Linking Planned Gifts To Social Media | The NonProfit Times

Linking Planned Gifts To Social Media | The NonProfit Times: The Internet is the great equalizer. If you are a small organization, you can have a big presence.”

Those were the words of said Kristen Jaarda, senior vice president at Crescendo Interactive in Camarillo, Calif., during a session at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) 2013 International Conference on Fundraising (ICON) in San Diego, Calif.

Poway Resident Wins $10K in ‘Dream House Raffle’ - Poway, CA Patch

Poway Resident Wins $10K in ‘Dream House Raffle’ - Poway, CA Patch: The annual Dream House Raffle, which benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, awards "early bird" cash prizes to raffle ticket purchasers as an incentive to enter the drawing sooner

2013 AFP International Conference – Doing the Right Things…Right | CCS Philanthropy 360

2013 AFP International Conference – Doing the Right Things…Right | CCS Philanthropy 360: Last week, I had the pleasure of participating in AFP International’s 50th Annual Conference on Fundraising. While success in fundraising, like anything else, is dependent on hard work and best practices, it is the stories that inspire us to give, to serve, to lead, and compel us to ask others to do the same, that are really the foundation of philanthropy.

From Millennials to Legend, a Few Top #afpICON Highlights | CDS Global Nonprofit

From Millennials to Legend, a Few Top #afpICON Highlights | CDS Global Nonprofit: This week I attended AFP’s International Conference on Fundraising (afpICON). Since it was my first time attending this event with our nonprofit team, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect – except to know that afpICON was perhaps the largest of all the annual nonprofit conferences. I have to say, this turned out to be a truly amazing conference. And thank you to all the amazing #AFPeeps who made me feel right at home! Making new friends is by far the best takeaway.

Alert! Speakers Now Give Tweetable Insights � Information Seeking

Alert! Speakers Now Give Tweetable Insights � Information Seeking: As I was honing my tweeting skills at the 2013 AFP International Conference this week, it did occur to me that some conference sessions lent themselves better to tweeting than others. In the same way that the general public has been trained to speak in news-byte sentences in the hopes of being featured on television, clearly some presenters are leading the way in presenting tweetable insights – whether they are doing it consciously or not!

How to rock your next conference | Shanon Doolittle

How to rock your next conference | Shanon Doolittle: It’s like the Superbowl of nonprofit conferences this week! AFP International is happening now in San Diego, and the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) gets the party started in Minneapolis this Thursday. (Not at either? No worries, find thousands of bite-sized learning nuggets on Twitter using the #AFPICon and #13NTC hashtags.)

Universities gifted �40m | Herald Scotland

Universities gifted �40m | Herald Scotland: SCOTTISH universities received more than �40 million of philanthropic donations last year, new figures show.

Almost 20,000 people gave to a Scottish institution in the last financial year, including a total of 14,328 alumni, according to The International Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Case).

Its research shows the average university north of the Border had 1591 donors during the course of the year, donating a total of almost �2.3m.

Green Mountain Coffee founder and wife honored �:�Times Argus Online

Green Mountain Coffee founder and wife honored �:�Times Argus Online: SAN DIEGO — The founder of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has been honored for his philanthropy by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Robert and Christine Stiller and their Stiller Family Foundation were honored with the Most Outstanding Foundation Award of 2013.

Notes From the Floor: Beyond “Just Wealth” – AFP Conference 2013 | WealthEngine

Notes From the Floor: Beyond “Just Wealth” – AFP Conference 2013 | WealthEngine: The last couple of days at the AFP conference have been incredible. It’s great to see so many fundraising professionals getting rejuvenated, invigorated, excited and hearing all of the great ideas that are coming from the different speakers and sessions. We’ve had so many wonderful conversations at the WealthEngine booth and are really looking forward to following up and being a part of some great stories happening in the fundraising world.

AFP Conference Notes | Montgomery Community Media

AFP Conference Notes | Montgomery Community Media: am attending the AFP 50th ICON as one of three 2013 AFP Diversity Fellows. My other fellows are Tiffany Hall of Providence Hospital in Alaska and Monica Chui, a seasoned AFP veteran representing a crisis center that serves all of British Columbia. We formally met one another during our 2013 Diversity Fellow photograph session on Sunday. We have the distinct pleasure of being the 2nd cohort of AFP Diversity Fellows ever selected by the AFP members. Our travel expenses and conference fees are provided by the AFP members. During the final General Session on Tuesday afternoon, I will have the pleasure of addressing the full conference on behalf of the Diversity Fellowship program.

