39 Ideas From AFPFC That Will Make You A Smarter Fundraiser in 2016
The AFP International Conference is always a huge highlight of the year. And this year, I have to say that I thought it was the BEST ever!
Provocative and challenging ideas, smart presenters, and an appreciative, enthusiastic audience who soaked everything up.
Kumi Naidoo, the former head of Greenpeace, gave an inspirational, rabble-rousing keynote address that I will never forget. (more on that next week!)
If you have never been to the AFP International Conference, this is a must-do for next year, when the 2017 conference will be in San Francisco.
Here’s my annual round-up of my favorite tweets of the conference. (Follow me at @gailperrync!)
Some are smart, some are funny and some are just ideas I loved and want to share.
I included, for fun, some tweets from my own session, “Teach Board Members How To Open The Door Without Being Pushy.”
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Don’t miss the last three tweets if you are a woman in fundraising who hopes to advance in your career!
Which one is YOUR favorite tweet? Leave a comment and let us know!
These ideas will make you a much better fundraiser in 2016-17!
https://twitter.com/fundraisermaeve/status/711625395351609344
Monday Morning Musinghttps://t.co/IqMRNQO51i pic.twitter.com/YRSqZvAotj
— Sheena Greer (@colludos) March 14, 2016
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More truth telling from Audrey Kintzi of St. Mary's U.: "Two-thirds of our benefactors leave us because they don't think we care." #afpfc
— Heather Joslyn?? (@ha_joslyn) March 21, 2016
— Harvey McKinnon (@harveymckinnon) February 29, 2016
"Why didn't we get a $6M gift?" "Nobody brought me a $6M idea." At the social media for donor engagement session! #afpfc
— this Barbie funds abortion (@thewordunheard) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/fundraisermaeve/status/712297170267844608
Via @thattomahern what is "loverizing"? #afpfr pic.twitter.com/ovI4SbgPAt
— ???????? (he/him/his) (@johnlepp) March 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/ccotterill/status/711975752023937024
Hahaha. @GailPerrync just made us do a listening exercise with ears on sticks. #afpfc pic.twitter.com/osRLZd1Lqq
— Sara Kissinger (@SaraKAllDay) March 20, 2016
Donor relationships are not about "how attractive your org is" but "how your org satisfies donors needs.@AdrianSargeant #afpfc
— ImpactCommunications (@ImpactDC) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/fundraisermaeve/status/711939205279170560
"Too many of our boards are focused on short termed metrics" via @AdrianSargeant 1/2 #afpfc
— Sarah Mackey (@sarahwmackey) March 20, 2016
Segment your database: who gives 0% of your funding, who gives 10% (transactional), who gives 90% (relationship). Focus accordingly. #afpfc
— Beth Ann Locke (she/her) (@FundraiserBeth) March 20, 2016
Questions you need to ask when writing good copy – checklist for asking if it is good @StephenPidge #AFPFC pic.twitter.com/p4gaZwdSVY
— Derek deLouché, CFRE (@DerekdeLouche) March 21, 2016
Here's the data! Staff training works: for every hour of staff training you should raise $37k. @AmyEisenstein #afpfc pic.twitter.com/7oF8BSj0Oz
— Gail Perry (@GailPerrync) March 21, 2016
Stewardship is the key to your next big gift. And don't focus on the money, focus on the donor. #MohitPramanik #humanityfirst #afpfc
— Shanon Doolittle (@ShanonDoolittle) March 22, 2016
@.stevenshattuck survey – Why do donors leave? Survey says….. It's us, not them. #afpfc #afpeeps pic.twitter.com/TNgukE2Qa5
— Tammy Zonker (@TammyZonker) March 20, 2016
5 reasons to start monthly giving NOW from Rosemary Oliver #afpfc pic.twitter.com/FMXCtSnobX
— Sarah Mackey (@sarahwmackey) March 22, 2016
It's crucial that info flows freely both up and down org's hierarchy if u want all contributing to #fundraising; Mark Hopkins @AAUW #afpfc
— Dan Parks (@itsDanParks) March 21, 2016
Truth #6 If you're going to triple #fundraising in 3 yrs – you're going to get dirty #AFPFC | #OperationRubberTree pic.twitter.com/ngPOEWDq3C
— Tammy Zonker (@TammyZonker) March 21, 2016
Donors are most engaged at the moment of the gift, get them to do more, they are more likely to do it then than later @RichDietz #AFPFC
— Derek deLouché, CFRE (@DerekdeLouche) March 21, 2016
Only 52% of donors felt their top charity took their preferences into consideration @abila_inc #afpfc pic.twitter.com/Mcx8jJSnGF
— Erin Shy (@ErinShy) March 21, 2016
#AFPFC What matters most to donors as they make their philanthropic decisions? https://t.co/frZvmWIasv pic.twitter.com/pyEXPFRjyT
— @nonprofitorgs / Nonprofit Tech for Good (@nonprofitorgs) March 21, 2016
Fun happening at #booth421. Meet @npstoryconf speakers and learn why you need to be in Chicago this Nov. #afpfc pic.twitter.com/tURfVU2T1A
— Tammy Zonker (@TammyZonker) March 22, 2016
More truth telling from Audrey Kintzi of St. Mary's U.: "Two-thirds of our benefactors leave us because they don't think we care." #afpfc
