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Posted 2013-05-24 13:38:20 - theafpblog.blogspot.com
We’ve never experienced a conference session like what we had on Monday morning of our International Conference on Fundraising in San Diego: Four Young Philanthropists—Bilaal Rajan, Hugh Evans, Barbara Pierce Bush and Emmanuel Jal. Four very different philanthropists, all under...
Posted 2013-05-24 13:38:20 - theafpblog.blogspot.com
We’ve lost another legend in the field. Jimmie Alford passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 18. He founded the Alford Group 33 years ago and has helped countless charities and fundraising, serving as a mentor, colleague and friend to many of us. For his extraordinary contributions to the charitable...
Posted 2013-05-24 13:38:20 - theafpblog.blogspot.com
Posted by Andrew Watt, FInstF  In the high-stakes game of sequestration being played out between the White House and Congress, Democrats and Republicans, one side seems certain to lose: America’s nonprofit sector. If sequestration occurs and $85 billion in automatic cuts are enacted, funding...
Posted 2013-05-24 13:38:20 - theafpblog.blogspot.com
What if you didn’t know what day you were born? Or were forced to become a child soldier at the age of seven? What sort of ideas or values could you possibly hold on to—where you would find solace—in order to stay alive, stay sane and think about a better future? Those aren’t hypothetical...
Posted 2013-05-24 13:38:20 - theafpblog.blogspot.com
Posted by Andrew Watt, FInstF There's a new study out which I'm sure will create a lot of conversation within the sector. It shows that charities are having a hard time finding qualified development directors and that vacancies for fundraising positions are averaging six months and often...