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Fundraisers are the beacons of light and hope that illuminate the path to the good work needed in the world today. Philanthropists are those journeying along that path, arm-in-arm with fundraisers, battling inequity and the issues facing our society. Women and women of color are powerful forces in...
FRANÇAIS The demographics of the fundraising profession in Canada are remarkably homogeneous. Despite the diverse make-up of the 2.2 million people who work in Canadian charities, the majority of fundraising leaders are white men. About 70 percent of the fundraising workforce is women, with a very...
I have had the opportunity to serve in a wide variety of roles and positions during my fundraising career, spanning from special events intern, to development director, to executive director, to consultant. Despite the fact that each new role was different, the biggest challenge I faced in all of...
Simone Joyaux, ACFRE, Adv Dip, FAFP, Certificate in Philanthropic Psychology, a renowned fundraiser, author, mentor, teacher, and activist—and recognized internationally as one of the leading voices for fundraising and philanthropy—passed away on Sunday, May 2. Related Story: Your Opportunity to...
ENGLISH Le 21 septembre est la Journée mondiale de la gratitude. Conçue en 1965 par le leader et maître spirituel Sri Chinmoy lors des célébrations de l’Action de grâce aux Nations Unies, la première Journée mondiale de la gratitude a été célébrée en 1966. Chinmoy avait alors demandé aux personnes...
(Arlington, Va.) Carole Richard, CFRE, a long-time fundraiser who has given back so much to the profession as a leader, volunteer, teacher and mentor, will be recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) at its 2022 International Conference on...
A Donor Bill of Rights Was My Guide By James M. Greenfield It happened to me more than once in the 1990s. A senior nonprofit hospital executive wanted to use gift funds received for capital and equipment purposes for the operating budget, not what the donors had specified. Our official thank-you...
Above: Illustration Credit Campbell Laird/Illustration Source You heard it again and again as you were growing up: Always tell the truth. Maybe your first exposure to truthfulness and falsehood was from reading The Adventures of Pinocchio or through the mistake of saying you had shared a toy when...
FRANÇAIS With a Canadian federal election poised to take place on or before October 20, 2025, and with the current government having held power in majority or minority governments for close to 10 years, many pundits are predicting change. And many organizations across the country, including...
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