Ethics Case No. 10: Not-So-Good Form A re you ready to test your AFP Code of Ethical Standards know-how? Read the following scenario and decide how you would respond. Then check your answers below. Want more? Additional sample cases for ethics education are available online at afpglobal.org/ethical...
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...
We’ve never done anything like this before. Well, two things, actually. First, as I hope you’ve seen or heard by now—and maybe even checked out some of our online resources already—we’re celebrating the inaugural Ethics Awareness Month as you read this. Of course, every month is ethics month, but...
Giving is the very heart and soul of our profession. When we think about giving, our brain conjures up images of neighbors helping neighbors, communities being transformed and philanthropists changing our world for the better. It’s a word we use hundreds of times a day in our amazing profession...
When I joined the local office of a global organization with more than a century of fundraising success, I stepped into a world rich with history. For generations, our model had been remarkably effective: inspire people around a community goal, mobilize workplace campaigns, and celebrate collective...
If you are an analytical and logical person, how do you deal with a donor who is a “people person”? “Peter” became executive director of a hospital foundation nearly two years ago. The board hired him in large part because of his previous accomplishments as a major-gifts officer in a large campaign...
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...
The skills and talents that will distinguish the most successful chief development officers in the future are likely to be vastly different than those that distinguished the best performers in the past. This should not be surprising. Over time, donors have changed their preferences about how they...
AFP has created a scholarship program to provide financial assistance for the professional development of AFP members who are themselves members of a diverse community.