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Continued Consolidation in Q2 2024 as the Sector Sees More Dollars from Fewer Donors

While charitable giving increased moderately in Q2 2024, we are seeing a worrying decrease in both the smallest and the most frequent donors, indicating that the increase in dollars is due to a consolidation of large gifts.

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Mike's Message Takeover: Navigating the New Normal: Compensation, Benefits, and Flexibility in Fundraising

According to the 2024 Compensation and Benefits Report, the average fundraising salary in the U.S. saw a modest increase of 0.8% in 2023, rising from $95,841 to $96,621. This figure pales in comparison to the robust 6.7% increase seen in 2022, reflecting a slow growth trend that fails to keep pace with the 3% inflation rate over the same period.

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Sponsorships—All About Valuation

For most in the charitable sector, sponsorship is code for “corporate philanthropy.” The dominant approach goes something like this: Companies have...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Fred Friendly, Meet Greta Grateful—The How and Why of Donor Personas

You know them well. Rita Righteous. Fran Friendly. Gary Grateful. Oliver Obligated. Jennifer Generous. They aren’t actual donors, of course, but...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Measuring What Matters—Speaking the Language of Donors

After strong growth in 2017, Giving USA recently announced that giving in the U.S. had plateaued in 2018. Even with a record-level of $427 billion in...

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01 Jul 2019

Ethics: The Ground We Stand On—Ethical Principles and Values in Philanthropy

It’s my great honor to serve as guest editor for the July issue of Advancing Philanthropy, which serves as an informal launch of AFP’s increased focus...

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01 Jul 2019

Spotlight: Philanthropy for Kids

Building a Culture of Philanthropy I was recently thinking about one of my trips home to Kentucky. I visited my family and spent time with my two...

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01 Jul 2019

Spotlight: Men, Poverty, and the Missing Philanthropic Investment

Above: Anthony Ramsey There is a growing body of evidence that points to the deep link between gender and poverty. And, contrary to conventional...

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01 Jul 2019

Who We Are: Why Some Extraordinary Front-Line Fundraisers Struggle as Leaders

This scenario plays out frequently at many nonprofit organizations: A top-performing fundraising professional gets promoted to lead a team but has...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: The Value of Design in Fundraising

Above: “You’re My Butter Half” mural on the outside of the UWATX building. Your team has spent weeks crafting the annual giving report for your...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: Campaigns and the Impact of Change

Most organizations mount major fundraising campaigns in order to reach strategic objectives which expand their mission, to add new and improved...

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01 Jul 2019

Fundraising Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Business Reply Mail

One of the first things I did when I started my new job as development director at Volunteer Lawyers for Justice was look into Business Reply Mail...

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