AFP

Today's Twitter Picks
April 2, 2012

Recent tweets from AFP's 49th International Conference on Fundraising going on this week in Vancouver, BC (#afpmeet).

Lifetime Achievement
February 1, 2012

Announcing the 2012 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Lifetime Achievement award winner: Geoff Peters, president and CEO of CDR Fundraising Group.

FundRaising Success at National Philanthropy Day in New York
November 22, 2011

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Association of Fundraising Professionals' National Philanthropy Day in New York to honor some of the fundraising sector's best and brightest — including FundRaising Success' very own editor-in-chief, Margaret Battistelli.

Nashville Fundraiser Wins International Award for Service to the Profession
November 10, 2011

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has bestowed the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Leadership to AFP, the association’s highest volunteer and leadership recognition, to Susan Earl Hosbach, CFRE, of Nashville, Tenn. Hosbach is currently the executive director and CEO of The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation and has been a member of AFP since 1994, serving in a variety of leadership positions and spearheading several important initiatives for the association.

DMW Direct Announces New Executive Team for Fundraising Group
November 8, 2011

DMW Direct, a leading direct response advertising agency, today announced that effective January 1, 2012, Debbie Merlino will be appointed President of DMW Direct Fundraising — a division of the company which serves non-profit organizations nationwide in support of their fundraising and membership-building programs. Current President Tom Hurley will continue to play a key role, serving as a Senior Advisor to the business.

Nonprofits Are Optimistic Heading Into 2012, Report Finds
October 19, 2011

Blackbaud announced the release of the 2011 Global State of the Nonprofit Industry report, featuring survey results from 2200 international respondents covering nonprofit general operations, fundraising, technology and Internet usage, and impact reporting and board performance. The results were also released today at the International Fundraising Congress (IFC) in the Netherlands.

A key finding from the report is there is a growing sense of optimism in the global nonprofit sector regarding growth in staffing and earned and charitable income in 2012.