AFP Discussion Threads

I built a toolkit of ~40 resources (guides, templates, ... More

Hi Carmela ... Something to think about is that donor ... More

You nailed it. From working with 100+ nonprofits on ... More

Thanks for raising this, Panos. This is such an interesting ... More

Thanks so much, Panos. I really appreciate you taking ... More

Hello Kristin, I would be interested in a copy of ... More

We do this for our recurring donors but not general ... More

how do you get donors to sponsor a donor recognition? ... More

Congratulations on your new role! When I started ... More

Hi Emily, A simple short thank you call, even if 90% ... More

Hello Tiera, Congratulations on your new role. I ... More

Our Distinguished Donor event is coming up in 2 weeks! ... More

Wow, thanks for sharing this Natalie! Really like both ... More

Hi, Joan! I love hosting events like this. My ... More

We've had great feedback from guests by having a local ... More

Hi Silvia, I work at the University of San Francisco. ... More

Thank you so much! I really feel supported. Have a ... More

Thank you so much! I really am feeing supported. JB ... More

Hello! We are looking at recognizing our donor's anniversary ... More

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Thanks for posting!  I am very interested in this as ... More

Hey Nancy,  Nice to see you still keeping your fingers ... More

Hi Good People! Curious about what charities consider ... More

Hi Cindy, I just started a new position, and we are ... More

We are planning a Donor Appreciation Event soon and ... More

Good morning Teara, and congratulations on your new ... More

Hi Lori, I would love your copy of the Volunteer ... More

Three new micro-learning videos are now available! ... More

Hello Sydney! I have been involved with Data Hygiene ... More

I would add that the envelopes need to be handwritten. ... More

You probably have already thought of these but: Do ... More

Thank you so much for this thoughtful advice. I really ... More

Hi Tiffany, I have organized many auctions, in-house ... More

Hi Nancy,  Sounds like a wonderful campaign. Do you ... More

Hello, I have been volunteering within my community ... More

We do an online auction connected to our gala. Our ... More

Teara, It will be wonderful to let people know they ... More

To Deenie, Jami, Charity, Ashley, Susan, Melanie, ... More

Tiffany, Will you be handling sponsorships for ... More

Good morning!    I have conducted multiple events ... More

Hi Sydney, I agree with the Jim and Dean, at the ... More

Hi Sydney, Congratulations on taking this big step ... More

Hi everyone, I work in development at Georgia ... More

Hi, Kathleen,   I asked my database administration ... More

Thank you, Joy. I've used Upwork in the past. I appreciate ... More

Kathleen, when we chose HubSpot, we used Upwork to ... More

Good morning, everyone, I recently joined the Zane ... More

Hi Sydney,  It sounds like you are thinking about ... More

Hi Kathleen. I used to work at the company, and I know ... More

Good morning!   Ms. Watkins is spot on (I may call ... More

Great ideas, Kristin. I especially like the part about ... More

Hi Michele - You are asking the right questions. I ... More

This makes me smile to see people excited about books! ... More

Our small, all volunteer non profit recently implemented ... More

I heartily support moving away from eTaperstry! We ... More

We published this book this year to help organizations ... More

At some point, I would recommend giving them some kind ... More

We run every version of auction on CrowdChange, I would ... More

I took the liberty of making a quick Loom video on ... More

Hi everyone! We are considering hosting an online ... More

Gosh, I think every nonprofit is different in terms ... More

One pattern I keep seeing across the nonprofits we ... More

Great suggestion Kristin! And thank you for sharing ... More

Hi Lori, I'd love to see the list too! Thank you for ... More

Hey Abbey and Vanessa, great thread! One habit ... More

Mahalo nui, Kristin!  ------------------------------ ... More

Vanessa, this is incredibly helpful. Thank you for ... More

Hey Abbey, Ive got a handful! Getting a VA ... More

Hi all, I'm looking for feedback about which ... More

Can anyone share successful ways you have recognized ... More

S.A.F.E. House (in New Mexico) sends electronic-only ... More

I send them quarterly, usually in print for our major ... More

Hi Briana-  I work in higher ed and we just held our ... More

Hello, AFP friends! My organization is diving heavily ... More

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I think adopting Asana has been very helpful for my ... More

I love good newsletters and I'm always benchmarking! ... More

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Hi Logan, thanks for responding. I would love to connect ... More

HI there,  We send our newsletter out weekly. It's ... More

Aloha Elinor, We send out our newsletters once every ... More

Hi! My organization is ready to hire a first individual ... More

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Hi, Briana. We've been doing these since 2018 ... More

Jessica, our org just went live in the last few weeks ... More

Hi all--I've uncovered that there are a couple of instances ... More

This is something I have way too much experience with ... More

It sounds like you've had more than one experience ... More

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Here are some questions to consider while formulating ... More

Good morning - would anyone be willing to share samples ... More

I'm sharing this as a gift officer and what I know/experience, ... More

As someone who has worked with individuals convicted ... More

Yes, our firm uses DonorSearch. We do a good deal of ... More

I'm always looking for practical ideas that help small ... More

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Following ------------------------------ Shannon ... More

