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How do you have students assist in your annual giving ... More

Hello,  The organization I work for, Music Will, ... More

Hello - Our CEO is retiring and we're planning a celebration. ... More

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Hi Dawn, After seeing them live, in action at ... More

We mostly outsource our direct mail program, but I ... More

This is a great question, especially since different ... More

Hello all, Is anyone using Amply to identify whether ... More

Hello Anonymous,  This is an excellent question. ... More

Hi Leslie ... As you compile a policy for gift processing ... More

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If you haven't already, I'd recommend connecting with ... More

Happy 2026, Melissa! While I don't have exact averages ... More

I use Handwrytten and really enjoy it! I haven't used ... More

Hi, Regina! I'd love to participate in that group ... More

Hi Dawn, I highly recommend Jeff Civillico. He is ... More

Hi Eliza:  I can't speak to the question about mutual ... More

I belong to a women's group. It is not registered, ... More

Hi Katrina, First thing to do is to define your segment ... More

Hi Brad, It's great to have a peer solicitor as part ... More

Short answer: No You likely already have great relationships ... More

Hi, Sonya! Congratulations on a former employee's ... More

Thanks, Dori. Yes, we will plan to open her spot to ... More

Farther partners with nonprofits and their advisors ... More

There should be a nonprofit accountant or banker in ... More

Hi, Jaimie,   This is a great planning question. ... More

I also recommend Roger Lundblade. He's great! I've ... More

Hi Laurie, I would love to exchange ideas. I started ... More

She's "not interested"; move on and find another to ... More

I’m not sure what others do but when I was doing our ... More

Hi Brad, You are in kind of a weird position with ... More

Hi Sonya,  Congrats on having such an engaged and ... More

Brad,  This is a tough question, and I don't envy ... More

Good morning,  I have a donor that has approached ... More

Hi Brad, When I first arrived at my organization, ... More

Hello -  It sounds like she signed up with good intentions, ... More

Hello Dawn, I would be very interested in putting ... More

Jamie, Thanks for your well thought out series of questions. ... More

Hi! Bare with me a little bit while I explain the situation ... More

Hello my dear colleagues,  I am collecting best practices ... More

Hi all, I'd love insight if you have any! My org ... More

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I second Lenora's rec of From the Heart Fundraising. ... More

Hi Dawn, Im writing to recommend Matt Roben, the ... More

Matt Roben Rancho Roben Rescues 15115 Clayton ... More

Hello Jessica, Our library foundation is a non-profit ... More

Hello Dawn, I hope all is well. My name is George ... More

Hi Dawn! I know I'm not in your area - but what we ... More

Dawn, I recommend Roger Lundblade. https://rogerlundblade.com/ ... More

Great questions.   I think a lot of organizations ... More

Hi Dawn! I recommend contacting Jennifer Downes with ... More

If you have $100K+, you might want yo consider Infinite ... More

Good morning!   I'm looking for recommendations for ... More

Hi! If a non-profit or company is hiring the best person ... More

Join us for a FREE 30-minute AFP Membership Benefits ... More

Hello colleagues  -  I'm looking to learn more about ... More

We did not broadcast our goal or the details of our ... More

Hey Kara - Here is some instructions from Google Gemini. ... More

That's amazing! Congratulations on such a successful ... More

We did not make our goal public or update them on surpassing ... More

Great questions, Jenna. Typically organizations ... More

Hello - I am wondering did you make your goal public ... More

Is there a way to change how the database exports the ... More

We use Handbid for our major fundraiser and their paddle ... More

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If you are just going to have volunteers do everything, ... More

Hi Hadas, Our team uses either Auctria or Greater ... More

I created a template like this at my prior job. Found ... More

Hi there, Please consider more options, or should ... More

You may want to explore the website of Fundraising ... More

Congratulations on a successful campaign. We've helped ... More

Hello AFP Colleagues, and Happy New Year! We ... More

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Hi all, we are doing our first-ever paddle raise for ... More

Hello everyone,  I'm pretty certain this can be done, ... More

There are two services we've tried either for ourselves ... More

Hello, Jessica, There is no reason you cannot ... More

Hello AFP Members, I'm building an advisory board for ... More

I used Postalgia at another organization. The concept ... More

This is correct. Postmark rules. The donor and their ... More

This was my first year with my current organization, ... More

Thanks so much Jeanna! That's such a great idea, starting ... More

Thank you so much for these ideas and suggestions, ... More

Hi Tamara,  Hayden has some great suggestions. Another ... More

Hello Savannah, As mentioned, the process is "set-it ... More

Tamara, it sounds like you have some great ideas brewing ... More

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We VERY recently began using Handwrytten, so I can't ... More

Hello AFP colleagues, Our CEO has announced ... More

Greetings! I am curious if any other orgs here are ... More

If the Fidelity and Schwab accounts you reference are ... More

Several of our donors have asked whether their gifts ... More

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Hi Savannah, My organization was using CARS when ... More

