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Advancing Philanthropy se reunió recientemente con Birgit Smith Burton, Presidenta del Board de AFP, y Melissa Ryan Penland, Presidenta del Board de la Fundación para la Filantropía de AFP en Estados Unidos. Amigas desde hace muchos años—ambas trabajaron juntas como voluntarias en la sección de...
To celebrate Black History Month, AFP is interviewing several Black leaders of AFP. Today we spotlight Ken Miller, CFRE founder and president of Denali FSP Fundraising Consultants in Anchorage, Alaska, and member of the AFP Alaska Chapter. AFP: Ken, how did you get started in fundraising? I got...
How did you start your career in nonprofits, and what kept you on this path? I started my career in 1988. A career inventory exercise led me to fundraising as a possible career choice, and I had the outstanding fortune of finding an opening at a New York City consulting firm, J.C. Geever, Inc...
Wealthy people say they don’t give more to charity because they are not asked. Nonprofits need these major gifts but struggle to ask for them. Many nonprofits nearly went out of business during the pandemic for these reasons: too dependent on events they could not hold, low reserves, little...
Optimism About Performance, Giving Levels Remains High in Most Categories, While Dipping Slightly in Others (Arlington, VA) Fundraisers continue to feel very confident about charitable giving in the current environment, with a majority expecting to reach their goals in 2021 and raise more money than...
The keys to successful fundraising are gratitude and stewardship. You’ve learned to ask for the gift. You know how to write the tax-donation-receipt letter. But have you learned how to say, “thank you?” Many development professionals think that once they send the traditional form letter thanking...
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 afpmarcom@afpglobal.org. In this...
Above: Illustration Credit Todd Davidson/Illustration Source It is not uncommon for people to work at a nonprofit, then switch to the public sector and to corporations and vice versa. There are positions that span sectors, including corporate social responsibility, impact and angel investments and B...
Every nonprofit evolves through lifecycles of beginnings, growth and renewal that require regular reformulation of messaging. The relevance of an organization’s mission and impact of its services pass through milestones of messaging that contribute to both its success and the strength of its bottom...
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