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Join now! Visit the new AFP Bookstore. Get your member discount  Minutes and Action Points from the 5th International Fundraising Summit are now available online Thur., Sept. 4, 2008, Web/Audioconference - Redefining Fundraising Success Through Analytics. By Joshua Birkholz. See how successful institutions employ sophisticated systems to understand donors and prospects and guide strategy. Not to be missed: learn new, successful approaches, and new ideas for segmentation. Sep. 23 & 24, Nonprofit Management Institute at Stanford U., sponsored by AFP and SSIR. Even the most experienced will gain insight in how to apply business tools to running nonprofits. Not to be missed Register today! AFP and the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College are pleased to offer "The Supply and Demand of Philanthropy in the 21st Century." The conference will be held October 7-8, 2008 at Boston College. Click here for more information. Plan now! The AFP Leadership Academy takes place October 15-19 in Nashville, Tenn. This way for details Register now! Major Donor Conference in London, November 2008: Global Perspectives on Major Donor Fundraising. This way for details All U.S. members are urged to participate in the Fundraising Effectiveness Survey and gain valuable information and benchmarks about their fundraising. MEMBERS ONLY: The 2008 Compensation & Benefits Study is now available. Log in to the Member Gateway and select the study. Give to the 2008 Every Member Campaign. Click "Make A Gift" in the green Quicklinks section of the AFP homepage to give online or submit your pledge by mail or fax. Looking for something? See the AFP Web Directory. |
(Aug. 25, 2008) The Augustinians, a Catholic religious order of men accustomed to sustaining themselves and their members through teaching, preaching and social ministries, looked ahead to an uncertain financial future. As in many religious orders with few vocations, spiraling healthcare costs and ministries to sustain, the financial challenge was something it hadn’t anticipated.
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(Aug. 25, 2008) Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), a determined and dynamic supporter of charitable organizations and co-chair of the Congressional Philanthropy Caucus, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, from a ruptured brain aneurysm. She was 58.
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(Aug. 25, 2008) More than half of all donors to human and social service organizations volunteered in 2007, and a third would like to play a more active role in the charities to which they contribute, according to the latest donor research from Campbell Rinker, a nonprofit marketing research firm in Santa Maria, Calif.
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(Aug. 22, 2008) AFP is looking to gather as much organizational support as possible to its joint response to the Canada Revenue Agency’s proposed guidelines on fundraising costs!
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(Aug. 18, 2008) “My organization’s fundraising revenues are growing year to year … so my fundraising program is successful, right?” Perhaps, but it is just as critical to devise a plan to trim your losses over the long-term, a new study by AFP shows.
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(Aug. 18, 2008) As foundations slowly shift to mid-game progress reports and play-by-play performance metrics for the programs they fund, grantees would be well-advised to help build the scorecards, says Mark R. Kramer, founder and managing director of FSG Social Impact Advisors and senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
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(Aug. 18, 2008) As a professional fundraiser and a member of AFP you are already advancing vital causes and making important strides in solidifying ethical and effective fundraising as a recognized profession worldwide. But did you know that AFP also works hard to make sure the value of fundraising and philanthropy is made known in the public locally, nationally and internationally?
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(Aug. 11, 2008) Giving to education in the United States is expected to grow in the coming year, but at a much slower rate, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
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(Aug. 11, 2008) A recent survey of lobbying and advocacy activity by nonprofits shows that while many organizations are involved in policy advocacy, relatively little time, attention or resources are spent on the activity, hindering deeper policy involvement.
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(Aug. 11, 2008) The IRS proposed new guidelines on Thursday, Aug. 7, that define its requirements for documenting the value of cash and noncash gifts submitted as tax deductible.
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(Aug. 4, 2008) To understand the value of establishing a naming policy for recognizing donors, consider what can happen without one.
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(Aug. 4, 2008) Marketing research conducted in February of 3,400 charitable donors shows that a large majority of donors (83 percent) say the nonprofit they donated to has met their expectations. But only 13 percent say their expectations were exceeded.
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