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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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Consulting Detective: Gail Perry

01 Apr 2019

Major Gifts: It’s Elementary, My Dear Fundraisers

In Which We Help You Solve the Mystery of Major Gifts

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01 Apr 2019

Students for Life

This issue’s cover image features bone fossils from an Australopithecus afarensis hominid nicknamed “Lucy” by anthropologists. Dated to around 3.2...

01 Apr 2019

Interview With Penelope Burk: How Are Major Donors Changing Today?

Today’s Donors Are More Independent and Better Informed Gail: You’ve made a career out of interviewing donors, including major donors, to many causes...

Alice Ferris and Jim Anderson taking a 360-degree selfie with Polish fundraising friends they trained during a two-day workshop for NGOs in Warsaw, Poland. The event was organized by FAOO, the Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation.

01 Apr 2019

I’m a Fundraiser. How Did That Happen?

Above: Alice Ferris and Jim Anderson taking a 360-degree selfie with Polish fundraising friends they trained during a two-day workshop for NGOs in...

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01 Apr 2019

Major Gifts: Conversational Asking: Opening the Door for Big-Gift Conversations

All fundraisers want to create happy, close relationships with major donors who love their causes. This isn’t just a pipe dream. I say this with...

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01 Apr 2019

Institutional Member Profile: National Geographic Society

Above: National Geographic Explorers interact with students in classrooms in person as well as via live video from around the globe. Education...

01 Apr 2019

About Our Contributors

Cover photograph by Alain Nogues (Getty Images) 5 From the Chair Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF (AdvDip), chairs the international board of...

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27 Mar 2019

Facebook Live: Three Big Announcements from ICON!

AFP President Mike Geiger has been hinting for weeks about some big announcements at ICON about new member benefits. If you're in San Antonio, you'll...

Jeanene Harris

27 Mar 2019

Jeanene Harris On .... Professor Wyatt and Great Teachers

“Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.” These are the famous words of William Shakespeare. While attending college, I learned their true...

Steven G. de Polo

26 Mar 2019

Steven G. de Polo: Promoting Best Practices Through AFP

Joining AFP was a no brainer for me. From my first days in development in the 1990s, I knew that I needed to invest in my career if I was going to...

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