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The AFP Job Seekers toolkit focuses on finding the right job and features advice and services to help you carry out a successful job search and land on your feet in a rewarding new position.
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A tumultuous economy can present unique challenges for nonprofit fundraising. Looking for ways to cope? AFP has compiled a toolkit of resources to advise and guide fundraisers in tough economic times.
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(Jan. 5, 2008) The fundraising climate is the toughest it’s been since 1998, according to the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy’s most recent Philanthropic Giving Index.
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(Jan. 5, 2009) As has widely been reported, the Bernard Madoff scandal has extended well-beyond the corporate sector and has hit the charitable sector quite hard. AFP’s legal counsel has prepared a document explaining the legal issues related to unfulfilled pledges from donors, foundations and other parties.
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(Jan. 5, 2009) In a recently enacted law, individuals who are 70½ and older can keep all of their funds in their IRA without receiving a tax penalty. This waiver could detrimentally affect donations made under the IRA Rollover provision.
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(Dec. 19, 2008) More than half of charities across North America are raising less money during the 2008 holiday giving season (October through December) than they did last year, according to a survey conducted by AFP.
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(Dec. 15, 2008) Nonprofit organizations might look to the upcoming expiration of the current reduced federal tax rates on ordinary income and capital gains as an opportunity for increased contributions. However, past experience seems to indicate that these individuals give more when tax rates are lower, notes Wachovia Trust Nonprofit and Philanthropic Services.
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(Dec. 15, 2008) As they face tough financial decisions, donors want to give to organizations that have a clear, mission-driven strategy. Are you making a strong enough case? Are you taking a critical look at your programs for ways to best reach donors?
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To help members connect with fundraisers in different countries, AFP has partnered with ammado, an online global networking community for the nonprofit sector.
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(Dec. 8, 2008) The top reason high net-worth donors stopped giving to a charity in 2007 was that they didn’t feel connected to the particular organization.
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(Dec. 1, 2008) Have you considered buying search engine ads to jumpstart your online fundraising program? Here are a few strategies to help you increase website traffic and get good results for your money.
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(Dec. 1, 2008) As of Nov. 23, the United States Postal Service now requires address lists for standard mail to be cleared of incorrect addresses every 95 days, rather than every 185 days as previously required.
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