Pondering the Swirl: Thoughts on Trends from the 50th AFP International Conference on Fundraising | Patton McDowell & Associates Blog

Pondering the Swirl: Thoughts on Trends from the 50th AFP International Conference on Fundraising | Patton McDowell & Associates Blog: It’s Not About You…
A tangible thread through many of the sessions I attended was that development professionals too often lead communication with details about the organization, when they really should be leading with their cause and the way to affect positive outcomes. In Derrick Feldman’s Engaging the Next Generation Donor, this point was made very clearly as it relates to Millennials, who are disinterested in the trappings of organizational culture and want to cut through to how they can engage and make a difference. This was echoed by Monday’s Keynote Address (Four For Change) with young philanthropists who demonstrated how need and outcome messaging can mobilize peers to tackle the world’s most pressing problems. Hard not to get emotionally connected to the story and pure joy of Emmanuel Jal, who may have been representing a nonprofit organization in his address, but that was entirely besides the point.

Ten Tweets You Might Have Missed (and Need to Know) (April 9, 2013) - Resource Center - AFP

Ten Tweets You Might Have Missed (and Need to Know) (April 9, 2013) - Resource Center - AFP: There are so many tweets on Twitter that you’re bound to have missed some of it, especially through the AFP International Conference on Fundraising. Here are some of the top tweets from speakers at the conference that will help to inspire and further your fundraising career!

AFP Announces International Awards for Philanthropy Honorees - Press - AFP

AFP Announces International Awards for Philanthropy Honorees - Press - AFP: AFP Announces International Awards for Philanthropy Honorees

April 8, 2013

A generous couple in Saskatchewan; an outstanding family foundation supporting causes around the world; a volunteer legend in Vancouver; a fundraising pioneer in Wisconsin; a dynamic brother-sister team in Georgia; an inspiring newspaper project in Calgary; and a heroic young woman in Minnesota are all recipients of the Association of Fundraising Professionals 2013 Awards for Philanthropy.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) honored these individuals and organizations at its Celebration of Philanthropy awards event on April 6, 2013, in San Diego at the Marriott Marquis & Marina from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. The 2013 honorees included:

Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 - Press - AFP

Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 - Press - AFP: Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012

Survey shows clear connection between thanking, engaging donors and meeting fundraising goals

(San Diego, CA) Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more.

Live From AFP: Youth Can Wait To Work | The NonProfit Times

Live From AFP: Youth Can Wait To Work | The NonProfit Times: n Diego, Calif. — The common consensus is that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. Not so, said four big-thinking young philanthropists during the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference on Fundraising (ICON). Today’s youth are today’s leaders, they told a room of 4,000 fundraising professionals here on Monday.

How AFPicon is like a high school reunion | Diversa

How AFPicon is like a high school reunion | Diversa: How AFPicon is like a high school reunion
Published on 7 April 2013

Every year the Association of Fundraising Professionals organizes its International Conference. This world-class event brings together nonprofit professionals from around the globe. Not only are the education sessions out of this world, but it is also an opportunity to connect with new and old friends

Green Mountain Coffee founder recognized for generosity - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

Green Mountain Coffee founder recognized for generosity - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-: Bob Stiller and his wife, Christine, established the Stiller Family Foundation to share some of the tremendous wealth they earned from the Waterbury coffee company.

Now, the foundation has been named the Most Outstanding Foundation in the country by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Live From AFP: Start Freaking Out With Joy | The NonProfit Times

Live From AFP: Start Freaking Out With Joy | The NonProfit Times: When Betsy Myers’ daughter put on her new ballet outfit, she looked in the mirror and beamed. “I’m freaking out with joy,” she said.

“Aren’t we supposed to be freaking out with joy?” Myers rhetorically asked approximately 4,000 fundraisers during the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference on Fundraising (ICON).

Charity is the jewel in her crown Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com

Charity is the jewel in her crown Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com: Do not be misled by the designer jacket. Or the lovely manners. Or the jewelry, which is both lovely and designed by the chic woman who is wearing it. While Reena Horowitz is clearly a lady, she is also a philanthropic Terminator. What Reena wants, Reena gets. Lucky for us that what she wants is whatever benefits everybody else.

Live From AFP: Fundraisers Report Improved Results, Hitting Goals | The NonProfit Times

Live From AFP: Fundraisers Report Improved Results, Hitting Goals | The NonProfit Times: he percentage seeing an increase in funds raised was nearly identical in the U.S. and Canada, across all four regions of the United States, and in most subsectors, according to the report, which was released today in San Diego, Calif., at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ annual international conference. According to the researchers, two subsectors with a lower share of respondents seeing increases