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If there is one word to describe the relationship between Latinxs in the U.S. today and fundraising, it's ignored. That’s almost 20% of the population that is largely ignored by the nonprofit sector. We are looked past as donors, board members, chief development officers, staff, and certainly as...
Image source: The Government of Canada FRANÇAIS In September 2021, the Action Identification Working Group on Truth and Reconciliation was formed as a joint initiative between AFP Canada and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada boards. Its focus was to determine possible actions that AFP in...
Do you remember playing The Game of Life? You’d roll the dice, move along the board, and come to a crossroads. You’d have to make choices: Do you choose a career or college? Risk or safety? A city house or a country house? Marriage? Professional development for fundraisers is much like that Game of...
Award-winning journalist, producer and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien, along with activist, author and motivational speaker Spencer West, will be the keynote speakers at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) ICON 2019, the largest gathering of charitable fundraisers in the world, in...
One way to pass the time when you’re at home is, of course, watching television. I like the police procedural dramas, such as “Midsomer” (those poor people who live in that crime-ridden county), “Endeavour,” “Lewis,” and others. In many of these shows, the police headquarters has a crime board for...
The story of my global trek begins in an isolated community in the highlands of Guatemala, where I was going to complain about only receiving one egg per day. Fortunately, my limited Spanish prohibited me from saying anything, after which I realized that, of this family of eight, I was the only one...
How often do we say in passing to a friend or colleague, “What’s new?” This issue applies that question to more than a dozen aspects of fundraising today, from nonprofit impact reporting to millennials growing new careers to rising interest in virtual reality to a higher bar for true inclusion. We...
This session will focus on providing the resources, insights and practical steps that every fundraiser can take to build authentic relationships that convert prospects into champions. The session will have three main objectives: Increasing the understanding of how to conduct a virtual donor visit...
At AFP, we believe fundraisers belong at every organization’s leadership table. The Leadership Institute is our effort to support fundraisers who aspire to the next level of leadership in the nonprofit industry. This program encourages the development of leaders who value IDEA and ethics as...
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