The AFP Fundraising Dictionary is an essential, comprehensive reference resource that provides definitions of terms used in fundraising, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
November 08, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT Please join us on November 8th for this in-person event. In this session, we will present the tactics and techniques that Greenpeace's Leadership Gifts team used toward building a culture of philanthropy within the organization, training and empowering key...
October 10, 2024 | 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Burnout is a very real challenge to the philanthropy world. Learning to become an Authentic Leader lets you bring your whole self to your work and grow your team in a healthy and sustainable way. We will share our personal journeys as fundraising professionals...
June 11, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (Virtual) Nonprofit leaders are being encouraged to “adopt AI,” but buying a tool doesn’t guarantee meaningful results. True impact comes from changing how fundraising work happens—through clear standards, thoughtful oversight, and strong leadership. In philanthropy...
Above Photo Credit: Preslie Hirsch The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Fundraising We are working in both the most exciting and, possibly, most difficult time to be in the nonprofit sector. Exciting because we know so much more now about how to fundraise effectively. Our profession is...
4 Tech Truths to Raise More Money A silver lining to the pandemic (and there aren’t many) is that we have a new tool in our fundraising toolbelt: virtual solicitation. Nearly all major gifts pre-pandemic were solicited face-to-face and in-person. That’s no longer the case. Many successful, five, six...
What we can learn about risk and opportunity from the pandemic and GivingTuesday Last year I wrote a piece about an unprecedented opportunity for the nonprofit sector. Through 2021, the upheaval and uncertainty of 2020 continued to be felt. Many of the concerning factors in play at that time are...
Are you a young professional wanting to become an emerging leader, to get more involved in your community, and to make a positive difference with your leadership? Do you often find yourself asking these questions? How do I become an emerging leader? How can I get more involved in my community and...
The bell rings at 12:30 p.m. signaling the end of lunch for us grade seven students, sending my classmates to physical education class in the scorching desert heat. This is Las Vegas, Nevada in September of 1997. I watch my fellows with pity as they bound towards the football field, the heat shimmer...