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Changing the World: Social Impact Begins With Us Andrew Watt, FInstF President and CEO, AFP. Thank You!. The AFP Community. Nonprofit Research Collaborative: Organizations Raising More Money Annually. 2004: 65 percent 2005: 63 percent 2006: 69 percent 2007 : 65 percent.
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Changing the World: Social Impact Begins With Us Andrew Watt, FInstF President and CEO, AFP
Nonprofit Research Collaborative: Organizations Raising More Money Annually • 2004: 65 percent • 2005: 63 percent • 2006: 69 percent • 2007: 65 percent
Nonprofit Research Collaborative: Organizations Raising More Money Annually • 2004: 65 percent • 2005: 63 percent • 2006: 69 percent • 2007: 65 percent • 2008: 46 percent • 2009: 43 percent • 2010: 44 percent
Nonprofit Research Collaborative: Organizations Raising More Money Annually • 2004: 65 percent • 2005: 63 percent • 2006: 69 percent • 2007: 65 percent • 2008: 46 percent • 2009: 43 percent • 2010: 44 percent • 2011: 53 percent
Economic Trends • Social Contract Failing • Less Government Funding • Volatile Global Stock Markets • Flat Economy Expected for Several Years
1.8 – 2.0% • Every year! • Like clockwork! Gross Domestic Product And Charitable Giving
Big Changes! • Social • Economic • Technological • But fundraising????
Microfinancing • Is it philanthropy? • Is it for-profit? • Does it matter?
The Science of Fundraising • The profession is established • Standards and best practices in place • We know the nuts and bolts, the “tried and true”
More Challenges • Huge Growth in NGO Sector • More Competition through Globalization and the Internet • Donor Attention Spans Quite Small • Donors Wary and/or Sophisticated about Giving
Creativity • Cannot get TOO caught up in the SCIENCE of fundraising! • New technologies, new funding models, new ways of reaching out donors • World is changing—we MUST innovate, or we will fail
Beyond professionalism • Beyond information • Looking for an experience • THE ENGAGEMENT AGE!
To Succeed: • Innovation • Strategic planning • Marketing and branding • Technology • Leadership and management • Social media
(Just Some of) What AFP Offers: • Resource Center/Hot Topics Online • Webinars • Information Exchange Papers • Research • CFRE/ACFRE Preparation
A Vision for Fundraising & AFP • Beyond just professionalism: innovation and creativity • Providing access to as much new thinking as possible • Create global network of fundraisers to encourage flow of ideas
Thank you for your work as an ethical fundraiser! Questions?