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FEP Q2 2024 infographic

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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Salary

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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women mentoring

23 Jan 2019

AFP Launches Women’s Mentoring and Development Program

As part of its Women’s Impact Initiative, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has launched a new mentoring and development program for...

Karen Rotko-Wynn, CFRE

16 Jan 2019

Karen Rotko-Wynn to Lead AFP Foundation for Philanthropy

(Arlington, Va.) Karen Rotko-Wynn, CFRE, will serve as chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation for Philanthropy in 2019...

crystal ball

16 Jan 2019

What Will Fundraising Look Like in 2019? (Part II)

We asked top fundraisers from across North America what they thought fundraising would look like in 2019 and what trends and issues they would be...

Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF (AD)

16 Jan 2019

Martha H. Schumacher to Lead Board of Largest Community of Social Impact Fundraisers in the World

(Arlington, Va.) Martha H. Schumacher, CFRE, ACFRE, MInstF (AD) will serve as the chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)...

Wayne Olsen

12 Jan 2019

Wayne Olson: Hey Wayne! Donor Letters

Dear Wayne, When I write thank you letters to donors, should I also include a return envelope or encourage the donor to make another donation? Jeff in...

S. Sanae Tokumura, ACFRE, APR

12 Jan 2019

S. Sanae Tokumura, ACFRE, APR: Tales of the AFP Ohana

Some of us work like dogs, inputting donor data, writing case statements/development plans/grant requests, engineering meetings between board members...

Eric Litwiller, MBA

12 Jan 2019

Eric Litwiller, MBA: Planned Giving Perceptions

I was offered a job at a retirement community as Director of Development without knowing what fund development was. I didn’t know about grants and...

Pamela Say, BA, MBA, CFRE

12 Jan 2019

Dear Leaders: Three Essential Skills Fundraisers Must Master

Little did I know at the ripe age of 18, I would one day become a suited executive and author giving big speeches around the country. On the verge of...

Toronto

09 Jan 2019

AFP Responds to Maclean’s Article on Charity Effectiveness and Employee Salaries

Paula Attfield, chair of the AFP Canada Board of Directors, sent the following letter to the editor in response to Maclean’s article on charity...

crystal ball

09 Jan 2019

What Will Fundraising Look Like in 2019? (Part I)

We asked top fundraisers from across North America what they thought fundraising would look like in 2019 and what trends and issues they would be...

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