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ENGLISHAvril 2024C’est avec un immense plaisir que nous annonçons un changement important dans le domaine de la collecte de fonds en Nouvelle-Écosse avec la fusion collaborative de la section du Cap-Breton et de la section de la Nouvelle-Écosse/Île-du-Prince-Édouard de l’Association des professionnels en philanthropie (AFP, Association of Fundraising Professionals), qui entre en vigueur en avril 2024.Cette fusion n’est pas une simple décision stratégique; il s’agit d’un engagement à accroître la...

FRANÇAISApril 2024We are thrilled to announce a significant development in the realm of fundraising in Nova Scotia, as the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Cape Breton Chapter and AFP Nova Scotia/PEI Chapter come together in a collaborative merger, effective April 2024. This merger is not just a strategic move; it's a commitment to amplifying the professional growth and opportunities for fundraising experts across Nova Scotia & PEI. By combining forces, members from both AFP Cape Breton...

FRANÇAISAFP Canada was created in 2017 in response to requests from AFP leaders for an entity that focuses specifically on Canadian government relations and communications, as well as priorities such as Truth and Reconciliation.AFP Canada is one of the four pillars that supports AFP members in Canada, the other three being AFP Global, the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada and AFP chapters. The focus of each is summarized in the chart below. Over the past seven years, one of the overarching...

ENGLISHAFP Canada a été créée en 2017 à la demande de dirigeant.e.s de l’AFP qui souhaitaient qu’une entité se concentre sur les relations avec le gouvernement canadien et les communications au Canada, ainsi que sur d’autres priorités propres au pays, dont la vérité et la réconciliation.AFP Canada est un des quatre piliers qui soutient les membres de l’AFP au Canada, aux côtés d’AFP Global, de la Fondation canadienne pour la philanthropie de l’AFP et des sections canadiennes de l’AFP. Le diagramme...

AFP Member Spotlights are a recurring series of interviews with AFP members, highlighting the unique individuals and career paths that exist within the fundraising profession. If you know an inspiring fundraising professional who deserves to be featured, please email afpmarcom@afpglobal.org.In this AFP Member Spotlight, Ciara Ginyard, MPA, development director at Detroit Horse Power, shares with us the seemingly simple advice, "Do the ask." We discuss how fundraisers can remove themselves and their...

Earlier this month at the AFP ICON opening general session, Catherine Connolly, CFRE, MBA, chair-elect of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – U.S., shared the latest results from the foundation’s Fundraising Effectiveness Project, or FEP. This joint effort between AFP, Giving Tuesday, and a number of data providers, offers a quarterly update on giving trends, including dollars donated, total amounts donated, and retention rates of donors. In 2022, these quarterly reports showed a continuing decline...

Capital campaigns are the ultimate opportunity to engage your most essential supporters and deepen their connections to your mission.Let’s say you’re heading into a major campaign. You’ll assess your board’s risk tolerance, establish your initial plans, conduct fresh screening and qualification exercises, and tighten up your prospect portfolios. Once your campaign is underway, you’ll get in touch with these prospects to explain your objective and ask them for gifts.But think beyond the ask—if a...

As a fundraising professional, you know the importance of effectively engaging with major donors. You also know that the future of fundraising depends on adjusting to changes in the pool of major donors, especially as we see new types of donors emerge, and/or as major donors use new approaches. We invite you to participate in an essential study designed to help fundraising professionals embrace this opportunity to adapt their practices.This research is a partnership between the GivingUSA Foundation...

Chances are you’re already sending out some type of donor survey each year. The good news about surveys? They’re cheap and easy. The bad news? They’re cheap and easy. Yes, surveys can turn your fundraising strategy into a fine-tuned, sophisticated engine of revenue. But surveys are also laden with potential pitfalls, making it easy to never accomplish your goals. So before you whip up your next donor survey, let’s take a look at 6 principles to set you up for success and learn as much as possible...

Welcome to the FEP Reports Library and thank you for supporting the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Below you will find a list of quarterly and annual reports on the growth and trends of philanthropy in North America from 2012. We hope that this industry data helps you and your organization to make better-informed, growth-oriented budget decisions to boost donor revenue. If you have any questions, please contact The Fundraising Effectiveness Project at fep@afpglobal.org.Quarterly Reports2023Q3Q12022Q4Q3Q2Q12021Q4Q3Q2Q12020Q4Q3Q2Q1Annual...

The average fundraising salary increased by 6.7% in the U.S. and 5.9% in Canada in 2022, according to the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy’s 2023 Compensation and Benefits Report. While this growth is significant compared to the 1.5% increase in 2021, it is still barely keeping pace with the year-end inflation rate of 6.5%. Members: Download The 2023 AFP Compensation and Benefits Report

While large donors drove marginal growth in giving dollars throughout 2021 and much of 2022, their stability has begun to erode. According to FEP’s latest quarterly data, a decrease in donors and dollars given was evident across all donor types in Q1 2023, with major donors causing an outsized decline in dollars and donor retention. Paired with a sharp drop in dollars given by new donors, these outcomes set the stage for compounded challenges for the sector throughout 2023. The full FEP Q1 2023...