< Back to Get Involved: AFP Volunteer Opportunities You have the power to influence the focus and direction of AFP in a very concrete way: by submitting your nomination to serve on the AFP Global Board of Directors! The AFP Global Board provides direction and oversight to the Association and is...
Superheroes are in now. What used to be simply seen as a teenager’s passing fancy is now a multibillion-dollar enterprise and a staple of our popular culture. Whatever you may think of the genre, who of us hasn’t thought about what it would be like to fly, have super strength, or shoot laser beams...
Above: Millennials took the lead in looking for and rescuing neighbors who fell victim to the September 2017 Mexican earthquake. Thirty-two years after the awakening of Mexican civil society organizations, which occurred with the earthquake of 1985, on Sept. 19, 2017, another earthquake (this one...
AFP Member Spotlights are a recurring series of interviews with AFP members, highlighting the unique individuals and career paths that exist within the fundraising profession. If you know an inspiring fundraising professional who deserves to be featured, please email [email protected]. In this...
1:00-2:00 PM Eastern | Presenter: T. Clay Buck, CFRE Eligible for 1 CFRE Education Point Every year we get more technology and a new way to raise money from individual donors, but are these techniques really worth it? What goes in to creating a solid, successful annual/individual giving program...
Above: Photograph by Lauren Adele Little A Conversation With Patrick J. Feeley, MBA, CFRE, AFP Board Chair Patrick J. Feeley, MBA, CFRE, has served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) for nine years, the last two as chair. He is leaving the position on Dec. 31...
Above: Illustration Credit MHJ/Getty Images How private-label donor-advised funds can open opportunities for your organization There is no ignoring donor-advised funds. National Philanthropic Trust ( www.nptrust.org), the largest national, independent donor-advised fund sponsor in the United States...
AFP is celebrating Ethics Awareness Month throughout the month of October. And yes, I mean celebrating. Why? Because ethics, and its direct relationship to public trust and confidence, makes philanthropy possible. Fundraising is the IMPACT profession—because of ethics. Ethics allows us to partner...
AFP President & CEO Art Taylor invites you to a timely conversation on the evolving role of charitable giving platforms, grounded in AFP’s Code of Ethical Standards. Joined by sector leaders, this discussion will explore key issues like transparency, data use, and accountability while gathering...