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CONTACTS: Natalie Paskoski, Manager of Content, (434) 236 – 5583, Natalie.Paskoski@afpglobal.org (Arlington, Virginia) Santana Febrey, development officer at Autism Edmonton, has been recognized as one of four Outstanding Young Professionals by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The...
“Mom, you need to see a therapist.” “No, I don’t.” “Yes, you do and it actually feels good to talk with someone about your stress. I feel better when I talk to my therapist.” So, thanks to my wise-beyond-her-age 14 year-old daughter, I went to my first therapy session. My tech-savvy child actually...
2022 Fundraising Showed Substantial Weakness Through Q4 Despite donor counts falling in five out of the last six quarters, giving dollars had stubbornly hung on to marginal growth in Q2 and Q3 2022, largely driven by large donors. However, according to FEP’s latest quarterly data, the continuing...
In this AFP Mentorship Spotlight, we interviewed Jennifer Dale, CNM and Sierra T. Abbott, participants in the 2023 AFP/Alford Group Women’s Mentor Program. Program participants met one another in person at AFP ICON in April to kick off the program, which will last eight months and include virtual...
Photo Credit: © Mihai Surdu. Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation (TMWF) was formed in 2005 at the behest of Texas Women’s Foundation (formerly Dallas Women’s Foundation) to fill an unmet philanthropic space within the Muslim community to serve women and families. In a post-9/11 world, TMWF set a goal to...
(Arlington, Va.) Today, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest community of fundraising professionals in the world, and DonorSearch, a leading prospect research provider that empowers nonprofits of every size and sector to digitally transform and strengthen a nonprofit’s...
As we recognize Celebrate Diversity Month this April, I want to make sure all of you—our members and the fundraising community—understand AFP’s position and goals on inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) and where we’re headed. One of the major plans, or pathways, of our strategic plan for...
While large donors drove marginal growth in giving dollars throughout 2021 and much of 2022, their stability has begun to erode. According to FEP’s latest quarterly data, a decrease in donors and dollars given was evident across all donor types in Q1 2023, with major donors causing an outsized...
Several years ago, a brilliant copywriter named Jono Polansky ( www.onbeyond.com) wrote an email that perfectly outlines the do’s and don’ts of public interest advertising. With his permission, we’re sharing it for the first time here. Design per se can make or break an ad, but even if you avoid...
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