The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Global, the largest organization of charitable fundraisers in the world, is pleased to announce that 5 new board members will be joining the board for terms beginning January 1, 2024. The board is currently chaired by Birgit Smith Burton, executive...
Today kicks off AFP’s third annual Chapter Lobby Week where AFP Global asks all U.S. chapters to visit at least one Member of Congress and/or their staff during the week of October 2, 2023, virtually or in-person. With this grassroots activity happening, I would like to take this opportunity to...
The Hospitals Branch of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario has revoked its two-year directive that restricted the naming of hospital corporations and individual hospital sites. In a letter sent to hospital board chairs on Dec. 18, the Ministry announced that the directive was no...
In my two decades at the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and now as AFP Global’s president and CEO, I’ve seen how essential trust is to the success of nonprofits. Our missions depend on the continued faith that our donors, volunteers, and communities place in us as stewards of their generosity. How we...
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The HR situation in fundraising is a cause for concern. In the current landscape of philanthropy, a growing concern is casting a persistent shadow: the shortage of workforce. Human resource issues, once relegated to the background, now take center stage, raising deep concerns among stakeholders in...
“Giving a Voice to the Voiceless” AFP Member Spotlight is a recurring series of interviews with AFP Global 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...
Here’s how to keep benefactors engaged after they’ve been thanked Now that you have successfully recruited and thanked your donors and everyone seems happy, you might ask yourself: What should my next steps be? If you study the donor cycle, you see that the process continues in a circular direction...
There will be a $68 trillion transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their children over the next two decades. According to Bloomberg Wealth, “despite the pandemic-induced recession of 2020, America’s young adults doubled their assets over the past four years, …This marks the first time the assets...