Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Stephen Pidgeon: Give donors more digital feedback

Stephen Pidgeon: Give donors more digital feedback: 've just come back from the huge Association of Fundraising Professionals conference in North America, held this year in Vancouver, Canada. The current conference fad is a plethora of sessions on story-telling, and some are pretty good. But so many conference sessions nowadays simply explore new techniques to screw more donations out of supporters. Few sessions describe fundraisers demonstrating to their donors with absolute clarity what impact their kind donations are having on the problems portrayed.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Great Memories, Fresh Ideas from AFP in Vancouver - AFP News Release - AFP International - AFP QC, Quebec Chapter

Great Memories, Fresh Ideas from AFP in Vancouver - AFP News Release - AFP International - AFP QC, Quebec Chapter: Great Memories, Fresh Ideas from AFP in Vancouver

April 17, 2012

Curious what happened at the AFP International Conference earlier this month? Take a peek at what participants learned and discovered—in their own words.

Amy Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE, summarizes her favorite sessions from AFP Vancouver in this blog post titled, “How to Raise Money Even When Your Board Won't Help!”

Fundraising author and consultant Michael Rosen, CFRE, provided a forum for participants to list their favorite bits of advice and tips from the event on his blog, Michael Rosen Says… in this post.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Homers — What’s going right | TheGazette

Homers — What’s going right | TheGazette: WELL-DESERVED: The Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation’s work to help this community and area rebuild after the 2008 flood earned big honors recently. First came the Association of Fundraising Professionals International’s 2012 award as the outstanding foundation in North America.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The AFP Blog: The Vancouver Experience

The AFP Blog: The Vancouver Experience: And that’s what we wanted to convey in Vancouver—and all of our conferences. Our international conference is more than an educational opportunity - it’s an experience—one that invigorates and inspires, provides perspective and learning.

I think what Colleen Clark posted on her blog hits the nail on the head—it’s about idealism, reminding us why we all got involved in fundraising. She writes:

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tumblr Dry Low | AFP Vancouver 2012: By the Numbers

Tumblr Dry Low | AFP Vancouver 2012: By the Numbers: For those of you who attended AFP Vancouver 2012, it was filled with people, events and a whole lot of learning! Here are some of my stats from my first foray into the world of fundraising:

3 days, 2 nights
11 education sessions, 3 general sessions, 5 guest speakers
16 business cards given, 16 taken, lots of hands shaken
308 tweets, 62 retweets, 98 mentions
24 pictures, 3 videos, none of any quality
1 argument over grammar (#teamonespace!)
3 cellphone battery outages, 1 new cellphone battery/case
3 swag bags, 3 free pens, 2 cell phone screen cleaners, 0 value
2 complimentary lunches, 4 free parties, 3 great pubs
1 night of too much to drink, 3 very early mornings
68 new Twitter followers, 10-15 truly remarkable #AFPeeps met
1 excited plane ride over, full of possibility
1 melancholic plane ride home, soaking in the experience

Fired-Up Fundraising: 7 Provocative Ideas Guaranteed to Shake Up Your Fundraising Results | Fired-Up Fundraising | Gail Perry Associates

Fired-Up Fundraising: 7 Provocative Ideas Guaranteed to Shake Up Your Fundraising Results | Fired-Up Fundraising | Gail Perry Associates: Here are my top, favorite BIG PROVOCATIVE IDEAS from the conference.

I hope they will shake up everything you do: from your approach to your donors, your fundraising strategies, your board, your accounting metrics, your message.

You might say that some of these ideas are old news. BUT the presenters just nailed the issue in a new, provocative way.

Get the Free AFP 2012 Conference e-Book Sampler! | Nonprofit Community

Get the Free AFP 2012 Conference e-Book Sampler! | Nonprofit Community: Whether you are new to the field of fundraising and need to get quickly up to speed or you’re a seasoned professional looking for fresh ideas on how to reach donors in a connected society, our experts can show you how. We’ve gathered together excerpts from six of our leading AFP Fund Development Series books to help you engage the next generation of fundraisers, get your board more active in raising money, build your nonprofit brand, better understand development and operations, and more!

Monday, April 9, 2012

#AFPMeet Tweetup Recap! � achieve_consult � Storify

#AFPMeet Tweetup Recap! � achieve_consult � Storify

Unconventional Charity: Water aims to raise $2 billion for clean water - CSMonitor.com

Unconventional Charity: Water aims to raise $2 billion for clean water - CSMonitor.com: Scott Harrison, who founded Charity: Water, has been seeking a director of development for two years. But every applicant fails to meet his ambitious plans, he told the Association of Fundraising Professionals annual meeting on Sunday [April 1].

Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

A variety of  coverage from the Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prospecting - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The Chronicle’s Reports From Fundraising Meeting

By Raymund Flandez

See all the the articles Chronicle reporters wrote while the covered the annual meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, held in Vancouver.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

A simple plan to help the kids

A simple plan to help the kids: So the Montreal pop-rock group created the Simple Plan Foundation to help young people with social and mental health problems and life-threatening illnesses. At the Juno Awards to be held next weekend in Ottawa, the band will be recognized with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.

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Canadians Strongly Support Philanthropy, Fundraising :: Wire Service Canada

Canadians Strongly Support Philanthropy, Fundraising :: Wire Service Canada