AFP Discussion Threads

At the United Way of Dutchess-Orange (NY Hudson Valley), ... More

Hey everyone - I'm curious what you all are doing for ... More

Hi Amanda. I had a decade of experience with national ... More

Look at it this way - the DAF donor gives you a gift. ... More

I appreciate the previous replies as they are steadfast ... More

I'd appreciate any advice from experienced professionals ... More

Hi all! I just started as Development Director with ... More

Hi all! As our organization (community youth music ... More

Hi Tania, I sent you an email regarding your post. ... More

Hi Laura! Welcome to the RE World! While I don't ... More

Hello AFP colleagues. This is my semi-annual message ... More

Hi, Tania. First of all, it's not you or what you bring ... More

Good morning! I am wondering if anyone has a Data ... More

We ask for permission in advance when a donor completes ... More

Hello, I am going to a conference next week in Texas ... More

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I am, and the posting can be found on the Aims Career ... More

Good luck, Tania -  I completely understand how frustrating ... More

Hi Tania, This sounds frustrating - I'm sorry you're ... More

Hi!  Not sure if you've filled the slot, but I teach ... More

Anyone looking for a solid major gift officer or development ... More

Fundraising Career Development Resources & Professional ... More

Hi Laura,  While I don't have direct commentary to ... More

Hi Tania, I was in the same boat 26 years ago. My ... More

Good Morning Paula,  I am so late to the table on ... More

I have someone for you. Will send you an email shortly. ... More

Greetings colleagues,  I lead a fundraising academy ... More

Try going to https://afpglobal.org/benefits and scrolling ... More

We are developing a new grants search tool with a free-text ... More

This link doesn't work for me Nancy. Is anyone else ... More

Hello, Tania, I encourage you to check out AFP360 ... More

Tania, you can't get certified until you have some ... More

Hello everyone,  I am 27 years old, living ... More

DAFDay was founded by Chariot; the same platform being ... More

Does anyone have a template gift agreement for donors ... More

What insight do you have into the upcoming changes ... More

We use a platform (GiveLively) where DAFPay comes with ... More

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GiveButter "Two roads ... More

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For eCRM I love Engaging Networks, and if you need ... More

You may want to look at Foundant. I used it at the ... More

After more than a decade with the Fundraising Effectiveness ... More

Hello Laura, As a grant writer I have used many different ... More

Good morning!  As of now, we have relationships with ... More

You're very welcome!  Let me know if you have any questions!  ... More

As an organization known for its grantmaking, who is ... More

Morning Adrienne, how are you able to get the media ... More

LOVE THIS, Christen!  Thank you!  ------------------------------ ... More

Adrienne,  This is an AMAZING concept.  Thank you ... More

Hi Silvia, we are trying a donor journey series this ... More

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Hi all,  We're currently in the stages of refining ... More

In life there are those that talk the talk, and others ... More

I also use Instrumentl. It's absolutely worth it for ... More

Good Morning, Laura, My go-to platform (and favorite) ... More

I use Instrumentl for the entire grant life cycle. ... More

What is your favorite or the most useful platform for ... More

Hi all, Just met with Paula about our transition ... More

Hi! I'm looking for positive reviews from people who ... More

This is so wonderful! I can't wait to join. Thank you ... More

Morning Adrienne,  thank you for sharing the link.  ... More

Thanks George! I really appreciate! Candace  ------------------------------ ... More

Hello colleagues:  I'm conducting research for a ... More

This is a great strategy. We don't have a physical ... More

Thanks Sarah! That is what I thought as well but we ... More

Candace, now that an auctioneer has replied, that means ... More

Greetings everyone. Once again, thanks to Paula ... More

Hi Paula, I am happy to talk with you. I have been ... More

Hello Candace, As a professional benefit auctioneer, ... More

Hi! I started a Youth Leadership Council at my org ... More

Hello! I am in a new position and using a CRM I have ... More

Chulsey@gacities.com ... More

Hi everyone, Looks like several folks are interested ... More

What does your gift acceptance policy say regarding ... More

When I have come into a new organization that has no ... More

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Hello, at my institution, we follow the IRS and CASE ... More

What a popular topic! Thanks to Paula for ... More

I'm happy to share a little about our experience because ... More

I'd also love to join this conversation. We have the ... More

Awe, naming opportunities…in an enterprise of care ... More

If you get a call together, I'd love to join! ------------------------------ ... More

Hi Erin - Yes, I believe this was recorded. I'll check ... More

Count me in, please. Get Outlook for ... More

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If I am available, I will be happy to join a group ... More

Hi, Tom - I would love to join you and Adrienne for ... More

Hi, Keeley - I'm just starting to gather information ... More

Christen - Thanks so much for sharing. Lots of great ... More

Hi, Jennifer - I'm still pulling together notes and ... More

Can you email me, as well? ... More

Brittany, Would you be willing to connect and share ... More

Hi Andrew. I am unable to attend tomorrow. Will this ... More

If anyone would like to connect with me on this topic ... More

hi Paula, i'd also like to be included in ... More

Good afternoon, Im wondering if anyone has used the ... More

It is a push me/pull you situation - sometimes people ... More

Hi Adrienne, I would be happy to chat with ... More

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Amy, me too! Hospital foundation board here - we ... More

