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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 2017

Private-Sector Engagement in Public Institutions: The Case of the UN World Food Programme

The concept of “public-private partnerships” has its origins in infrastructure dating to the strategy for building the Transcontinental Railroad (1863...

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01 Jan 2017

Do You Know What This Means?

Picture this: You are the optimistic, long-term vice president of development and alumni relations at Happy Valley University. As vice president, you...

01 Jan 2017

One-on-One With Michael Slaymaker, MAHR

How many years have you been involved in the nonprofit sector? Twenty-eight years. When did you join AFP? In 1988. How did you get involved in the...

01 Jan 2017

The Last Word: The Future Is Now—I Think

“I’m off to see a donor,” I said to Robbie, my robot assistant, as I signed out of my digital home office. After taking my hoverboard to the corner...

01 Jan 2017

From the Board Chair / Ask and Receive

I’m often asked why I got involved with AFP or why I felt compelled to get involved so much that I now have the honor of serving as chair of our...

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01 Jan 2017

Stories in Hand

There is something about planned-gift asks. Perhaps it is the feeling of being unprepared for this type of discussion or the fear of offending a donor...

01 Jan 2017

The Pareto Principle—How Does It Apply to Fundraising?

When I first encountered the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), I was immediately attracted to the lofty goal of improving philanthropy’s share...

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01 Jan 2017

Minding Your Businesses

When it comes to the ask, is your organization getting its fair share of giving from the business community? Corporate giving totaled about $18.45...

01 Jan 2017

Economic Impact for Community-Based Nonprofits: A Cohort Approach

Who knew? While community-based organizations are critical to developing and enhancing the social capital that supports economic growth and...

01 Jan 2017

In Addition

Congratulations to the AFP Distinguished Fellows Class of 2017 At the October 2016 Leadership Academy in Portland, Ore., AFP was proud to announce its...

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