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Drawing from dozens of publications and backed by the power of the Internet, the AFP Resource Center provides members and other fundraising professionals with customized research assistance on fundraising issues and best practices.
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The AFP Resource Center has produced comprehensive "Hot Topic" overviews of key fundraising areas that members have identified as being most in demand. Think a new "Hot Topic" page is needed? Let us know.
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With this search feature, find a specific title or create your own bibliography from the 3,200 reference works maintained by the AFP Resource Center. Create a list of valuable references, then access them locally.
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Setting Yourself Up for Social Media Success
(May 15, 2012) It seems like everyone is looking for the key to social media success and, consequently, the key to translating that into fundraising success. Many of those keys lie in the ability to build a community that will work with you—and for you.
Chapter Boards Lead by Example in Achieving 100 Percent Chapter Board Participation
Thirty-three AFP chapters have led by example and achieved 100 percent board participation in the 2012 Every Member Campaign (EMC). These chapter boards serve as motivation and inspiration to chapter members to make their gifts to the EMC.
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Requests for information can be submitted by phone, email or fax. We will then research and prepare our best customized response based on the materials we have available. If you plan to be in the Washington, DC area, you can visit the Resource Center and research topics on-site.
Resource Center services are free to AFP members. Nonmembers pay a nominal research fee.
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