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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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08 May 2018

Our Values

AFP President and CEO Mike Geiger, MBA, CPA, discusses AFP values. AFP encourages differing opinions and even pointed criticism. We can learn much...

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01 Apr 2018

Find Your Path to Community

Finding one’s true calling usually isn’t a straightforward and easy path. During my youth and into my college years, I struggled to find my community...

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01 Apr 2018

Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to Be Human at Work — A Book Review

Emotional intelligence isn’t a new concept. It’s been around since the 1960s and was popularized outside academic circles in the 1990s by Daniel...

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01 Apr 2018

The MobLab

How did you and Greenpeace come to make beautiful music together? We were born in a moment of crisis following the United Nations climate talks in...

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01 Apr 2018

Shaking Up Philanthropy: How Professionals Are Making a Difference

After many years of working in philanthropic development, it can be easy to fall into the status quo of completing tasks the same way, becoming more...

01 Apr 2018

AFP Is Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive Credential

President Clinton and Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney were governing countries in recession in 1993. Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize, and...

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01 Apr 2018

What Will It Take to Dramatically Increase Philanthropy?

Imagine an Olympic swimmer who, at the start of a race, jumps into the pool and simply treads water. This person is still an Olympian, but they won’t...

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01 Apr 2018

A Fundraising Life

It is still common to hear fundraisers say they “fell” into fundraising or that they came to it “accidently.” This phenomenon is relatively unique to...

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01 Apr 2018

Helping Donors Address Complex Challenges: A Learning Journey

Photo credit: © The Nature Conservancy (Devan King) In 2011, on opposite ends of the country and in very different organizations, we both faced the...

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01 Apr 2018

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Fundraising has played a critical role in shaking the system to enact progress throughout history. Without fundraising and philanthropy, many of the...

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