— Heather Joslyn?? (@ha_joslyn) March 21, 2016
Don't miss @AmyEisenstein @AdrianSargeant @JayBarclayLove in room 107 #AFPFC – major gifts for small shops! pic.twitter.com/mUTOOEZrDQ
— bloomerang (@bloomerangTech) March 21, 2016
If you don't have metrics, you can keep really busy and not accomplish much. @TammyZonker #afpfc
— Dana (@danaerinw) March 21, 2016
Top three reasons why people give all comes back to them | I'm passionate, the org. depends on ME, I know someone affected #afpfc
— Abila (@abila_inc) March 21, 2016
Direct mail isn't dead if done well – donors report they feel more engaged when they have a piece of paper in their hands @RichDietz #AFPFC
— Derek deLouché, CFRE (@DerekdeLouche) March 21, 2016
Threats/failures to social movements according to @RogerCraver #AFPfc pic.twitter.com/WISv7I5Lgq
— Ligia #GlobetrottingFundraiser (@GlobetrottingFr) March 21, 2016
Spring time in Boston at #afpfc Not #snowmaggedon2016 just a pretty picture. pic.twitter.com/lXdISdK4eI
— GPA CEO (@GPA_CEO) March 21, 2016
"Be kind to yourself. Give yourself enough time to be able to do the job well." –@WolfeAmy #afpfc #smallnonprofits pic.twitter.com/ykRJ5nd7Ce
— The Funding Seed (@thefundingseed) March 21, 2016
Favorite #AFPFC tweet so far: "Thank and ye shall receive." Stay warm in #Boston #afpeeps! @AFPIHQ
— Stansbury Consulting (@StansburyCFRE) March 21, 2016
Solidarity is a key word in our sector. Standing arm in arm raises people's spirits. (And money too.) @darylupsall #afpfc
— Shanon Doolittle (@ShanonDoolittle) March 21, 2016
Great reminder today at #AFPFC from the always wonderful @GailPerrync #ProudFundraiser #AFP #NonprofitLife pic.twitter.com/B9qVsGII18
— Lenise Andrade (@LeniseNicole) March 20, 2016
Love your donors, and they'll love you back. via @thattomahern #AFPFC pic.twitter.com/mYL2pupN7p
— TheDudeAbidez.eth (@TheDudeAbidez_) March 21, 2016
Women apply for jobs when they meet 100% of criteria; men when they meet 60%. "Don't wait till you tick all the boxes," sez speaker. #afpfc
— Heather Joslyn?? (@ha_joslyn) March 20, 2016
Anger at #diversity session at AFP conference — fundraisers are 83% women, so why do men make up half of speakers? Applause erupts. #afpfc
— Dan Parks (@itsDanParks) March 22, 2016
There is no glass ceiling. It is just a thick layer of men! #lauraliswood #genderequity #afpfc
— Andrea McManus (@ajsmcmanus) March 22, 2016
Which tweets are your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know.
(My personal favorite is Roger Craver’s list of threats/how organizations lose their way. )
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You can follow #afpfc for the still-active twitter stream. There’s so much to learn.
And go ahead and register for next year’s conference right now!
Love these! I particularly note the diversity problem at nonprofit conferences – at least the promotional materials. I remember seeing one early bird teaser a year ago or so that crowed about their “diverse” presenters. They were all white and 75% men.
Hi Esther, I wonder if women apply to be speakers at the same rate as men. Maybe the committee needs to “encourage” more females to apply? Not sure. But the stage is SO male and SO white!
Thanks for the roundup! I hope to join the fun next year.
-Vicki Thorne, Okiewordsmith
Thanks! Do come next year! They have a deep discount pre-registration price offer that ends March 31st!
It’s great to see what folks were talking about. Thanks for sharing these tweets Gail. I’ll look forward to seeing everyone next year when it’s in San Francisco!
All good — favorites from Andrea McManus — no glass ceiling, just a think layer of men.
Hi Claire! Great to hear from you! I look forward to meeting you in person next year!
ooooooh yeah!
I think Gail’s response below is reflective of one of the above tweets — women wait until they can check off 100% of the criteria for a job; men 60%.
And something else to think about as I have been increasingly engaged in the Diversity and Inclusion components of AFP, I have come to better understand that what is visible isn’t always reality. For example, a few conferences ago there was a lot of social media activity regarding the fact all the people on stage were white men. What the audience couldn’t see was a senior citizen, a part Native-American, an international community member, or an LGBT individual. Nor could they see the fact the past CEO was female as was the immediate past-chair. How we view diversity and inclusion is too frequently only visible to the naked eye.
Great point Nancy! Thank you for your service to AFPIHQ! Agreed! Definitely seems to be a sensitivity about more men than women. Because our audiences are overwhelmingly women, and white women at that- they do tend look at things from their own lens. I also know that female fundraisers deal with a lot of sexism from white males in the workplace – that is probably also a pain point!
This is an awesome round-up of information. I wish I would have found it sooner!
Thank you so much for posting.
Hi! Glad you enjoyed!