Report: Charitable Giving Nears Pre-Recession Levels - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Report: Charitable Giving Nears Pre-Recession Levels - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Charitable giving and donor retention levels increased last year, according to a new report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), as they continued to inch near pre-recession rates."



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� 2013 Report Measures Nonprofit Fundraising Effectiveness

� 2013 Report Measures Nonprofit Fundraising Effectiveness: A recently released report titled the 2013 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey Report prepared by the AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) and the Urban Institute ”helps nonprofit organizations measure and compare their annual growth in giving by gain/loss category and increase the net by maximizing their gains and minimizing their losses.”

Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog | The great donor exodus – and what to do about it

Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog | The great donor exodus – and what to do about it: Ever since the Urban Institute and the Association of Fundraising Professionals created the Fundraising Effectiveness Project a few years ago, I have been tracking the results religiously. They provide a near real-time scorecard on what is driving the bulk of charitable giving in our country. The headline of the results is this: Repeat donors matter most. But we are terrible at keeping them. The good news is we could double the fundraising results of most nonprofits by doing a better job keeping our donors. Just imagine what impact such an increase could have on virtually all charity missions!

Net giving still trails pre-recession levels | Philanthropy Journal

Net giving still trails pre-recession levels | Philanthropy Journal: So net giving in 2010 still trailed its levels from before the recession but improved significantly from 2009, says the 2011 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey Report, an initiative of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute.

SOFII's Blog: Measuring your fundraising effectiveness

SOFII's Blog: Measuring your fundraising effectiveness: "Now the Association of Fundraising Professionals in the USA (AFP) have introduced growth in giving (GiG) reports, based on results from their fundraising effectiveness project (FEP). Just in case you’re not familiar with the fundraising effectiveness project, here’s the summary from AFP’s website"