Good morning! I am Director of Development for a small ... More

Hello Meghan,  I've been a Volunteer Coordinator ... More

responded in the wrong space. disregard! More

Hi Savannah, my organization has received one vehicle ... More

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Savannah - I'm interested in this topic as well.  Following! ... More

I'm hoping to tap into the collective wisdom of this ... More

Hi all - looking for feedback on using CARS ( https://careasy.org/ ... More

Correct, but it is the nonprofit that holds the evidence ... More

FYI, here is a link to the USPS newsroom statement ... More

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Wendy has given you great advice and be sure to take ... More

Thank you, Anonymous, I learned something new today. ... More

Hi Ayesha,  From my experience at a regional health ... More

Hi Ayesha, I've worked with a regional, national, ... More

My first reaction is always, "Yay another prospect!" ... More

I have always tried to operate using the postmark but ... More

We used to go by the date on the check, no matter the ... More

Jonathan- I think it comes down to: What is your ... More

I consulted with a medical research foundation that ... More

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Hi all, I work for a national, fully remote nonprofit ... More

Happy 2026!  I am working for an organization in the ... More

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I'm trying to choose between the 2-day virtual version ... More

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We transitioned to BetterImpact/VolunteerImpact from ... More

This is a great idea! Feels like it could live on a ... More

I am also interested in reviewing a gift acceptance ... More

I'd like to add some emphasis to a couple of points ... More

Hi Donna, Trying to answer as succinct as I can in ... More

Hello fellow AFP members. I am eager to talk with ... More

Following - interested as well.  Thanks! ------------------------------ ... More

I'm looking for good Gift Acceptance Policy examples ... More

Greetings, Has anyone experienced issues receiving ... More

This post is late, but we created a giving guide ... More

Ours went well- numbers are still coming in, but ... More

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Monica, Thanks for filling in those blanks. This ... More

Carrie, In a small shop like ours, it was beneficial ... More

I created an Annual Giving community here. I'd love ... More

Our numbers are still coming in, but so far, we have ... More

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Hello Alissa, Good question. I have been ... More

I am writing an appeals calendar for 2026 calendar ... More

We have been with Neon One for a few years now and ... More

Ours went well - we raised slightly more than last ... More

Our EOY was fantastic. For context, we are a small, ... More

Good morning, Kate! I am a volunteer for a couple ... More

We've been using Bloomerang for 6 years and got a notice ... More

I just left Bloomerang, and one of the factors was ... More

We received notice of a 10% increase with our renewal ... More

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Curious how EOY fundraising went for other organizations ... More

Hi Todd, We are a non-profit research institute, ... More

Monica, A couple follow up questions: Are the books ... More

Sorry, correction, we tried GiveSMart briefly - that ... More

We received notice of the increase with our renewal ... More

If you are there and a gift comes in, committed to ... More

Greetings All,  Our Shelter is preparing to launch ... More

Hi Mark, I'm in a similar boat (working for a mid-sized ... More

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Hi Cerise The notice came with our renewal reminder, ... More

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They can absolutely be the same. I always have disclosure ... More

Hi Nancy, For the IRA can the thank you and the tax ... More

How are you handling gift entry for workplace giving ... More

Hello, I have a question for the ethics pros. Several ... More

Clay, We also are a Bloomerang customer but did not ... More

Lots of good counsel provided here - thanks everyone! ... More

I would never delete someone who has given - for the ... More

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Hello,  For Item B.b. i. IRA QCD the donor must ... More

I am the Development Manager for a mid-sized residential ... More

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Colleagues,  Yesterday, we received notice that our ... More

Even if we don't publicly acknowledge them, we still ... More

Thanks for posting this data, Nathaniel!  Folks ... More

This clarification is very helpful. As someone who ... More

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Thanks all for the feedback, I should have added a ... More

All good thoughts, Ellen. It might also be good to ... More

The commandeering of philanthropic funds by Fidelity, ... More

Thank you Jonathan for the acknowledgement and your ... More

The FEP Q3 2025 report is out-showing continued fundraising ... More

My first thought: have you asked the donor how s/he ... More

Robert Hartsook's answer is full of great ideas, but ... More

Hummm...the acknowledgement of the silent donor? If ... More

Hi everyone, and happy new year! My organization ... More

My Board President recently asked my team and I about ... More

I am a grants manager and writer.  I, and my two predecessors, ... More

I am pleased to share a story that I wrote appearing ... More

Must admit after 40 years leading universities or fundraising ... More

There is an association of independent schools where ... More

Just an idea, but maybe don't require a degree at all ... More

I agree with everything Sarah said, but also - no one ... More

I agree with Nancy - there are so many different bachelors ... More

Hello, Spencer, When I hiring, I moved away from ... More