422. LIVE from New Orleans: 6 Takeaways From AFP ICON (Part 1) - Jon McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE

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While at AFP ICON, Jon and Becky were thrilled to sit down with some of our favorite people (live and in-person!). During these conversations, 6️⃣ key trends emerged. This week we’re exploring Fundraising Effectiveness Project data, how generosity looks different, and what’s building within the data revolution. We believe deeply in the democratization of free ideas so hope you’ll tune in. Grab a notebook and prioritize your self-growth today📝

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Jon and Becky’s personal takeaways from the conference
6️⃣ key trends from AFP ICON
How to further explore and put these trends into action

*This special 3-part knowledge sharing Friday series is bringing you the top insights gleaned from the sector’s largest international conference, AFP Icon. Why? Because we believe professional development should be accessible to everyone - not just those with the means to travel✈️

“We are also innovating and take making sure that the sector will be here forever because we can’t afford for it not to be.”

— Sterrin Bird

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Episode Highlights

Tonesetting (1:35)
Fundraising Effectiveness Project - Where are we now? (5:50)
- Mallory Erickson
Generosity looks different (15:45)
- Craig O’Neil, iWave
- Julia Campbell, J Campbell Social Marketing
- Rachel Meyer, People Incorporated
Technology + Data Revolution (25:00)
- Sterrin Bird, Salesforce
- Laura Croft, CDC Foundation
Join the We Are For Good Community (34:55)

Powerful Quotes

“Generosity is where you least expect it.” -Julia Campbell

“Generosity is alive and well, people are giving as much as ever, but they're giving in different ways. They're giving through mutual help. They're volunteering. A lot of people are choosing to give in ways that really connect with them in a closer way.” -Craig O’Neil

“We are also innovating and take making sure that the sector will be here forever because we can't afford for it not to be.” -Sterrin Bird

“I think artificial intelligence can be an incredible force multiplier for nonprofits. And we're sitting on the cusp of that.” -Laura Croft

“We're in a data revolution right now, like the whole world is in a data revolution, we've known that in the consumer world for years, the nonprofit sector can't afford to fall behind that anymore.” -Sterrin Bird