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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents over 30,000 members in 197 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.read more...

The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) is the only association dedicated exclusively to advancing and promoting the health care development profession. Resource development professionals turn to AHP for the very latest in fundraising education and information.read more...

Founded in 1979, the Association of Lutheran Development Executives (ALDE) is one of the nation's leading organizations of Christian development executives. The membership consists of more than 900 professionals in the areas of fundraising and communications.read more...

Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and several other cosponsors are heading up the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. The goal of this project is to improve the percentage of personal income given to philanthropic organizations. Metafile is helping in this endeavor by providing a way to painlessly gather some of the required information for the FEP’s annual Fundraising Effectiveness Survey. This survey is designed to help organizations increase giving at a faster pace by measuring growth in giving from year to year. Respondents to the survey are given free access to this decision-useful fundraising performance data.read more...

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) was founded in 1987 to meet the increasing information needs of nonprofits and to convene nonprofits to address issues facing the sector. MCN is the statewide association of more than 1,850 member nonprofit organizations. Through its Web site, resource publications, workshops and events, cost-saving programs and advocacy, MCN continually works to inform, promote, connect and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.read more...

As the United States' largest association of religious philanthropies, NCDC affirms the mission of each of its members by working for and with them as fundraisers. NCDC leads Catholic organizations toward excellence in their development ministries by providing opportunities for growth in leadership and excellence through conferences and networking.read more...

NTEN is the membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes.  NTEN is a community of peers who share technology solutions across the sector and support each other’s work.read more...