Survey Finds Improvement in 2003
Fundraising Results
(From The Foundation Center online Newsletter)

According to a new survey from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (http://www.afpnet.org/), a majority of nonprofit organizations raised the same amount or more in 2003 than they did in 2002. In its third annual State of Fundraising Survey, AFP questioned some three thousand fundraisers about their organization's fundraising efforts and found that charitable giving increased for most types of nonprofit organizations in 2003, with 53 percent of respondents indicating that their organizations had raised more money in 2003 than in 2002, 20 percent reporting approximately the same amount raised, and only 27 percent indicating that their organizations had raised less. "These figures, along with the other results in the survey, show a significant rebound in charitable giving and fundraising in 2003," said Paulette V. Maehara, AFP president. "While the first half of 2003 was very difficult, charitable giving turned the corner in the middle of the year. Many organizations enjoyed very good results in the final quarter of 2003."

April 21, 2004

Ethics in Philanthropy: Looking at Gray Areas and Emerging Issues

Lloyd Horton, Lloyd Horton & Associates

Given the increasing focus on public trust and accountability in non-profits, ethics is an essential and timely topic for us all. As you probably experience, ethics in fundraising is not always clear-cut; there are plenty of gray areas. Please join us as we learn from an expert on this topic. Lloyd Horton is the immediate Past Chair of the Ethics Committee of AFP, and thus has been at the forefront of the ethical issues emerging nationally and internationally. Lloyd and his wif e relocated to our area a year ago, and we are fortunate to learn from his wide-ranging national experience and involvement in AFP.

Lloyd has been in fundraising over 35 years, as the Executive Vice President of All Children’s Hospital Foundation for 27 years and also as a development officer with Virginia Episcopal School and Eckerd College. During his tenure at All Children’s Hospital, the Foundation generated over $150 million. Lloyd is past Chairman of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and is past national Chairman of the Ethics Committee for AFP.

Special invitation to senior professionals! We hope you’ll join us for this important and informative presentation.

Next Month:

Finding Planned Gifts Where You Never
Thought Possible

Nancy V. Brown

Nancy V. Brown, JD, was previously the Senior Philanthropic Advisor for gifts of $1,000,000 and larger at Harvard Medical School and Director of Major Gift Planning throughout Harvard’s $2 billion campaign. In this session, she will help us identify the characteristics of planned giving prospects and focus on how to find your best planned giving prospects.

Positions Available Reminder

The AFP-WNC Chapter welcomes your job listings! Postings in the print and Internet versions are free to chapter members are $25.00 per submission for others. Please send your notice of 100 words or less to publisher@afpwnc.org as a Word attachment.