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Bias, Micro-Aggressions, Lack of Leadership Lead to Staff Departures (Arlington, Va.) A collaboration of nine organizations, led by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), has released a study, sponsored by DonorPerfect, focusing on the issues of inclusion, diversity, equity and access...
Asking someone for a million dollars to save the world? No problem. Asking to get paid what I am worth? Big problem. By all objective standards, I am a fundraising success. I invested over a quarter of a century into my nonprofit career—and have the resume to show for it. I have experience in...
FRANÇAIS The AFP Canada South Chapter was incorporated in 2001 and serves the area of Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, and Windsor-Essex in southwestern Ontario. For this chapter spotlight, we asked them to share the highlights from their new 21-Day Equity Challenge, a program designed to educate...
Above: Illustration Credit Doug Ross/Illustration Source Do you avoid legacy-planning conversations because you are worried you may not know enough? I suspect the overwhelming majority of fundraisers would admit that they are like I used to be: timid about discussing legacies for fear they may not...
Over the past decade as a fundraising professional, I’ve had the pleasure (or not) of launching, developing and managing six days of giving (DOG’s as my co-workers and I so lovingly call them). I’ve under-and over-assessed goals, complicated messages, raised record-breaking numbers in both donors...
More than 70 fundraisers from Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest gathered at the bi-annual Banff Compass conference on April 29 in a plenary workshop to tackle how the “fundraising profession does not reflect the demographics of communities and donors.”
I’m often asked by nonprofit board members, “What’s the most important skill to look for in potential fundraising staff?” My answer is always the same: a relentless passion for learning. A successful fundraiser always needs to be seeking new ideas and improving their fundraising knowledge base. One...
May Membership Hub Membership Updates from AFP Global! May 2024 Updates Our Annual $50 off Global Membership Coupon is ready for use! In honor of AFP’s 64th Anniversary, we are offering $50.00 off of global membership to new and expired members joining the Professional and Associate categories. This...
(Arlington, Va.) Teresa Vasilopoulos, EMBA, CFRE, executive director of The WoodGreen Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, has been named the 2022 Outstanding Fundraising Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Global (AFP). The Outstanding Fundraising Professional award is the...
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