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Earlier this year, Kay Sprinkel Grace, FAFP, was named the 2020 Outstanding Fundraising Professional—the highest honor that AFP bestows upon members. The award recognizes effective, creative leaders who practice and promote ethical fundraising. A consultant, author, international speaker, and one of...
The up-to-date AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course is designed to address the real-world needs and challenges nonprofit organizations face every day. Recognized as the international standard for the fundraising novice, the AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course offers a complete overview o the...
Over the last decade, the amount of data created each day has increased dramatically. Fundraisers and others are increasingly being asked to use data to inform their efforts. But with new technologies, changing donor expectations, and only so many hours in a day, how can fundraisers identify the...
This session will show you how to mine your patron data for predispositions and propensities in order to target your donors with communications relevant to each individual recipient. You will learn how to segment your digital and traditional communications (yes, including direct mail!) to...
It may not feel like it yet in D.C. with temperatures still well over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, but yesterday marked the unofficial end of summer here in the U.S. – Labor Day. I promise Mike’s Monday Message hasn’t been replaced with Mike’s Tuesday History Lesson, but I do want to reflect briefly on...
Two young professionals meet at AFP’s International Fundraising Conference. Realizing that they live in the same metropolitan area, they agree to stay in touch and get together for lunch. Over a number of meetings, the two find that they share not only a commitment to the fundraising profession, but...
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 afpmarcom@afpglobal.org. In this...
Many factors—internal and external—impact nonprofit fundraising Building a nonprofit organization from the ground up is difficult, and building a solid fundraising foundation can be harder. Before the time of graduate degrees in the nonprofit sector, I founded a faith-based arts organization that...
In anticipation of the AFP African American/Black Affinity Group Session slated for June 24, 2024, we are pleased to be given the opportunity to share some thoughts on our prospective journeys as Black professionals in fundraising in this Mike’s Message Takeover. While we have been asked to share...
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