AFP Discussion Threads

I'm looking for a roles clarification grid/chart. I ... More

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No, do not allow donors to make up their own designations ... More

I also work for a healthcare org with a foundation ... More

AJ, events can be very helpful but facts about ROI ... More

You are right about the typically low ROI for fundraising ... More

Hi Terri - As others on this thread have shared, this ... More

Good Day, Opera Modesto invites your firm ... More

Hi Bradley, I'm a board member of a small NGO and ... More

Hire a local consultant--that'll be the best use of ... More

Good Day Colleagues, I am interested in a pulse ... More

Giving USA's annual research will give you figures ... More

Hi Terry, Usually, when letters of support are asked ... More

Carrie, We worked with a local non-profit that helps ... More

Hi Carrie, Couple of ideas... 1. Intercultural Development ... More

Hi Carrie, I work at a private independent school ... More

We've recently contracted with Crescendo to help us ... More

Does anyone know the % of philanthropy revenue broken ... More

What are some concrete steps you have taken to advance ... More

Hi Everyone, I am looking for an online vendor who ... More

Sure, I'm happy to share with everyone. We are a hospice ... More

I would very much like a copy of the survey questions ... More

Anyone using alignable for their non-profit? ... More

Thank you all for the helpful replies. This will be ... More

I don't believe it is acceptable to send donor acknowledgements ... More

Hi David: We've been doing virtual events with non ... More

Hello Anonymous, I'm aware of a number of challenges ... More

Hello all! Am building a legacy giving/estate plan/planned ... More

I agree with Barbara and Caryn.  While I don't want ... More

Hello Terri, In my experience, successfully defining ... More

Ocean Dreams Cancer Healing Center is a newly formed ... More

Hi friends,  Many of the best practices around ... More

An agency I am working with had its first virtual event ... More

As implied in one of the posts there is a difference ... More

I agree with Barbara. Both are of equal importance, ... More

Another thought - the committee should have a blend ... More

Keep communication policies only focused on the line ... More

I believe an organization can do both equally well ... More

Thanks for sharing Carla! Would you happen to have ... More

Hey AFP fundraising experts! As a novice and a ... More

Windfall uses artificial intelligence to assess the ... More

The answer really depends upon many factors unique ... More

We use Windfall and it can't be beat for the price ... More

I suggest that you look at giving history as you suggested, ... More

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I have used Send 2 Press many times and received a ... More

Just a thought, but have you considered asking your ... More

Make sure you give them a script.  As they get better ... More

We have not had staff do this task but we have had ... More

I always believe in personalization for donor acknowledgement ... More

We did something like this at my previous organization ... More

If you do go with iWave, pay close attention to your ... More

I would take a look at the predictive modeling (Aristotle) ... More

Scott, have you looked at Donorsearch? What do you ... More

Greetings! My organization is looking at investing ... More

I haven't organized such an effort myself, so I'm afraid ... More

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We have used Cision once for this https://www.cision.com/  ... More

We are currently in the final stages of getting set ... More

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Same! I was just "gifted" the communications responsibilities ... More

I'd love to know as well.  We have limited media contacts ... More

Thanks for the valuable information! More

We hand sign every letter even if it is a large number. ... More

If you have a specific donor that you already know ... More

Thank you for that information. ------------------------------ ... More

Thanks for this information. More

I'm unclear as to whether you are saying that about ... More

I am a former career counselor and have a side practice ... More

Thank you for calling that out, Nancy.   Per the IRS, ... More

Thanks @Mary Robinson !​ ------------------------------ ... More

Thank you for your response - I'll look into Giving ... More

See the highlighted section in the document uploaded ... More

Hi everyone!  I'm looking for any advice and recommendations ... More

We accepted our first donation of Bitcoin in March. ... More

Hi Beth, I absolutely agree with Mary and Nina. I ... More

As per the IRS, the value you should report to the ... More

I'm curious to know how your finance team plans to ... More

thanks Irene and yes that is the cleanest solution ... More

James, the most common (and best) way is to value it ... More

Hello, The amount of of the gift is determined at ... More

No scolding felt/heard. I appreciate your help! More

Instead of using the Facebook donation platform, ask ... More

It is all about online gambling laws within your state. ... More

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I believe that it is based on what it sold for. That ... More

Yes sorry thought we were talking about Unrestricted ... More

Thank you. That's what our auditors said too. More

This varies by the state's gaming rules. In KY, we ... More

For the ongoing acknowledgments, we jointly sign them ... More

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As a general practice, we will include a statement ... More

Hi James,  We use a couple of different things. We ... More

Hello everyone: Can someone point me to a resource ... More

I agree with Mary and Nina :) Carrie-Ann ------------------------------ ... More

Hi John My VP signs the thank you letters/tax receipts ... More

I'm responding to the thank you portion of your question. ... More

Thanks Mary. I am speculating because we set up our ... More

Hi Jennifer, Yes, so frustrating. You should be ... More

I agree with Mary Robinson. If a donor doesn't ask ... More

yes, yes, yes. What maddens me about FB birthday fundraisers ... More

I'm not a believer that Education should be at the ... More

I recently restructured my department of three. We ... More

Hi Susan, May I just say - GAAHHHH! This is something ... More

Hi Beth, Do you have donors asking that question? ... More

Hello All, We are just starting to put together ... More

Hi Susie, I am interested to hear what others do as ... More

I guess I would have to know more about your agency ... More

We are a smaller nonprofit, and our goal is to make ... More

If the issue with your state is that you can't buy ... More

I am curious too. We ran a Basic Needs campaign through ... More

Debra, Ventura Associates specializes in setting up ... More

You can tell donors that for every dollar they donate, ... More

We do and just got a large donation of Dogecoin. We ... More

I am curious why you cannot do so. Can you elaborate?   ... More

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Richard this is very helpful. Thank you for sharing ... More

Thank you everyone for your very helpful responses. ... More

Do you accept cryptocurrencty as donations? ------------------------------ ... More

How do you inform donors that you are charging operating ... More

Anonymous, it drives me crazy when a nonprofit's website ... More

Thank you Terri for your feedback! We are ... More

A sample stewardship plan would be great! More

Hello, Not too long ago I read this article, https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/5-unethical-social-media-practices-all-nonprofits-should-avoid/ ... More

Hi everyone, I work for a small to mid-size national ... More

We were advised by the Attorney General that we could ... More

We have some donors who set up fundraisers through ... More

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Following.  (No experience to offer, unfortunately) ... More

Hi Robyn, I'm a one person staff for both development ... More

Hi Richard, I sat on a webinar last week that had ... More

Hi Dina, I work with a direct response agency that ... More

I think it is important to connect with your donor ... More

Are your board members followers?  I would start with ... More

Routine is key - When does the list go out? - When ... More

I am believer that you have CV content, and then there ... More