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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 Jan 2019

Rethinking Capital Campaigns: Data-Driven Fundraising with Steve MacLaughlin of Blackbaud and Ross Hendrickson of Bloomerang

Is it me or are there a lot of organizations doing campaigns right now? A successful campaign often happens when an organization focuses on supporters...

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01 Jan 2019

Rethinking Capital Campaigns: The Power of Radical Commitment for a Wildly Successful Capital Campaign

Above: Photo by Andre Horton. I walked into the office of Alison Kear, executive director of Covenant House Alaska (CHA). She was dialing the phone...

money puzzle

01 Jan 2019

Donor Advised Funds: Ethical Issues on the New Frontier of Philanthropy

Above: © Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock. Introduction Few topics have dominated the philanthropic landscape recently as much as donor advised funds (DAFs)...

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01 Jan 2019

From the President: Fundraising…The IMPACT Profession

I’m sure you have seen or heard about some of the changes at AFP recently. Not just our new website, though that’s a critical part of our changes, but...

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01 Jan 2019

Hard Scrabble — A New Year’s Challenges: A Seat at the Table for People with Disabilities

Imagine graduating magna cum laude from college and sending out a flurry of cover letters and résumés, eager to kick-start your career. You receive a...

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01 Jan 2019

Hard Scrabble — A New Year’s Challenges: Hard Scrabble Tax Reform

Above: © Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock. Tax reform finally passed at the end of 2017. This result was not a surprise, particularly for those of us who...

spencer west speaking to an audience

01 Jan 2019

AFPICON 2019: Life Stories I — ICON 2019 Opening Keynote Speaker Spencer West

Doctors told Spencer West’s parents he would never live a normal life. At ICON 2019, hear about his truly extraordinary life of mission and service...

It’s always sunny at Ohio State.

01 Jan 2019

Institutional Member Profile: The Ohio State University

Above: It’s always sunny at Ohio State. All photos by The Ohio State University. On any given day, a development officer from The Ohio State...

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01 Jan 2019

Perspectives II: Taxes and Charitable Giving in Canada

Above: © Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock Charitable giving in Canada has long been an important part of the social fabric, and this has been increasingly...

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01 Jan 2019

Rethinking Capital Campaigns: Ask the Campaign Expert

Above: © Adobestock. After working on dozens of campaigns, certain patterns become obvious. However, if you’ve only experienced one or two, or if you...

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