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Above: It’s always sunny at Ohio State. All photos by The Ohio State University. On any given day, a development officer from The Ohio State University (OSU) might be talking with current university students about careers in advancement while another brainstorms ideas with a colleague from a nearby...
The AFP CFRE Refresher Course offers development professionals an opportunity to review the main components of a complete fundraising program. It is a one-day, intensive program intended to provide an overview of the six knowledge domains of the CFRE exam. The course is not presented in a lecture...
What does it mean to be a great leader? Being in a senior position doesn’t automatically make you a great leader, just like being new to the profession doesn’t disqualify you from having leadership abilities. Leadership is a skill that must be learned, practiced, and applied to your work and your...
While many in the U.S. were celebrating the Fourth of July, Birgit Smith Burton (AFP Global’s board chair) and I found ourselves in the country we (the USA) gained independence from, attending the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s convention, the largest in-person gathering of fundraisers in the...
Valeria Merino has over 20 years of experience in the social sector working on environment, democracy, anti-corruption, and social entrepreneurship. She founded and led the Latin American Center for Development and co-founded Citizen’s Participation in Ecuador (Participación Ciudadana), while...
You remember the butterflies in your gut. The first date. The first kiss. The first of many memories in a new relationship. But now your partner is burping and somehow can’t ever get their clothes all the way IN the hamper. Is this the same person you fell in love with!? In 2020 many of us...
A new study from Gallup and Wellcome reveals that a slim majority of the world's adults (52%) express confidence in the charitable organizations and NGOs in their respective countries. However, 32% tell Gallup they do not have confidence in such organizations, many of whom deliver vital services in...
Yogi Berra once said: “If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.” In an increasingly more competitive nonprofit landscape, donors want to invest in organizations that know where they’re going. Yet, too often, bold visioning can feel impossible, programs continue to run...
Sept. 14, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM (ET) Relationships that live on after you leave an organization are built on affinity and trust. This is the logic behind Blended Gifts. The simplest of concepts to understand, Blended Gifts combine two streams of giving that maximize a donor’s ability to...
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