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FRANÇAIS In late October 2022, the Action Identification Working Group on Truth and Reconciliation, formed as a joint initiative between AFP Canada and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada boards, released its report. The working group was set up following the confirmation of unmarked burial sites on the grounds of former Indian residential schools in Kamloops, B.C., and in other parts of Canada. Its focus was to determine possible actions that AFP in Canada could take on Truth and Reconciliation...

ENGLISH À la fin d’octobre 2022, le Groupe de travail sur la détermination de mesures à prendre en matière de vérité et de réconciliation, issu d’une initiative conjointe entre le conseil d’administration d’AFP Canada et celui de la Fondation canadienne pour la philanthropie de l’AFP, a publié son rapport. Le groupe de travail a été mis sur pied suivant la confirmation de sépultures anonymes sur les terrains d’anciens pensionnats autochtones à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique, et dans d’autres...

On March 7, AFP launched our new Salesforce-based membership database! For the most part, this transition has been a success, but with any major technology change comes a few bumps in the road, so I want to take a moment up front, to acknowledge those and to thank you for your patience. Converting almost 30,000 members and their data, plus more than 15 years of other data, is a herculean task for sure, but one that was well overdue. We know some of you have experienced difficulties joining/renewing...

El 7 de Marzo AFP lanzó la nueva base de datos, basada en la tecnología de Salesforce! En su mayoría la transición ha sido un éxito, pero como sucede con todos los cambios importantes en tecnología, también hemos tenido algunos obstáculos en el camino, por lo que quiero reconocer de manera directa y agradecer a todos ustedes por su paciencia. Convertir la información de casi 30 mil socios y toda la información asociada, más datos de 15 años acumulados es una tarea hercúlea sin duda, pero que ya...

FRANÇAIS Highlights From 2022 Together, AFP Canada and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada: Led and shared our learnings from the important work of identifying meaningful actions that AFP in Canada can take in response to Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to convening AFP leaders from Canada at both AFP ICON and AFP LEAD, we co-hosted an extremely successful Canadian Leadership Retreat in Montreal with amazing support from the Quebec chapter. We offered AFP members the opportunity...

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Continued Consolidation in Q3 2022: Donors Down (-7.1%) But Dollars Up (4.7%) Yet Again Charitable giving increased moderately in Q3 2022, but for the 4th time in the last 5 quarters total donors dropped significantly in Q3 2022. This suggests that while the decrease in donor numbers may undermine long-term resilience, large established donors offer some continuing stability and opportunity, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s (FEP) Third Quarter Fundraising Report. The Fundraising...

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, lay out 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 project and ask them for gifts. But think beyond the ask—if a major...

One of the four pillars of the AFP U.S. Foundation for Philanthropy’s Strategic Plan is to support research on critical issues in fundraising. Independent research on topics that foster understanding and spark innovation for social good are vital to the sector, providing important information to fundraisers about best practices as industry trends. The AFP Wilson C. "Bill" Levis Fundraising Research Grant provides funds to researchers who wish to undertake projects directly related to fundraising...

These days, whether you’re talking to major funders, converting small donors, or designing a strategic plan, impact metrics are the gold standard of non-profit data. But for many nonprofits, these important metrics go unmeasured and unused, putting critical programming, fundraising, and growth out of reach. This doesn’t mean you need to go out and collect every metric possible. Instead, we suggest focusing your efforts on collecting and analyzing a core set of impact data, including: Cost...

Hoy en día, sea que esté hablando a donantes de importancia, convirtiendo a donantes menores, o diseñando un plan estratégico, las mediciones de impacto son la norma de oro de datos del sector no lucrativo. Pero para muchas organizaciones sin fines de lucro, estas mediciones importantes no se toman ni son utilizadas, dejando elementos críticos como la programación, la procuración de fondos, y el crecimiento, fuera de alcance. Esto no significa que usted necesite salir a recolectar cada medición...

Community support allows your nonprofit to thrive. If your organization builds a strong community, your supporters will provide reliable funding and engage with your nonprofit to help further your mission for years to come. One key tool to help build community is your organization’s brand. Branding is just as important for nonprofits as it is for for-profit companies. Your nonprofit’s brand essentially sells your mission. It also creates a sense of trust that your organization is truly making an...