AFP was honored to recognize Leah Heister last year as one of our Outstanding Young Professionals. AFP talked with Leah about how she got involved in fundraising, what it’s like to work in the consulting field, and the importance of networking and mentoring. Q: Tell us a little about your upbringing...
Pictured above: Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, a 2025 BIPOC Opportunity Fund grantee, with Amelia Long, 2026 AFPGAC board president; Jayden Beatty, AFPGAC executive director; Michelle Flores-Vrynn, 2025 BIPOC Opportunity Fund consultant; Ashley Alaniz-Moyer, Hispanic Scholarship Consortium...
This event has been postponed. We will update shortly. AFP Deep Dives : Leading from the Middle June 22 & 23, 2022 (2-day series) 12:00 – 5:00 PM ET Each Day $279 (Members); $349 (Non-Members) Being a leader doesn’t begin with a title. It begins with a mindset. And is followed by the moves you will...
Source de l'image : Le gouvernement du Canada ENGLISH En septembre 2021, les conseils d’administration d’AFP Canada et de la Fondation canadienne pour la philanthropie de l’AFP ont mis sur pied, dans le cadre d’une initiative commune, le Groupe de travail sur la détermination de mesures à prendre en...
James M. Greenfield, ACFRE, FAHP, FAFP and previous AFP Outstanding Fundraising Professional, talks about falling donor retention rates and how organizations can identify the donors they need to focus on
FRANÇAIS ‘Kindness continues to be most important in the way that we do our work’ Jennifer Johnstone has served as the chair of AFP Canada’s board of directors since January 2023. As her term comes to an end, we asked her to reflect on her two years as chair. While she served in this role, a new...
Throughout my nonprofit career, I’ve met lots of incredible fundraisers. They range from vice presidents of advancement to major-gift officers to event coordinators, and they all are extremely successful at what they do. They raise big dollars for the organizations that they serve, and they nurture...
We were all new once and wanted to be good at our jobs, but without a real playbook, that can be challenging to accomplish. I often think back and ask myself what key things I wish I knew when I started and what would have helped me be more successful as I began my career in fundraising. I am...
Above: Photo © Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock. There has been much recent attention to changes in the nature of donors and, indeed, in the propensity to donate at all. Studies 1 warn that the percentage of middle Americans who donate is in decline, and the trend is even more striking among the young. In...