I previously ran a capital campaign and during our ... More

Hey Thomas, We just started ours this year, so I ... More

Hi Paula, We started this at our organization ... More

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------------------------------ Freeda Warren Deputy ... More

VERY nice framework and presentation. Thank you for ... More

I also would love to see a wrap up of what's been gathered ... More

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Don't forget the other ways businesses can support ... More

Hi Don'L Nicol,  Thank you for posting this; ... More

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Thank you, James! This is so thoughtful. Such great ... More

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Hello, In the last month or two, I saw a post on ... More

Paula, this is a great conversation and I appreciate ... More

Thanks so much. I intend to reach out as I am building ... More

You know your nonprofit needs to grow. You may even ... More

Does anyone have a written give/get policy for board ... More

Tomorrow our team is hosting a free webinar to help ... More

Thank you so much for this information! Very useful! ... More

Hello Angela, Thank you for bringing forward this ... More

I too would be interested in any discussions from this ... More

I took a look at your site and bookmarked it, Christen. ... More

Hi Paula, I too am interested in your learnings from ... More

This is an excellent idea! Thank you for sharing. ... More

Oh wait, he's giving through a DAF at Vanguard? That ... More

I attempted, have not done this successfully YET, but ... More

Hi Fundraisers! Corporate relations is my specialty. ... More

Tanya, you can either export the data from Givebutter ... More

There are so many good recommendations here already! ... More

This is a great question. The first few months after ... More

He gives through Vanguard, so I'm assuming he directs ... More

I'm so sorry to hear that your wonderful supporter ... More

Do you have any idea if this individual works with ... More

Christen, This is so helpful to me. I am ... More

You received a card FROM Nicole Hoffmann ... More

Hi Paula, I was recently promoted to Dir. of Corporate ... More

Hi, Brad - Happy to connect. I'll send you an email ... More

Thanks again for your time in meeting and sharing strategy, ... More

Thanks for sharing this, Jessica. I can totally see ... More

We have a donor who has been giving in large amounts ... More

Hello Elizabeth,  We had a long saga of system migration ... More

How does the data transfer from Givebutter to Little ... More

I know I mentioned Little Green Light earlier, but ... More

I would not send post cards, too impersonal and their ... More

So many amazing ideas have been shared here already ... More

Hello Fellow Fundraisers! My team and I are researching ... More

We are also researching this -- Give Butter keeps coming ... More

Hey Paula!  We've moved beyond event sponsors, and ... More

Hi Paula, I have been tasked with developing our ... More

Paula, will you share your findings with us? I am in ... More

Oh, I love this idea.  ------------------------------ ... More

I would love to connect to join in and listen If it's ... More

Through Hallmark Business solutions, we ordered welcome ... More

Shana, I send a postcard to every new donor that ... More

Hey Phil, great question. Lapsed donors can actually ... More

Of the ones you've listed here, it depends on your ... More

Hi Elizabeth! Sponsor Spotlight is definitely a thing... ... More

Hi Shana! I recently received this new donor thank ... More

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Hi Shana,  Every time we welcome a new donor, we send ... More

We are looking to send thank you postcards to new donors. ... More

I was the director of a benefit race for several years ... More

Susan, do you get many gifts through DAFpay? We're ... More

Thank you so much! I will check this out. Be well. ... More

I'm sure this type of arrangement happens fairly often ... More

Was just looking at Chariot/DAF Pay... 5% is a hefty ... More

Looking back over the past year, has this continued ... More

We started the new year in 2026 with a little sponsor ... More

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Hi Nicole, I don't have a recommendation for you, ... More

National Association of Charitable Gift Planners  ... More

HI Joan, the National Association of Charitable Gift ... More

During my research on software, Windfall was at the ... More

Hi Phil, People who have given in the last six year ... More

A QR code to Zeffy's platform might be of interest. ... More

Hello! Please share any and all information, links, ... More

Hello All- Is there a group or community that is specific ... More

Blackbaud has a mobile pay feature. I don't know much ... More

My recommendation is that you consider "active" givers ... More

If you have donors in your system that have not donated ... More

Check out https://www.mikapaytech.com We have used ... More

Not quite what you are looking for but it's pretty ... More

Oh.. if you are looking for segmentation tools and ... More

We used to code them as "white mail" which essentially ... More

Paula, We've spent a great deal of time on this exact ... More

Hi, I'm Austin Alderdice with AFP Global, and sorry ... More

Hi, AFP submits these webinars to CFRE for approval ... More

Like others, organizations I've worked with have used ... More

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I like all yours too, @Andrew Olsen ! :) ------------------------------ ... More

I run an agency and we do a lot of Giving Tuesday and ... More

I'd say all of the above! The strongest year-end campaigns ... More

This is the exact use case that the Momentum platform ... More

Well, @Melanie Buck Lu has given you a masterclass-level ... More

Have you considered a permanent Venmo QR code? Venmo ... More