Extracted from and linked to AFP's weekly "ALL MEMBER NOTIFICATIONS"

1.5 SECOND FUNDRAISING EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY BEGINS AUG. 1 [AFP eWire, July 30, 2007]  All U.S. AFP members are invited to participate in the second annual Fundraising Effectiveness Survey that will help charities measure their fundraising operations against other groups and identify areas for further improvement.

1.4  FIRST FUNDRAISING EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY REPORT (*) PUBLISHED [AFPeWire, July 3, 2007].  A new report can help charities identify areas of improvement in their fundraising, such as donor retention, by comparing gains and losses in a number of different categories.

(*) FEP Pilot 2004-05 Survey Report [June, 2007]

1.3  FOCUS ON DONOR RETENTION, NOT ACQUISITION
[April 23, 2007]
A new AFP-sponsored study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically.

1.2  PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST FUNDRAISING EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY  [November 6, 2006]. 
All AFP members are invited to participate in a ground-breaking survey that will measure growth in giving from 2004 to 2005 and help charities increase giving at a faster pace.  AFP's Nov. 6, 2006, eWire Newsletter update on the FEP Survey.
 
1.1  AFP INITIATES FIRST FUNDRAISING EFFECTIVENESS SURVEY 
[October 2, 2006]
AFP will be conducting a new survey in 2006 (*) that will allow charities to compare their fundraising to similar organizations and identify areas and techniques that are untapped or could be implemented more effectively.  AFP's Oct. 2, 2006, eWire Newsletter announcement of the FEP Survey.
 
(*) FEP 2004-2005 Survey on Websurveyor

FEP Survey instructions for nonprofits that are unable to get assistance from their donor software provider.