Fundraising Through a Different Lens

"In a well-intentioned effort to break down barriers among diverse communities, we sometimes miss the color and depth that our differences can bring," says Alice Ferris, president of the AFP Arizona, Northern chapter. Ferris reflects on the different ways people view philanthropy and how these lenses can widen the scope of our fundraising.
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Career Track Profile: Michelle S. Gollapalli, MBA, CFRE

Gollapalli says the key to a successful "ask" is knowing your donor’s interests and needs and being able to provide a giving opportunity that is tailored to meet them—one that’s also in keeping with the strategic direction of the organization as a whole. Read more about this 11-year veteran of fundraising and her thoughts on improving the profession.
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Encourage Your Chapter to Earn the Friends of Diversity Designation!

The Friends of Diversity designation recognizes those chapters that have developed diversity programs and have accomplished many of the key objectives outlined in AFP’s strategic goal of advancing diversity.

• Download the Friends of Diversity Designation Application
• Find out more about AFP’s chapter diversity program opportunities

The Color of Fundraising

One of the first of its kind, The Color of Money conference held this past June in Philadelphia, Pa., was an event aimed directly at helping fundraisers and others serving nonprofits from underserved and underrepresented populations. Learn more about this initiative of the AFP Greater Philadelphia Chapter, planned in collaboration with AFP, the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and the National Center on Black Philanthropy.

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