Association of Fundraising Professionals

The AFP Donor Retention Course is a one-day course focused on creating research-based donor retention plans, tracking donor and gift gains and losses, and developing cultivation and retention strategies. It uses active learning, group discussions and activities.

This 2-day course is AFP's "train the trainer" program that helps ensure quality in education by providing formal training for prospective faculty and instructors of AFP's professional development programs.

AFP Chapters can offer the AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising Course, a seven-module program developed from the Essentials of Fundraising Program and the First Course to address nonprofit organizations’ needs and challenges.

The AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising eCourse 2.0 comprises seven modules designed by fundraising professionals to address nonprofit organizations’ needs and challenges. Modules are available individually or as a discounted full course.

The page says the 2017 tax reform bill affects the charitable sector and may affect donors in diverse ways.

The American Enterprise Institute study estimates that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will reduce charitable giving in 2018 by 4%, or $17.2 billion under static modeling and $16.3 billion under dynamic modeling.

On International Women’s Day, AFP has launched the Women’s Impact Initiative (WII) to address issues of gender inequity in the fundraising profession and charitable sector, including sexual harassment, salary inequality, and the lack of women in senior leadership roles.

Paula Attfield, chair of the AFP Canada Board of Directors, wrote to the editor in response to a Maclean’s article, arguing that charity effectiveness is not correlated with employee salaries or fundraising costs.

The page lists the endorsed AFP Canada Board of Directors for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2019.

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AFP President and CEO Mike Geiger discusses AFP values, including openness to differing opinions and criticism. AFP says its programs and services adapt to changes in fundraising while its values remain unchanged.

Striving to stimulate a world of generosity and positive social good through fundraising best practice.