vice president for engagement at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, and a leading voice for building greater inclusion, diversity, equity and access in the fundraising profession, will be recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the Association of...
As part of its advocacy mandate, AFP recently participated in the Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations in advance of the 2019 budget, submitting three key proposals.
At a time when many fundraisers are hesitant to fundraise, deepening relationships with the donors you already have is key to your sustainability. Or, if you're seeing a lot of new donors right now, this is the time to get to know them. So let's talk donor surveys. If you don’t regularly survey your...
Two Studies Offer New Perspectives on What It Takes to “Reset Development” In the 2013 study UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund ( www.haasjr.org) and Compass-Point Nonprofit Services ( www.compasspoint.org) documented...
The latest report from the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy offers a mixed bag of insights on the state of compensation and benefits within the fundraising profession. According to the 2024 Compensation and Benefits Report, the average fundraising salary in the U.S. saw a modest increase of 0.8% in...