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Call for Nominations for the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada Board (June 11, 2024) Nominate yourself or another leader to serve on the board of directors of AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2025. Please ensure that all nominations are...
How did you get started in fundraising, and how many years have you worked in the profession? Like many of my peers, fundraising was not an intentional career path. However, helping others was (and is!) an intentional choice. My first foray into the nonprofit sector was nearly 20 years ago as the...
How innovative chief executives use entrepreneurial techniques to lead and motivate their staff and volunteers to succeed Being innovative is the must-have quality of any successful leader in the competitive for-profit sector, but that attribute is generally not mentioned as often with regard to...
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...
Every charitable fundraiser knows the importance of diversification. In few circumstances will we center our strategies on one source of revenue, one partner, or one solicitor. We get it—with variety comes increased probability for sustainability, a higher potential to surpass the fundraising goal...
If you’ve ever sold a house, you are sure to make all the necessary repairs to ensure it’s in the best shape possible before putting it on the market. It’s your responsibility to turn it over to the next owners in the best shape possible. The same is true for us as leaders of our AFP chapters. We...
Through their shared passion for great food, Emeril Lagasse and his wife, Alden, are inspiring at-risk youth—one dish at a time. Dynamic TV chef. Award-winning restaurateur. Now, Emeril Lagasse is burnishing his philanthropic legacy as the founder of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation along with his wife...
Cover photograph by Alain Nogues (Getty Images) 5 From the Chair Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF (AdvDip), chairs the international board of AFP. A social impact sector ambassador, educator, coach, mentor, and author, she serves as president of Hazen Inc. and the recently launched Hazen...
AFP recently named Abbie von Schlegell, CFRE, as a member of its 2018 class of Distinguished Fellows. Von Schlegell has been in the development field for over 40 years! She was the editor of the first book on women’s philanthropy, Women as Donors, Women as Philanthropists, published by Jossey Bass...
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