AFP Announces New Strategic Partnership With OneCause

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Natalie Paskoski, Manager of Content, (434) 236 – 5583, Natalie.Paskoski@afpglobal.org
Sarah Sebastian, Director, Corporate Communications, ssebastian@onecause.com

(Arlington, Virginia) The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest association of fundraising professionals in the world, has announced a new strategic partnership with OneCause, an industry-leading provider of easy-to-use digital fundraising solutions. 

OneCause is driving the future of fundraising with technology that expands nonprofits’ reach, makes giving more accessible for diverse audiences, and optimizes everyday generosity by making it easier for supporters to give. Through this partnership, OneCause will support AFP’s mission to advance effective, ethical, and inclusive fundraising in nonprofits around the world.  

“AFP and OneCause are both committed to helping fundraisers address the world’s most pressing challenges, and that makes this partnership a natural fit,” said Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA, president and CEO of AFP.  “All of us at AFP are so pleased to welcome OneCause as a Development Partner and look forward to the expertise and guidance they can provide to the fundraising community.”

“We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with AFP to help nonprofits build better tomorrows,” said Steve Johns, chief executive officer at OneCause. “While OneCause is committed to providing innovative fundraising solutions that help unlock generosity, we also know it’s vital to offer resources, best practices, research, and content that help fundraising professionals advance their missions. This partnership with AFP deepens our commitment to our thousands of nonprofit customers and the global community of fearless fundraisers.”

The AFP Partners Program provides participating organizations with year-round opportunities to engage the fundraising community and pursue corporate social responsibility through tangential support of the causes for which they work. Through thought leadership, marketing, content, and professional development channels, AFP Partners position themselves as industry leaders committed to advancing philanthropy and ethical fundraising worldwide. Their financial and programmatic support also enables AFP to develop highly competent fundraisers and educate the public on the industry’s ability to fuel societal change in critical arenas like education, healthcare, community development, equity and inclusion, and countless other missions. 

For more information about the AFP Partners Program, contact Chris Amos, senior director, business development, at Chris.Amos@afpglobal.org. 

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Since 1960, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has been the standard-bearer for professionalism in fundraising. The association works to advance effective and ethical philanthropy by providing advocacy, research, education, mentoring, collaboration and technology opportunities for the world’s largest network of professional fundraisers. AFP’s more than 26,000 members in over 190 professional chapters raise over $100 billion annually for a wide variety of charitable organizations and causes across the globe. For more information, go to afpglobal.org. 

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OneCause is driving the future of fundraising with easy-to-use digital fundraising solutions that help nonprofits improve the giving experience and raise more money. OneCause builds technology that optimizes everyday generosity, making it easier for nonprofit organizations to fundraise and for nonprofit supporters to give. Since 2008, OneCause has helped over 10,000 nonprofits in the United States and Canada raise more than $5 billion for their missions. Headquartered in Indianapolis, OneCause is committed to driving innovation in the charitable sector, bringing together nonprofit professionals across the world for the annual Raise Conference to exchange ideas that further fundraising. For more information, visit www.onecause.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.