The Nonprofit Fundraising Glossary

Nonprofit fundraising has a language all its own. We built this helpful
glossary to make it easy for you to always know what every term means.

Filters

501(c)(3)

Accountability

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgment Letter

Acquisition Mailing (or Prospect Mailing)

Advance Gifts

Advisory Board

Affinity Group

Alumni Participation

Analysis

Annual Appeal

Annual Budget

Annual fund

Annual Gift Credit

Annual Giving

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

Annual Report

Anonymous Gift

Appreciated real property and securities gift

Appreciated Securities

Appreciation Event

Arts and Culture Fundraising

Associates

Audit

Bargain Sale

Benchmarking

Benchmarking

Benefactor

Benefit Event

Benevolence

Donor Engagement.
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