2006 State of Fundraising Canada

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is undertaking its sixth annual survey of the state of the fundraising profession. The 2006 State of Fundraising Canada survey looks at how much organizations raised in 2006 and how that compares to the previous year.

The purposes of the survey are to ascertain how organizations performed in their fundraising efforts, what techniques were most successful, what new trends are on the rise and how fundraisers are responding to societal, financial and demographic changes. This information will be useful not only to the profession and AFP members, but also to the government, the media and the general public.

There are 43 questions (although participants may not have to complete all of the questions), along with four demographic queries, and the survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. It will help to have your organization's fundraising data over the past two years ready as you begin the survey.

Personal and organizational information will be kept confidential and not distributed in any way. The results of the survey will only reveal aggregate data by all respondents, by subsector (education, health, etc.) or by type of fundraising (direct mail, major gifts, etc.).

To thank you for participating in the study, we will send you a complimentary copy of the survey results and enter your name into a drawing. Five lucky winners will receive a $100 American Express gift certificate as a thank-you for completing the survey. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Affairs Department at paffairs@afpnet.org. Thank you for your participation in AFP and completing our 2006 State of Fundraising Canada Survey!

Survey Checklist:

1) About 20 minutes to complete
2) Fundraising data for 2006 and 2005
3) Helping AFP better represent and provide services to the fundraising profession
The State of Fundraising 2006
In this section of the survey AFP is seeking to determine how your organization fared in its fundraising in 2006 compared to 2005. Please read the questions carefully and respond on behalf of your organization.

1) What were your organization's cumulative gross dollars raised in 2006 from all private philanthropic sources (INCLUDING any sort of restricted gifts for capital or other campaigns, but EXCLUDING government grants, sponsorships, contracts, fee for services and other funding sources that aren't generally considered philanthropic, as well as pledges)?

Please include only a numerical value, and round all cents to nearest dollar (no decimal points or dollar signs).
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2) What were your organization's cumulative gross dollars raised in 2005 from all private philanthropic sources (INCLUDING any sort of restricted gifts for capital or other campaigns, but EXCLUDING government grants, sponsorships, contracts, fee for services and other funding sources that aren't generally considered philanthropic, as well as pledges)?

Please include only a numerical value, and round all cents to nearest dollar (no decimal points or dollar signs).
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3) Did you reach your fundraising goal in 2006?




4) What was your fundraising goal in 2006?

Please include only a numerical value, and round all cents to nearest dollar (no decimal points or dollar signs).
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5) What was your fundraising goal in 2005?

Please include only a numerical value, and round all cents to nearest dollar (no decimal points or dollar signs).
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6) In what three months in 2006 did your organization raise the most amount of money? (List the months in order -- first month selected saw the most money raised, second month selected saw the second-most raised, etc.).

7) In what three months in 2006 did your organization raise the least amount of money? (Select the months in order -- first month saw the fewest funds raised, second month saw the second-fewest funds raised, etc.)

8) On a scale of 1-5 (1 being the least challenging and 5 the most challenging), how challenging was it to raise funds overall in 2006 compared to 2005?








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