Insights from the AFP International Conference
AFP has some coverage on their own website and the Chronicle of Philanthropy is posting highlights in their Conference Notebook. They have audio interviews with presenters that you can hear without being a subscriber, such as this interview about attracting younger donors.
I found this interesting — its from a survey of organizations in the midst of capital campaigns:
- When asked whether and how they would do things differently in budgeting for a big campaign, 31 percent of respondents said they would engage in more formal campaign planning. Twenty-three percent said they would monitor campaign costs more closely, and 13 percent said they would fold the campaign budget into the overall financial goal of the drive.
- The average campaign budget included 39 percent for staff members, 22 percent for consultants, 19 percent for marketing, and 20 percent for other costs such as events, travel, and office expenses.
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April 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
[...] From The Fundit… Insights from the AFP International Conference Elsewhere on the conference circuit, the fundit reports on the AFP Conference in New Orleans, citing – among other news items – a survey in which organizations reflect on success and challenges of current or recent capital campaigns. [...]
April 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
What an excellent blog, I’ve added your feed to my RSS reader.
April 24th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Thanks John. Yours is excellent too!