AFP Discussion Threads

We do this through our CRM system Charity Proud. We ... More

Just wanted to share the nearly 1,500 response Non-Profit ... More

Hi Jennifer, Years back I worked for an organization ... More

We use RENXT, and sometimes Constant Contact as well. ... More

I would appreciate having this request added to the ... More

I totally agree with Mary, as you typically do not ... More

Erin: We used Causevox for a virtual peer-to-peer. ... More

Hi, Does anyone have experience using two email ... More

Hi Diane, Attached is a job description for a position ... More

Hi, Jennifer, Here's a couple links to some examples ... More

We've used Airmeet for multiple events with 300+ attendees ... More

Hello, Your volunteer is eligible to use the IRS rate ... More

I have just done a ton of research for this for our ... More

Hi Ann: I'd be happy to connect you with our virtual ... More

Kate, Mary has it just right. You would hard credit ... More

Hi Susan - Given your desire to facilitate a national ... More

I worked for the foundation that supported a nonprofit ... More

Looking for recommendations for a virtual event platform ... More

Hi Melissa, I love the idea of a postcard for certain ... More

Reluctant adopters?! I've never heard of such people ... More

Do you find the inability to set a start and due date ... More

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I like that suggestion. ------------------------------ ... More

We are looking to create a position that has a primary ... More

I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to post ... More

We just went through this process as well.  Our organization's ... More

We recommend, first and foremost, that constituent ... More

Kate - question: does this donor own his/her company? ... More

Hi Koren, Wouldn't it be fine to describe your donor ... More

I would love to get thought on this too! ... More

Yes, we did this when our ED retired a few years ago. ... More

ClickBid is great. Very reasonable prices and user ... More

Great explanation Sarah. ------------------------------ ... More

Hi Melissa, I love that you are pushing all angles ... More

My organization's Executive Director is retiring (date ... More

We’re looking for a live auction donation processing ... More

I think a follow up postcard is an excellent idea. ... More

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We have a donor who remarried after his wife passed ... More

Good morning! I have a quick question  - may be a ... More

Melissa; We added a postcard last year and had ... More

The appeal generally brings in about $30K, depending ... More

I've found that our regional community foundation provides ... More

I agree with Marianne about the board member being ... More

Post cards can be terrific for some things. I usually ... More

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A reminder, for those of you interested, a few membership ... More

I would want to know how much your YE appeal brings ... More

As mentioned that type of grant is exceedingly rare.  ... More

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We are reviewing our constituent codes and are wondering ... More

Why only in Fort Myers? ------------------------------ ... More

Yes go ahead and explore this with any foundations ... More

It's possible that this charter school board has a ... More

I have experience with multi-year grant funding in ... More

Recommend that they hire outside counsel to assist ... More

Hello there, I'd once received a 3-year grant from ... More

Hi all, We're thinking of adding a 2nd mailing to ... More

Hello, I'm a "try anything once" kind of person, but ... More

I cannot stop laughing over this tooth one!   :-) ... More

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Hello, We have a donor that is interested in gifting ... More

I have "picked up" failed campaigns that have met and ... More

Sara, Would you mind emailing that to me?  That's ... More

Hello Everyone, I am in the process ... More

Why are you interested in fundraising? What are the ... More

Soft credits within married couples are fully allowed. ... More

Hi, Susan,   I would think about adding that board ... More

When hiring, I found that behavioral questions work ... More

As a member of my local chapter's board, I would like ... More

Susan, what CRM do you use?  We use Salesforce but ... More

Hi Fundraising Friends, I just started working in ... More

I am looking to start an alumni advisory board and ... More

Susan, Keeping a note about is the only way I'd ... More

I'd like to expand this question a bit to consider ... More

This is so brilliant, Colleen....years ago we received ... More

Does anyone have a sample list of interview questions ... More

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Congratulations on the big gift!  I can think of two ... More

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Hi Colleen, I love this so much! The title is great! ... More

I am so glad to hear that others also have found this ... More

Hi Terri, Yes - I always apply a soft credit to ... More

Mary -  Thank you for correcting me.  Would you still ... More

Hi Terri, I have to disagree with you about DAF's. ... More

The Western PA Chapter is working with Slippery Rock ... More

Leslie -  Great question.  I always try and think ... More

Hi, Erin.  Sounds like this community has rallied ... More

Hi Leslie -- it's a tough question to which, in my ... More

Leslie, We give the hard credit for such gifts to ... More

Stock gifts are directly from the donor. Think of ... More

Hi, Leslie,   Those gifts are hard-credited to the ... More

Hi AFP, I'm a little confused about how we record ... More

Hello, fellow nature center fundraiser! We have been ... More

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Every year our team publishes an Impact Report highlighting ... More

Chris, years ago at an organization, we issued CGAs ... More

Hi Susan, Yes, that is exactly what I mean. If ... More

Mary, I'm curious about your observation/guidance  ... More

Esther,  Your response articulated what I am feeling ... More

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Of course, I'm not suggesting it was an easy decision. ... More

Hi Leslie, Such good questions! I went through ... More

Hi Erin, I'm happy to help. Although, I'm not that ... More

Sounds like an interesting situation. I recommend you ... More

No, I'm not. Planning a  hybrid conference is a whole ... More

Yep. I love SmartSheet. Once you learn how to use it ... More

Hi Krista, This is something our board just brought ... More

I am not our in-house RE NXT expert, but I talked to ... More

Alot of our clients use them and are pretty happy with ... More

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Hello, Melissah, If you are receiving the remainder ... More

Hi AFP folks, We're embarking on a project to clean ... More

Hi Kellie, Our organization has been been using Venmo ... More

I'm looking to upgrade my org's online donation portal ... More

We are looking to create an alumni advisory board. ... More

While I understand the reasoning behind the in-person ... More

Hi Phyllis, I have used Bidding Owl several times ... More

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Thank you for your interest! We received an outpouring ... More

I can endorse SmartSheet as well. ------------------------------ ... More

Hello -  Great question.  In my 25+ years, I have ... More

Question: did your organization give the donor the ... More

Hi Kelly, We use Smartsheet. It is reasonably priced, ... More

When I started at my previous organization, I inherited ... More

Absolutely!  While not planning to attend myself our ... More

Kelly, Salesforce.org has 10 free licenses for nonprofits.  ... More

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Hi!  As part of our monthly educational sessions, our ... More

Is anyone else completely confounded that AFP is not ... More

Hi Chris, I like using Charitable Gift America. Tom ... More

We use the free version of Asana and it is totally ... More

Following! ------------------------------ Esther Landau, ... More

Hi there! Curious here how other organizations code ... More

Hi All, Our organization is looking into ... More

Any suggestions for low cost project management software? ... More

We track stock gifts as in-kind, not soft credits. ... More

We recently received the proceeds from a Charitable ... More