Amari Duncan, director of philanthropic impact at Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region, has been recognized as one of two Outstanding Young Professionals by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The award will be presented in San Diego on April 26 during AFP ICON 2026, the largest...
A plague struck the city. In the next three years, most people were infected, and 25% of the population died. The highly contagious epidemic spared no one, including political leaders. It was 430 BC, and the Plague of Athens would signal the beginning of the decline and fall of classical Greece...
Jamie Foltz is a veteran nonprofit leader with 20 years of experience designing innovative fundraising strategies. She has successfully led development teams at Ronald McDonald House Charities and other national nonprofits. Jamie currently consults with the National Medal of Honor Center for...
Can computer games take on the world’s problems? You will be kept busy counting the ways in this new book, Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World (St. Martin’s Press). None other than retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor provides the book’s most powerful squib, having...
In this interview, AFP talks with emerging leader Andre Dowell, MAE, development and alumni relations engagement officer in the Office of Development at The University of Georgia, about his start in fundraising, current challenges he’s facing, accomplishments and much more. How did you start your...
Bleary eyed, hunched over, and exhausted. This is me, as I write to you. The past year has had its share of highs and lows. And so much change. Some by choice, some without warning, and some well past due. All, however, heightened by the pandemic. Without getting into too much detail, I changed jobs...
Forecasting the future can be complicated, even for genius visionaries like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. Fortunately, the same skills that you use for successful fundraising can help you design a compelling vision and lead your organization to fulfill the next opportunities in philanthropy. Back in...
About: The Arkansas Chapter was founded in 1981 and held its first Philanthropy Day recognition program in 1986. Currently, the chapter offers monthly education meetings, monthly webinars and access to a webinar library. The chapter hosts an annual Philanthropy Day luncheon which is widely attended...
I’ve always been proud of my multiracial identity. From the Japanese soba noodles and mochi we’d eat every New Year, to the Dutch-Indonesian babi kecap (braised pork) my grandmother would regularly cook, I’ve always felt connected to, and celebrated, my mixed Asian and European background. When I...