We currently use DonorPerfect and are looking at adding ... More

Hello. Do any consultants use DonorSearch or other ... More

Year round major league sports offer great ways to ... More

Thank you, Joy! I guess I hit a link on their ... More

I thought their url is https://www.charityontop.org/ ... More

Hello, I went to their website to learn more. ... More

"They want seven-figure gifts, but we're still missing ... More

Cynthia, do you have corporate donors and sponsors ... More

This is a thoughtful question, and I would just encourage ... More

Hello, such an unfortunate place to find yourself in. ... More

Following. This is something that recently came up ... More

Hi Cynthia, First thing's first: the best stewardship ... More

Yes! We started this 5 years ago and we now hold our ... More

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In addition, it may be the donor's money that is being ... More

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@Elizabeth Mathern  Is this suggested specific to Benevity? ... More

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Following this, as well. Kendra ... More

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Hi, from what I've seen and pulled together for our ... More

I just wrote about this in my book, The Revolutionary ... More

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Hi everyone, Were in the midst of updating our ... More

Hi there - Im a database consultant and I have several ... More

YES - I highly encourage this idea.  Be sure to pick ... More

Thanks, this is a really helpful perspective. The ... More

Hello! I am brand new to my role and fundraising and ... More

I've used DonorPerfect at a previous organization and ... More

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We have been with Bloomerang since mid-2015. It has ... More

Yes! I strongly recommend it!  Just keep in mind you ... More

Hi Briana, Of interest, CrowdChange offers a Day of ... More

Absolutely! Many organizations do their own giving ... More

Yes! Schools do it all the time so I wasn't sure it ... More

This is such a good question. It pains me how loosey-goosey ... More

I love this topic AND fundamentally want our industry ... More

Ditto everything Rita said. The only thing I would ... More

Hello, Has anyone run a successful giving day campaign ... More

Hello, I'm glad you reached out regarding Bloomerang. ... More

Hello, friends! I'm wondering if a few of you could ... More

Hello, Has anyone migrated from Virtuous to Bloomerang ... More

My team's mid-level donor files have gotten pretty ... More

Great question but I have to say in over 20 years of ... More

Hi Ann and Victoria, Our organization moved over ... More

I am a fan of G2, which is objective, and presents ... More

I recently saw someone post about a series of fundraising ... More

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Hey! I know how to actually calculate cost of fundraising, ... More

This is the same way we track restricted gifts as well.  ... More

Hi Ann, Thank you for the response.  I too found ... More

Hi there, We use Ticket Tailor - user friendly ... More

We are implementing Virtuous as we speak. The Virtuous ... More

Hi, Claire! I'd also consider being a virtual speaker ... More

Thank you, everyone, for sharing such valuable information. ... More

Hello, Anonymous, If you are looking for something ... More

Good morning, I have used a few in my time. ... More

Hi! You should definitely take a look at CrowdChange, ... More

Hello, As a professional benefit auctioneer, I have ... More

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Hi Alyssa - The plan template that Kristi shared with ... More

Hello AFP Community! I recently joined an organization ... More

do you do any kind of donor appreciation event? it's ... More

Here is a sample gift plan that was sent to me when ... More

Great thread and great advice!  Thank you!  I am also ... More

I highly recommend history majors as grant ... More

Hello! Wanted to reach out for some suggestions ... More

Hi Tara and colleagues,  Yes, I'm hosting again next ... More

"The next step is where it gets murky. I often ask ... More

Hello there, http://www.vikingimpact.com is growing ... More

Hello! I am brand new to this field (under a year) ... More

Matthew, Most development teams would throw a party ... More

My name is Logan, and I'm a rising senior at the University ... More

Hello Claire. Would a session on  The Realities of ... More

Hi Lori I would Love to see the list and what an amazing ... More

I popped in to ask some similar questions. I was going ... More

Most people do, but if you have experience with campaigns, ... More

As someone who has done many, many campaigns (including ... More

Hi Linda - how much do you typically net with this ... More

I received my Master of Science in Fundraising and ... More

There is fantastic guidance on this thread!  So I'll ... More

I agree on understanding the goals of the event. A ... More

We have had great success with "Play the New Card" ... More

It is important to understand what you are trying to ... More

I would love any and all fundraising books!! I am a ... More

Hi Claire, If you are interested in having your students ... More

Several of our local breweries will work with nonprofits ... More

Hi Vanessa - I'd like to join this webinar if you decide ... More

Hi Lori,  I'd be interested! I sincerely appreciate ... More

Hi - I'd love to see the list of titles. Thanks! ... More

We also use a coding system created by our accounting ... More

I would really appreciate whatever you're willing to ... More

Hi, Lori- I'm also studying for CFRE and would love ... More

The Nonprofit Center in Philadelphi (formerly the LaSalle ... More

We are starting a library at the Center for Nonprofit ... More

Hi all,  I work at a mid-sized private university ... More

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Thanks, Andrew. I'm interested in that Do Not Contact ... More

I'm studying for my CFRE - Anything that fits in that ... More

I have a library of fundraising books that I would ... More

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