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New to fundraising, interested in learning more about the latest state of the fundraising profession, or looking for helpful IDEA resources to promote inclusivity in your fundraising efforts? AFP’s Guides & Resources have you covered.

Our Resource Guides provide focused collections of materials and content from AFP Global covering the issues and topics most important to fundraisers.

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Featured Resource: Mental Health Resources for Fundraisers

Working in a mission-driven profession, with limited resources and high expections, it can be easy to lose sight of your own mental health as you prioritize the goals of your organization. These resources from the Association of Fundraising Professionals are designed to help fundraisers evaluate their own mental health and find solutions to common challenges such as burnout, quiet quitting, and competing professional and personal priorities.  

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21 Sep 2018

Strategic Planning Overview

September 21, 2018 Does our chapter need a strategic plan? Everyone needs a plan! Just as you would not take a road trip in unfamiliar territory without a road map, your chapter needs a guide to take it where it wants to go. Naturally, a chapter with 30 members will not need as complex a plan as a...
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21 Sep 2018

Chapter Membership Reports

AFP International provides a reporting system that allows each chapter to access the rosters and reports that detail their members’ information.
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Scott Jeffries
19 Sep 2018

Case Study: How to Build the Next Generation of Speakers

Looking for an inexpensive, informal, open and meaningful way to connect your chapter with new fundraisers? Consider a Speaker Discovery Series.
Resource Your Fundraising Career
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: Establishing Your Development Office (Creando su Departmento de Desarrollo; title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Establishing Your Development Office.
Resource Boards and Volunteers Development Office Development Plans
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: Reviving Your Donor File (Title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Reviving Your Donor File.
Resource Direct Response/Marketing
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: Making the Most of Your Special Event (Logrando lo Máximo de Tu Evento Especial; title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Making the Most of Your Special Event.
Resource Special Events
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: So You Want to Be a Consultant! (Title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, So You Want to Be a Consultant!
Resource Consultants and Consulting
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: Bringing a Development Director on Board (Cómo Incorporar un Director de Desarrollo a la Institución; title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Bringing a Development Director on Board.
Resource Development Office
18 Sep 2018

AFP Ready Reference: Asking for Major Gifts (Procuración de Donativos Mayores; title also available in French)

Get the quick answers to your most pressing fundraising questions with the AFP Ready Reference Series booklet, Asking for Major Gifts.
Resource Major Gifts
12 Sep 2018

Major Gifts Through a Culture of Philanthropy

Susan Holt talks with Amy Eisenstein about major gifts through a culture of philanthropy.
Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship Major Gifts
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